Lock Haven University
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1870 |
| Endowment | $7.5 million |
| President | Michael Fiorentino, Jr. |
| Provost | Donna Wilson |
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Academic staff
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286 |
| Students | 4,607 |
| Location | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II – PSAC (East) |
| Nickname | Bald Eagles |
| Mascot | Bald eagle |
| Affiliations |
PASSHE AASCU |
| Website | www |
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, commonly abbreviated LHU, is a state university in Lock Haven, in central Pennsylvania, United States located along the Susquehanna River, and is roughly 30 miles (48 km) from the major towns of Williamsport and State College. Lock Haven University is one of the fourteen members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The main campus consists of 200 acres (81 ha), and the branch campus covers 12.9 acres (5.2 ha). It enrolls approximately 5,500 students, including 500 students at a branch campus in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. It offers 69 undergraduate programs and 4 graduate programs.
LHU was founded in 1870 as the Central State Normal School. By 1927 it was known as the State Teacher's College in Lock Haven and in 1960 the name was changed to Lock Haven State College. In 1983, the school joined the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and became known as Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. The Clearfield campus in Clearfield, Pennsylvania was established in 1989.
LHU's previous president Craig Dean Willis retired from Lock Haven in 2004 and nearly immediately began an interim presidency at Eastern Michigan University. The vacancy left by Willis was promptly filled by Keith T. Miller, a graduate of the University of Arizona. Upon Miller's departure, Barbara Dixon, former president of Truman State University was appointed Interim President in 2010.
A faculty Strike has been implemented 10/19/2016.
The campus covers 200 acres (81 ha) on the western side of the city of Lock Haven. The university owns another 12.9 acres (5.2 ha) at the LHU Clearfield Campus and 44 acres (18 ha) at the Sieg Conference Center. University property also includes a new East Campus in the former Lock Haven High School building.
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