Glenville State University

Glenville State University (GSU) is a public college in Glenville, West Virginia.

Glenville State University
Former names
Glenville Branch of the West Virginia Normal School (1872–1900)
Glenville State Normal School (1900–1931)
Glenville State Teachers College (1931–1943)
Glenville State College (1943–2022)[1]
TypePublic college
Established1872 (1872)
PresidentMark Manchin
Students1,582[2]
Location
Glenville
,
West Virginia
,
United States
CampusRural
ColorsBlue and White
AffiliationsMountain East Conference
MascotPioneers
Websiteglenville.edu

History

Glenville State University was founded in 1872 as a branch of West Virginia Normal School. It became known as Glenville State Normal School.[3][4] It served the higher education needs of Central West Virginia. By 1910, the college enrollment had exceeded the population of Glenville and grew into a full four-year college by 1931.

The Glenville State College Alumni Center, known as the John E. Arbuckle House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[5]

On February 22, 2022, Glenville State College attained university status.[6]

Academics

The college awards bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, master's degrees, and certificates.

Athletics
Main article: Glenville State Pioneers
Official athletics logo.
GSC football
The Glenville State football team.

In athletics, the school's sports teams are known as Pioneers and Lady Pioneers, and they compete in the Mountain East Conference. They have teams in football, basketball, track and field, softball, golf, baseball, cross country running, acrobatics & tumbling, and volleyball. The women's basketball team won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2022. After the women's basketball team won the 2022 championship, their head coach Kim Stephens was named the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) National Coach of the Year in Division II. Stephens was also selected as the 2022 recipient of the Fufari Award which recognizes the college coach of the year for the state of West Virginia, an award which she also won in 2019. They previously competed in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which disbanded following the 2012–13 season.

References
  1. "Glenville State Becomes a University". glenville.edu. Glenville State University. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. As of fall 2019. "Enrollment". West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. "A Brief History of Glenville State University | Glenville State University".
  4. "Glenville Normal School, Glenville, Gilmer County, W. Va".
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  6. Glenville State Becomes a University | Glenville State University

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