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Feed your mind.</span>Academics</h3> <p>With over 180 diverse academic opportunities, West Chester University has made it possible for every student to find their element. With degrees ranging from accounting to African American studies to marine biology, we鈥檙e confident that our students can find what they love and make it their own.</p> <p><a href="/secondary/academics.aspx" class="wcuLink">Academics</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="grid12" id="studentLife"> <div class="grid12 wcuSplitBlockContainer sbcRightImage"> <div class="grid6 sbContent"> <div class="outerWCUSplitBlock"> <div class="innerWCUSplitBlock"> <div class="brandContent animateBrandEl animateBrandContent"> <h3><span class="smallHead silverFont">So Much Life. So Many Things.</span>Student Life</h3> <p>Everyone has their thing, and no matter what yours happens to be, we're confident you can find it among our 300+ clubs and organizations. Whether you鈥檙e interested in the NAACP or the Bollywood dance club, passion is in our DNA and it is our priority that we help you find yours.</p> <p><a href="/_services/residenceLife/housing/" class="wcuLink">Living on Campus</a></p> <p><a href="/secondary/studentLife.aspx" class="wcuLink">Student Resources</a></p> <p><a href="https://ramconnect.wcupa.edu/club_signup" class="wcuLink">Organizations</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid6 sbImage"> <div class="outerWCUSplitBlock"> <div class="innerWCUSplitBlock"> <img src="/_resources/includes/brand/images/homePageImages/studentLifeUpdateHP.jpg" alt="Crowd of WCU students at an athletic event" loading="lazy"/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid12 wcuSplitBlockContainer overflowContentSectionRight"> <div class="sbImage"> <img src="https://wcupa.edu/_resources/includes/brand/images/homePageImages/hpAdmissions.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Close up photo of student with their arms crossed" /> </div> <div class="sbContent animateBrandEl animateBrandOverflowRight"> <div class="outerWCUSplitBlock"> <div class="innerWCUSplitBlock"> <h3><span class="smallHead">Let the Journey Begin.</span>Admissions</h3> <p>When you choose WCU you choose discovery. With 64 undergraduate programs, 43 tracks, 90 minors and 44 fields of study鈥攏ot to mention the close proximity to Philly, DC and NYC鈥攜ou can't avoid finding new perspectives, new passions, a new you.</p> <p><a href="/_admissions/" class="wcuLink">Admissions</a></p> <p><a href="/financialAid/scholarships.aspx" class="wcuLink">Scholarships</a></p> <p><a href="/financialAid/" class="wcuLink">Financial Aid</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="grid12" id="findSection"> <div class="grid2"> <div class="findBorderPurple animateBrandEl animateBrandBorder"></div> <div class="neonGrid"> <p class="psuedoHead4 purpleFont bagnard"> Where <br />you least <br />expect <br />it, <span class="violetFont">you'll <br />find it</span>. </p> </div> </div> <div class="grid2"> <img src="https://wcupa.edu/_resources/includes/brand/images/homePageImages/findSkyDiving.jpg" alt="WCU Students Skydiving" loading="lazy" /> </div> <div class="grid2"> <div class="findBorderGold animateBrandEl animateBrandBorder"></div> <div class="violetGrid"> <p class="psuedoHead4 neonFont bagnard"> When the <br />reaction <br />surprises <br />you, <span class="bronzeFont">you'll <br />find it</span>. </p> </div> </div> <div class="grid2"> <img src="https://wcupa.edu/_resources/includes/brand/images/homePageImages/findRunning.jpg" alt="Close up of jogging in running shoes" loading="lazy" /> </div> <div class="grid2"> <div class="findBorderPurple animateBrandEl animateBrandBorder"></div> <div class="neonGrid"> <p class="psuedoHead4 violetFont bagnard"> When <br />you are <br />here, <br /><span class="purpleFont">you'll find <br />it</span>. </p> </div> </div> <div class="grid2"> <img src="https://wcupa.edu/_resources/includes/brand/images/homePageImages/findArch.jpg" alt="Archway at WCU" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div>  <div class="grid12" id="presQuote"> <div class="brandContent animateBrandEl animateBrandContent" id="presBorder"> <q class="psuedoHead3 purpleFont">All of us share a deep passion for West Chester University and this passion continues to grow exponentially with each graduating class. I fell in love with WCU when I first came to this campus many years ago and I want every student to fall in love with WCU, too. I want students to feel that when they step onto this campus they belong here, they're happy that they came here, and this is where they want to be.</q> <p class="purpleFont">- West Chester University President R. Lorraine Bernotsky, DPhil</p> </div> </div><div class="grid12 brandContent animateBrandEl animateBrandContent" id="location"> <div class="locationContent"> <h3 class="psuedoHead1 goldFont">Location</h3> <p>We're proud of our beautiful campus and the unique charm that defines West Chester. But with three of the country's most dynamic cities - DC, Philadelphia and New York City - just a short ride away, escapes are kind of necessary.