Saginaw Valley State University

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Saginaw Valley State University

SVSU Logo
Motto: Something More. Something Better.
Established: November 13, 1963 (charter granted)
Type: Public
President: Eric R. Gilbertson
Faculty: ----
Students: 9662
Undergraduates: ----
Postgraduates: ----
Location: University Center, Michigan, USA
Campus: Suburban/Rural
Colors: Blue and red            [1]
Mascot: Cardinals
Website: SVSU Home

SVSU Cardinal

Saginaw Valley State University, commonly known as SVSU, is a state university in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the middle of Michigan's lower peninsula in the Saginaw Valley region and serves the cities of Bay City, Midland, and Saginaw. The university is located in Kochville Township, Saginaw County. However, its "official" address places it in University Center, Michigan, which it shares with Delta College (which is several miles to the northwest, in Bay County). It is the youngest of Michigan's 15 public colleges and universities.

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[edit] Academic Colleges

SVSU has five academic Colleges. The original College is the College of Arts and Behavioral Sciences.

  • College of Arts and Behavioral Sciences
  • College of Business and Management
  • College of Education
  • Crystal M. Lange College of Nursing and Health Sciences
  • College of Science, Engineering and Technology

[edit] Campus

Buildings are listed in order of their date of occupation.

Not all buildings on campus are listed.

Name Occupied Notes
'66 Building January 1967 First building completed on campus
Instructional Facility #1:
Wickes Hall		 September 1969 Administrative offices
Crystal M. Lange College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Named for Harvey Randall Wickes
Doan Center September 1969 Main dining hall
Student Life Center
Named for Leland I. Doan
Cardinal Gymnasium September 1971
Pioneer Hall of Engineering and Technology January 1978 Recently underwent renovation
Instructional Facility #2:
Brown Hall, Zahnow Library, Dow Doan Science Building West		 September 1986 Brown Hall named for Maurice E. Brown
Zahnow Library named for Melvin J. Zahnow
Dow Doan Science Building named for Herbert Down Doan
Arbury Fine Arts Center September 1988 Home to the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Named for Ned and Dorothy Arbury
Ryder Center September 1989 Main athletic facility
Named for second President Jack Ryder
Wickes Memorial Stadium September 1991 Named for Harvey Randall Wickes
Founders Hall December 1995
Curtiss Hall/Groening Commons August 1996 Originally called "West Complex"
Curtiss Hall named for Samuel Curtiss
Groening Commons named for William Groening
Instructional Facility #3:
Dow Doan Science Building East		 August 2001 Named for Herbert Dow Doan
Regional Education Center August 2003 Home to the College of Education
Auditorium named for Alan W. Ott
Student Center August 2003 Features large stained glass and tile floor versions of the SVSU seal

3-D PDF map of the SVSU campus


  • August 4, 1994: Ground broken for West Complex, which would become Curtiss Hall
  • December 2, 1996: Curtiss Hall/Groening Commons opened (dedicated in April of 1997)

[edit] Presidents

[edit] Financials

2004 data puts the General Fund at $67 million. The sources include: state appropriations (42%, or $28.1 million), tuition & fees (55.2%, or $36.8 million) and "other sources" (2.8%, or $1.9 million).

SVSU's 2004 'self study' provides detail concerning the university's financials and other miscellaneous information.

The 2004 budget includes a cut of $1.3 million from the 2003 budget. Attempts have been made to avoid future budget cuts by means of raising tuition costs. This has sparked controversy, as SVSU has always prided itself on being a university with a very high quality/cost ratio; i.e. the quality of education has ostensibly and historically been more than commensurate with the price of attending the university. The university's mission statement reflects this belief.

As of Winter 2007, per credit hour charges for in-state students is $162.55. Out of state and non-resident aliens pay $382.85 per hour.

[edit] Athletics

National Championships:

  • 1982 - Men's Indoor Track and Field - NAIA
  • 1983 - Men's Indoor Track and Field - NAIA
  • 1989 - Softball - NAIA
  • 1991 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
  • 1997 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
  • 2006 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
  • 2007 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate

National Runners-up:

  • 1977 - Men's Cross Country - NAIA
  • 1978 - Men's Cross Country - NAIA
  • 1982 - Men's Cross Country - NAIA
  • 1983 - Men's Outdoor Track and Field - NAIA
  • 1984 - Men's Outdoor Track and Field - NAIA
  • 1984 - Men's Golf - NAIA
  • 1985 - Women's Basketball - NAIA Division I
  • 1996 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
  • 2004 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate

Basketball Final Four:

  • 1982 - Women's Basketball - NAIA Division I
  • 1985 - Women's Basketball - NAIA Division I (Runner-up)

[edit] Notable alumni

Famous graduates of SVSU include the following:

[edit] SVSU Today

Saginaw Valley State University is one of the fastest growing universities in Michigan. SVSU has only continually grown year after year. For the Fall 2007 semester, SVSU saw an its largest incoming freshman class yet with 1,558 arriving and 66% of them live on campus. The University's overall enrollment now stands at 9,662 students: a record level for the youngest public university in Michigan. Saginaw Valley State University is also continually building on to its campus, whether in new housing developments for students or in new buildings to help further the academic achievement of the students.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Official SVSU Blue and Red (for Web and Print Projects).

[edit] External links

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