Mansfield State College
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| Motto | Character, Scholarship, Culture, Service |
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| Type | Public Liberal Arts University |
| Established | 1857 |
| President | Francis L. Hendricks |
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Academic staff
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160 |
| Students | 2,752 students (2014) |
| Location | Mansfield, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| Athletics |
NCAA Division II – PSAC (East) Collegiate Sprint Football League |
| Nickname | Mountaineers |
| Affiliations |
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Mascot | The Mountie |
| Website | www |
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is a small, public, liberal arts university located in the borough of Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the fourteen state universities that are part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). On January 23, 2015, the University was accepted as the 29th member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC). The university is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and numerous national professional organizations. Mansfield University has 2,800 students and 160 faculty. The four core values of the University’s creed, which was developed in 1912, are Character, Scholarship, Culture, and Service.
Mansfield University traces its heritage back to 1857, when Mansfield Classical Seminary opened on January 7 of that year. At 10 a.m. on April 22, with a foot of snow on the ground, the Mansfield Classical Seminary burned to the ground. Immediately after the fire the founders vowed to persevere and reconstruct an even bigger and better building. Mansfield Classical Seminary was rebuilt and reopened on November 23, 1859, to some 30 students. Rev. James Landreth was elected Principal and Miss Julia A. Hosmer was named preceptress.
In 1862, Simon B. Elliott submitted application for Mansfield Classical Seminary to become a State Normal School. The application was accepted in December 1862, and Mansfield Classical Seminary became the Mansfield Normal School, the third state normal school in Pennsylvania. In 1874, the new ladies dormitory was built for a cost of $15,000. It would later be renamed North Hall. In 1892 at the Great Mansfield Fair electric lights were installed and a game of football was played between Mansfield Normal and Wyoming Seminary, ending in a draw. It is later recorded as the first night football game played in the United States.
In 1902, Mansfield Normal School moved to a three-year program from the two-year normal course, pushing the school closer to collegiate status. On June 4, 1926, Mansfield State Normal School is granted the right to give four-year Collegiate degrees. Finally, on May 13, 1927, the name Mansfield Normal is officially changed to Mansfield State Teachers College (MSTC).
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