Sam Houston State University (known as SHSU or Sam ) was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher education in the State of Texas. Located about 70 minutes (72.1 miles) north of downtown Houston, in Huntsville, Texas. This is one of the oldest institutions built for instructing teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first such institution in Texas. The school was named for Sam Houston, who built his home in the city and was buried there.
SHSU is a member of the Texas State University System and has enrollment of over 20,000 students in over 80 undergraduate programs, 59 masters, and 8 doctoral programs. The university also offers more than 20 online undergraduate and graduate degrees, and its high-end online program by US News & amp; World Report. It was the first institution to be classified as a University of Doctoral Research by the Carnegie Commission in Higher Education in the Texas State University System, and while education continues to be the most popular among university students, SHSU has nationally recognized programs in banking, performing arts, mathematics , and criminal justice.
Video Sam Houston State University
History
Nineteen and twentieth centuries
The Sam Houston State University campus was originally home to Austin College, a Presbyterian institution that was transferred to Sherman, Texas in 1876. Austin Hall was built in 1851 and is the oldest university building in western Mississippi still operating. Renovated in 2012 and used today for meetings and special events. In particular, Sam Houston himself attended and participated in the original devotion of the building.
Created by law signed by Governor Oran M. Roberts on San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1879, the special purpose of the Sam Houston Normal Institute is to train teachers for public schools in Texas. It was the first teacher training school in the southwest United States. On October 10 of the same year, the first class of 110 students and four faculty began teaching. The first school president, Bernard Mallon, died eleven days after the institute was opened.
The one-room Peabody Memorial Library is the first free-standing college library in Texas; built in 1901 with funds provided by the George Peabody Foundation. According to the Normal Institute catalog, the library is "a very handsome structure, and tailor-made for the purpose to be used." It is said that no such school in the South has a Building equal to it. " Fully refurbished, now used as a venue for special university events.
When universities first opened, students received certification to teach in state primary and secondary schools. After 1919, the university began to provide a bachelor's degree. In 1936, the school earned its first post-equivalence.
Twenty-first century
SHSU celebrates its 125th year of operation in 2004.
The university launched its first capital campaign in March 2006 with a goal of $ 50 million and closed the campaign book on August 31, 2010, with a $ 61.2 million commitment. The university has 110,000 alumni who can live and have an active Alumni address and Association with 10,000 members, hosting 200 meetings and events each year.
SHSU-The Woodlands Center opened on May 30, 2012, at the Lone Star College-Montgomery campus. This is a 144,164 sq facility. Ft. Which has a five-storey parking garage. The university also operates SHSU-University Park at the Lone Star College-University Park property in the unrelated County of Harris near Tomball.
Rename
Throughout its history, Sam has undergone several name changes.
- April 21, 1879, established as Sam Houston Normal Institute
- 1923: Sam Houston State Teachers College
- 1965: Sam Houston State College
- 1967: Sam Houston State University
In April, 2007, Texas House Bill 1418 passed without objection in the Texas Legislature, preventing The Texas State University System Board of Regents from changing the name of the university to Texas State-Sam Houston.
Maps Sam Houston State University
Campus
The main rural campus of oak-studded oak sits on 316 hectares of land in central Huntsville. The two large farm complexes have a 1,600-acre research and agricultural field and a rodeo arena. The campus also has a planetarium, an observatory, a body farm, and an 18-hole golf course called the Raven Nest. The mall area on the main campus includes the Blatchley Bell Tower and Clock as well as a fountain.
The college stands for Austin University fictitious in the movie The Life of David Gale.
Academics
The department and academic programs of Sam Houston State are organized into Eight colleges:
- Faculty of Business Administration
- Criminal Justice College
- Education Colleges
- Akademi Seni Rupa dan Komunikasi Massa
- Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Academy of Science & amp; Engineering Technology
- College of Health Sciences
- Osteopathic Medical College
In addition, the university receives over 350 outstanding undergraduate students at the selective Elliott T. Bowers Honors College.
The program in the College of Criminal Justice was recently ranked by the Journal of Criminal Justice in the top five nationals. Theater and dance programs are classified by Dance Spectrum Magazine in the top 25 nationally, and according to the National Dance Association, SHSU is home to a qualified athletic dance team. The University offers the only Professional Golf Management program in Texas, one of 20 in the country. SHSU also offers one of the oldest speech and debate programs in the country.
In May 2016, the university offered:
- Eighty-eight degree programs
- Fifty-nine master programs
- Eight doctoral programs (Clinical Psychology, Counselor Education, Criminal Justice, Development Education Administration, Educational Leadership, Forensic Science, Instructional Technology, and Literacy)
- Twenty one certificates
Criminal Justice College
The SHSU Criminal Justice College is the largest and one of the oldest criminal justice programs in the country. Huntsville has long been linked to criminal justice, being the headquarters of the Texas Criminal Justice Department and home of several prisons, including Unit Walls which is the site of the state execution space, located about two blocks north of the campus.
