Millersville University of Pennsylvania

• John Fair Stoddard (1855-1856)[9]
• James Pyle Wickersham (1856-1866)[9]
• Edward Brooks (1866-1883)[9]
• Benjamin Franklin Shaub (1883-1887)[9]
• Eliphalet Oram Lyte (1887-1912)[9]
• Peter Monroe Harbold (1912-1918)[9]
• Charles H. Gordinier (1918-1928)[9]

• Charles H. Gordinier (1928-1929)[9]
• Landis Tanger (1929-1943)[9]
• D. Luke Biemesderfer (1943-1965)[9]
• Robert A. Christie (1965-1968)[9]
• William H. Duncan (1968-1981)[9]
• Joseph A. Caputo (1981-2003)[9]
• Francine G. McNairy (2003-2013)[9]
• John M. Anderson (2013-2018)[9]
• Daniel A. Wubah (2018-)[9]

• Located in Millersville, Pa.; population: 8,359 (July 2019)[10]
• 250 acres of gently rolling landscape at Millersville campus
• Downtown Lancaster campus - The Ware Center is located at 42 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
• Millersville is located 3 miles from Lancaster City.
• 1 1/2 hours from Philadelphia
• 1 1/2 hours from Baltimore
• 2 1/2 hours from Washington, D.C.
• 3 hours from New York City
• 3 1/2 hours from Pittsburgh

Housing options include Shenks Hall, Reighard Hall (formerly the Inn at Millersville), Brookwood Court and Healthy Living apartments.

• 2,232 students live in eight suite-style residence halls on campus.
• Coed, by wing or floor
• Theme areas: First Year Experience, Honors College, International Students, Center for Service Learning and Leadership
• 1,228 live in local off-campus housing
• 5,365 (approx.) commute from home

On August 29, 2015, local community members Samuel and Dena Lombardo announced a gift to Millersville University of $1.2M for the creation of the University's new Welcome Center and first state-of-the-art Net-Zero energy building on campus. Then university president, Dr. Anderson, appropriated over $6.3M in university funds, bringing the final cost to over $7.5M.[11] This building, named the Lombardo Welcome Center, opened in January 2018. Equipped with solar panels, state-of-the-art energy-efficient glass, and an interior design inspired by feng shui principles, the Lombardo Welcome Center will produce as much energy as it consumes.[12] On the grounds of former Hull Hall, the Lombardo Welcome Center houses the offices of Admissions, Housing & Residential Life, University Marketing and Communications, and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management.

McNairy Library at Millersville University

Originally built from 1965-1967 on the grounds of Old Main, the Helen Ganser Library closed its doors in 2011 for an extensive 2-year renovation project and re-opened in 2013 as the Francine G. McNairy Library & Learning Forum. The entire complex is named after Millersville's 13th President, Dr. Francine McNairy, who began her career at Millersville first as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs before becoming President in 2003.[13] Ganser Hall, named for Helen A. Ganser (1911-1952), librarian and head of the Library Science Department,[14] is the 9-story building that houses the University's academic collection. Serving as the academic heart of campus for over 40 years, Ganser Hall's beginning with the two famous "Bookwalks" of 1967.

Currently, the Library offers a laptop borrowing service for students, has rooms available for reservation, is home to a 24-hour study room[15] and is a part of the EZ-Borrow network, where students, faculty and staff can request a book from another library and arrives in as little as four days to the circulation desk.[16] The Library also hosts several student-worker positions each semester.[17]

The Red Rose Transit Authority (RRTA) provides bus service to Millersville University via the Route 16, MU Xpress, and MU Park City Xpress routes. The Route 16 bus operates daily year-round and connects the university to Lancaster. The MU Xpress bus operates weekdays while the university is in session as a loop route around the campus. The MU Park City Xpress operates daily while the university is in session and connects the university to the Park City Center shopping mall. Students with their university ID can ride the Route 16, MU Xpress, and MU Park City Xpress for free when the university is in session.[18]

Millersville University Music Students utilizing the tech in the piano lab.

