Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Former names
Lancaster County Normal School (1855–1859)
Millersville State Normal School (1859–1927)
Millersville State Teachers College (1927–1959)
Millersville State College (1959–1983)[1]
MottoSeize the Opportunity
TypePublic liberal arts
master's level
doctoral level
Established1855; 169 years ago (1855)
Endowment$43.9 million[2]
PresidentDaniel A. Wubah
Academic staff
299 full-time
Administrative staff
540 staff and administration
Undergraduates6,500
Postgraduates1,000
Location
Millersville, Pennsylvania
,
U.S.
CampusSuburban, 250 acres (100 ha)
Colors    Black and gold
NicknameMarauders
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II – PSAC
MascotMillersville Marauder and Skully (Marauders)
Websitewww.millersville.edu

Millersville University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Millersville University, The Ville, or MU) is a public university in Millersville, Pennsylvania. It is one of the fourteen schools that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Founded in 1855 as the first Normal School in Pennsylvania, Millersville is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools[3] and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.[4]

First established in 1854 as the Millersville Academy out of the since-demolished Old Main,[5] the academy specialized in a series of workshop-style teacher institutes in response to the 1834 Free School Act of Pennsylvania.[6]

  1. ^ "History: Millersville University". millersville.edu. Millersville University. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Millersville University of Pennsylvania". U.S. News & World Report.
  3. ^ Info724 Ltd. "Middle States Commission on Higher Education". Msche.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "EDNA". Edna.ed.state.pa.us. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  5. ^ Bicentennial Committee, 1961
  6. ^ Downey, Dennis B. We Sing to Thee, 2004.