Welcome to Edinboro University of Pennsylvania one
of the 14 universities in Pennsylvania's State System of
Higher Education. I am pleased to extend greetings to our
graduate students. You have selected an excellent place to
pursue your graduate education.
Upon my arrival on this campus in July of 1996, I
identified the enhancement of our graduate offerings as one of
the top priorities of the University. Since then, many
achievements and improvements have been realized including
the creation of new programs in Social Work, Information
Technology, and Character Education, as well as online
offerings in the School of Education. We have also located the
School of Graduate Studies and Research in Reeder Hall, and
we have created a Graduate Student Council in order to
involve students in planning and decision making.
Edinboro University was founded as the Edinboro
Academy in 1857 by the citizens of Edinboro, many of
whom were of Scottish descent. Their commitment to
teaching and learning, their work ethic, and their strength
of family tempered by upbringing in the great Highland
Clans have brought a unique sense of perspective and
commitment to all that we do here at Edinboro University.
As a people, the Scots are both hearty and hardy. I would
like to think that those of us who serve and learn here are
carrying on the legacy of the great traditions set for us by
the Scots more than 148 years ago.
Edinboro students have come to know that being a part of
the Edinboro Family means that they will benefit from our
student- and learner-centered environment. At Edinboro,
students are not just a priority they are the priority. Students
are involved in everything that we do, and the Edinboro
Family provides a setting that makes for a friendly, supportive
and responsive atmosphere. Our faculty, administrators and
support staff are committed to continuously improving all that
we do to promote the academic and personal excellence of
Edinboro University students.
Edinboro University marked the arrival of the 21st
century by proclaiming it as our "Century of Civility." Since
then, we have developed civility-centered themes to lend
focus to our efforts to serve students according to the tenets of
civility fairness, tolerance, collegiality and civic
responsibility. As we prepare to celebrate the University's
150th birthday in the year 2007, the University will be guided
by the theme, Building a prosperous future through academic
excellence and civility, which suggests that our commitment
to academic excellence and civility in all of its manifestations
will not only bring prosperity in the future for all of our
constituent groups, but also for the region, state, and nation we
serve.
It is a pleasure to serve you, and I look forward to the
advancement of your academic and personal goals at
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Frank G. Pogue
President
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