ESU Football Media Guide - East Stroudsburg University Athletics

The UniversityESU At A GlanceLocation ..............East Stroudsburg, Pa.President ............Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D.Member ........Pennsylvania State System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .of Higher EducationSystem Chancellor . Dr. John C. CavanaughFounded. .............................1893Enrollment ..........................7,500(includes 5,900 undergraduates)AthleticsAffiliation ................ NCAA Division IIConference ..........................PSAC. . . . Pennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceSchool Colors. ...............Red and BlackTeam Nickname ..................WarriorsAthletic DirectorDr. Tom Gioglio ..............570-422-3642Associate Athletic DirectorDr. Carey Snyder .............570-422-3034Academic CoordinatorDr. Nancy Jo Greenawalt......570-422-3795. . . . . . . . . . . . . .ngreenawalt@po-box.esu.eduDirector of Diversity/OmbudspersonDanelle McClanahan. .........570-422-3896Football Office ..............570-422-3322Sports InformationGreg Knowlden. ..............570-422-3312. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gknowlden@po-box.esu.eduFax ........................ 570-422-3586Web Site. ................... www.esu.eduKey Campus NumbersAdmissions ..................570-422-3542Financial Aid ................570-422-2800East Stroudsburg University is nestledin the Pocono Mountains, which offer yearroundoutdoor recreation of all sorts forsports enthusiasts. From hiking in the fall tobiking in the spring to swimming, golfingand fishing in the summer to snowboarding,skiing or tubing in the winter, there isplenty to do at any time of the year. Throwin shopping, great restaurants and plentyof attractions and there is something foreveryone, no matter the season.ESU is located approximately 75 mileswest of New York City, 85 miles northeastof Philadelphia, 40 miles northeast of theAllentown/Bethlehem/Easton area and 40miles southeast of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.The campus is 1/4 mile from exit 308,Interstate 80. Exit right onto Prospect Street.To Reach Eiler-Martin Stadium — Oneblock after the first light turn right on CentreStreet. Stay on the road past one stop signand the stadium will be in front of you.Football Office, Second Floor, KoehlerFieldhouse — Take right at the first light onEast Brown Street. Go up the hill 6/10th ofa mile, take the first left onto Smith Street.The fieldhouse is on the left on the corner ofSmith and Normal streets.The Warren E. and Sandra Hoeffner Science and Technology Center, a $40 millionstate-of-the-art facility, was dedicated in September 2008.Providing High-Quality, Higher EducationESU - In its 121st Year of ServiceFounded in 1893 as a Normal School,East Stroudsburg University has beenoffering quality higher education to thecitizens of Pennsylvania for more than acentury.With an enrollment of more than7,500 students and a strong commitmentto academic excellence, ESU’s programscontinually earn the highest levels ofaccreditation in their fields.The university’s most recentlyconstructed and largest academic buildingis the $40 million Warren E. and SandraHoeffner Science and Technology Center,a state-of-the-art facility and the first newmajor academic building at ESU since 1979.The late Warren Hoeffner ‘55, quarterback ofthe Warriors’ 1954 championship team, andhis wife Sandra were the lead donors for theproject.The Center is in its sixth year of serviceand features a planetarium, rooftopobservatory and a wildlife museum ofnatural history. The facility supportsresearch activities and provides classroom,laboratory, conference and office space fordiverse departments from the sciences andmathematics to computer science.Other recent contributions to theongoing transformation of the campusinclude an investment of over $10 milliondollars in safety and other improvementprojects associated with storm watermanagement and campus beautification.The campus consists of 66 buildings on252 acres and boasts a student-to-teacherratio of 18 to 1.More than 2,100 students reside in eightresidence halls. The university also offersapartment-style housing for another 200students on the main campus, along withUniversity Ridge, a 10 building apartmentstylehousing complex adjacent to campusthat accommodates 541 students.Approximately 74 percent of thestudents receive some form of financial aid,including scholarships, loans and grants.The 2013-14 academic year will mark theuniversity’s 121st year of operation and theschool has approximately 35,000 alumni.ESU, like many other public colleges anduniversities across the country, started as anormal school, a professional school for thetraining of teachers.ESU HistoryEast Stroudsburg Normal School wasfounded to serve students in the state’snormal school fourth district and had 320students enrolled when classes started onSeptember 4, 1893.In 1926 after the state assumedcontrol of the school, the original namewas changed to East Stroudsburg StateTeachers’ College.The school became East StroudsburgState College in 1960 to reflect the school’sexpanded curriculum with liberal artsprograms and graduate degrees.In July 1983, the Pennsylvania GeneralAssembly established the PennsylvaniaState System of Higher Education consistingof 14 universities and East StroudsburgUniversity was born as a comprehensiveregional institution.