Alcorn State University

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Alcorn State University
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Former name
Alcorn University
(1871–1878)
Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College
(1878–1974)
Motto"Service, Scholarship, Dignity"
"Where Knowledge and Character Matter"
Type Public historically black land-grant university
EstablishedMay 13, 1871;
152 years ago
 (1871-05-13) [1]
Parent institution
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning [2]
Accreditation SACS
Academic affiliations
Endowment $21.3 million (2021) [3]
President Tracy Cook (interim) [4]
Students2,933 (Fall 2022) [5]
Undergraduates 2431 (Fall 2022)
Postgraduates 502 (Fall 2019)
Location, ,
United States

31°52′37″N91°08′28″W / 31.8769°N 91.1411°W / 31.8769; -91.1411
CampusRemote rural [6] , 1,756 acres (7.11 km2)
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Campus Chronicle [7]
Colors Purple and gold [8]
   
Nickname Braves and Lady Braves
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FCSSWAC
MascotBravehawk
Website www.alcorn.edu
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Oakland Chapel on the campus of Alcorn State University
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The Literary Society Building on the campus of Alcorn State University

Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, ASU or Alcorn) is a public historically black land-grant university adjacent to Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 and was the first black land grant college established in the United States. The university is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

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Alcorn State's athletic teams known as the Braves and compete in the NCAA's Division I. All teams compete as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

History

Alcorn State University was the first black land grant college in the country. Mississippi's Reconstructionist legislature, dominated by Republicans sympathetic to the cause of educating the formerly enslaved, was established on the site of Oakland College, a college that had gone defunct due to the Civil War. [9] Alcorn University started with what is recognized as three historic buildings. [10] [11] [12]

United States Senator Hiram R. Revels resigned his seat when he accepted the position as Alcorn's first president. The state legislature provided $50,000 in cash for ten successive years for the establishment and overall operations of the college. The state also granted Alcorn three-fifths of the proceeds earned from the sale of 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) of land scrip for agricultural or land grant colleges under federal legislation. The land was sold for $188,928 with Alcorn receiving a share of $113,400. This money was to be used solely to support the agricultural and mechanical components of the college, which Congress wanted to develop nationally. From its beginning, Alcorn State University was a land-grant college. [10] After a group of white Democrats known as Redeemers took over the legislature, Alcorn's appropriation was slashed by almost 90 percent, to $5,500 per year, and an all-white board of trustees was appointed. [9]

In 1878, the name Alcorn University was changed to Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College. The university's original 225 acres (0.91 km2) of land have been expanded to develop a 1,700 acres (6.9 km2) campus. The goals for the college set by the Mississippi legislature following the Reconstruction era emphasized training for blacks rather than academic education. The school, like other black schools during these years, was less a college than a vocational school intended to prepare students for the agricultural economy of the state and of most of their hometowns.

At first the school was exclusively for black males, but women were admitted in 1895. The 2022 freshman class included 339 females and 159 males. [13] Alcorn began with eight faculty members in 1871. Today the faculty and staff number more than 500. The student body has grown from 179 mostly local male students to more than 2,933 students from all over the world. [13]

In 1974, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College was renamed Alcorn State University, representing the development of its programs. Governor William L. Waller signed House Bill 298 granting university status to Alcorn and the other state-supported colleges. Alcorn had already become a more diversified university, with graduate programs. It provides an undergraduate education that enables students to continue their work in graduate and professional schools, engage in teaching, and enter other professions. It also provides graduate education to equip students for further training in specialized fields.

