East stroudsburg university

ESU is one of the 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

The University has 65 buildings located on 258 acres in the East Stroudsburg Borough and in Smithfield Township which include academic facilities, 10residence halls (housing over 3000 students), a 1,000-seat dining hall, a student center and a recreation center. The Student Activity Association, Inc., owns Stony Acres, a 119-acre off-campus student recreation area near Marshalls Creek, that includes a lodge and a small lake.

East Stroudsburg University, a comprehensive university in northeastern Pennsylvania offering 57 undergraduate programs, 21 master's programs and 1 doctoral program. ESU is one of the 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

East Stroudsburg Normal School opened it doors on September 4, 1893. A faculty of 15 greeted a group of 320 students who had entered the two-year programs in elementary and science education.

Although the Normal School was originally privately owned, ownership was transferred to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1920, and the name was changed to East Stroudsburg State Normal School.East Stroudsburg University is one of fourteen State-owned institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education whose mission is undertaken in behalf of those who support it the—citizenry—through their governor and legislature, students and alumni, and other friends who share its commitments.

Vision Statement

ESU will be an innovative and entrepreneurial university-educationally, socially, organizationally, and culturally-with an emphasis on quality and collaboration in everything we provide. As a scholarly community, its faculty, students, staff, administrators, and affiliates will be encouraged to be innovative and to explore opportunities that will constantly energize and improve its mission as a learning community of the 21st Century. As a "university without walls," its sense of community will extend well beyond campus boundaries to embrace ESU’s surrounding communities and region to become a model that other organizations will want to emulate.

Mission Statement

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania will provide:

• Challenging and contemporary undergraduate and graduate curricula that engage and equip students to critically appraise and apply knowledge in their lives and chosen fields of study.
• A scholarly community that promotes diversity and views teaching as the university's primary focus.
• Varied opportunities for student and faculty research, creative endeavors and involvement in public service.
• Leadership and service in the educational, cultural and economic development of the region.

THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR

A Warrior Is:

• A Champion of Social Justice
• Committed to Self Growth
• Willing to Sacrifice for the Greater Good
• Positive, Honest, and Loyal
• Respectful of the Environment and Community
• Dedicated to Empowering Others
• Accountable for One's Actions

Goals

• Achieve Higher Satisfaction, retention and graduation rates in order to increase student success at ESU.
• Build/create a strong sense of community by understanding and living ESU’s mission and values and by building a commitment to our local community and region.
• Develop a reputation for innovation and entrepreneurship by creating a curious, inventive and risk-taking culture.
• Through the work of innovative faculty, help to develop a culture of research and scholarship while rethinking the preparation of successful graduates.