Albany State University
| Albany State University | |
|---|---|
| motto | A Past To Cherish, A Future To Fulfill Potential. Realized. |
| founding | 1903 |
| place | Albany , Georgia |
| country | United States |
| president | Arthur Dunning |
| Students | 4,176 (2013) |
| Annual budget | $ 1.5 million (2012) |
| Website | www.asurams.edu |
The Albany State University is an original African-American University in Albany in the state of Georgia . Most recently around 4,200 students were enrolled.
history
Inspired by the literary work The Souls of Black Folk by the American civil rights activist and philosopher WEB Du Bois , Joseph Winthrop Holley returned to Albany after completing his studies at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and founded a school. With a $ 2,600 donation from the Rowland Hazards family, he was able to set up a board of trustees and purchase approximately 200,000 square feet of land. The aim of the school was to provide the Afro-American population with elementary education and teacher training. In 1917 the school became the Georgia Normal and Agricultural College .
In 1932 the school was accepted into the University system of Georgia , in 1943 it became Albany State College . In the early 1960s, the college played an important role in the American civil rights movement , as it was here that the Albany Movement came into being, which brought Martin Luther King Jr. to the city, among others . University degrees were first offered in 1981, and the college was granted university status in 1996.
In 2004 the university received a new stadium, in 2006 new housing units for students.
Departments
The university has four departments:
- College of Arts and Humanities
- College of Business
- College of Education
- College of Science and Health Professions
students life
Albany State University has around 60 student organizations, most of which are bands, choirs, religious groups, honor associations, and student associations.
There are also nine student associations: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Iota Phi Theta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, Sigma Gamma Rho, Zeta Phi Beta.
Sports at the university include American football, basketball, baseball, cheerleading, volleyball, cross-country and athletics.
Former students
Known People Who Graduated from Albany State University:
- Alice Coachman , former athlete and 1948 Olympic champion
- Jo Marie Payton-Noble , actress
- Rick Ross , successful rapper
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