In 1970, the College became one of the first programs in the US to offer Ph.D. in criminal justice, and it is the first institution in the State of Texas that offers the Master of Science in Forensic Science. SHSU's PhD in Clinical Science with Forensic emphasis is one of seven accredited programs such as in the US. College faculty have recently been recognized as the fourth most nationally productive in their field of research, and their areas of expertise range from serial killings, crime-hate, and terrorism to police, law, corrections and security.
The College of Criminal Justice includes the headquarters of the Texas Commission for Forensic Science. It is also the home of the Blackwood Bill Texas Management Law Enforcement Institute, specializing in training for local, state, and federal law enforcement officers in the field of management and supervision. The college also has a functioning courtroom where students can observe and analyze real experiments.
Texas Study
The University has been praised since its end to offer courses that encourage the study of the knowledge, lure, and history of the Lone Star Country. In 2012, a digital archivist at a university library works with officials at a local veteran museum to launch a collection of Texas Military Veterans History.
Athletics
Sam Houston State colors are orange and white and their nicknames are Bearkats . The Sam Houston State sports team participates in the NCAA Division I (Championship Subdivision for football) at the Southland Conference. The top-ranked Bear's football team was defeated by North Dakota State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship.
The SHSU athletics team was nicknamed "The Bearkats" since 1923 when the name of the University was changed by the Texas State Legislature of the Sam Houston Normal Institute to Sam Houston State Teachers College. Prior to 1923, the university sports team was nicknamed "The Normals."
It is doubtful those who created the nickname "Bearkat" have certain animals in mind. More likely, the name came from a popular local saying then, "tough like Bearkat!" The late Reed Lindsey, who was a student/athlete in 1920 and later retired as a University recorder, once said that "it was the name of a good battle at the time." Since the animal in the saying is considered more mystical than real, the spelling set is "Bearkat." However, there are some arguments that Sam Houston Bearkat was modeled after one of Binturong or Kinkajou.
In the late 1940s, SHSU President Harmon Lowman tried to change SHSU's mascot from Bearkats to "Ravens" (after the nickname of General Sam Houston Cherokee). Mrs. Vernon Schuder reported that the alumni were surveyed and she chose the crow but that "all the old Bearkats beat us!"
The mascot character of Sammy Bearkat, with the addition of Samantha, began appearing on SHSU sporting events in 1959. Samantha is now retired.
Rivalry
SHSU's main rival is Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) and tensions between two schools can run high before major sporting events pitting one against another. The annual soccer match between SHSU and SFA, named Battle of the Piney Woods, began in 1923. Since 2010, the series has been played at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The competition is Second Division II Championship of the second oldest Football Championship Division in Texas.
Mascot
Sam Houston Bearkat is represented by Sammy Bearkat, a costume mascot, who has been entertaining and leading the crowd cheering during sporting events since 1959.
Club sports
Sports clubs are very popular at SHSU. Some are available for students including: Powerlifting, Ultimate Frisbee, lacrosse, rugby, martial arts, traps and skeet, inline hockey, basketball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, and baseball. Quidditch Team Sam Houston wins in 2013 at IQA VI World Cup Division 2. Spirit program, cheer, dance, and mascot, Sam Houston holds the most National title of all sports and recreation activities in Sam Houston. Tim Coed is the defending champion of the NCA last April. The All Girl team made school history by winning their first National Championship in April 2014.
Campus media
SHSU Mass Communication School operates KSHU, student-run radio stations (90.5 FM) and television (cable channel 7), newscasts, sports, and entertainment programs for campus and community. "The Houstonian" is a two-weekly college newspaper published by students. Broadcast studios and offices for all three media are located within Dan Rather Communications Building.
The Alcalde is the annual yearbook of the university, published from 1910 to 1998 and 2003 to 2006; it was named in honor of Texas Governor Oran Roberts whose nickname was "The Old Alcalde."
Famous Alumni
- Frank Lorthridge, former US basketball player
- Rhett Bomar, a former U.S. soccer player.
- Keith Davis, a former U.S. footballer.
- Tim Denton, a former U.S. soccer player.
- Mary DeChambres, film editor and US television image
- Billy Gunn, WWE professional wrestler
- Keith Heinrich, a former U.S. footballer.
- Abby Johnson, activist
- Richard Linklater, film director
- Dustin Long, a former U.S. soccer player.
- Marcus Luttrell, former Navy Seal
- Josh McCown, the current US soccer player
- Lachlan Edwards, the current US soccer player
- And Rather, a journalist
- Shea Serrano, author
- Ralph Ruthstrom, a former U.S. soccer player.
- Thaksin Shinawatra, former Thai prime minister
- Marilyn McAdams Sibley, historian
- Steve Sparks, former MLB Pitcher, Announcer
- Phillip Wellman, US baseball coach
- Charlie Wilson, a former US politician
- Dusty Wolfe, a former professional wrestler, history teacher today
- Author John Ferling, historian, professor
- Joel McDonald, voice actor affiliated with Funimation
- Michael Bankston, former U.S. Footballer.
- Odie Harris, a former U.S. Soccer Player.
See also
- Steamboat House
References
External links
- Official website
- Sam Houston State Athletics website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
0 Comments