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The University of Pikeville (UPIKE) is a private university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and located in Pikeville, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1889 by the Presbyterian Church and is located on a Template:Convert campus on a hillside overlooking downtown Pikeville.

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; enrollment was 2,366 students in fall 2016.

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, though its "college" offerings were not accredited and did not lead to a degree.<ref name=History>History of Pikeville College Retrieved on 2010-06-13</ref> Under the leadership of James Franklin Record, who was president of the school from 1899 to 1932, the high school was accredited, opened a teacher training institute, and expanded to include a junior college.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1909, the school was split into the Pikeville College Academy—a private school at the primary and secondary levels—and Pikeville College, which as an accredited junior college, offered the first two years with the expectation that students would transfer to another Presbyterian college for a higher degree. In 1955, the school became a degree-granting four-year college in its own right, and in 1957, the academy closed.<ref name=History/>

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 post-secondary institutions in the United States to have a medical school.<ref name=History/>

The purpose of the osteopathic medical school—though graduates are prepared to pursue further training in any medical specialty—is to train primary care physicians to fill the shortage of healthcare providers in Appalachia. Student recruitment is focused almost exclusively on students with a rural Appalachian background. It is one of 29 osteopathic colleges in the United States, and one of five in Appalachia.Template:Efn

On July 1, 2011, the school officially changed its name from "Pikeville College" to the "University of Pikeville".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Late in the same year, voices were raised in the Kentucky General Assembly in favor of converting the university into a state-supported school.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> By the end of the following March, proponents abandoned their plans after deeming them politically impossible.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Campus

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Campus from overlook
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Training-Academy Building

The University of Pikeville is located on a Template:Convert hillside campus, overlooking Downtown Pikeville in Kentucky's Eastern Mountain Coal Fields region.<ref name="Peterson's"/>

Academic buildings

  • 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.
  • Administration Building – The Administration Building houses the College of Education.
  • 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.
  • Coal Building – This building houses the University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine.
  • Health Professions Building – This building houses the University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry.<ref>UPIKE's New Health Professions Building Breaks Ground Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-07-22.</ref> Also, the building houses a Chick-fil-A and Einstein Bros. Bagels.
  • Record Memorial Hall – 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. It was named in honor of a long-serving college president.
  • Training-Academy Building – This is the oldest building on campus, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It houses the Coleman College of Business.

Residential buildings

  • Derrianna Hall – Has always been a female dorm and houses upperclassmen females only.
  • Condit Hall – Houses all freshman female students. The campus safety office is also located in Condit.
  • Wickham Hall – Although originally a dorm for female campus residents it now houses all freshman males. The ground floor of the building holds the student lounge.
  • Page Hall – Page Hall, like Wickham Hall, was originally a residence hall for female campus residents but now is a co-ed Hall and houses clubs and organizations that are registered with affinity housing.
  • Kinzer Residential Center – Kinzer Hall houses both male and female upperclassmen campus residents.
  • Spilman Hall – Located next to Page Hall, Spillman is a Co-Ed dorm that also hold handicap dorms on the first level.
  • UPIKE South – Formerly a hotel, UPIKE South is the first off-campus housing and is only offered to graduate students.
  • Gillispie Hall – Located next to Kinzer Hall, Gillispie Hall houses honor freshman student.
  • College Square Residence Hall – is a co-ed hall located by the campus gym.

Academics

The University of Pikeville award associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees.<ref>Majors offered at Pikeville College Retrieved on 2010-06-13</ref> The university's Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree is awarded in collaboration with the University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Doctor of Optometry program began in 2016.

Student life

The Marvin Student Center housed the campus bookstore, 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 was built in its place. The new $34 million educational facility was dedicated on September 15, 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

UPIKE's men's and women's basketball teams play at the 5,700-seat Appalachian Wireless Arena adjacent to the campus in downtown Pikeville.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Athletics

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The Pikeville (UPike) athletic teams are called the Bears. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) since the 2023–24 academic year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Bears previously competed in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC; now currently known as the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2016–17 school year) from 1958–59 to 1999–2000 and in the Mid-South Conference between 2000–2001 and 2022–23.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

UPike competes in 25 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field and wrestling; women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include archery, cheerleading, dance and eSports.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Notable people

Alumni

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Presidents

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1 David Blythe 1889 1891 Template:R <ref name="president">Presidents of Pikeville College Template:Webarchive Retrieved on 2010-12-29</ref>
2 Katherine B. Vreeland 1892 1894 Template:R <ref name="president" />
3 Tobias J. Kendrick 1894 1895 Template:R <ref name="president" />
4 James H. Hammett 1895 1898 Template:R <ref name="president" />
5 Thomas M. Cornelison 1898 1899 Template:R <ref name="president" />
6 James Franklin Record 1899 1911 Template:R <ref name="president" />
7 J.P. Whitehead 1911 1915 <ref name="president" />
8 James Franklin Record 1915 1932 <ref name="president" />
9 Frank D. McClelland 1932 1937 <ref name="president" />
10 Harry M. Crooks 1938 1940 <ref name="president" />
11 A.A. Page 1940 1962 <ref name="president" />
12 Burnice H. Jarman 1963 1965 <ref name="president" />
13 Thomas H. Johns 1967 1969 <ref name="president" />
14 Robert S. Cope 1969 1974 <ref name="president" />
15 Jackson O. Hall 1975 1985 <ref name="president" />
16 William H. Owens 1985 1997 <ref name="president" />
17 Harold H. Smith 1997 2009 <ref name="president" />
18 Micheal M. Looney 2009 2009 <ref name="president" />
19 Paul E. Patton 2009 2013 Governor of Kentucky from 1995 to 2003. Current university chancellor.<ref name="pres" /> <ref name="pres">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="president" />
20 James L. Hurley 2013 2015 <ref name="president" />
21 Burton Webb 2016

Faculty and staff

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