The University of Pikeville (nicknamed UPIKE and formerly known as Pikeville College) is a private, liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), located in Pikeville, Kentucky, United States. The university is located on a 25-acre (10 ha) campus on a hillside overlooking downtown Pikeville. The university was founded in 1889 by the Presbyterian Church. Its current president is Dr. Burton Webb and the chancellor is former Governor of Kentucky and former university president Paul E. Patton.
The university is home to the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, one of three medical schools in the state of Kentucky. The university confers associate, bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees through its six academic divisions and one medical college; and has a current enrollment of 2,300 students. Its intercollegiate athletic teams, called the Bears, are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics at the NAIA Division I level and participate in the Mid-South Conference.
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History
The university was founded in 1889 by the Presbyterian Church as the Pikeville Collegiate Institute. It operated on the primary, secondary and post-secondary levels, although its "college" offerings were not accredited and did not lead to a degree.
In 1909 the school was split into the Pikeville College Academy, which was a private school at the primary and secondary level, and Pikeville College, which was accredited as a junior college, offering the first two-years with an anticipation of students then transferring to another Presbyterian college for a degree. In 1955 the school became a degree granting four-year college in its own right, and in 1957 the academy closed.
In 1997, the Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine, now the University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, was established. This makes the college one of the smallest colleges in the United States to have a medical school.
The purpose of the osteopathic medical school, while graduates are fully prepared to specialize in any medical field, is to train primary care physicians to fill the shortage of medical care in the rural section of Appalachia in which it is located. Student recruitment is focused almost exclusively on students with a rural Appalachian background. It is one of 29 osteopathic colleges in the country, and one of five in Appalachia.
On July 1, 2011, the school officially changed its name from "Pikeville College" to the "University of Pikeville". Late in the same year, voices were raised in the Kentucky General Assembly in favor of converting the university into a state-supported school. By the end of the following March, proponents abandoned their plans after deeming them politically impossible.
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Campus
The University of Pikeville is located on a 25 acres (0.10 km2) hillside campus, overlooking Downtown Pikeville in Kentucky's Eastern Mountain Coal Fields region.
Academic buildings
- The Armington Learning Center - A building which houses all undergraduate math and science classes, undergraduate labs, various faculty offices, Chrisman Auditorium, the Chrisman Appalachian Research Institute.
- The Administration Building - The Administration Building houses the College of Education.
- The Allara Library - Dedicated in 1991, the Allara Library contains 3 floors of study rooms, books, a small cache of microfilm and microfiche, and the basement houses the University of Pikeville tutoring lab. The Allara Library was remodeled from the old Pikeville Hospital.
- The Coal Building - This building houses the University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine.
- Health Professions Building - This building, currently under construction, will house the anticipated Kentucky College of Optometry.
- Record Memorial - This building serves as a connection between Hambley Boulevard and University of Pikeville and also contains Booth Auditorium, the Sturgill Board Room, the Elizabeth Akers Nursing Program, the Marguerite Weber Art Gallery, and the Ridenour Dance Studio.
- Training-Academy Building - This is the oldest building on campus. It houses the Coleman College of Business.
Residential buildings
- The Lawson Family Residential Center - The center is a combination of the two residence halls named The Condit, and The Derrianna. While almost exclusively containing women's dormitories, the Lawson Family Residential Center also houses the University of Pikeville Security Office.
- Wickham Hall - Although originally a dorm for female campus residents it now houses the new Fraternities (Gamma Sigma Chi and Delta Alpha Lambda) and Sororities (Zeta Omega Chi and Delta Delta Nu), and Java City.
- Page Hall - Page Hall, like Wickham Hall, was originally a residence hall for female campus residents but now houses male campus residents exclusively.
- The Kinzer Residential Center - Kinzer Hall houses both male and female campus residents.
- Spilman Hall - Located next to Page Hall, Spillman is a Co-Ed dorm that also has several two person apartments on the first floor that students must apply for.
- UPIKE South - Formerly a hotel, UPIKE South is the first off-campus housing for male students located a few miles from campus.
- Gillispie Hall - Located next to Kinzer Hall, Gillispie Hall houses female campus residents.
- College Square Residence Hall
Student life and athletics
The Marvin Student Center - The building housed the campus lounge, gameroom, post office, Upward Bound Program, and ROTC/National Guard Offices until it was demolished during the fall semester of 2010. A new building for the medical school called the Coal Building has been built in its place. The new $34 million educational facility is being dedicated on September 15, 2012.
UPIKE's men's and women's basketball teams play at the 5,700-seat Eastern Kentucky Expo Center adjacent to the campus in downtown Pikeville. The Expo Center opened in 2005 and replaced the UPike Gym as the home of the men's and women's basketball teams, although the women's volleyball team still uses the gym. The facility has also hosted the Mid-South Conference basketball tournament.
Academics
The following majors are offered at the University of Pikeville:
Associate's degrees
- Business/Accounting
- Business/Management
- Criminal Justice
- Nursing
Bachelor's degrees
- Art
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice
- Early Elementary Education
- English
- Film and Media Arts
- History
- History/Political Science
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Mathematics
- Middle Grades Education
- Psychology
- Religion
- Secondary Education
- Social Sciences
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
Master's degrees
- Master of Business Administration
- Sport Management
Doctoral degrees
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (via UP-KYCOM)
- Doctor of Optometry (first class starting in 2016)
Athletics
The university's athletic teams are known as the Bears and Lady Bears. UPIKE is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and primarily competes in the Mid-South Conference (MSC), while lacrosse competes in the National Women's Lacrosse League (NWLL). The university offers 20 sports; men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
Pikeville Athletics have won numerous conference championships and three national championships: two in women's bowling in 2004 and 2008 and a NAIA DI men's basketball championship in 2011.
Notable alumni
- Grady Wallace - Attended in 1953-54 and 1954-55; went to the University of South Carolina afterward to play basketball and was named a consensus Second Team All-American and led the NCAA in scoring his senior season.
- Donnie Jones - Graduated in 1988; former assistant and head basketball coach at Marshall University (1990-1996; 2007-2010, respectively) and assistant basketball coach at the University of Florida (1996-2007). He is currently the head basketball coach at the University of Central Florida.
- Judi Patton - Former First Lady of Kentucky. Wife of current university chancellor and former governor Paul E. Patton.
- John Paul Riddle - Graduated in 1920; Pioneer aviator and co-founder of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
- Will T. Scott - Former Justice of Kentucky's 7th Supreme Court District.
- E.J. Underwood - Former NFL, CFL, AFL and CIFL player.
- Walt Harris (fighter) - former basketball player, current mixed martial artist for the UFC
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