- Glenville State College
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name =Glenville State College
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established =1872
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president =Peter B. Barr
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chancellor =Paul Chewning
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students =1,600
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city =Glenville, West Virginia
state =West Virginia
country =United States
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affiliations =West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference .
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website = [http://www.glenville.edu/ glenville.edu]Glenville State College (GSC) is a four-year college located in Glenville, a town in the rural north-central part of the
U.S. state ofWest Virginia . It has about 1,600 students. The primary major is elementary and secondary education, although other majors are available. Its forestry program was recognized in 2007 [ [http://www.safnet.org/education/tech_rec011907.pdf Society of American Foresters: SAF Recognized Technical Forestry Programs] ] by theSociety of American Foresters as one of 21 nationwide educational programs in forest technology [ [http://www.safnet.org/education/recognition.cfm Society of American Foresters: Accreditation and Recognition] ] and is considered by many to be world-class.whoThe school was founded at the Glenville branch of the state normal school in 1872. It became a full four-year college under its current name in 1931.
In athletics, the school's sports teams are known as Pioneers and Lady Pioneers, and compete in the
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference . They have teams inAmerican football ,basketball ,track and field ,golf andvolleyball .Notable alumni
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External links
* [http://www.glenville.edu/ Official school site]
* [http://www.gscpioneers.com/ Official athletics site]
* [http://www.safnet.org/ Society of American Foresters]
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