| Texas Southern University | |
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| Established | March 7, 1927 |
| Type | Public Historically black |
| President | John Rudley |
| Provost | Sunny E. Ohia |
| Admin. staff | 350 |
| Students | 10,026 |
| Location | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Campus | Urban, 150-acre (0.61 km2) |
| Former names | Wiley College Extension (1925–1927) Houston Colored Junior College (1927–1934) Houston College for Negroes (1934–1947) Texas State University for Negroes (1947–1951) |
| Colors | Maroon and Gray |
| Athletics | National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision |
| Nickname | Tigers or Lady Tigers |
| Affiliations | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Website | www.tsu.edu |
Texas Southern University (shortened to Texas Southern, or simply TSU) is a historically black university located in Houston, Texas, United States.
TSU was established in 1927 as the Houston Colored Junior College, through its private college phase as Houston Colored College. On March 3, 1947, the state declared this to be the first state university in Houston, Texas State University for Negroes. In 1951, the name changed to Texas Southern University.
Texas Southern is one of only four independent public universities in Texas (those not affiliated with any of Texas' six public university systems) and is one of the largest and most comprehensive HBCUs in the nation.
As of October 2009[update], about 85% of TSU's students were African American. Fifty-four percent of law school students and 43% of pharmacy students were African American. During that year, the university's president, John Rudley, said that he would try to court Hispanics as students.[1]
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The beginnings of Texas Southern University can be traced to the March 7, 1927 resolution by the Houston Independent School District school board to establish junior colleges for each race. The resolution created Houston Junior College (now the University of Houston) and Houston Colored Junior College. The Houston Colored Junior College first held classes in Yates High School during the evenings. It later changed its name to Houston College for Negroes. 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 race, and subsequently filed suit. (See Sweatt v. Painter (1950).) The state had no law school for African Americans. Instead of granting Sweatt a writ of mandamus, the Texas trial court continued the case for six months to allow the state time to create a law school for blacks.
As a result, the state founded Texas Southern University 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 those available to white Texans. The state took over the Houston Independent School District (HISD)-run Houston College for Negroes as a basis for the new university. At the time, Houston College just moved to the present site (adjacent to the University of Houston) donated by Hugh Roy Cullen and had one permanent building and an existing faculty and students. The new university was charged with teaching "pharmacy, dentistry, arts and sciences, journalism education, literature, law, medicine and other professional courses." The legislature stipulated that "these courses shall be equivalent to those offered at other institutions of this type supported by the State of Texas."
Given the differences in facilities and intangibles such as the distance of the new school from Austin and other law students, the Supreme Court ruled it did not satisfy "separate but equal" provisions, and that African Americans must also be admitted to the University of Texas Law School at Austin.
In the early 1990s, of all Texas universities, TSU had the most incidents of violent crime on its campus. Crime became an issue in the campus during the 14 years leading to 2005.[2]
The university has a 150-acre (0.61 km2) urban campus in the middle of Houston's Third Ward (immediately southeast of Downtown Houston).
Jesse H. Jones School of Business is one of the ten colleges and schools at Texas Southern University. Named as one of the "Best 300 Business Schools" by the Princeton Review[1], the Jesse H. Jones School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)[2].[3] Jesse H. Jones School of Business currently have bachelor's degree major in Accounting, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems and Marketing, and MIS, MBA and eMBA for Master program.The Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Texas Southern University has approximately 1,600 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate studies.[4] The School was recognized as one of the nation’s “Best Business Schools” by the U.S. News & World Report in 2010 and as one of the “Best 290 Business Schools” by the Princeton Review in 2008[5].
