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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Motto:	"Prepare to serve"
Established	1893
Type:	Public
President:	Dr. Robert J. Dillman
Staff:	274
Undergraduates:	5,596
Postgraduates:	1,012
Location	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Campus:	Suburban, 213 acres (0.9 km²)
Colors:	Black and Red
Mascot:	Warrior
Website:	www.esu.edu

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of the 14 state universities that compose the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). It is commonly referred to as ESU by its students and members of the community.

Contents 1 Location 2 History of the University 3 The Campus 4 Academic Buildings 5 The Library 6 Recreation Center 7 Science and Technology Center 8 Campus Media 9 Residence Halls 10 Major Programs 11 Warrior Marching Band 12 Athletics 13 Notable Alumni 14 External links

East Stroudsburg University is situated in the borough of East Stroudsburg, located in the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The university is 45 minutes southeast of the Scranton / Wilkes Barre area and 40 minutes north of Allentown. The New Jersey border is only 2 miles (3 km) away and the campus is approx. 70 miles (110 km) from New York City and 90 miles (140 km) from Philadelphia. The neighboring town of Stroudsburg is the seat and cultural center of Monroe County. In Stroudsburg, students can enjoy leisurely trips such as shopping at the expansive two-story mall or attending one of the various night clubs on the Main Street. ESU is accessible from Interstate 80, US Route 209, and PA Route 33. Pocono Medical Center, the areas primary medical facility, Pocono Medical Center, is also located on the edge of the campus.

East Stroudsburg University was founded in 1893 as the East Stroudsburg Normal School to prepare teachers; the institution changed its name in 1927 to East Stroudsburg State Teachers College and again in 1960 to East Stroudsburg State College, reflecting the addition of liberal arts and science curriculums. When the legislature created the State System of Higher Education in 1983, the name was changed to East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. In 2000 the Orc leader Grishnakh attacked the University with an army of undead Orc. He succeded in taking Minsi Hall, one reason why the building has a reputation of smelling like dead rotting flesh. In 2001 after a year of fighting the Free Peoples of Shawnee Hall were able to defeat the Orc leader Grishnakh and defeat his army of undead Orc.

The 62 campus buildings are located on 213 acres (0.9 km²) in the East Stroudsburg community. In addition to the academic facilities, nine residence halls, housing 2,200 students, and a 1,000-seat dining hall are located on campus. The Quad is a popular area on the campus where students convene to hang out, sun-bathe and play sports during the summer, fall and spring months. In addition, The Student Activity Association, Inc., owns Stony Acres, a 119-acre (0.5 km²) off-campus student recreation area near Marshalls Creek, that includes a lodge, several cabins, a campsite, recreation areas and a lake. The campus is patrolled by the East Stroudsburg University Police Department.

The primary academic building is Stroud Hall. This four-story classroom building contains lecture halls, computer and language laboratories, instructional spaces and office areas. Beers Lecture Hall, which opened in 1997, seats 140 students and serves as a distance learning facility.

The DeNike Center for Human Resources houses many of the classrooms and laboratories for the Departments of Health, Nursing, Recreation and Leisure Services Management.

Abeloff Convocation Center hosts many of the on-campus meetings as well as many of the student sponsored concerts and guest speakers.

LaRue Hall, home to the Speech and Hearing Clinic, is operated by the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology in connection with its clinical training program. Students provide therapy while being supervised by faculty who hold appropriate clinical certification and licensure.

Reibman Administration Building houses many of the administration offices. In addition, the President's office is located there.

Beers Lecture Hall opened in 1997. It seats 140 students and serves as a state of the art distance learning facility.

Zimbar-Liljenstein Hall is home to the Student Services Center and houses offices, physical education classes and a small instructional gymnasium.

Rosenkrans Hall is where many of the Media Communication classrooms and laboratories can be found. In addition, the tutoring center is located in the west wing of the building.

One College Circle houses the University's president.

Gessner Hall is home of the Chemistry and Physics Departments. The classrooms and laboratories for both departments occupy this building.

