EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

'East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania' is a public university located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of the 14 state universities that compose the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). It is commonly referred to as "ESU" by its students and members of the community.

Contents

Location

History of the University

The Campus

Academic Buildings

The Library

Recreation Center

Science and Technology Center

Campus Media

Residence Halls

Major Programs

Athletics

Notable Alumni

External links

Location

East Stroudsburg University is situated in the borough of East Stroudsburg, located in the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The university is 45 minutes southeast of the Scranton / Wilkes Barre area and 40 minutes north of Allentown. The New Jersey border is only away and the campus is approx. from New York City and from Philadelphia. The neighboring town of Stroudsburg is the seat and cultural center of Monroe County. In Stroudsburg, students can enjoy leisurely trips such as shopping at the expansive two-story mall or attending one of the various night clubs on the Main Street. ESU is accessible from Interstate 80, US Route 209, and PA Route 33. Pocono Medical Center, the areas primary state of the art medical facility, is also located on the edge of the campus.

History of the University

East Stroudsburg University was founded in 1893 as the 'East Stroudsburg Normal School' to prepare teachers; the institution changed its name in 1927 to East Stroudsburg State Teachers College and again in 1960 to East Stroudsburg State College, reflecting the addition of liberal arts and science curriculums. When the legislature created the State System of Higher Education in 1983, the name was changed to East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.

The Campus

The 62 campus buildings are located on in the East Stroudsburg community. In addition to the academic facilities, nine residence halls, housing 2,200 students, and a 1,000-seat dining hall are located on campus. The Quad is a popular area on the campus where students convene to hang out, sun-bathe and play sports during the summer, fall and spring months. In addition, The Student Activity Association, Inc., owns Stony Acres, a off-campus student recreation area near Marshalls Creek, that includes a lodge, several cabins, a campsite, recreation areas and a lake. The campus is patrolled by the East Stroudsburg University Police Department.

Academic Buildings

The primary academic building is 'Stroud Hall'. This four-story classroom building contains lecture halls, computer and language laboratories, instructional spaces and office areas. Beers Lecture Hall, which opened in 1997, seats 140 students and serves as a distance learning facility.

'The DeNike Center for Human Resources' houses many of the classrooms and laboratories for the Departments of Health, Nursing, Recreation and Leisure Services Management.

'Abeloff Convocation Center' hosts many of the on-campus meetings as well as many of the student sponsored concerts and guest speakers.

'LaRue Hall', home to the Speech and Hearing Clinic, is operated by the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology in connection with its clinical training program. Students provide therapy while being supervised by faculty who hold appropriate clinical certification and licensure.
'Reibman Administration Building' houses many of the administration offices. In addition, the President's office is located there.

'Beers Lecture Hall' opened in 1997. It seats 140 students and serves as a state of the art distance learning facility.
'Zimbar-Liljenstein Hall' is home to the Student Services Center and houses offices, physical education classes and a small instructional gymnasium.

'Rosenkrans Hall' is where many of the Media Communication classrooms and laboratories can be found. In addition, the tutoring center is located in the west wing of the building.

'One College Circle' houses the University's president.

'Gessner Hall' is home of the Chemistry and Physics Departments. The classrooms and laboratories for both departments occupy this building.

'The McGarry Communication Center' is the campus base for the Instructional Resources Department including the audiovisual, graphics, and television services units. The Communication Center houses two television studios and is the distribution center of campus cable television as well as the community-wide ESU television telecasts. WESS 90.3 FM radio station is also located in the Center.

'Moore Biology Hall' is the home of the ESU Biology Department and contains a large group lecture hall, a greenhouse and wildlife museum.


'The Center for Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Hospitality Management' contains a full dining facility as well as kitchen facilities for the Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Hospitality Management Program.



'The Fine and Performing Arts Center' consists of two theaters, a gallery, concert hall, rehearsal areas, various art studios, and classrooms. Koehler Fieldhouse serves as the primary physical education facility.


'The University Center' includes a food court, commuter lounge, convenience store, state of the art computer lounge and the University Store.

'Dansbury Commons' is the main cafeteria on campus. The dining facilities allow students to select from many different daily meal options. Students are presented with an all-you-can-eat buffet style of food selections and they may also choose to order cooked-on-the-spot meals from the three Chef's Stations.

'Flagler-Metzgar Center' houses the University Health Services. The walk-in health center is staffed by a team of medical professionals and offers a range of health care services, which are covered under the general fee, including evaluation, treatment, referral and health education. The second floor is home of the Office of University Counseling and Psychological Services which offers a range of counseling services to facilitate and enhance the educational, psychological, interpersonal well-being of East Stroudsburg University students.

The 'Koehler Fieldhouse' serves as the primary physical education facility. In addition to classrooms, it houses the indoor Track and Field, basketball, wrestling, swimming, and weight lifting facilities as well as a dance studio and racquetball courts.

