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33-643: The College Hockey Association ( CHA ) is a collegiate club ice hockey league that comprises smaller colleges and universities and community colleges in Western Pennsylvania and Western New York. Every player in the CHA maintains the academic standards of at least the ACHA D-III level. However, membership into the ACHA is optional for CHA members. The league is operated and run by College Hockey East , and

66-469: A $ 3 million gift in January 2021 to fund 20 full scholarships for RMU Next Century Scholars. The 20 scholarships were open to qualified applicants pursuing degrees in computer and information systems; cybersecurity; data analytics; actuarial science; mathematics; statistics and predictive analysis; computer science; and user experience user interface design (UX-UI). In October 2022, Robert Morris University

99-701: A 3D printing lab and classroom in the Energy Innovation Center in the Lower Hill District . RMU offers 60 undergraduate and 35 graduate degree programs. It also offers 39 professionally focused certificate programs. RMU was the first university in Pennsylvania to join the Amazon Web Service Academy and offer cloud computing certification curriculum. On October 7, 2022, the university announced that

132-521: A color guard, dance team, and majorette squad. Students field 17 club sports teams including ice hockey, bowling, rugby and golf. There are several fraternities and sororities on campus. The student-run RMU Sentry Media website includes news and feature stories as well as programming from RMU-TV and RMU-Radio. The Sentry's sports affiliate, Colonial Sports Network, provides athletics news. Robert Morris' sports teams, nicknamed "the Colonials", wear

165-491: A different league due to a shared desire to solidify their programs and increase their competitiveness nationally. Those teams were California University of Pennsylvania, University of Delaware, Pennsylvania State University, and West Chester University. Together, those teams and the CHE set out to grow the sport for female athletes at the collegiate club level in the eastern US. Behind Fryer's leadership, that mission quickly became

198-564: A national affiliation that many CHE teams were already pursuing. From that point forward, CHE teams annually made appearances in the ACHA Regional and National Tournaments, and California University of Pennsylvania won the ACHA Men's Division 3 National Championship in 2008. Many CHE players and coaches also began to garner regional and national awards and recognition for their accomplishments. After 10 seasons of continuously directing

231-443: A post-season showcase. The league welcomed its seventh Commissioner on June 2, 2013, when David L. Fryer, Jr. took the helm. Fryer was already an experienced CHE administrator in various roles with the league, so the CHE didn't miss a beat. Fryer immediately merged the CHA under the CHE umbrella as a second division of play, and by the start of the following season, the CHE had expanded that division to 13 teams. So Fryer restructured

264-551: A reality, as the CHE hosted 10 women's teams at the start of the 2017-18 season, despite the loss of one founding member to a higher division of play. The CHE women's teams were also very competitive nationally, with several teams qualifying each season for the ACHA Women's Division 2 National Tournament each season and two teams (Penn State and West Chester) advancing to the national championship games in back-to-back seasons. With nearly 50 seasons in existence, College Hockey East

297-542: Is a venue for concerts, speakers, and other events. Football and lacrosse teams play on campus at Joe Walton Stadium . Clearview Arena is the home of the men's and women's ice hockey teams at the RMU Island Sports Center, a 32 acres (130,000 m ) sports and recreation facility at nearby Neville Island in the Ohio River 9 miles (14 km) from Downtown Pittsburgh . The center is open to

330-860: Is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education . The School of Business is accredited by AACSB International . In 2022, Robert Morris University announced that it earned the AACSB Accounting accreditation, the first university in Western Pennsylvania to do so. B.S. programs in information sciences and computer information systems are accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET , while B.S. programs in engineering and manufacturing engineering are accredited by ABET's Engineering Accreditation Commission. Initial teacher preparation and advanced educator programs are accredited by

363-582: Is most commonly known as the third tier of the Open League. North Division South Division College Hockey East College Hockey East was originally named the Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Hockey Association (WPIHA), which was organized during a dinner meeting hosted by Carnegie Mellon University at Skibo Hall on March 26, 1971. The meeting was attended by team representatives of

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396-399: Is one of the oldest conferences of club hockey programs in the country. But the CHE shows no signs of slowing down, as it continues to grow and promote the great game of ice hockey at colleges and universities throughout the eastern United States. The CHE has produced two ACHA Division 3 National Championship teams. In 2002 Robert Morris University beat University of Wyoming 3-2 to become

429-994: The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) . Nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education , and nuclear medicine by the Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology; the Regional Research and Innovation in Simulation Education (RISE) Center at Robert Morris University is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Healthcare Simulation Programs. Most students are from

462-742: The "financier of the American Revolution ". It enrolls nearly 5,000 students and offers 60 bachelor's degree programs and 35 master's and doctoral programs. Robert Morris University originated in 1921 as the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy , founded by Andrew Blass using a curriculum similar to what he had overseen as dean of the Pace Institute in Washington, D.C. His successor, C.W. Salmond, oversaw an expansion in 1935 that added business and secretarial studies, and

495-664: The Pittsburgh area, while 16 percent of freshmen in 2018 were from outside Pennsylvania. RMU offers more than 160 student organizations, clubs, and activities on campus. The Colonial Theatre program stages several productions annually, including some that have won honors at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival . The RMU Bands and Performing Ensembles features a marching show band, pep band, jazz band, wind ensemble, and fife & drum corps. The band's auxiliary includes

528-487: The WPCHA and Western Pennsylvania saw its first big growth of college hockey. The 2002-03 season marked the end of an era and the start of a new legacy. On April 21, 2002, the WPCHA was officially renamed to College Hockey East (CHE) in an effort to forge new relationships with a broader scale of colleges and universities beyond the limits of Western Pennsylvania. Under the guidance of new Commissioner Charles R. Kuzniewski II,

561-460: The WPIHA was officially founded. McCurdy was elected as the first Commissioner of the league, and Wise was elected the first WPIHA Secretary. Representatives from Saint Francis did not attend the first organizational meeting, but their team joined the league shortly after its formation. The league began its first official season of intercollegiate competition in the fall of 1971. There were 8 teams in

594-491: The first doctoral program was offered in 1999. In 2002, the school attained university status and was thus renamed Robert Morris University . In 2010, the university sold its Downtown Center at 600 Fifth Avenue to Duquesne University . In 2016, Christopher B. Howard became the university's eighth president. Howard was formerly the president of Hampden-Sydney College and the first African-American president in RMU's history. He

627-475: The first. In 2008 California University of Pennsylvania beat San Diego State University 7-3 to become the second. Men's D3 Men's D4 Women's D2 Men's D3 Men's D4 Men's D5 Women's D2 Robert Morris University Robert Morris University ( RMU ) is a private university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania , United States. It was founded in 1921 and is named after Robert Morris , known as

660-477: The following colleges and universities: Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University, Gannon University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Penn State University-West, University of Pittsburgh, Saint Vincent College, and Slippery Rock University. Robert W. McCurdy, who then was serving as the Director of Student Activities at Carnegie Mellon, led the meeting with the help of Clifford C. Wise. During that session,

693-823: The home of Oliver Kaufmann, vice president of Kaufmann's department store in Pittsburgh, his wife, Freda, and their children. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania then granted the school permission to award associate degrees, and the school became Robert Morris Junior College, operating from two separate campuses. The first new buildings on the Moon Township campus, Franklin Center and three residence halls, were erected in 1963. The school became Robert Morris College in 1969 when it began offering bachelor's degrees in business administration. The first graduate students were admitted in 1978 for master's degree programs in business administration, taxation, and business teacher education;

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726-552: The landscape of collegiate hockey in the region by winning the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Men's Division 3 National Championship in 2002. In turn, this took the profile of the entire CHE and its teams from a regional level to a national scale, and in 2006, all CHE members also became members of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) at the Division 3 level, creating