The McGarry Communication Center is the campus base for the Instructional Resources Department including the audiovisual, graphics, and television services units. The Communication Center houses two television studios and is the distribution center of campus cable television as well as the community-wide ESU television telecasts. WESS 90.3 FM radio station is also located in the Center.

Moore Biology Hall is the home of the ESU Biology Department and contains a large group lecture hall, a greenhouse and wildlife museum.

The Center for Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Hospitality Management contains a full dining facility as well as kitchen facilities for the Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Hospitality Management Program.

The Fine and Performing Arts Center consists of two theaters, a gallery, concert hall, rehearsal areas, various art studios, and classrooms. Koehler Fieldhouse serves as the primary physical education facility.

The University Center includes a food court, commuter lounge, convenience store, state of the art computer lounge and the University Store.

Dansbury Commons is the main cafeteria on campus. The dining facilities allow students to select from many different daily meal options. Students are presented with an all-you-can-eat buffet style of food selections and they may also choose to order cooked-on-the-spot meals from the three Chef's Stations.

Flagler-Metzgar Center houses the University Health Services. The walk-in health center is staffed by a team of medical professionals and offers a range of health care services, which are covered under the general fee, including evaluation, treatment, referral and health education. The second floor is home of the Office of University Counseling and Psychological Services which offers a range of counseling services to facilitate and enhance the educational, psychological, interpersonal well-being of East Stroudsburg University students.

The Koehler Fieldhouse serves as the primary physical education facility. In addition to classrooms, it houses the indoor Track and Field, basketball, wrestling, swimming, and weight lifting facilities as well as a dance studio and racquetball courts.

350 Normal Street , the former alumni center, is now the center for the East Stroudsburg University Police Department.

The Anhert Alumni Center, located behind the Spangenburg Farm, is the base of contact and information of all members of ESU's alumni.

The United Campus Ministry hosts several religious organizations,including the Christian Fellowship. Religious, cultural, educational and social programs are sponsored by the religious organizations affiliated with the University.

The University Ridge, located on East Brown Street, is a townhouse apartment-style community off of the main campus where residents still enjoy the same accommodations of living on campus. At "the Ridge", students can enjoy the Quad, a gym and fitness center, an entertainment center, apartments that contain wash-and-dry facilities and a shuttle to and from the main campus.

The Observatory, located on Margurette Street, is used by the astronomy and physics departments to observe the stars and constellations in outer space.

Kemp Library provides students with opportunities to acquire, process and apply information in pursuit of their academic and career goals. Library faculty and staff offer a wide variety of traditional and innovative services. While the library continues building and sharing our print collections, we also provide digital e-books and electronic course reserves. They license a wide variety of full-text databases, most of which are accessible both on- and off-campus. We also provide interlibrary loan and document delivery services to supplement our holdings.

Kemp Library is also a depository of Federal and State (Pennsylvania) documents and includes an Instructional Materials/Educational Resources collection of textbooks, courses of study, children's and young adult literature and other materials in support of our teacher education programs. Assistive technology is available in the library to make our resources fully accessible to differently abled students.

In 2004, ESU opened its new recreation center, the "Rec Center." This state of the art recreational facility contains an elevated track, various free weight and selectorized weight machines as well as cardio machines. The rec center was designed to encourage students to exercise more regularly to promote a healthier campus. In addition to individual programs, there are also group fitness programs ranging from the normal (step aerobics and yoga) to the more exotic (thumb wrestling, blackjack, and square dancing)ESU Rec Center.

In September of 2006, ESU began construction on the new Science and Technology Center. The construction site has been dubbed the "Big Ol'Hole" by the students as little has been done on the project since ground breaking. The building is intended to open in Summer 2008ESU Science and Technology Center.

East Stroudsburg University publishes The Stroud Courier every Thursday. The newspaper covers on campus events and breaking news stories as well as local, state and national news and opinions.

The University is also home to the radio station 90.3 WESS. McGarry Communications Center contains ESU's television and news studio.

Hawthorn Hall
Hemlock Hall
Laurel Hall
Lenape Hall
Linden Hall
Minsi Hall
Shawnee Hall
University Ridge Apartments

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania offers 71 undergraduate major programs, the largest of which (by enrollment) are Health and Physical Education K-12, Elementary Education, Biological Sciences, Business Management, Psychology, and Secondary Education. ESU recently added majors in Mortuary Sciences and Waste Facilities Management. There are currently 320 psychology majors,45 of which are freshman.

