Jacksonville State University

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Jacksonville State University


Established	1883
Type	Public University
President	William A. Meehan
Faculty	412
Students	9,110
Location	Jacksonville, Ala., United States
Campus	Urban fringe of mid-sized city
Athletics	14 Varsity Sports, (NCAA Division I)
Nickname	Gamecocks
Website	http://www.jsu.edu/

Jacksonville State University is a public, coeducational university in Jacksonville, Alabama in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Alabama. Founded in 1883, as Jacksonville State Normal School, the university offers programs of study leading to Bachelor's, Master's, and Education Specialist degrees in business, communication, education, family sciences, liberal arts and sciences, and nursing, in addition to continuing education programs. JSU currently has an enrollment of around 9,000 students, with around 400 faculty members (300 of whom are full-time). The current University president is William Meehan.

The University is noted for its recruitment and enrollment of international students; 229 were enrolled in the 2005-06 academic year. The University has run its well-regarded International House program, an international exchange program, for 60 years. [1] JSU is also nationally recognized for its marching band, the Marching Southerners, which performs before thousands each year at marching exhibitions, football games, and parades, as well as its summer performance ensemble, Spirit from JSU Drum and Bugle Corps.

Jacksonville State's athletics teams are nicknamed the Gamecocks. The school is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference in Division I (I-AA in football) of the NCAA. The university's football team gained national attention in 2003 when Junior placekicker Ashley Martin became the first female football player to score a point in a Division 1 game tallying 6 points against Cumberland University. The school fields varsity teams in 14 sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, cross country, football, men's and women's golf, rifle, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, women's track and field, and volleyball. The football team plays in 15,000-seat Paul Snow Stadium. The men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams play in Pete Mathews Coliseum. Prior to the 1993-94 academic year, Jacksonville State competed in NCAA Division II athletics, winning national championships in men's basketball (1985), baseball (1990 and 1991), and football (1992).

In February 2006, Jacksonville State University was named the winner of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) Speech Code of the Month. The “illegally overbroad” University Code of Conduct states, in part “No student shall threaten, offend, or degrade anyone on University owned or operated property.” This is considered by FIRE to be in violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution which protects offensive speech.

1 Famous alumni
2 Greek life
3 University slogans
4 Statistics
5 External links

[edit] Famous alumni

Jesse Baker - Former National Football League player with the Houston Oilers.
Rick Bragg - Pulitzer Prize winning writer. Author of Ava's Man and All Over but the Shoutin. (Did not graduate)
Dieter Brock - Former Canadian Football League MVP quarterback, member of the CFL Hall of Fame.
Rick Burgess and Bill "Bubba" Bussey - Co-hosts of the "Rick and Bubba: Morning Show"
Amy Crawford - Entertainer in the WCW
Eric Davis - NFL defensive back.
Jim Folsom Jr. - Former Alabama governor.
Todd Jones - Major League Baseball pitcher.
James Joyner - Well-know blogger and political scientist.
Harlan Mathews - Former Democratic U.S. Senator of Tennessee.
Robert Stacy McCain - author of Donkey Cons and assistant national editor of the Washington Times.
Keith McKeller - Former National Football League tight end with the Buffalo Bills.
Randy Owen - Lead singer of the country music band Alabama.
Will Wagnon - Cherokee Dunking Champion
Mike D. Rogers - Republican Congressman of Alabama.
Jason Sequine - Professional wrestler (as Buck Quartermain) and fooball player.
Heather Whitestone (McCallum) - Miss America 1995.
Alvin Wright - Former National Football League nose guard with the Los Angeles Rams.

[edit] Greek life

Sororities

Alpha Xi Delta (Established 1968)
Zeta Tau Alpha (Esatblished 1969)
Phi Mu (Established 1970)
Delta Zeta (Established 1978)
Alpha Omicron Pi (Established 1990)
Delta Sigma Thete
Sigma Gamma Rho
Zeta Phi Beta
Alpha Kappa Alpha

Fraternities

Sigma Nu (Established 1975)
Kappa Alpha Order
Delta Tau Delta (Possibly Establishing a colony)
Alpha Tau Omega (Rechartering)
Delta Chi 1968
Sigma Phi Epsilon (Established 1990)
Sigma Pi, Colony (Established 2005)(Re-colonizing)
Pi Kappa Phi (Rechartered 2002)
Kappa Alpha Psi
Omega Psi Phi
Alpha Phi Alpha
Iota Phi Theta
Phi Beta Sigma
Phi Mu Alpha

[edit] University slogans

"JSU... It's right for You!" new slogan used in radio and tv commercials
"The friendliest campus in the south"
"We're all in this together" - Faculty/Staff
"The South's Best Kept Secret."

[edit] Statistics

Jacksonville State University is the home of the tallest University library in the Southeast, the Houston Cole Library.
JSU is the 5th largest university in Alabama. (Behind Alabama, Auburn, UAB, and South Alabama.
JSU's police department is one of fewer than ten university police departments that is nationally accredited.

[edit] External links

FIRE Speech Code of the Month, February 2006

Ohio Valley Conference
Austin Peay • Eastern Illinois • Eastern Kentucky • Jacksonville State • Morehead State • Murray State • Samford • SEMO • Tennessee State • Tennessee Tech • Tennessee–Martin

Public Colleges and Universities in Alabama
Alabama • Alabama A&M • Alabama State • Auburn • Auburn-Montgomery • Jacksonville State • Montevallo • North Alabama • South Alabama • Troy • UAB • UAH • West Alabama