Sul Ross State University

Infobox_University
name = Sul Ross State University


established = 1917
type = State university
president = Dr. R. Vic Morgan
city = Alpine
state = Texas
country = USA
enrollment = 2,070
(Alpine campus only)
free = $9.7 million
free_label = Endowment
campus = Rural, 647 acres
mascot = Lobo
colors = Scarlet and gray
website = [http://www.sulross.edu/ www.sulross.edu]

Sul Ross State University (SRSU), a public university in Alpine, Texas, is named for former Texas governor, Civil War hero, and patriot Lawrence Sullivan Ross. It was founded in 1917 as Sul Ross Normal College and was made a full university in 1969.

Sul Ross State University offers certificate programs and associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs. The main campus is situated in the unique environment of the Big Bend region and is the primary institution of higher education serving a 19-county area in far West Texas. SRSU has branch campuses in the Texas cities of Uvalde, Del Rio, and Eagle Pass (see below).

The university is governed by the Board of Regents of the Texas State University System which guides nine universities in the state.

Academic statistics

*Average Undergraduate Class Size: 20
*Student to Faculty Ratio: 16:1
*Undergraduate Degree Programs: 41
*Graduate Degree Programs: 27

Facilities and projects of interest at SRSU

*Archives of the Big Bend
*Center for Big Bend Studies
*Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
*Chihuahuan Desert Resource, Conservation, and Development Area, Inc.
*Museum of the Big Bend
*Minority and Small Business Development Center
*Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library
*Arts in West Texas
*Rio Grande Heritage Tourism Project
*Rio Grande Research Center

University memberships

*American Association of State Colleges and Universities
*American Library Association
*Association of Texas Graduate Schools
*Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
*Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
*National Association of Foreign Student Affairs
*The Texas Library Association
*National Collegiate Athletic Association
*Texas Interscholastic Athletic Association

Athletics

The school athletic teams are called the Lobos. [ [http://www.sulross.edu/pages/5859.asp Athletics ] ] They compete in the NCAA's Division III.

Sul Ross State University's Department of Athletics sponsors Men's Intercollegiate Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Tennis and Track along with Women's Intercollegiate Softball, Cross Country, Tennis, Track and Volleyball.

In 1970 and 1971, the women's volleyball team won the first two intercollegiate women's volleyball national championships ever held, conducted by the forerunner of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. Sul Ross State defeated UCLA and Long Beach State, respectively, in the championship matches.

In 2007, it was announced that 59-year-old Mike Flynt would be joining the Sul Ross football team. He had played college football when he was originally enrolled in college, but his athletic eligibility had not expired. [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2986313] .

Rio Grande College of Uvalde, Del Rio, and Eagle Pass

Sul Ross State University operates Rio Grande College on the campuses of Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde, Del Rio and Eagle Pass. Rio Grande College offers a limited number of both undergraduate and graduate programs.

References

External links

* [http://www.sulross.edu/ Sul Ross State University]