759-482: The league expanded into Ohio and New York, adding to the existing teams in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. With help from Associate Commissioner Thomas P. Harper and IUP Head Coach Samuel Kelly, the College Hockey Association (CHA) was formed in 2004 as an extension of the CHE, offering a place to play for new and developing programs. Robert Morris University (then Robert Morris College) changed

792-407: The league to include a new, third division of play for the colleges whose teams were generally in their infancy, allowing all CHE programs to be in a competitive division of teams with similar goals. With the assistance of Associate Commissioner Jamison P. Roth, Fryer also created the CHE's first women's division in that same 2014-15 campaign. The CHE adopted four women's teams who had withdrawn from

825-586: The league to new heights, Kuzniewski passed the torch in 2011 to new Commissioner DJ Craven, who had played 5 seasons in the CHE with Penn State Behrend and served as the team's General Manager. In Craven's two seasons as the CHE Commissioner, he initiated a new revision of the league's by-laws and oversaw the addition of the CHE Select Team, a squad of the CHE's top players that competed against all-star teams from other ACHA Division 3 leagues in

858-507: The league, including Carnegie Mellon, Duquesne, IUP, Penn State West, Pitt, Saint Francis, Saint Vincent, and Slippery Rock. Despite helping found the organization, Gannon University (then Gannon College) did not enter a team in the WPIHA until a few years later. McCurdy served as the WPIHA Commissioner for the first three seasons of the association. Following his tenure, Sam Orr commissioned the WPIHA for one season before handing

891-637: The public year-round and contains two indoor and two outdoor ice rinks, an indoor hockey arena (home to the Steel City Icebergs), and a dome that accommodates an indoor golf driving range. The center also has an outdoor 18-hole miniature golf course. The university also has classes online and at its Downtown campus at 339 Sixth Avenue in Pittsburgh, also the home of the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University . The university offers training in additive manufacturing at

924-513: The reigns over to Jack McKinnon, who served as Commissioner from 1975 to 1979. It was during McKinnon’s tenure that the WPIHA officially became the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Hockey Association (WPCHA) in 1975. Michael G. Kaleina from Saint Vincent College was elected the fourth Commissioner of the WPCHA in 1979. Kaleina remained the league's Commissioner from 1979 to 2002, during which time

957-742: The school colors of blue, white, and red. The Colonials compete in NCAA Division I ( FCS , formerly Division I-AA, in football). Most of the school's teams play in the Horizon League , though the football team plays in the Big South Conference (Football and Men’s Lacrosse are returning to the NEC in 2024), the men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Atlantic Hockey America , and women's rowing competes in

990-703: The school was renamed the Robert Morris School of Business in honor of the Founding Father popularly known as the "financier of the American Revolution." In 1942, the Robert Morris School moved to the William Penn Hotel to accommodate its growing enrollment, and in 1959 purchased its own Downtown building at 600 Fifth Ave. In 1962 the school purchased Pine Hill Manor and Farm in Moon Township, Pennsylvania , formerly

1023-573: The school would be renamed the Rockwell School of Business. This was a result of an $ 18 million gift from the S. Kent Rockwell Foundation and the Kent Rockwell family, the largest personal gift in the university’s history and a tremendous investment in entrepreneurial and business education. To support students from underrepresented groups who want to pursue careers in technology or math, Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings made

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1056-591: Was one of two recipients of a record-setting $ 8.82 million gift from the Peirce Foundation for dyslexia education, the largest gift of its kind ever made in the state of Pennsylvania. The Peirce family previously committed $ 2 million to Robert Morris University in 2017 to establish the Bob and Joan Peirce Center for Structured Reading Teacher Training, which trains teachers to work with children with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Robert Morris University

1089-514: Was succeeded by Michelle L. Patrick in 2022, the first woman to serve as RMU president. The core campus consists of a 230 acres (0.93 km ) tract in Moon Township , Pennsylvania , a suburb of Pittsburgh near Pittsburgh International Airport . Nearly 2,000 students live in campus housing, including 85 percent of freshmen. The UPMC Events Center and Peoples Court is the home of basketball and volleyball teams. The center also has extensive conference, classroom, and meeting facilities and

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