Albany State University

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name = Albany State University
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caption = Albany State University Seal
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motto = ""Potential. Realized."
established = 1903
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type = Public, HBCU citeweb|url=http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whhbcu/edlite-list.html|title=List of HBCUs -- White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities|date=2007-08-16|accessdate=2008-01-03]
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president = Dr. Everette J. Freeman
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students = 4,033 cite web|url=http://www.usg.edu/research/students/enroll/fy2008/fall07.pdf|title=Semester Enrollment Report|accessdate=2007-12-23|date=2007-11-12|format=PDF|work=Office of Research and Policy Analysis|publisher=University System of Georgia]
undergrad =3,606
postgrad =427
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city = Albany
state = Georgia
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United States
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campus = Urban, convert|206|acre|m2|1|sing=on
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colors = Royal Blue and Yellow Gold
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nickname = Golden Ram
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athletics = NCAA Division II
affiliations = SIAC
website = [http://www.asurams.edu www.asurams.edu]
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Albany State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university (HBCU) located in Albany, Georgia. It is one of three HBCU's in the University System of Georgia.

Academics and Demographics

According to "U.S. News & World Report", ASU ranks number 26 out of 81 in the magazine’s first ranking of undergraduate education at HBCUs. It is ranked as a 1st tier school on the list. ASU shares its #26 ranking with Alabama A&M University, Delaware State University, Jackson State University, Kentucky State University and Stillman College. [cite web| url=http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1_hbcu_brief.php?s_cid=related-links:TOP|title=College Rankings|publisher="U.S. News and World Report"|accessdate=2008-01-22]

Albany State offers undergraduate and graduate liberal arts and professional degree programs.

chools and colleges

Albany State offers more than 30 undergraduate degree programs and six advanced degrees. The university also offers the Board of Regents' engineering transfer program and the dual degree program in engineering with Georgia Tech.

Marching band

Albany State's Marching Band participated in the 2007 and 2008 Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB).

Athletics

Albany State University holds membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II (as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) and participates in the following sports: football, basketball, baseball, cheerleading, volleyball, cross-country and track and field.

IAC championships

*Baseball -- 1991 • 1994 • 2000-2004 • 2006
*Basketball (Men's ) -- 1973 • 1983-1985 • 1992 • 1997 • 2007
*Basketball (Women's) -- 1980 • 1981 • 1987 • 1989 • 1990 • 1996 • 1998
*Cross Country (Men’s) -- 1976 • 1977 • 1979 • 1980-1986
*Cross Country (Women's) -- 1982 • 1998 • 2004-2007
*Football -- 1984-1986 • 1988 • 1993-1997 • 2003-2006
*Softball -- 2005 • 2007
*Track and Field (Men's) -- 1972-1978 • 1980-1987 • 2003-2005
*Track and Field (Women's) -- 1997 • 1999-2000 • 2005-2008
*Volleyball (Women's) -- 1998 • 2001-2007

EAC championships

*Football -- 1955 • 1957 • 1959 • 1960 • 1962 • 1966

wimming

Albany State sponsored men and women's swimming and diving teams in past years and were named National Black College Swimming and Diving Champions in 1979 and 1980.

Notable alumni

This is a list of notable alumni which includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Albany State University. It also reflects those alumni who attended and/or graduated from the institution under its prior historical names. "See also ."Alum|name=Phelan Thomas|year=|nota=first African American cosmetic dentist certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Aesthetic Dentistry by the American Society for Dental Aesthetics |ref=cite web|url=http://dentistry.umkc.edu/alum/2001fall/1980s.htm|title=Classes of the 1980s |publisher=UMKC School of Dentistry - University of Missouri-Kansas City|accessdate=2008-02-08] [cite web|url=http://www.asurams.edu/athletics/hall_of_fame.php|title=ASU Sports Hall of Fame
accessdate=2008-02-08]

uggested reading

*cite book |last=Brown |first=Titus |title=Albany State University : a centennial history, 1903-2003 |origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url=http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=0738514934&Search_Code=STNO&PID=6801&SEQ=20080401115017&CNT=25&HIST=1 |format= |accessdate= |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= |series= |volume= |date= |year= |month= |publisher=Arcadia Pub. |location=Charleston, SC |language= |isbn=0738514934 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote=

External links

* [http://www.asurams.edu/ Albany State University's official website]
* [http://www.usg.edu/inst/alsu/ University System of Georgia Albany State University Profile]

References