In Fall 2005, the Warrior Marching Band made its return to ESU’s Eiler-Martin Stadium for the first time in over 20 years. The band participates in all ESU Football home games and select away games (including all playoff games), and has performed in the Collegiate Marching Band Festival in Allentown, Pennsylvania; Sounds of the Valley Exhibition at Pleasant Valley High School, Soundfest at Nazareth Area High School, and Northampton High School’s Festival of Bands. In 2005 the band traveled with ESU’s Northeast Region Champion football team to the National Semi-Finals in Grand Rapids, Michigan! The Marching Band is offered during the fall football season and serves to support and enhance team spirit, spectator enthusiasm, and supports ESU spirit events.

The halftime show for the 2007 season will feature music from the motion picture Pulp Fiction (film), including songs such as Misirlou and Jungle Boogie.

The Band is part of the Kappa Kappa Psi chapter.

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania's colors are Red and Black, and the team nickname is the Warriors. All teams compete in NCAA Division II, aside from wrestling and volleyball, which compete in NCAA Division I.

Notable Football Alumni
Linebacker Mike Reichenbach played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1984-1989.
Kicker Mark Brubaker is currently playing with NFL Europe's Rhein Fire and wears jersey No. 9.
Punter Ken Parrish signed a two-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers (2007) and wears jersey No. 2.
Wide Receiver Evan Prall signed a two-year deal on April 30, 2007 with the Arizona Cardinals but was released on May 29, 2007. He then signed a free agent contract with the New York Jets on June 14, 2007 after an open tryout and is currently listed as wearing jersey No. 9. Prall wore No. 84 while at East Stroudsburg.
Quarterback Jimmy Terwilliger had a free agent mini-camp tryout with the Minnesota Vikings, (2007) but the team did not sign him. He announced on June 17, 2007 that he will become the quarterbacks coach at East Stroudsburg South (Pa.) High School for the 2007 season.
Linebacker/Fullback Kevin Nagle is currently playing for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League and wears jersey No. 4. He broke into the league in 2005 with the Nashville Kats.
Offensive Lineman Jim Sodano is currently playing for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League and wears jersey No. 70.
Defensive Lineman Dustin Barno is currently playing with the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League and wears jersey No. 90. Barno was on the 2005 Arena Bowl championship team as the Crush defeated the Georgia Force 51-48 on June 12, 2005.

Notable Alumni

• Laura Van Gilder - professional road bicycle racer

• Jay Hoffman, American soccer coach and former player
• Bob Rigby, American soccer goalkeeper
• Noah Samara, founder of WorldSpace
• Jim Saxton, U.S. Congressman from New Jersey
• Craig Sheffer, actor, CW's One Tree Hill, A River Runs Through It
• Kurt Shotko, U.S. Green Party politician
• Bernard Smith, Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach
• James Franklin, former WR Coach, Green Bay Packers

• East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

v • d • e Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

Bloomsburg Huskies • California Vulcans • Cheyney Wolves • Clarion Golden Eagles East Stroudsburg Warriors • Edinboro Fighting Scots • IUP Crimson Hawks • Kutztown Golden Bears Lock Haven Bald Eagles • Mansfield Mounties • Millersville Marauders • Shippensburg Raiders Slippery Rock "The Rock" • West Chester Rams Coming in 2008 Gannon Golden Knights • Mercyhurst Lakers Associate Member: C.W. Post Pioneers

v • d • e Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Tait Division	East Stroudsburg • George Mason • Juniata • Penn State • Princeton • Rutgers-Newark • Saint Francis
Hay Division	Harvard • New Haven • NJIT • NYU • Sacred Heart • Springfield

v • d • e Public universities in Pennsylvania
State-related Lincoln • Penn State • Pitt • Temple State-funded Bloomsburg • Cal U • Cheyney • Clarion • East Stroudsburg • Edinboro • IUP • Kutztown • Lock Haven • Mansfield • Millersville • Shippensburg • Slippery Rock • West Chester