'350 Normal Street' , the former alumni center, is now the center for the East Stroudsburg University Police Department.
The 'Anhert Alumni Center', located behind the Spangenburg Farm, is the base of contact and information of all members of ESU's alumni.

The United Campus Ministry hosts several religious organizations,including the Christian Fellowship. Religious, cultural, educational and social programs are sponsored by the religious organizations affiliated with the University.

The 'University Ridge', located on East Brown Street, is a townhouse apartment-style community off of the main campus where residents still enjoy the same accommodations of living on campus. At "the Ridge", students can enjoy the Quad, a gym and fitness center, an entertainment center, apartments that contain wash-and-dry facilities and a shuttle to and from the main campus.
'The Observatory', located on Margurette Street, is used by the astronomy and physics departments to observe the stars and constellations in outer space.

The Library

Kemp Library provides students with opportunities to acquire, process and apply information in pursuit of their academic and career goals. Library faculty and staff offer a wide variety of traditional and innovative services. While the library continues building and sharing our print collections, we also provide digital e-books and electronic course reserves. They license a wide variety of full-text databases, most of which are accessible both on- and off-campus. We also provide interlibrary loan and document delivery services to supplement our holdings.
Kemp Library is also a depository of Federal and State (Pennsylvania) documents and includes an Instructional Materials/Educational Resources collection of textbooks, courses of study, children's and young adult literature and other materials in support of our teacher education programs. Assistive technology is available in the library to make our resources fully accessible to differently abled students.

Recreation Center

In 2004, ESU opened its new recreation center, the "Rec Center." This state of the art recreational facility contains an elevated track, various free weight and selectorized weight machines as well as cardio machines. The rec center was designed to encourage students to exercise more regularly to promote a healthier campus. In addition to individual programs, there are also group fitness programs ranging from the normal (step aerobics and yoga) to the more exotic (thumb wrestling, blackjack, and square dancing)ESU Rec Center.

Science and Technology Center

In September of 2006, ESU began construction on the new Science and Technology Center. The construction site has been dubbed the "Big Ol'Hole" by the students as little has been done on the project since ground breaking. The building is intended to open in Summer 2008ESU Science and Technology Center.

Campus Media

East Stroudsburg University publishes 'The Stroud Courier' every Thursday. The newspaper covers on campus events and breaking news stories as well as local, state and national news and opinions.
The University is also home to the radio station '90.3 WESS'. McGarry Communications Center contains ESU's television and news studio.

Residence Halls

Hawthorn Hall

Hemlock Hall

Laurel Hall

Lenape Hall

Linden Hall

Minsi Hall

Shawnee Hall

University Apartments

University Ridge Apartments

Major Programs

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania offers 71 undergraduate major programs, the largest of which (by enrollment) are Health and Physical Education K-12, Elementary Education, Biological Sciences, Business Management, Psychology, and Secondary Education. ESU recently added majors in Mortuary Sciences and Waste Facilities Management. There are currently 320 psychology majors,45 of which are freshman.

Athletics

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania's colors are Red and Black, and the team nickname is the Warriors. All teams compete in NCAA Division II, aside from wrestling and volleyball, which compete in NCAA Division I.
'Notable Football Alumni'

Linebacker 'Mike Reichenbach' played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1984-1989.

Kicker 'Mark Brubaker' is currently playing with NFL Europe's Rhein Fire and wears jersey No. 9.

Punter 'Ken Parrish' signed a two-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers (2007) and wears jersey No. 2.

Wide Receiver 'Evan Prall' signed a two-year deal on April 30, 2007 with the Arizona Cardinals but was released on May 29, 2007. He then signed a free agent contract with the New York Jets on June 14, 2007 after an open tryout and is currently listed as wearing jersey No. 9. Prall wore No. 84 while at East Stroudsburg.

Quarterback 'Jimmy Terwilliger' had a free agent mini-camp tryout with the Minnesota Vikings, (2007) but the team did not sign him. He announced on June 17, 2007 that he will become the quarterbacks coach at East Stroudsburg South (Pa.) High School for the 2007 season.

Linebacker/Fullback 'Kevin Nagle' is currently playing for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League and wears jersey No. 4. He broke into the league in 2005 with the Nashville Kats.

Offensive Lineman 'Jim Sodano' is currently playing for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League and wears jersey No. 70.

Defensive Lineman 'Dustin Barno' is currently playing with the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League and wears jersey No. 90. Barno was on the 2005 Arena Bowl championship team as the Crush defeated the Georgia Force 51-48 on June 12, 2005.

'Notable Alumni'


★ Laura Van Gilder - professional road bicycle racer

Notable Alumni

★ Jay Hoffman, American soccer coach and former player

★ Bob Rigby, American soccer goalkeeper

★ Noah Samara, founder of WorldSpace

★ Jim Saxton, U.S. Congressman from New Jersey

★ Craig Sheffer, actor on WB's One Tree Hill

★ Kurt Shotko, U.S. Green Party politician

★ Bernard Smith, Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach

External links

★ East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania