Southern University

Infobox University
name = Southern University and A&M College
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established = Birth date and age|1881|03|07
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type = Public, land grant, HBCU
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chancellor = Margret Ambrose (Interim)
president = Ralph Slaughter
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staff = 1,465 [cite web|title=2005-06 Fact Book|publisher=Southern University|date=2005|url=http://www.subr.edu/pair/FactBooks/FactBook%202005-06.pdf|accessdate=2006-09-12]
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undergrad = 8,964
postgrad = 1,400
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city = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
state = Louisiana
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campus = Urban
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colors = Blue and Gold
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nickname = Jaguars
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website = [http://www.subr.edu www.subr.edu]

footnotes = :"For other Southern University campuses, see Southern University System."Southern University and A&M College is a historically black college located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

History

The concept of Southern University was put forth by P. B. S. Pinchback, T. T. Allain, and Henry Demas as an institution "for the education of persons of color" at the 1879 Louisiana State Constitutional Convention. In April 1880, the Louisiana General Assembly chartered Southern University, originally located in New Orleans. Southern opened its doors on Start date|1881|03|07 with twelve students. One of the original locations of the early campus was the former Israel Sinai Temple Synagogue on Calliope Street, between St. Charles and Camp streets in New Orleans. Southern became a land grant school in 1890, and an Agricultural and Mechanical department was established. Because of continued growth and a lack of land for expansion, the university relocated to what was then Scotlandville, along Scott's Bluff facing the Mississippi River in 1914. It is included as a destination of the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.

The Southern University marching band was featured in television commercials and has been invited to participate in the annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, Presidential Inauguration ceremonies and several Super Bowl halftime presentations. "USA Today" newspaper once named the band the number one marching band in the United States.fact|date=September 2008 For many years, the band was one of the few in the U.S. that had no female members but that has changed in recent years; currently there are over 20 female members.fact|date=September 2008

Notable alumni

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External links

* [http://www.subr.edu/ www.subr.edu] Official web site
* [http://www.sus.edu/ www.sus.edu] Southern University System Official web site
* [http://www.gojagsports.com/ www.gojagsports.com] Official athletics web site
* [http://www.humanjukebox.com www.humanjukebox.com] Marching Band Website
* [http://www.imeem.com/squigee/playlist/LDSiq34g/southern_university_and_am_college_music_playlist/ Marching Band music playlist]