Norfolk State University
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| Norfolk State University | |
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| Image:NorfolkStateSpartans.png | |
| Seal of Norfolk State University | |
| Motto: | "Achieving With Excellence" |
| Established | 1935 |
| Type: | Public, HBCU |
| President: | Dr. Carolyn Winstead Meyers |
| Faculty: | 285 |
| Students: | 6,238 |
| Undergraduates: | 5,403 |
| Postgraduates: | 835 |
| Location | Norfolk, Virginia, United States Image:Flag of the United States.svg |
| Campus: | Urban, 134 acres (0.5 km²) |
| Former names: | Norfolk State Unit of Virginia Union University Norfolk Polytechnic College Virginia State College Norfolk State College |
| Colors: | Green and Gold |
| Nickname: | Spartans |
| Athletics: | NCAA Division I |
| Affiliations: | MEAC |
| Website: | www.nsu.edu |
Norfolk State University (NSU) is a four-year, state-supported, coed, liberal arts, historically black university located in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.
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[edit] History
The institution was founded in 1935 as the Norfolk State Unit of Virginia Union University (VUU). Eighty-five students attended the first classes held in 1935. In 1942, the school became independent of VUU and was named Norfolk Polytechnic College. Within two years, by an act of the Virginia Legislature, it became a part of Virginia State College (now Virginia State University ), and granted its first bachelor's degrees in 1956. The college divided from Virginia State College in 1969 and was named Norfolk State College. When granted university status in 1979, the school's name changed to Norfolk State University.
[edit] Academics
Norfolk State offers 2 Doctorate and 15 Master's degrees including the Master's degree programs in Optical Engineering, Computer Science, and Criminal Justice. The school also offers 36 undergraduate degrees, with a new degree being offered in Optical Engineering.
[edit] Campus
Located on the former site of the 50-acre (202,343 m²) Memorial Park Golf Course, which the city of Norfolk sold to the school for one dollar, the campus now encompasses 134 acres (0.5 km²) of land and 31 buildings at (36.8495922, -76.2627174)GR4 [1] The Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall is a large health, physical education, and ROTC complex with a seating capacity of 7,500. Other facilities include a 30,000-seat football stadium; a television studio and radio station, an African art museum, and a multi-purpose performing arts center. Research facilities include a life sciences building with a planetarium and a materials research wing with crystal growth, organic synthesis, laser spectroscopy, and magnetic resonance equipment.
[edit] Sports
Norfolk State sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (Football Championship Subdivision for all sports including football) in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Norfolk State was formerly a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference (1953-1960) and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1962-1996). [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report. U.S. Department of the Interior (U.S. Geological Survey). Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse: Norfolk State Historical Data. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Official athletics website
- Norfolk State University is at coordinates Coordinates:
Categories: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | Norfolk State University | Historically black universities and colleges in the United States | Public universities | Education in Norfolk, Virginia | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools | Universities and colleges in Virginia | Southern United States university stubs
