| Saint Augustine's College | |
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| Motto | Veritas vos liberabit |
| Motto in English | The truth will set you free |
| Established | 1867 |
| Type | Private, HBCU |
| Religious affiliation | Episcopal |
| President | Dr. Dianne Boardley Suber |
| Students | 1,500 |
| Location | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
| Campus | Urban, 105 acres (0.42 km2) |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Sports | Golf Football Baseball Bowling Volleyball Cross-Country Tennis Basketball Outdoor Track Indoor Track |
| Nickname | Mighty Falcons |
| Website | www.st-aug.edu |
Saint Augustine's College is a historically black college located in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. The college was founded in 1867 in Raleigh, North Carolina by prominent Episcopal clergy for the education of freed slaves.[1]
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Located 10 blocks east of the State Capital, St. Augustine's College was founded in 1867, an outgrowth of Christian missionary work by northerners in the Reconstruction-era South. With Shaw University, it established Raleigh as a center of educational opportunity for freedmen and over the years has graduated many of the region's most accomplished African Americans.
Affiliated with the Episcopal Church, St. Augustine's began as a normal school with a technical and trade-related program and subsequently adopted a liberal arts curriculum. The church further extended its mission by establishing St. Agnes Hospital and Training School for Nurses, to provide medical care for and by African Americans. Historically, the school also has served as an anchor of the predominantly black neighborhoods of Idlewild and College Park, which flank it.
The evolving nature of the school is reflected in its varied architecture. The campus' earliest buildings are clustered around a central, landscaped oval and near Oakwood Avenue, which runs east to west past the school. St. Augustine's Chapel (1895) was constructed of stone in the Gothic style; the Romanesque Benson Library building (1896), which is now part of Taylor Hall (1902), and St. Agnes Hospital (1909) were also built from stone. The Hunter, Delany and Cheshire buildings, dating from the early 20th century, were constructed of brick in the Classical Revival style. While contemporary buildings of the school's outer grounds provide a modernist contrast, the campus core remains a tangible bequest from St. Augustine's pioneering beginnings. St. Augustine's Chapel and St. Agnes Hospital are designated Raleigh Historic Landmarks.
The name changed to Saint Augustine’s School in 1893 and to Saint Augustine’s Junior College in 1919, the first year in which postsecondary instruction was offered. The school became a four-year institution in 1927 and in 1928 was renamed Saint Augustine’s College. Baccalaureate degrees were first awarded in 1931.
Saint Augustine’s College was the nation’s first historically black college to have its own on-campus commercial radio and television stations (WAUG-AM 750, WAUG-TV 68, and Time Warner cable channel 10). It is also the only school in the Raleigh/Durham area to offer a degree in film production.
Interestingly, of the 5 colleges in the Western world which have awarded honorary degrees to controversial Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, Saint Augustine's College is one of only 2 which has not revoked the award (in this case, a Legum Doctor).
On June 1, 2011, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported that a student of Saint Augustine's, Roman Caple, had been barred from participation in the 2011 commencement exercises because of a negative comment he had made on the College's Facebook page.[2] This incident has generated considerable press coverage in the United States and elsewhere,[3][4][5][6][7][8] and has been condemned by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] The College's Office of Campus Communications has issued a press release relating to the matter.[18] In July 2011 Caple initiated a lawsuit against the College in North Carolina State Court.[19][20]
| All-Male | All-Female | Co-Educational | Inactive |
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| Latham Hall, 1974 Freshman Residence |
Weston Hall, 1986 Freshman Residence |
FalkCrest Court, 2007 Upperclassmen Residence |
Atkinson Hall, 1961 |
| Boyer Hall, 1990 Athletic Residence |
Baker Hall, 1963 Unclassified Residence |
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| Lynch Hall, 1961 Athletic Upperclassmen Residence |
The school’s size is 105 acres (0.42 km2) of historic land in an Urban setting and large city (250,000 – 499,999), just minutes away from downtown. The main area of the campus is approximately 60 acres (240,000 m2) of land housing the following facilities:
Emery Gymnasium, George "Pup" Williams Track & Field Stadium, Penick Hall of Math & Sciences, Charles Mosee Building (Office of Academic Affairs)., Delany Hall (Office of Financial Aid & Admissions), Martin Luther King, Jr. Reception Center, Joseph C. Gordan Health & Science Center, The Prezell R. Robinson Library, Cheshire Building (Division of Business), Tuttle Hall of Military Sciences, St. Agnes Hospital, Goold Hall Student Union, Charles H. Boyer Administration Building (Office of the President), Hunter Administration Bldg., Hermitage Faculty Bldg., Benson Bldg. of Technology, Seby Jones Fine Arts Center, and The Historic Chapel.
