Savannah State University

Infobox University
name = Savannah State University
native_name =

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image_size = 150px
caption = Savannah State University Seal
tagline = You can get anywhere from here!
latin_name =
motto = "Lux Et Veritas"
( _la. Light and Truth)
established = November 26, 1890New Georgia Encyclopedia|id=h-1428|name=Savannah State University|date=2005-09-25|accessdate=2008-01-02] citeweb|title =Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Savannah State University|url =http://www.petersons.com/blackcolleges/profiles/savannah.asp?sponsor=2904|accessdate =2007-08-27]
closed =
type = Public, HBCUciteweb|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]
affiliation =
endowment = $2,433,508cite web|url= http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_1590_brief.php|title=USNews.com:America's Best Colleges 2008:Savannah State University:At a glance|work=USNews.com|publisher=U.S.News & World Report, L.P|accessdate=2008-01-30]
officer_in_charge =
chairman =
chancellor =
president = Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.citeweb|title=Earl G. Yarbrough Sr., Ph.D President Savannah State University|url=http://www.savstate.edu/news/YarbroughWelcomeJuly07REV.pdf|accessdate=2007-08-27]
vice-president =
superintendent =
provost =
vice_chancellor =
rector =
principal =
dean =
director =
head_label =
head =
faculty =
staff = 385
students = 3,169 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 = 3,041
postgrad = 128
doctoral =
other =
city = Savannah
state = Georgia
province =
country =
United States
coor = coord|32|1|20.76|N|81|3|18.44|W|display=inline
campus = convert|175|acre|m2|1|sing=on, coastal settingcite web|url=http://irp.savstate.edu/IRP/Common_Data_Set/cdsapg.htm|title=Savannah General Information|year=2003|accessdate=2007-05-04|publisher=Savannah State University Office of Institutional Research & Planning]
former_names = Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth,
Georgia State College,
and Savannah State College
free_label = Athletic Director
free = W. Bart Bellairs
sports = football
baseball
basketball (m)
basketball (w)
cross-country (m)
cross-country (w)
tennis (m)
tennis (w)
track and field (m)
track and field (w)
volleyball (w)
golf (m)
softball (w)
colors = Burnt Orange and Reflex Blue
color box|#CC5500 color box|Blue
nickname = Tigers or Lady Tigers
mascot =
athletics = NCAA Division I
affiliations = Independent
website = [http://www.savstate.edu/ www.savstate.edu]
address = 3219 College St.
Savannah, GA 31404
telephone = 912-356-2186

footnotes =

Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university (HBCU) located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia.cite web|url=http://www.admissions.savstate.edu/jump/academics/facts/aboutus.asp|title=Savannah State University Admission: About Us|year=2007|accessdate=2007-04-04|publisher=Savannah State University] Savannah State University's mission statement is "to graduate students who are prepared to perform at higher levels of economic productivity, social responsibility, and excellence in their chosen career fields of endeavor in a changing global community."cite web|url=http://www.savstate.edu/UG_CATALOG/GENERAL_CATALOG%2005%2007.pdf|title=Savannah State University 2005-2007 Catalog|year=2005|accessdate=2007-04-04|publisher=Savannah State University]

Savannah State operates three colleges (College of Business Administration, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of Sciences and Technology) and the Office of Graduate Studies and Sponsored Research (OGSSR). It also operates four research centers (Center for Teaching, Learning and Academic Support, [http://www.ci.savannah.ga.us/cityweb/econdevweb.nsf/cbf3d31415cd3e5585256c60006ffb37/7666c25350fc78a985256be500523adb?OpenDocument Savannah Entrepreneurial Center] , The Midtown Project, and "A Collaboration to Integrate Research and Education in Marine and Environmental Science and Biotechnology" with the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, part of the University System of Georgia.cite web|url=http://www.usg.edu/inst/ssu/|title=Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia|year=2007|accessdate=2007-04-04|publisher=Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia] Savannah State was ranked fourth tier in the "U.S. News & World Report" America's Best Colleges 2008 (Universities–Master's (South) category).

Demographics

The student body consists of 3,169 graduate and undergraduate students, and 385 full-time instructional faculty.

Administration

Academic oversight

Oversight is provided by the University System of Georgia, the organizational body that sets goals and dictates general policy to all public educational institutions in Georgia.

Funding

Savannah State is a public institution, receiving funds from the State of Georgia, tuition, fees, research grants, private scholarship funds (including the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the Tom Joyner Foundation), and alumni contributions. [cite web|url=http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/hbcus/hbculist.cfm|title=Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Member Schools|year=2004|accessdate=2007-04-04|publisher=Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund] The University System of Georgia is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents and dispenses public funds (allocated by the state's legislature) to Savannah State, excluding lottery-funded HOPE Scholarships. The university's endowment was $2,433,508 As of FY05, the university's budget was $42,155,964. 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 ] In FY06, the university received $7,725,311 in Research, Instruction, and Public Service Contracts and Grants. [cite web|url=http://www.usg.edu/research/gen_info/resfund/cg/2006cg.pdf|title=Extramural Funds Received for Research, Instruction, and Public Service - Fiscal Year 2006|work=Research Funding Received - Research Contracts and Grants|publisher=University System of Georgia|accessdate=2008-02-11]

History

Other National fraternities and sororities with registered chapters currently on campus include:
*List of Savannah State University alumni
*List of Savannah State University faculty
**President of Savannah State University

uggested readings

*cite book |title=Richard R. Wright, Sr., at GSIC, 1891-1921: A Protean Force for the Social Uplift and Higher Education of Black Americans |last=Elmore |first=Charles J. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1996 |publisher=privately printed |location=Savannah, Ga. |isbn= |url=http://lccn.loc.gov/96077761
*cite book |title=Savannah, Georgia|last=Elmore |first=Charles |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2002 |publisher=Arcadia Pub |location=Charleston, SC |isbn= |url=http://lccn.loc.gov/2001095826
*cite book |title=One Hundred Years of Educating at Savannah State College, 1890-1990 |last=Hall |first=Clyde W. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1991 |publisher=Versa Press |location=East Peoria, Ill |isbn= |url=http://lccn.loc.gov/91090585

References

External links

* [http://www.savstate.edu/ Savannah State University official website - www.savstate.edu]
* [http://www.usg.edu/inst/ssu/ University System of Georgia site - www.usg.edu/inst/ssu/]
* [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1428&sug=y New Georgia Encyclopedia Savannah State University article - www.georgiaencyclopedia.org]
* [http://www.tigersroar.com/ Tiger's Roar (Student Newspaper) - www.tigersroar.com]
* [http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/SAV/ Savannah State alumni web site - www.alumniconnections.com]