We have developed plans for six universities to consolidate their operations and academic programming to affordably and sustainably expand student opportunities. Two sets of three universities are integrating into single accredited entities—each with a unified leadership team, a single faculty and staff, a single academic program array, a unified enrollment strategy, and a single budget—all while respecting local institutional identity.
At a time when universities across the country are financially challenged, it’s incumbent upon the State System to creatively ensure that its institutions are open, vibrant and centered on student success. The goals of the integrating universities, including California, Clarion and Edinboro in the west and Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield in the northeast, are to maintain or expand premier educational opportunities for students across the state, position institutions for growth, and meet regional economic and workforce needs.