- Mission
- Vision
- Core Values
- Non-Discrimination Statement
- Contact Information
- Clarion (Main Campus)
- Venango Campus
Mission of Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Clarion University seeks to excel in all that it does and challenges students to develop their talents, extend their intellectual capacities and interests, expand their creative abilities, and develop a respect and enthusiasm for learning that will extend throughout their lives. The university acknowledges that learning requires a partnership demanding hard work by students, faculty, and staff, and that learning extends beyond the classroom. The university community is dedicated to helping students see in themselves what they may become by creating opportunities to develop the knowledge, skill, and attitudes necessary for both enlightened citizenship and successful participation in a technologically advanced, global society.
Clarion University is primarily an undergraduate institution with selected graduate programs. Instructional programs-delivered on campus, throughout the state, and beyond via appropriate distance learning technologies-range from associate degrees and certificate programs to baccalaureate degree programs in the arts and sciences and professional fields, graduate programs in selected fields, and continuing education. University programs are administered through campuses in Clarion and Oil City.
Clarion University seeks to admit, retain, and graduate students who are qualified and motivated, and to recruit, retain, and support highly qualified and dedicated faculty and staff. The university is a learning community that seeks diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body and values this diversity as providing richness in the learning process. This community strives to treat its members with civility and respect. Students, faculty, and staff value learning, contribute to the development of new knowledge through scholarly activities, and participate in community and public service responsive to the needs of society.
Approved by the Council of Trustees on 1/18/01
Vision of Clarion University
Clarion University of Pennsylvania will serve the commonwealth ever more effectively as a high-quality, dynamic, technologically advanced, publicly-owned university dedicated to advancing knowledge with a focus on learning and collaborating with educational and business partners. Clarion University will be accessible to students from diverse backgrounds, accountable to its many constituencies, and actively engaged in the continuous improvement of its programs, services, faculty, and staff. Above all, Clarion University will prepare students to succeed in the global economy, to contribute to the economic and social well-being of the commonwealth and the nation, to play constructive roles in their communities, and to lead productive and meaningful lives, including a passion for continuous learning.
Approved by the Council of Trustees on 1/18/01
Core Values of Clarion University
- We believe in the learning potential of all our students who are willing to invest hard work in the pursuit of their education.
- We are committed as a faculty, staff, and administration to creating opportunities for all our students to achieve success beyond their own expectations within an environment that cultivates tolerance, civility, and respect.
- We value the individual relationship between student and faculty as central to the learning process and recognize the contributions of staff in providing the necessary support for that endeavor.
- We believe that we exist to serve the needs of all people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and to advance higher education as a public good.
- We are committed to advancing our relationships with the larger communities of which we are a part.
Approved by the Council of Trustees on 1/18/01
Non-Descrimination Statement
It is the policy of Clarion University of Pennsylvania that there shall be equal opportunity in all of its educational programs, services, and benefits, and there shall be no discrimination with regard to a student's or prospective student's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation/affection, veteran status, or other classifications that are protected under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other pertinent state and federal laws and regulations. Direct equal opportunity inquiries to: Assistant to the President for Social Equity, 207 Carrier Administration Building, 840 Wood Street, Clarion, PA 16214-1232, 814-393-2109; and direct inquiries regarding services or facility accessibility to the compliance specialist, 207 Carrier Administration Building, 840 Wood Street, Clarion, PA 16214-1232, 814-393-2000; (or to the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201).
Contact Information
The address for all administrative correspondence may be sent to the following:
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
840 Wood Street
Clarion, PA 16214-1232
Telephone: 814-393-2000
Clarion Campus
Now well into its second century of service to the people of Pennsylvania, Clarion University has successively been Carrier Seminary, a state normal school, a state teachers' college, a state college, and beginning July 1, 1983, a university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Each phase of this development has marked a stage in the continuing effort of the institution to respond to the educational needs and aspirations of increasing numbers of students.
Today, Clarion University is a multi-purpose institution with an enrollment of approximately 6,000 students offering associate, baccalaureate, and graduate programs. Clarion University is recognized by 25 accrediting agencies.
The Clarion Campus of the university contains 100 acres and 43 buildings. Beyond the Clarion Campus, situated at the west end of the town of Clarion, is a 27-acre athletic complex with football, baseball, and practice fields and Memorial Stadium, seating 5,000 spectators. The university is within the Borough of Clarion some two miles north of Interstate 80 at Exits 62 and 64 and is approximately 2 1/2 hours' driving time from the urban centers of Pittsburgh, Erie, and Youngstown. High on the Allegheny Plateau overlooking the Clarion River, the rural setting is in the midst of one of Pennsylvania's most scenic resort areas.
Among facilities supporting programs and students at Clarion University are the Carlson and Suhr Libraries, the George R. Lewis Center for Computing Services, more than two dozen computer laboratories, a planetarium, science laboratories having excellent instrumentation, smart classrooms, radio and television studios, a writing center, tutorial services, a counseling center, a state-of-the-art recreation center, residence halls that are completely wired for high speed Internet access, a modern student center, and excellent food services across the campus.
Venango Campus
Venango Campus of Clarion University, established in 1961, was the first branch campus in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Located in Oil City, Venango Campus is scenically situated on 62 acres surrounded by heavily-wooded foothills overlooking the Allegheny River.
Venango Campus is appropriate for students who prefer the atmosphere of a small campus? with its? capacity? for? providing individual attention for each student and for permitting and encouraging varied student-initiated activities.
To earn an associate degree, a minimum of 30 credit hours must be completed at Clarion University-Venango Campus. Venango Campus offers programs for both part-time and full-time students. Students may study toward associate degrees in administration technology, allied health, arts and sciences, business administration, criminal justice, early childhood education, industrial technology, legal business studies, nursing, rehabilitative services, and respiratory care. An Honors Program for students with high academic potential offers an enhanced college experience.
Students may also complete the first two years of study toward any of Clarion University's 90-plus bachelor's degree programs. Complete baccalaureate degrees offered at Clarion University-Venango Campus include radiologic science and nursing. A Master of Science in Nursing degree is offered with Nurse Practitioner and Nursing Education concentrations. An Executive Master of Business Administration degree is offered through a blend of live classes on weekends and Web-based courses. Graduate programs and courses are offered for specific student cohorts.
Other programs offered at the Venango Campus include 11 certificates that can be completed in one year or less and a variety of continuing education courses and seminars.
