Norfolk State University
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| Motto: | "Achieving With Excellence" |
| Established: | 1935 |
| Type: | Public, HBCU |
| President: | Dr. Carolyn Winstead Meyers |
| Faculty: | 285 |
| Students: | 6,238 |
| Undergraduates: | 5,403 |
| Postgraduates: | 835 |
| Location: | Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
| Campus: | Urban, 134 acres (0.5 km²) |
| Former names: | Norfolk State Unit of Virginia Union University Norfolk Polytechnic College Virginia State College Norfolk State College |
| Academic Affiliations: | VHTP U.S. Census Bureau Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund |
| Colors: | Green and Gold |
| Nickname: | Spartans |
| Athletics: | NCAA Division I |
| Affiliations: | MEAC |
| Website: | www.nsu.edu |
Norfolk State University (NSU) is a four-year, state-supported, coed, liberal arts, historically black university located in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the Virginia High-Tech Partnership.
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[edit] History
The institution was founded in 1935 as the Norfolk State Unit of Virginia Union University (VUU). [1] Eighty-five students attended the first classes held in 1935. In 1942, the school became independent of VUU and was named Norfolk Polytechnic College. [1] Within two years, by an act of the Virginia Legislature, it became a part of Virginia State College (now Virginia State University). [1] In 1956 Norfolk State College granted its first bachelor's degrees.
In 1969 the college divided from Virginia State College and was named Norfolk State College. When the college was granted university status in 1979, it changed its name to Norfolk State University.
[edit] Academics
Norfolk State offers 2 Doctorate and 15 Master's degrees, including Master's degree programs in Optical Engineering, Computer Science, and Criminal Justice. The school also offers 36 undergraduate degrees, with a new degree being offered in Optical Engineering.
[edit] Schools
Norfolk State's undergraduate and graduate programs are divided into six Colleges. [2]
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[edit] Campus
Located on the former site of the 50-acre (202,343 m²) Memorial Park Golf Course, which the city of Norfolk sold to the school for one dollar, the campus now encompasses 134 acres (0.5 km²) of land and 31 buildings at (36.8495922, -76.2627174)[3] [4] The Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall is a large health, physical education, and ROTC complex with a seating capacity of 7,500. Other facilities include a 30,000-seat football stadium; a television studio and radio station, an African art museum, and a multi-purpose performing arts center. Research facilities include a life sciences building with a planetarium and a materials research wing with crystal growth, organic synthesis, laser spectroscopy, and magnetic resonance equipment.
[edit] Student activities
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Campus organizations
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The University offers organized and informal co-curricular activities including 63 student organizations, leadership workshops, intramural activities, student publications and student internships.
[edit] Marching band
The Spartan Legion Marching Band performs at campus events and during Norfolk State football games. They were featured performers in the Honda Battle of the Bands in 2007 and 2008.
[edit] National fraternities and sororities
All nine of the National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations currently have chapters at Norfolk State University. These organizations are:
| Organization | Symbol | Chapter | Chapter Symbol |
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| Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. | ΑΚA | Delta Epsilon | ΔE |
| Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. | ΑΦΑ | Epsilon Pi | EΠ |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. | ΔΣΘ | Epsilon Theta | EΘ |
| Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. | IΦΘ | Delta | Δ |
| Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. | ΚΑΨ | Epsilon Zeta | EZ |
| Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. | ΩΨΦ | Pi Gamma | ΠΓ |
| Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. | ΦΒΣ | Delta Zeta | ΔZ |
| Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. | ΣΓΡ | Gamma Nu | ΓN |
| Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. | ΖΦΒ | Zeta Gamma | ZΓ |
Other National fraternities and sororities with registered chapters currently on campus include:
| Organization | Symbol | Chapter | Chapter Symbol |
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| Mu Omicron Gamma Christian Fraternity Inc. | ΜΟΓ | Gamma | Γ |
| Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia | ΦΜΑ | Virginia Delta colony | |
| Pi Sigma Epsilon | ΠΣΕ | Epsilon Tau | ΕΤ |
| Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority | ΤΒΣ | Epsilon Sigma | EΣ |
| Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity | KKΨ | Iota Xi | ΙΞ |
[edit] Student media
[edit] Newspaper
The Spartan Echo is the official student-produced newspaper of Norfolk State University. The paper is available in a print and online version.
[edit] WNSB (College Radio Station)
Norfolk State operates WNSB(FM) radio, which broadcasts in stereo 24 hours a day from the campus and covers all of the Hampton Roads, Virginia area, reaching the Eastern Shore of Virginia, northeast North Carolina and the Richmond, Virginia suburbs. [6] Established on February 22, 1980 and known as "Hot 91.1", WNSB's programming is also boardcast via the internet. [1] [6][7]
[edit] Sports
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Additional athletics information
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Norfolk State sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (Football Championship Subdivision for all sports including football) in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Norfolk State was formerly a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference (1953-1960) and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1962-1996). [8]
[edit] Notable faculty and staff
This list of notable faculty and staff contains current and former faculty, staff and presidents of the Norfolk State University.
- Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
See also Norfolk State University faculty.
| Name | Department | Notability | Reference |
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| Na'im Akbar | Psychology | Clinical psychologist, prominent lecturer, and author on the psychology of Africans | [9] |
| Anthony Evans | Athletic | Current interim head men’s basketball coach at Norfolk State University and former head coach at Delhi Tech (Delhi, N.Y.) and Ulster County Community College (Kingston, N.Y.) | [10] |
| Yacob Haile-Mariam | Business | an elected member of the Ethiopian parliament and a former Senior Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda | |
| Adolphus Hailstork | Music | former professor of music and Composer-in-Residence at Norfolk State | [11] |
| Robert R. Jennings | Administration | current president of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University | |
| Carolyn W. Meyers | Administration | current president of Norfolk State University | [12] |
| Yvonne B Miller | Professor Emeritus | Democratic State Senator who represents the 5th Senatorial District of the Commonwealth of Virginia. | [13] |
| Steven Riddick | Athletic | Olympic gold medal winner and former Norfolk State University coach |
[edit] Notable alumni
This is a list of notable alumni which includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Norfolk State University.
- Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
See also Norfolk State University alumni.
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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| Gordon Banks | guitarist, producer, writer and musical director | [14] | |
| Al Beard | former ABA player for the New Jersey Americans | [15] | |
| Ron Bolton | 1972 | former NFL player for the New England Patriots and the Cleveland Browns | [16] |
| Karen Briggs | Violinist | [17] | |
| Vincent Brothers | convicted American mass murderer | [18] | |
| Bob Dandridge | 1969 | former NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Washington Bullets | [19] |
| Ray Epps | 1977 | former NBA player for the Golden State Warriors | [20] |
| Evelyn J. Fields | former director of the Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Corps Operations and the NOAA Commissioned Corps. She was the first woman and the first African American to hold this position. | [21] | |
| Derrick Francis | DJ | [22] | |
| Future Man | percussionist and member of the jazz quartet Béla Fleck and the Flecktones | [23] | |
| Paul Hines | football coach and the inspiration for Denzel Washington's character in the Disney film Remember the Titans | ||
| Ray Jarvis | former NFL player for the Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, and the New England Patriots | [24] | |
| Lee Johnson | former NBA player for the Detroit Pistons; selected as the 72nd player (22ndth player in the 3rd round) in the 1988 NBA Draft | [25] | |
| Leroy Jones | former NFL player for the San Diego Chargers | [26] | |
| Nathan McCall | former reporter for the Virginian Pilot-Ledger Star, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and The Washington Post and the author of the best selling book Makes Me Wanna Holler | ||
| Jon McKinney | former NBA player for the Boston Celtics; selected as the 55th player (4th player in the 4th round) in the 1970 NBA Draft | [27] | |
| Yvonne B Miller | Democratic State Senator who represents the 5th Senatorial District of the Commonwealth of Virginia | [28] | |
| David Pope | 1984 | former NBA player for the Utah Jazz, Kansas City Kings, and the Seattle SuperSonics | [29] |
| Ken Reaves | former NFL player for the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and the St. Louis Cardinals | [30] | |
| Randall Robinson | African-American lawyer, author and activist, who is noted as the founder of TransAfrica | [31] | |
| James Edward Roe | 1995 | former NFL player for the Baltimore Ravens and current Arena Football League player for the San Jose SaberCats | [32] |
[edit] See also
- Education in Norfolk, Virginia
- Sports in Norfolk, Virginia
- List of colleges and universities which have signed the Presidents Letter
[edit] External links
- NSU website
- The Spartan Echo official online version student-produced newspaper
- NSU Athletics website
- Norfolk State University is at coordinates Coordinates:
[edit] References
- ^ a b c About Norfolk State. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
- ^ Schools of NSU. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report. U.S. Department of the Interior (U.S. Geological Survey). Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ Student Organizations and Activities. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ a b Norfolk State University Student Life. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ WNSB Hot 91.1 = Norfolk State University. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse: Norfolk State Historical Data. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ Dr. Na'im Akbar. Na'im Akbar Consultants. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Norfolk State Athletics. Norfolk State University. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Old Dominion University Libraries Adolphus Hailstork Collection Biography. Old Dominion University. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Biosketch: Carolyn Winstead Meyers, Ph.D.. Norfolk State University. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Yvonne B. Miller - State Senator. Yvonne B. Miller. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Gordon Banks at Allmusic
- ^ Al Beard Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Ron Bolton Past Stats, Statistics, History and Awards. databaseSports.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Karen Briggs. Diva Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ The Accused. Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Bob Dandridge Statistics. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Ray Epps Statistics. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Boyd, Charles E. (2001-02). Rear admiral Evelyn Fields, NOAA Corps, rises to a prestigious military level. Black Collegian. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Derrick Francis at MySpace
- ^ Roy Wooten at Allmusic
- ^ Ray Jarvis - Past Stats, Statistics, History and Awards. databaseSports.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ 1988 NBA Draft. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Leroy Jones - Past Stats, Statistics, History and Awards. databaseSports.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ 1970 NBA Draft. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Yvonne B. Miller - State Senator. Yvonne B. Miller. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ NBA stats David Pope Statistics. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Ken Reaves - Past Stats, Statistics, History and Awards. databaseSports.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ TransAfrica founder, Randall Robinson . . .. The African American Registry. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ James Roe - Past Stats, Statistics, History and Awards. databaseSports.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
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