Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Former names	Institute for Colored Youth (1837-1913); Cheyney State Normal School (1913-1921); Cheyney State Teachers College (1921-1959); Cheyney State College (1959-1983)
Type	Public
Established	1837
President	Michelle R. Howard‐Vital, Ph.D.
Provost	Ivan W. Banks, Ed.D.
Dean	Donna J. Parker, Ed.D.
Undergraduates	1,519
Location	Cheyney; Thornbury Township, Chester County and Thornbury Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, ; United States
Colors	Blue and white;
Nickname	Wolves
Website	www.cheyney.edu

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public, co-educational historically black university that is a part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Cheyney University has a 275-acre (1.11 km²) campus that is located in the Cheyney community within Thornbury Township, Chester County and Thornbury Township, Delaware County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Cheyney University is a member-school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees.^[2]

History

Founded as the African Institute in February 1837 and renamed the Institute of Colored Youth (ICY) in April 1837, Cheyney University is the oldest African American institution of higher learning, though degrees were not granted from Cheyney until 1914, when it adopted the curriculum of a normal school (teacher training). The founding of Cheyney University was made possible by Richard Humphreys, a Quaker philanthropist who bequeathed $10,000, one tenth of his estate, to design and establish a school to educate people of African descent.

Born on a plantation on Tortola, an island in the British West Indies, Humphreys came to Philadelphia in 1764, where he became concerned about the struggles of free African Americans to make a living. News of a race riot in 1829 prompted Humphreys to write his will. He charged thirteen fellow Quakers to design an institution "to instruct the descendents of the African Race in school learning, in the various branches of the mechanic Arts, trades and Agriculture, in order to prepare and fit and qualify them to act as teachers...."

Founded as the African Institute, the school was soon renamed the Institute for Colored Youth. In its early years it provided training in trades and agriculture, as those were the predominant skills needed in the general economy. In 1902 the Institute moved to George Cheyney's farm, 25 miles (40 km) west of Philadelphia; the name "Cheyney" became associated with the school in 1913. The school's official name changed several times during the 20th century. In 1983, Cheyney joined the State System of Higher Education as Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.

The university offers baccalaureate degrees in more than 30 disciplines and master’s degrees in education and public administration.

Athletics

Cheyney University has one of the most storied basketball programs in NCAA Division II history. The men's basketball program is 7th all-time in NCAA win percentage, including 16 PSAC conference championships, four Final Fours, and one National Championship (1978). The women's basketball team in 1982 competed in the championship game of the inaugural NCAA Division I tournament despite being a Division II school.

In 2009, Cheyney University hired the first ever NCAA men's and women's basketball coaches who are brother and sister. The men's coach is Dominique Stephens, a North Carolina Central University graduate and member of the NCAA Division II Basketball Championship team, and the women's coach is Marilyn Stephens, the Temple University Hall of Famer.

References

^ "Cheyney University of Pennsylvania". College Board. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
^ Williams, Juan (2004). I'll find a way or make one: a tribute to historically Black colleges and universities. HarperCollins,. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-06-009456-0. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

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[1] "Cheyney University of Pennsylvania". College Board. Retrieved 2012-03-01.

[find-2] Williams, Juan (2004). I'll find a way or make one: a tribute to historically Black colleges and universities. HarperCollins,. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-06-009456-0. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

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