In recent years, the College's annual enrollment has approximated 1,600 students, about half from North Carolina, the remainder from 37 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica, and 30 other foreign countries. Its faculty consists of nearly 100 persons.
| Division of Business | Division of Liberal Arts & Education | Division of Social Sciences |
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| Visual & Performing Arts | Division of Natural Science & Mathematics | Division of Military Science |
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Augmenting the College's liberal arts core curriculum are programs in business; computer science; teacher education; the natural sciences; mathematics; interdisciplinary studies; theater and film; adult education; community development; communications; and military science, a required course for all members of the College's notable Army ROTC battalion.
In 1962, officials at Saint Augustine’s College began considering the possibility of establishing a Senior ROTC Program on campus. After much deliberation, an application was submitted to the Secretary of the Army in 1967, and approved for a program to commence with the 1972–73, school year. However, the institution requested that action be delayed until 1974. In April 1974, Regular Army personnel began arriving to staff the new ROTC detachment, and the Department of Military Science was established.
The mission of "The Gateway Lifelong Learning Program" is to offer non-traditional, continuing and alternative academic educational opportunities for adult learners. The Gateway Program is designed to give working, non-traditional and community college transfer students an option to pursue a degree and / or personal/professional development. These academic programs address the learning needs of employed adults who prefer an educational delivery system that is participatory and experientially related to the workplace. An example of an educational program consistent with the lifelong learning philosophy is the Organizational Management (OM) major, which is offered through the College's Gateway Program. This unique program offers an ideal alternative academic opportunity for the employed adult to complete the Bachelor of Science degree in an accelerated format while attending classes during the evening each week.
Saint Augustine's competes in NCAA Division II in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Varsity sports include:
Since becoming head track and field coach at St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, N.C., in 1976, the 59-year-old Williams has built a dynasty. He has won 24 NCAA Division II titles during his tenure and he has received 90 Coach of the Year honors. His scholarship athletes at St. Augustine's have achieved a 95 percent graduation rate.
Williams was men's head coach at the 1999 World Outdoor Championships in Seville, the 1993 World Indoor Championships and the 1992 IAAF World Cup. He was an assistant coach for the 1996 Olympic Games, where U.S. athletes won gold medals in all the event groups he was responsible for – 400 meters, hurdles, long jump and the 4x400m relay. World-class athletes currently being trained by Williams include 2002 U.S. women's 400 m runner-up Michelle Collins, 2000 and 2001 U.S. women's 400 m champion and Olympic 4x400m gold medalist LaTasha Colander-Richardson, and men's 4x400m relay world record holder and relay gold medalist Jerome Young,
"I'm still dizzy," said Williams, a 1965 St. Augustine's graduate and the school's athletic director since 1996. "I think this one of the greatest things that can happen to anyone in this business. I'm so grateful to the athletes and the people who helped nominate me. I'm going to be sure to make sure I'm the coach they know I am and to make sure they get what they have been training for, an Olympic medal."
| Name | Class year | Notability | References |
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| Luther Barnes | Gospel music recording artist | ||
| Ralph Campbell, Jr. | former North Carolina’ State Auditor; the first African-American elected to that position in North Carolina | ||
| Anna Julia Cooper | writer, educator, one of the first African-American women to receive a PhD. | ||
| Trevor Graham | athletics coach | ||
| Ruby Butler DeMesme | former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Installations and Environment | ||
| Alex Hall | American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League | ||
| Hannah Diggs Atkins | first African-American woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1968–1980) | ||
| Bessie and Sadie Delany | African Americans who published their best-selling memoir, Having Our Say, at the ages of 102 and 104, respectively | ||
| Robert X. Golphin | Actor "The Great Debaters" | ||
| Antonio Pettigrew | 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. He also won the gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. | ||
| William McBryar | Medal of Honor recipient | ||
| Travis Cherry | Grammy Nominated Music Producer | ||
| Ike Lassiter | the first American Professional Football player ever from St. Augustine's College |
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