Texas Southern University
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| Established: | 1947 |
| Type: | State university |
| President: | Dr. John Rudley |
| Staff: | 350 |
| Undergraduates: | 9,585 |
| Postgraduates: | 2,050 |
| Location: | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Campus: | Urban, 150 acres (0.61 km²) |
| Endowment: | $6 million |
| Colors: | Maroon and Gray |
| Mascot: | Tiger |
| Website: | www.tsu.edu |
Texas Southern University is one of the largest historically black universities in the USA. Located in Houston, Texas, the university was established on March 3, 1947 by the Texas Legislature and it was initially named Texas State University for Negroes. Prior to becoming a state university, Texas Southern University was owned by the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and had been known as Houston College for Negroes.
Texas Southern University's school colors are maroon and gray and the school's nickname is the Tigers. Texas Southern sports teams participate in NCAA Division I-AA (Division 1 championship subdivision for football) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
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[edit] History
In February 1946, Heman Marion Sweatt, an African American man, applied to The University of Texas School of Law. He was denied admission because of his race, and subsequently filed suit. (See Sweatt v. Painter.) At the time, there was no “separate but equal” law school for African Americans, and the Texas trial court, instead of granting Sweatt a writ of mandamus, continued the case for six months allowing the state time to create a law school only for blacks. As a result, Texas Southern University was established under Senate Bill 140 by the Fiftieth Texas Legislature on March 3, 1947 as a state university to be located in Houston. Originally named Texas State University for Negroes, the school was established to serve African Americans in Texas and offer them fields of study comparable to that available to white Texans. The state took over the HISD-run Houston College for Negroes as a basis for the new university. At the time, Houston College had one permanent building, but, more importantly, an existing faculty, and students. The school was charged with teaching "pharmacy, dentistry, arts and sciences, journalism education, literature, law, medicine, and other professional courses," and further stipulated that "these courses shall be equivalent to those offered at other institutions of this type supported by the State of Texas."
[edit] The Alma Mater
The air is filled as our voices ring From earth to the heav’ns above. With voices raised; we’re singing praise, To the school we dearly love. Hail, Hail, Hail! to Texas South-ern Hail, to our dear Maroon and Gray Undivided we will stand By the greatest in the land, T-S-U, T-S-U, we love you. All roads lead to Texas South-ern, Paved with light for one and all. T-S-U’s a shining star And we’re proud of what you are, T-S-U, T-S-U, we love you. Hail, Hail, Hail! To Texas South-ern Hail to our Chiefs in reverence we sing. In our hearts you’ll always stay As you lead us on our way, T-S-U, T-S-U, we love you.
-Words and Music by C.A. Tolbert
[edit] Campus
The university currently sits on a 150 acre campus in the middle of Third Ward and enrolls 9,544 students.
The university is currently compromised of ten schools and colleges:the College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences , the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, the College of Education, the College of Continuing Education, the College of Science and Technology, the Jesse H. Jones School of Business, the Graduate School, and the recent established Tavis Smiley School of Communication. The Thurgood Marshall School of Law is one of the four public law schools in Texas.
Programs As the fastest-growing School at Texas Southern University, the Jesse H. Jones School of Business remains on the forefront of contemporary trends. Current initiatives include curriculum changes that stress the importance of professional development, entrepreneurship, and globalization. As such, students receive the benefits of an applied and comprehensive approach to business practice.
[edit] Jesse H. Jones School of Business
The Jesse H. Jones School of Business is guided by its 50-year commitment to service and education in the city of Houston. Houston’s business economy is significantly diversified with a strong energy base as well as high-technology industries, medical research, and professional services. The city’s employment growth is estimated to attract 31,000 new jobs among the 18 Fortune 500 companies and thousands of energy-related firms headquartered here. With Houston’s booming economy, the School’s mission is to not only provide students with a quality education for employment in today’s globally diverse job market but also afford them the tools t shift existing paradigms and change the way the business world works, for the better.
[edit] College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
As one of the premier schools of Pharmacy in the Nation, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences produces a large percentage of the minority Pharmacists in the state of Texas. Furthermore, it has a rigorous program that produces soundly trained and highly skilled graduates with remarkable pass rates in the North American Pharmacy Licensure Examination (Naplex). The college has a state of the art campus in the highly acclaimed Texas Medical Center (TMC) in Houston, Texas, that is designed to train the entry level and post-baccalaurate Doctor of Pharmacy students in a setting that imparts the most pertinent clinical knowledge in academia.This is attained in conjunction and collaboration with the other medical institutions in the TMC center.
