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CALIFORNIA NORMAL SCHOOL,
CALIFORNIA PA
Separated from Coal Center by Pike Run (stream), California is
located on the west bank of the Monongahela River. Crumrine states that
California is "distant five miles below Brownsville, fifty miles by rail
and fifty-five miles by river from Pittsburgh, and twenty-three miles from
Washington, the county-seat. Its site is one of great natural beauty, and not
surpassed within the confines of the Monongahela Valley."
California PA is known widely for its former Normal School of the 1800s, as
shown in many vintage postcards. This school evolved into today's
California State University. The University web site gives the following history
of the school.
1852: A two-story Academy, offering education
from kindergarten through college was established in the recently founded
community of California. The institution was supported by local taxes and the
donations of some residents of the community.
1864: A ten-acre plot for the Academy, still the center of the
university, was purchased.
1865: The Academy obtained a charter as a Normal School for its
district and became a teacher-preparatory institution.
1874: The institution was renamed the South-Western Normal
School.
1914: The Commonwealth acquired the institution and renamed it
the California State Normal School. The curriculum became exclusively a two-year
preparatory course for elementary school teachers.
1928: The institution became California State Teachers College,
returning to its previous status as a four-year-degree-granting institution,
with increasing opportunities for liberal arts education. Under the presidency
of Robert Steele (1928-1951), California began to concentrate on industrial arts
and atypical education (what is now called special education) and otherwise
expanded its curricula. The campus grew to 35 acres, and a number of new
buildings were erected.
1959: During the presidency of Michael Duda (1956-68), liberal
arts curricula were introduced, and the college became California State College.
In 1962 a graduate program was introduced. The degrees of M.A. and M.S. were
initiated in 1968. During Dr. Duda’s presidency, more than a dozen new
buildings were completed, and the size of the student body and faculty increased
more than four-fold.
1974: During the presidency of George H. Roadman (1969-1977),
the college developed a special mission in Science and Technology, to complement
its traditional roles in Liberal Arts and Education.
1983: On July 1, 1983, the college became a part of the State
System of Higher Education and changed its name to California University of
Pennsylvania. Under the leadership of President John P. Watkins (1977-1992), the
College of Science and Technology became fully operational, offering programs in
such varied areas as mathematics and computer science, industrial management,
nursing, energy technology, robotics, and electrical engineering technology.
1992: Angelo Armenti Jr. appointed president of California
University.
1996: College of Science and Technology renamed Eberly College
of Science and Technology in honor of the Eberly Foundation for its
philanthropic generosity.
1997: Cal U Southpointe Center in the Southpointe Technology
Center in Canonsburg, PA, opened in January, offering a variety of courses and
programs.
1998: The University formally adopts three core values:
integrity, civility and responsibility.
1999: The new Eberly Science and Technology Center, a
state-of-the-art facility for the study of science and technology opened in
Fall, 1999.
Go to California
PA webpage 1
Go to
California PA webpage 3
Go to California
State University Official Webpage (California PA)
California
Area Historical Society
California University of
Pennsylvania (CAL-U)
History
of the Normal School & development to a University
The
California Area Historical Society - This site includes, but is not limited
to the areas of:
California Borough; West Brownsville Borough; Centerville Borough; West Pike Run
Township; Coal Center;
Newell; Roscoe; Elco; Allenport; Stockdale; Long Branch, and Fallowfield
Township
Mon Valley
History and Genealogy Site
Keystone
Town Markers
California
Area Historical Society
California University of
Pennsylvania (CAL-U)
The
California Area Historical Society - This site includes, but is not limited
to the areas of:
California Borough; West Brownsville Borough; Centerville Borough; West Pike Run
Township; Coal Center;
Newell; Roscoe; Elco; Allenport; Stockdale; Long Branch, and Fallowfield
Township
Mon Valley
History and Genealogy Site
Regional
area Map of Washington County (east section)
Wyona S. Coleman Obituary
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