East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

200 Prospect Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301-2999
570-422-3211
www.esu.edu

FALL 2021 ENROLLMENT

Undergraduate: 4,327
Graduate: 809
Total Headcount: 5,136

UNIVERSITY CON​TACTS

Kenneth Long

Interim President
Kenneth Long

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FEATURE STORY
ESU Grad Named Pa.’s 2021 Secondary Principal of the Year

Dr. Harrison Bailey III, Principal of Liberty High School in the Bethlehem Area School District (BASD), has been named Pennsylvania’s 2021 Secondary Principal of the Year by the Pennsylvania Principals Association. As a state winner in the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ (NASSP) Principal of the Year Program, Dr. Bailey will be considered to be named as the National Secondary Principal of the Year. He will be honored by both the PA Principals Association and NASSP at special award ceremonies in the fall. Dr. Bailey earned his Doctor of Education from East Stroudsburg University on Friday, April 30, 2021.

Dr. Bailey was surprised when this award was announced by his school district and superintendent at a special celebration held in his high school gymnasium on April 29, 2021. The event was attended by his family, colleagues, students, local dignitaries, school board members and representatives from the PA Principals Association. In addition, a representative from Bethlehem Mayor Robert Donchez’s office designated April 29th as Harrison Bailey III Day.​

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 Points of Pride

The Warrior Promise, ESU’s assurance of a guaranteed four-year tuition rate, was the first program of its kind in the state of Pennsylvania. 

ESU joined the Autism Collaborative Centers for Excellence (ACCE) and its affiliates with the establishment of a Center for Autism Education, with funding from the All One Foundation. 

ESU was the first institution in the State System to commercialize a student/faculty research project in Lyme-Aid, a tick testing kit for people and pets. It has since been rebranded under the internationally-recognized CUTTER brand. Additionally, ESU’s PA Tick Research Lab has received two $500,000 state grants to provide free tick testing for PA residents. ​

ESU was one of 50 institutions nationwide to receive the 2019 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from Insight into Diversity magazine, for its Clear Path and ESportsU Foundation programs. 

ESU was named one of only 10 “Best of the Best Schools” finalists during the 2019 Pennsylvania National Guard Associations awards celebration. 

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 Notable Alumni

​Melissa Shaw M’11- Co-founder of Lyme-Aid, a tick testing kit for people and pets. Lyme-Aid is the first student-faculty research project commercialized in the history of ESU

James Franklin ‘95 – Named Penn State’s 16th head coach in 2014

Dr. Sam Niedbala ’82  - Founder of OraSure Technologies, Inc. (and later OraQuick) in 1989, the first rapid HIV tests in the U.S. that were approved for use with blood and saliva.  Since then, Niedbala has been responsible for development of new products and technologies

Harrison Bailey Ed.D. ’21 ​ – Named Pennsylvania’s 2021 Secondary Principal of the Year by the Pennsylvania Principals Association 

Len Lehman ’94 and Dan DiZio ’95 - Founding partners of Philly Pretzel Factory. DiZio was featured on CBS’s "Undercover Boss" in 2012 and served as ESU’s inaugural speaker for the president’s distinguished entrepreneur speaker series.


 University Rankings

Best of the Best Schools Finalists
Pennsylvania National Guard Associations (PNGAS)

Top 50 Nationally
Insight Into Diversity

A Center of Excellence
All One Foundation