There are several professional organizations on campus like the American Pharmacy Association (APhA), American Hospital System Pharmacist (ASHP) and many others. These organizations play an integral role with the clinical academic course-work in sharpening the skills of its members to the utmost perfection befitting the academically saturated air that is ever blanketing the campus with a high octane intensity. The class of 2009, led by its able president who was anointed rather than appointed, by the guiding hand of Dr. Doris Jackson, has served as a model unit deserving of emulation and adulation by all and sundry in the program in particular and the school at large.
The program has an intricate network of affiliated community, hospital, retail and private clinics that serve as an on-site training ground for final-year students who are poised to graduate. The college of Pharmacy admits about roughly 125 students every academic year. Students are formally inducted into the program through the White Coat ceremony, a solemn and pertinent part of getting inculcated into the process of mentally charting one's excursion through the choppy waters that constitute the program. The current dean of students is Dr. Barbara Hayes.
[edit] Residential facilities
The school has two residence halls for first-year and returning students [1]
- Lanier West Hall, for female students
- Lanier East Hall, for male students
Other housing options include:
- Apartments with utilities included [2]
- University Courtyard Apartments
- Tierwester Oaks
- Richfield Manor
- The Greystone Apartments (utilities not included) [3]
[edit] Athletics
The Texas Southern University Tiger athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division I-AA Southwestern Athletic Conference.
[edit] Varsity Sports
Men's varsity sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, tennis, and track and field. Women's varsity sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
[edit] Rivalries
TSU's best known rivals are Prairie View A&M, Southern University, Jackson State University, & Grambling State University.
[edit] Athletic Facilities
- Health and Physical Education Arena
- TSU Recreation and Wellness Center
[edit] 2006 Scandal
Former president of TSU Priscilla Slade was fired in June 2006 over allegations of financial mismanagement. [4] She along with 3 others were indicted, and her colleague Quentin Wiggins received a ten-year prison sentence. Slade's trial resulted in a hung jury, and she faces retrial in the spring of 2008. If convicted she faces up to life imprisonment. [5]
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, recognized by the Federal Dept. of Education for accreditation in southern areas, placed TSU on probation for noncompliance with regulations on financial management and administration. The university says improvements have been made and fully expects the probation to be lifted by the end of 2008. [6]
[edit] Postal services
United States Postal Service Texas Southern Post Office is located at 3100 Cleburne Street, 77004-4575.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Yolanda Adams, Grammy Award-winning gospel singer
- Doug Delony - FOX 26 / KRIV Houston television news personality.[7]
- Ernie Holmes, Defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers and one of the players on the Steel Curtain
- Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, the first black woman from a Southern state to serve in the U.S. House
- Congressman Mickey Leland, U.S. House
- Lady Paula Merry - African-American children's book author
- Don Narcisse - Former Saskatchewan Roughriders Wide Receiver (1987-1999) / CFL Legend
- Woody Sauldsberry - Former NBA player for the Philadelphia Warriors.
- Michael Strahan - Former Defensive End for the New York Giants
- Bennie Swain - Former NBA player for the Boston Celtics.
- Senfronia Thompson - Longest serving woman and African-American in the Texas House of Representatives.
- Congressman Craig Washington - U.S. House (Texas Southern Law School)
- Lloyd C.A. Wells - First Black American full-time professional football scout (Kansas City Chiefs, American Football League)
[edit] References
- ^ "The Residence Halls," Texas Southern University
- ^ "University Courtyard Apartments/ Tierwester Oaks/Richfield Manor," Texas Southern University
- ^ "The Greystone Apartments," Texas Southern University
- ^ "TSU regents pick Rudley as new president" Houston Chronicle
- ^ "Mistrial for former TSU president" USA Today
- ^ "FAQ Regarding the Status of TSU" Texas Southern University
- ^ http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=4103794
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- AACSB Accreditation Web Site
- Texas Southern University
- Texas Southern University Athletics
- Texas Southern University from the Handbook of Texas Online
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