In 1994 Jay Searcy of the Philadelphia Inquirer said that except for its football team, Evers, and "an occasional Olympic athlete," "Alcorn rarely gets mentioned outside the state of Mississippi" although attention on the university increased after Steve McNair made athletic successes. [14]

In 2020, MacKenzie Scott donated $25 million to Alcorn State. Her donation is the largest single gift in Alcorn State's history. [15]

Alcorn State is accredited, with seven schools and degree programs in more than 50 areas, including a nursing and a Master of Business Administration program. The facilities number approximately 80 modern structures with an approximate value of $71 million. [16]

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Levi J. Rowan

Presidents

NameYears [17] [18] Interim
Hiram Rhodes Revels 1871–1882No
John Houston Burrus 1882–1893No
Wilson H. Reynolds1893–1894No
Thomas J. Calloway 1894–1896No
Edward H. Triplett1896–1899No
William H. Lanier 1899–1905No
Levi John Rowan1905–1911No
John Adams Martin1911–1915No
Levi John Rowan1915–1934No
Isiah S. Sanders, Acting President1934–1934No
William Harrison Bell1934–1944No
Preston Sewell Bowles1944–1945No
William Harrison Pipes1945–1949No
Jesse R. Otis1949–1957No
John Dewey Boyd1957–1969No
Walter Washington 1969–1994No
Rudolph E. Waters Sr.1994–1995Yes
Clinton Bristow Jr. 1995–2006No
Malvin A. Williams Sr.2006–2008Yes
George E. Ross2008–2010No
Norris Allen Edney2010–2011Yes
M. Christopher Brown II2011–2013No
Norris Edney2013–2014Yes
Alfred Rankins, Jr.2014–2017No
Donzell Lee2017-2019Yes
Felecia M. Nave 2019–PresentNo

Academics

Alcorn State is the second largest historically black college or university (HBCU) and the fifth largest university in Mississippi with an enrollment of approximately 3,700 undergraduate students and 600 graduate students. The university has seven schools, offering more than 50 different fields of study.

Alcorn State University consistently ranks among the top 25 HBCUs in the nation according to the annual U.S. News & World Report HBCU rankings. [19]

Alcorn State University is the only HBCU in Mississippi with a comprehensive nursing program. [20]

The Myrlie Evers-Williams Honors Program is available to highly motivated undergraduate students seeking to enhance their academic experience and leadership skills. [21]

Master of Business Administration (MBA) program

Alcorn State University offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program through its Natchez campus. Classes are conducted in the evening. Students may join the live lecture classes via a live internet feed. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), a global accrediting body for business degree programs. The MBA program has been popular with international and out-of-state students.

Global programs

Besides coordinating study-abroad opportunities, Global Programs brings worldwide perspectives to campus through exchange programs and special events. [22]

Pre-professional programs

Alcorn offers pre-professional programs to better prepare students for a transition to specialized studies in the fields of law, engineering, nursing, physical therapy, medicine, pharmacy and dentistry. [23]

Accreditation

Alcorn State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Specialist's, and Doctorate degrees.

Alcorn's teacher education program is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. The Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics is accredited by the American Dietetics Association. The Associate of Science in Nursing degree, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, and the Master of Science in Nursing degree programs are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Alcorn State University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Industrial Technology, and the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Locations

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Alcorn State University entrance sign

The main campus is located in Alcorn State University census-designated place, [24] an unincorporated area in Claiborne County, Mississippi. It is 45 miles (72 km) south of Vicksburg, [14] 40 miles (64 km) north of Natchez, and 80 miles (130 km) southwest of Jackson. [25] It is near Lorman.

The Nursing School and the Business School's Master of Business Administration (MBA) program are located in Natchez, Mississippi. The university also has a class center in Vicksburg.

Campus housing

Male residence halls include Medgar Wiley Evers Heritage Village Complex A and B, Hiram Revels Hall and Albert Lott Hall. [26] Female residence halls include Medgar Wiley Evers Heritage Village Complex buildings C and D, John Burrus Hall, Beulah Robinson Hall, and the Female Honors Residence Hall. [27] D Faculty housing, which is open to full time employees, [28] and their dependents, is zoned to the Claiborne County School District. [29] Port Gibson High School is the comprehensive high school of the district.

Athletics

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Alcorn athletics logo

Alcorn State is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and participates in NCAA Division I FCS. Alcorn sponsors 15 athletic programs. [30]

Sounds of Dyn-O-mite

Alcorn State University's marching band was founded in the 1960s; the band is known as the "Sounds of Dyn-O-mite" (SOD). Led by four or five drum majors, SOD has more than 190+ members.

