October 27, 2016

State System reaches tentative agreement with coaches' union

Contact: Kevin Hensil, khensil@passhe.edu

Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education today reached a tentative agreement with the union representing coaches at the fourteen state-owned universities.

Details of the tentative agreement, which would run through June 30, 2019, will be released upon ratification. The union represents approximately 600 athletic coaches at the system universities.

Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth, with more than 105,000 degree-seeking students and thousands more who are enrolled in certificate and other career-development programs. Collectively, the 14 universities that comprise the State System offer more than 2,300 degree and certificate programs in more than 530 academic areas. Nearly 520,000 State System university alumni live in Pennsylvania.

The State System universities are Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester Universities of Pennsylvania. The universities also operate branch campuses in Oil City (Clarion), Freeport and Punxsutawney (IUP), and Clearfield (Lock Haven), and offer classes and programs at several regional centers, including the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg and in Center City in Philadelphia.