</p> <p><a href="/visitors/ourLocation.aspx" class="btn btnGold">Our Locations</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="newsSection grid12"> <div class="grid2"><a class="btn btnMain stickyBtn" href="/communications/newsroom/">Visit the Newsroom</a></div> <div class="grid10"> <h2>West Chester University News</h2> <div class='grid12 newsSquares'><span class='brandNewsItem'><a href='https://www.wcupa.edu/communications/newsroom/2025/02.28JobFair2.aspx'><figure><img src='https://www.wcupa.edu/communications/newsroom/2025/images/02.28JobFair2tn.jpg' aria-hidden='true' alt='' role='presentation' loading='lazy' /><span class='highlightedDate'>02.28.25</span><figcaption><h3>135+ Employers Courted 800+ WCU Students at a Recent Job & Internship Fair</h3><p>With the rush of many feet hitting the ground running, the spring job-hunting and internship-mining season has officially begun for college students. </p></figcaption></figure></a></span></div><div class='grid6 newsSquares'><span class='brandNewsItem'><a href='https://www.wcupa.edu/communications/newsroom/2025/02.24BlackEpistemology.aspx'><figure><img src='https://www.wcupa.edu/communications/newsroom/2025/images/02.24BlackEpistemologyTN.jpg' aria-hidden='true' alt='' role='presentation' loading='lazy' /><span class='highlightedDate'>02.24.25</span><figcaption><h3>WCU Assistant Professor's Innovative Book on Black Epistemology Coming This Summer</h3><p>West Chester University Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dr. Adebayo Oluwaymi is set to release his much-anticipated book, Foundations of Black Epistemology: Knowledge Discourse in Africana Philosophy, this July.</p></figcaption></figure></a></span></div><div class='grid6 newsSquares'><span class='brandNewsItem'><a href='https://www.wcupa.edu/communications/newsroom/2025/02.21RobinRoberts.aspx'><figure><img src='https://www.wcupa.edu/communications/newsroom/2025/images/02.21RobinRobertstn.jpg' aria-hidden='true' alt='' role='presentation' loading='lazy' /><span class='highlightedDate'>02.21.25</span><figcaption><h3>West Chester University to Welcome Good Morning America's Robin Roberts on April 4</h3><p>West Chester University will welcome famed journalist and co-host of ABC's Good Morning America ROBIN ROBERTS on Friday, April 4, at 7 p.m. Roberts will speak as part of the University's President's Speaker Series in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, Philips Memorial Building, 700 S. High Street, West Chester. Tickets are $20 - $55 and are on sale now at www.wcupatix.com or 610.436.2266.</p></figcaption></figure></a></span></div><div class='grid6 newsSquares'><span class='brandNewsItem'><a href='https://www.wcupa.edu/communications/newsroom/2025/02.21MakeAWish.aspx'><figure><img src='https://www.wcupa.edu/communications/newsroom/2025/images/02.21MakeAWishTN.jpg' aria-hidden='true' alt='' role='presentation' loading='lazy' /><span class='highlightedDate'>02.21.25</span><figcaption><h3>West Chester University Participates in Make-A-Wish Wish Reveal During Home Basketball Game</h3><p>In front of a crowd of more than 1,600 during Wednesday's West Chester Univ. vs. East Stroudsburg Univ. men's basketball game, the West Chester University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) resumed its unique Golden Rams Division II tradition --- granting a wish to a deserving child in partnership with the Make A Wish Foundation.</p></figcaption></figure></a></span></div><div class='grid6 newsSquares'><span class='brandNewsItem'><a href='https://www.wcupa.edu/communications/newsroom/2025/02.19Wolraich.aspx'><figure><img src='https://www.wcupa.edu/communications/newsroom/2025/images/02.19WolraichTN.jpg' aria-hidden='true' alt='' role='presentation' loading='lazy' /><span class='highlightedDate'>02.19.25</span><figcaption><h3>Author Michael Wolraich Visits WCU for Lecture and Book Signing for The Bishop and the Butterfly</h3><p>On Thursday, February 27, journalist and historian Michael Wolraich, author of The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age, will make a guest appearance at West Chester University. All are welcome to attend this free lecture, book signing, and reception at 3:30 p.m. in Philips Autograph Library (700 South High Street). Paperbacks of The Bishop and the Butterfly will be available for sale.</p></figcaption></figure></a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="row-responsive grid12" id="featuredTrending"> <hr class="purplePara" /> <div class="row-responsive featuredTrendingContent"> <h2><span class="violetFont">Media Guide</span><br>to WCU Faculty Experts</h2> <p class="expertsIntro">Visit the Media Guide to WCU Faculty Experts to find a faculty member with expertise in a specific field.</p> <div id="getExperts_pnlFeaturedFaculty" class="grid12 facultyContainer brandContent animateBrandEl animateBrandContent"> <span id="getExperts_featuredFacultySlides"><div class='grid4'><img alt="Small image of Dr. James W. Brenner" loading="lazy" src="https://www.wcupa.edu/communications/images/experts/jbrenner.jpg" style="border-width:0px;" /><h3><a href='/communications/forms/nfoExperts/experts/profile.aspx?id=38'>Dr. James W. 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