Glenville State College started out on February 9,1872 when the state legislature put their approval on the placement of a Glenville branch of the West Virginia normal school. The only problem was that there would be no funding available for this at the time. The next April 56 citizens of Gilmer County came together with funds to establish the Glenville Branch Normal School. Each individual invested from five to 100 dollars for the cause. A majority of these investments were 25 dollars or less. They all had one thing in common, they showed the desire to see an educational system set up in their hometown. They wanted to see a normal school at Glenville. The enrollment of the school exceeded the population of the city of Glenville. The campus became known as "The Lighthouse of the Mill' for the quality of the graduates.
By 1900 it became Glenville State Normal School. During this time Glenville Normal also began organizing sports teams for competition. The lack of an adequate transportation system limited the number of contests, paved roads were constructed in 1920's and this provided an easier way for Glenville's athletic teams to compete with other colleges.
Throughout it's history, Glenville Normal School, Glenville State Teacher's College, and Glenville State College has maintained a long tradition of teaching excellence by professors who care about each student as an individual, goal, and who are committed to helping students get an education that will prepare them for a successful career. To this day, GSC professors are very approachable and willing to give personal support to help students succeed.
We honor our proud traditions by attending to teaching excellence and building academic programs of distinction. Our insecurities are aimed at meeting the changed needs of our society. We prepare leaders for West Virginia, and we demonstrate our own leadership throughout all areas of our community.
Famous alumni of Glenville include:
Actor Channing Tatum
Pro Golfer Bob Sowards
Senator and Business Owner Jay Wolfe
Writer Gary Barker- who wrote about UFO's
Davis and Elkins was established throughout the influence and efforts of Henry Cassaway Davis and Stephen Elkins who were two senators who were responsible for building the first railroad in the area.
In 1901 senators donated land and money to establish a college and academy associated with the Presbyterian Church. Their gift was matched by donations from the citizens of Randolph County. The first classes were held on September 21,1904.
The original campus was located in South Elkins on a spot donated by Senator Elkins. Ms. Hallie Davis Elkins (daughter) of Anita Davis and the widow of Senator Elkins was prepared the move to it's current location in 1926. It has 23 major bulidings on a 180 acre campus. It met the needs of each generation to the best of it's ability.
Famous alumni of Davis and Elkins include:
Press Maravich- Basketball coach and Father of "Pistol Pete" Maravich
Terry Rooney- Baseball Coach at UCF
Red Corzine- FB Player
Glenn Davis- Sports Caster
Kai Kater- Musician
From it's inaugural class of 57 students Frostburg State has grown to it's present day enrollment of 5600 students. The campus was once limited to a single building that housed classrooms and a library. It has grown to more than 30 facilities. These facilities include residence halls- a library- physical education center- performing arts center- and- information technology just to name a few.
The university owes it's existence to J.Benson, the editor of the Frostburg Mining Journal. The citizens of Frostburg who in spite of political barriers, raised funds and purchased the side on which the university's first buliding is located.
Principal Edmund Dandrige Murdaugh and a few other faculty members instructed the first normal school. In addition the other faculty taught it's children in the Model School.
Elemtary Education was the culture students ran for the high school students. Having to meet no requirements other than age (girls 16- and- boys 17.) The curriculum consisted of Latin, Mathematics, History, Rhetoric Literature- Natural and Physical Sciences- Psychology- and- Philosophy of Education just to name a few. Over the years none of the institution has protected the changes in the scope of it's educational mission. In 1935 State Normal School #2 became State Teacher's Colleen Frostburg. It was a four year college that that offered a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. The school was later named Frostburg College. Finally in 1987 with the strong support of the local civic and business community became Frostburg State University. This was an indication of it's growing resources diversity and excellence in educational opportunities for the region and the globe.
Famous Alumni:
Richard Arnold- Astronaut
Gregory Garcia- Emmy winning writer and producer of the television series My Name is Earl.
Actress Debroah Monk- Tony and Emmy Award Winner. Has Appeared on NYPD Blue.
Jim Riggeleman- Former MLB Manager
Notre Dame College offers 30 majors and individually designed majors. The first graduation class of the school was in 1925. In 1991 the masters of education began. The first M.E.D graduates were in 1994. The school became co-ed in 2001, with the first graduating class being in 2005. The enrollment of the school as of the U.S. census in 2016 was 2100 students. This spans across the globe covering 36 states and 18 countries. The school has more than 20 sports- and- the nickname of the sports teams is the Falcons.
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