University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
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| Motto: | "Veritas et Virtus" (Truth and Virtue) |
| Established: | 1963 |
| Type: | Public, Liberal Arts |
| President: | Sharon Smith |
| Location: | Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Campus: | Suburban, 219 acres |
| Colors: | Blue and gold |
| Mascot: | Panthers, Bobcats |
| Website: | www.upg.pitt.edu |
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg is a branch campus of the University of Pittsburgh which opened in 1963 and was granted degree-granting status in 1988. In 1999 Pitt-Greensburg opened the first of three academic villages (Behavioral Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Humanities) for high-achieving students.
Four presidents have led the campus since its founding: Al Smith (1963-1980), George Chambers (1980-1996), Norm Scanlon (interim president, 1996-1997), and Frank Cassell (1997-2007).
In March of 2007, Sharon Smith was named UPG's fifth president. Her tenure began on July 1, 2007.
As of 2005, Pitt-Greensburg had 1600 full-time undergraduates and 76 full-time faculty.
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[edit] Location
The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (UPG) is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, a city located in Westmoreland County, and approximately 33 miles to the southeast of Pittsburgh. Since 1976, the university has been situated on the former estate of Charles McKenna Lynch.
[edit] Campus
The entire campus covers 219 acres. Student residences consist of "Houses" in the Academic Village section (Apollo, Athena, Benjamin Franklin, Margaret Mead, Selene, and Thurgood Marshall), with Village Hall as the Villages' social hub. Residence Halls are also located in College Hall and Robertshaw Hall, and the University Courts. Other campus facilities include three classroom buildings (Powers, Smith, and McKenna -- which also serves as the computer center), Millstein Library, Chambers Hall, the administration building (Lynch Hall), and the Ridilla Athletic Fields. The campus also features a nature trail and a small creek (Slate Creek) that runs through the center of campus.
[edit] Academics
Pitt-Greensburg offers approximately 20 bachelor's degree programs. The University of Pittsburgh, including UPG and its other regional campuses, is fully accredited through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Higher Education.
[edit] Athletics
Pitt-Greensburg competes athletically as a member of NCAA Division III and is a charter member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. Men's athletic programs include basketball, soccer, baseball, tennis, golf, and cross country. Women's programs consist of basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, golf, cross country. UPG also has an intramural program with flag football, racquetball, and billiards.
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