Built as an expansion of Lyte Auditorium in Alumni Hall,[20] the new Charles R. and Anita B Winter Visual and Performing Arts Center has a new entrance off Cottage Avenue in Millersville. The grand opening occurred on Friday, October 12, 2012 after two years of renovations to the original structure, Lyte Auditorium. Named for local philanthropist Charles Winter, whose daughters are both Millersville graduates,[21] The new Visual and Performing Arts Center, a $26 million construction and renovation project,[22] enhances the original 29,041-square-foot building of 700 seats with a 59,452-square-foot addition.[23] Part of the University's master plan to effectively use and reuse existing land, facilities, and infrastructure, the new Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center houses features a concert hall, recital hall, performance hall, classrooms, a recording studio, piano lab, a music library, faculty offices and more.[24] Known by students as the VPAC (for Visual and Performing Arts Building), other features of the state-of-the-art building are a scenery shop, soundproof classrooms, several sitting areas, a music library and approximately 20 Soundlok rooms, which are modular sound-isolation rooms for practicing.[20]

A crowd watches a performance at The Ware Center

The Ware Center is a performing arts center in Lancaster, PA and the Lancaster city campus of Millersville University. Located on North Prince Street at the end of Lancaster's Gallery Row, the Center is part of the Millersville University's Department of Visual & Performing Arts.[25][26] Originally designed by architect Philip Johnson, the $32 million building opened in 2008 as the home of the now defunct Pennsylvania Academy of Music.[27][26][28] Since 2010, it has hosted classes for nearly 1,000 Millersville University students during Fall and Spring semesters.[29] Various art exhibits and live performances are held at this venue throughout the year, and the facility can be rented out as a private event venue and banquet hall.[27]

According to the 2020-2021 undergraduate course catalog Millersville University offers:[30]

• 150+ bachelor's degree programs

According to the Graduate and Professional Studies program finder, Millersville University offers 74 graduate programs:[31]

• 3 doctoral degree programs
• 25 master's degree programs
• 46 certificates and certifications

• College of Science and Technology[32]
• College of Education and Human Services[33]
• College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences[34]
• The Lombardo College of Business[35]
• College of Graduate Studies and Adult Learning[36]
• Honors College[37]
• The Tell School of Music

• Ice Hockey Club –

1991-1992 DVCHC Co-Champions 1992-1993 DVCHC Champions 1993-1994 DVCHC Runner-Up 1993-1994 ACHA National Tournament participant hosted by Siena College 1994-1995 DVCHC Champions 1996-1997 DVCHC Runner-Up 1998-1999 DVCHC Runner-Up 1999-2000 ranked #9 in ACHA North East region 2001-2002 ranked #14 in ACHA North East region 2011–2012 GNCHC Runner-up 2011-2012 GNCHC Western Division Champions 2011-2012 GNCHC Regular Season Champions 2012-2013 GNCHC Runner-Up 2013-2014 GNCHC Runner-Up 2014-2015 season: received ranking votes in final ranking period in South East Region 2014–2015 CSCHC Regular Season Champions 2015-2016 season: received ranking votes in final ranking period in South East Region 2018-2019 season: ranked #17 in southeast region (ranking period #2), #18 in southeast region (ranking period #1) [57]

• Men's & Women's Rugby[58]
• Men's Club Lacrosse[59]
• Men's and Women's Cycling Club[60]
• Men's Running Club[61][62] (Previously Men's Cross Country - 1981 Division II National Champions[63][64]) (and Track & Field)

• Epsilon Pi Tau (Professions in Technology)
• Kappa Delta Pi (Education)
• Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics)
• Phi Alpha Theta (History)
• Phi Eta Sigma (First-Year Students)
• Phi Kappa Phi (all-discipline)
• Phi Sigma Pi (Honor Fraternity—mixed gender)
• Delta Phi Eta (Honor Sorority)
• Omicron Delta Kappa (Millersville established a Chartered Circle of the National Leadership Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) in 2019. MU is the second institution in PASSHE to have an ODK Circle)

• Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia