Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania???

[Tom McAndrew]

"The name was developed through research and input from students, alumni, faculty, staff, trustees, the community and prospective students and their families, according to a spokesman for the universities."

Let's see ...

- there is already a University of Pennsylvania
- there are already Commonwealth Campuses for The Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is merging (to an extent) Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield. The new name for the merged universities is Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. The name is contingent on the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which is the accreditation body, approving the application for the accreditation of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania from the three former universities.

Three Pa. state universities are given a new name that surprisingly wasn’t already taken

With some 160 colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, arriving at a new name for the merged Bloomsburg, California and Clarion universities took some time until they landed on one.

www.pennlive.com

 

[leinbacker]

CUP!
CUP!
CUP!
SeeYouPee!

 

[rudedude]

CUP!
CUP!
CUP!
SeeYouPee!

A CUP
B CUP
C CUP
D CUP
????????

 

[J.E.B]

Come on man. Do better than that. CUP. Sometimes you just can’t make it up.

 

[cac@PSU]

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education did not have the political muscle to just close several of the under utualized public colleges. The answer was merger, just continues the waste of state funds.

 

[psuro]

"The name was developed through research and input from students, alumni, faculty, staff, trustees, the community and prospective students and their families, according to a spokesman for the universities."

Let's see ...

- there is already a University of Pennsylvania
- there are already Commonwealth Campuses for The Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is merging (to an extent) Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield. The new name for the merged universities is Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. The name is contingent on the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which is the accreditation body, approving the application for the accreditation of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania from the three former universities.

Three Pa. state universities are given a new name that surprisingly wasn’t already taken

With some 160 colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, arriving at a new name for the merged Bloomsburg, California and Clarion universities took some time until they landed on one.

www.pennlive.com

I would have liked BloomHavenField.

But sadly….that is not the reality

 

[BobPSU92]

Neeli laughs at merging.

Make Penn State Bigger Again

 

[ThePennsyOracle]

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education did not have the political muscle to just close several of the under utualized public colleges. The answer was merger, just continues the waste of state funds.

Exactly. I fail to see how this "merger" is going to benefit anything, or reduce costs. I also just read where Bashar Hanna said the CUP name is not going to be public facing and diplomas will still say Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, etc.

 

[PSU Mike]

They’re confined to the northern part of the state so it’s silly to put a full-state reference in the name. Commonwealth University of the Northern Tier is far more appropriate.

I wonder what their ROI measure will show? I suppose we can wait 40 years to find out …

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

I would def wear a COMMONWEALTH hoodie

 

[Tony 83]

"The name was developed through research and input from students, alumni, faculty, staff, trustees, the community and prospective students and their families, according to a spokesman for the universities."

Let's see ...

- there is already a University of Pennsylvania
- there are already Commonwealth Campuses for The Pennsylvania State University

The Geisinger medical school in Scranton is called the Commonwealth Medical College

 

[Tom McAndrew]

I should note that in Oct. 21, 2021, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education announced the new name for the merger of Clarion, Edinboro and California University of Pennsylvania. Those three schools are now collectively called ...

Pennsylvania Western University (or the shortened version, PennWest).

 

[Karl_Havok]

I would have liked BloomHavenField.

But sadly….that is not the reality

I have always thought Westchestertonfieldville, Iowa had a nice ring to it.

 

[JohnJumba]

Rip your pants down.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Neeli laughs at merging.

Make Penn State Bigger Again

Sandy should get them on the schedule!

 

[StamfordBridgeVikingatLeftOffensiveTackle]

Rip your pants down.

That's seems pretty random. Sorry. No, I won't do that. Bob might though. He'll do anything twice. @BobPSU92

 

[Tom McAndrew]

The name is contingent on the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which is the accreditation body, approving the application for the accreditation of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania from the three former universities.

it appears this hurdle has been cleared.

Merger of six Pennsylvania state universities gets OK, the biggest change in the system’s history

The decision was one of the last significant hurdles for the plan to clear, though schools continue to wait for word from the NCAA on whether each of the six campuses can maintain their sports teams.

www.inquirer.com