The "World Renowned Golden Girls" (GGs) is the danceline that has been featured with SOD since its inception. Founded in 1968, they are the first danceline (no twirling batons) featured with a HBCU marching band hence why they often refer to themselves as "The Mother of HBCU dancelines." [31]

Demographics

Alcorn State University CDP
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Alcorn State University CDP
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Alcorn State University CDP
Coordinates: 31°52′49.65″N91°8′26.42″W / 31.8804583°N 91.1406722°W / 31.8804583; -91.1406722
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi
County Claiborne
Elevation259 ft (79 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total1,120
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2586580 [32]

Alcorn State University CDP is a census-designated place (CDP) and the official name for an area covering the Alcorn State University campus, in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.

The population at the 2020 census was 1,120. [33] while the Fall 2019 enrollment at Alcorn State University was 3,523. [34]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 1,107
2020 1,1201.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [35]
2010 [36] 2020 [37]

2020 census

Alcorn State University CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010 [36] Pop 2020 [37] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)1551.47%0.45%
Black or African American alone (NH)9531,10793.71%98.84%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)100.10%0.00%
Asian alone (NH)1201.18%0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)110.10%0.09%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)1611.57%0.09%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1961.87%0.54%
Total1,1071,120100.00%100.00%

Notable alumni

Politics and activism

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Medgar Evers 1948First NAACP field secretary and assassinated civil rights activist
Albert Butler 1970Mississippi State Senator
Horace R. Cayton, Sr. c.1880sJournalist and politician, who was one of first blacks to serve on county and state delegations in Seattle, Washington [38]
Jennifer Riley Collins 1987Executive director of the Mississippi NAACP [39]
Katie G. Dorsett Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 28th district
Ed Smith Former alderman of the 28th ward in Chicago, Illinois from 1983 to 2010.
Charles Tillman 1958Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi [40]

Sports

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Jack Spinks 1952Former professional football player for the New York Giants
Willie Alexander 1971Former professional football player for the Houston Oilers
Jimmie Giles 1977Former professional football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Leslie Frazier 1980Defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, former head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, former defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings, former special assistant coach with the Indianapolis Colts
Roynell Young 1980Former professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles
Issiac Holt 1985Former professional football player for the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys
Milton Mack Former professional football player for the Detroit Lions
Fred McNair Former Professional Canadian and Arena football player, brother of Steve McNair, and Head Coach of Alcorn State Football
Cedric Tillman 1992Former professional football player for the Denver Broncos
Dwayne White Former professional football player for the St. Louis Rams
Garry Lewis Former professional football player for the Oakland Raiders
Torrance Small 1992Former NFL player for the New Orleans Saints
John Thierry 1994Former NFL player for the Chicago Bears
Steve McNair 1996Former professional quarterback for the Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens
Bryant Mix 1997Former NFL player for the Houston Oilers
Donald Driver 1999Former professional football player for the Green Bay Packers
Chad Slaughter 2000Former Professional football player for the Oakland Raiders
Louis Green 2002Former NFL player for the Denver Broncos
Charlie Spiller 2007Former NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nate Hughes 2008Former NFL player for the Detroit Lions
Larry Smith 1980Former NBA player and assistant coach in the NBA and WNBA.
Lee Robinson 2009Professional football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Denver Broncos
Emmanuel Arceneaux 2009Current CFL and former NFL player
Frank Purnell Former professional football player for the Green Bay Packers
Damien Wilson Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, transferred out of Alcorn after his freshman season
Iris Kyle 10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder
Elex Price 1973Former professional football player for the New Orleans Saints

Other fields

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Joseph Dunbar scientist [41]
Michael Clarke Duncan attendedActor
Alex Haley attendedauthor [42]
Adena Williams Loston 1973President of St. Philip’s College in San Antonio, Texas
Kimberly Morgan Miss Mississippi 2007
Alexander O'Neal attendedMusician
Joseph Edison Walker 1903President of Universal Life Insurance Company in Memphis, Tennessee

Notable faculty

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