One of the newer facilities on the campus this building is home to several scholastic programs such as the Houston Louis Stokes Alliance Minority Program (H-LSAMP) and the Thomas Freeman Honors College. It is also home to several research programs like the NASA University Research Center for Bio-Nanotechnology and Environmental Research (NASA URC C-BER)and Maritime Transportation Studies and Research as well as the STEM research program The College of Science and Technology offers extensive research experiences through various centers, partnerships and collaborations designed to strengthen the overall collegiate experience, and meet critical social needs. TSU’s NASA University Research Center (C-BER) addresses important human health concerns related to manned exploration of space. Programs such as TSU’s NASA University Research Center (C-BER) and participation in The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Preparation Program (LSAMP) support undergraduate, graduate and faculty development while helping to increase the number of US citizens receiving degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields.[3]
The 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m2) exhibition space displays a variety of historical and contemporary art and was designated the permanent home of the Web of Life mural by John T. Biggers.[4]
Centrally located on Tiger Walk, the Ernest S. Sterling Student Life Center (SSLC) is the nucleus of campus life at TSU. It provides cultural, social, recreational, educational and religious programs and services for students, faculty, staff, alumni and guests, as it creates constructive leisure and educational activities. The Student Center is home to the Student Government Association (SGA), University Program Council (UPC), Herald Newspaper, Tiger Yearbook, Office of Campus Organizations, TSU Cheerleaders, Student Activities administrative offices and Office of Events.[5]
Recently renovated, the Sawyer Auditorium is Texas Southern University’s historical landmark. Sawyer Auditorium features split level seating for up to 1,800 guests for hosting university sponsored events. It also has an adjacent drama playhouse.[6]
The school has two residence halls for first-year and returning students.[7]
Other housing options include:
A new soccer stadium has been approved for the east side of downtown with construction projected to be complete in 2012. With 22,000 seats, the stadium that has been provided through an agreement with the Houston Dynamo will serve a permanent home for Tiger football. After a logo campaign that spanned six months, a new logo designed by Byron Byers was selected to officially represent TSU athletic teams. Athletics Director Charles McClelland also selected two additional winning logos, designed by Daniel Anderson and Walter Land that will be used for additional marketing and merchandising efforts.
An extensive set of curricular offerings is provided through the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs that includes courses in Administration of Justice (AJ), Political Science (POLS), Public Affairs (PA), and Military Science (MSCI), as well as three undergraduate degrees and five graduate degrees.
Starting in fall 2010, Texas Southern University will offer college courses in partnership with Lone Star College at its new campus in northwest Houston. And thanks to a new partnership with the City of Houston and Houston Public Library, Texas Southern will offer fine arts classes as well as theatre and dance performances in the historic Deluxe Theater in Houston’s Fifth Ward district, which the city is currently renovating.
The university currently comprises ten schools and colleges along with several scholastic and research programs:
Center of Excellence in Health Disparities Research: Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
Center for Legal Pedagogy, Institute for International and Immigration Law (IIIL), Center for Government,
and the recently established
The university main library is the Robert J. Terry Library.The Brown Foundation re-invested in Texas Southern University with a two-year $1.2 million commitment to the Robert J. Terry Library to improve its Urban Learning Center. The Urban Learning Center is an integral part of a new era of initiatives at Texas Southern and will provide critical support to the currently planned Academic Village. The new improvements will enhance the ability of the RJT Library to address the literary and academic needs of our students. TSU will offer classes at a brand new northwest campus location starting in fall 2010. 19 The Thurgood Marshall School of Law is one of four public law schools in Texas and it also houses a library.
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The air is filled as our voices ring |
| Words and Music by C.A. Tolbert |
The University's marching band the Ocean of Soul has won numeral awards, performed at Super Bowls,[11] The Stellar Awards[12] The 300+ Band has Alumni Such as,Grammy award-winning jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum.
Texas Southern University's school colors are maroon and gray and the school's mascot is the Tiger. Texas Southern sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (Championship Subdivision for football) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
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.
TSU's best known rivals are Prairie View A&M, Southern University, Jackson State University and Grambling State University.
On December 11, 2010, Texas Southern University won their first football SWAC Championship in 42 Years. TSU defeated Alabama State 11-6 at Legion Field in the 2010 Farmers Insurance SWAC Football Championship Game. Led by SWAC Defensive Player of the Year and SWAC Championship Game Defensive MVP, Dejuan Fulghum, Texas Southern had the toughest defense in the SWAC in 2010, and ranked #2 in the nation (FCS).
Texas Southern Head coach Johnnie Cole was named the SWAC Football Coach of the Year as announced by the SWAC league office for the 2010 season.
Cole led his alma mater to its first-ever SWAC Championship Game berth and the first 8-win season at Texas Southern since 2000. The Tigers tied the school record with a 9th win Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 after winning the SWAC Championship Game. Cole is finishing his 3rd season at TSU with a record of 19-16 with the Tigers. He is 34-32 in his 6th season as head coach for his career.
In addition to serving as a training unit for TSU students, the station was also established to serve the University at the program level as well as the community by presenting various types of educational, TSU athletic, cultural and social programs to a primarily listening area within a 10-mile (16 km) radius of the University. A 1973 survey indicated that radio was generally the preferred source of information of African Americans, particularly those with less than a high school education. By the late 1970s, the station had secured an ample audience and programming increased in scope. At the same time, the station increased its power range from 10 watts to 18,500 watts. According to the Arbitron Rating Service (ARS), KTSU has an audience of 244,700 listeners and is number one over all of Houston/Galveston stations for its Sunday format and its Friday format of Golden Oldies.[13]
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Lonnie Hepburn. A former Defensive back who played got the Baltimore Colts, Clevland Browns and Denver Broncos.
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