Rea and Lillian Steele North Campus

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Valdosta State University
Rea and Lillian Steele North Campus
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Pound Hall on the North Campus of VSU
Established1928
Location
Valdosta, Georgia
,
USA
Campus43 acres (0.17 km2)
Website North Campus Website

The Rea and Lillian Steele North Campus is located less than a mile north of the Valdosta State University, Georgia, United States, main campus and is home to the Harley Langdale Jr. School of Business and Air Force ROTC Detachment 172. Billy Grant Field, home of the VSU baseball team, and various recreational fields are also found on the North Campus. The University’s bus service connects the two campuses. [1]

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The naming of north campus came after the Harley Langdale, Jr. College of Business Administration received over $8 million bequest from the estate of Ms. Lillian S. Steele honoring her husband, Mr. Rea Steele in August 2002.

History

Emory Junior College at Valdosta

The 40-acre (160,000 m2) north campus of VSU was the former home of Emory Junior College, a two-year institution which opened in 1928. [2] Enrollment was low in the 1930s during the Great Depression and the United States entry into World War II depleted the school's enrollment to the point that Emory Junior College had to close during the duration of the War. [3]

The college reopened in 1946 with a notable rise in student population made up of military veterans returning to school under the GI Bill. Except for the short period following World War II the school again experienced low attendance numbers, averaging less than 70 students throughout its existence. In 1953 Emory Junior College was closed and the property was sold to Valdosta State College, a public institution that became coeducational in 1950. [4]

Valdosta State

The three remaining buildings of the former Emory Junior College have each served multiple purposes before becoming the Harley Langdale, Jr. College of Business and Division of Aerospace Studies.

Athletic Facilities

The Blazer baseball team plays at Billy Grant Field located on the Valdosta State North Campus. The complex includes the baseball field house, which opened in the spring of 1997, and an indoor batting and pitching building for baseball and softball. The Softball field is located adjacent to Billy Grant Field and opened in the fall of 1999. A new Softball Field house was opened in 2007.

Future Expansion

Close proximity of the campus to South Georgia Medical Center, the largest healthcare facility in the region, and similar interests between VSU and SGMC have led to a cooperative mission to foster a new health sciences program, which would be housed in the near future on the southeast side of North Campus.

The 'Medical Park' would be home to academic programs such as Nursing, Communication Disorders, Social Work, Sports Medicine/ Athletic Training, Exercise Physiology, and Business Administration. The complete project would include a 182,000-square-foot (16,900 m2) facility containing 3 auditoriums, 27 classrooms, 4 computer labs, 44 computer classrooms, and 6 multipurpose and conference rooms. The North Campus expansion also anticipates future plans for another $30 million of construction for residence halls and dining facilities.

In 2004 the $46 million project was placed on the University System of Georgia capital project list. In June 2008 South Georgia Medical pledged over $1 million in support of the development of VSU's anticipated Health Science and Business Administration Facility. [6] The Board of Regents approved this project in 2010 and construction was anticipated to begin in January 2011 and be completed by the Summer of 2012, but was put off by state budget cuts. In 2011 VSU received approximately $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for initial planning and $2.8 million for architectural design from the Georgia Legislature. The project received a large portion of the remainder of funding from the Georgia Fiscal Year 2013 budget. [7]

On April 30, 2012 VSU held a community celebration for the Health Sciences and Business Administration building on the lawn of North Campus that included guests such as Georgia State Sen. Tim Golden, Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, Valdosta Mayor John Gayle and Georgia state Reps. Amy Carter, Jason Shaw, and Ellis Black. [8] On October 4, 2012 an official groundbreaking, presided over by new university President William McKinney and featuring many of the guest from the previous event, was held at the site of the new facility to be completed by January 2014. [9]

When completed VSU will be the only university in the state that has a major hospital facility directly across from the health science education facility. The new structure will consolidate several colleges into one facility and allow for the expansion of the College of Nursing and other health programs. [10] Economic projections show an impact of approximately $60 million in construction and each additional student is estimated to bring in $17,500 to the community. [11] The expansion will create 1,190 jobs throughout the construction period. [12]

Ashley Cinema

In 2012 another addition to North Campus included the Ashley Cinema property on the north side of the college. The theater land adds 20 percent more usable space and the current facility can hold more than 1,450 people with seating for about 800. The property was purchased for $2 million by the University System Board of Regents. The Ashley Cinema property is being leased back to the occupant until VSU can utilize it. Currently Valdosta State is utilizing the more than 270 parking spaces for student parking on the north campus. [13] Though there are no tentative plans for the property it serves as space for potential growth.

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  3. ↑ Poling, Dean."Pride and Abandonment: Book focuses on Emory University's one-time junior college in Valdosta". Valdosta Daily Times. Page 14A. Thursday, March 28, 2002.
  4. ↑ Cox, R. Linton, Jr., Lawrence, Harold. "Pride and Abandonment: The story of Emory at Valdosta 1928-1953". Boyd Publishing Company. 2002. Milledgeville, Ga.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2010-05-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ Ratliff, Rabyn. "University, hospital seal a deal". Valdosta Daily Times. June 20, 2008. 1A,4A
  7. ↑ http://valdostadailytimes.com/local/x715443492/Funding-for-new-VSU-building-still-on-track
  8. ↑ http://valdostadailytimes.com/local/x157476915/VSU-celebrates-future-Health-Science-and-Business-Administration-Building
  9. ↑ http://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2012/10/construction-begins-on-health-sciences-and-business-administration-building.php
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2010-07-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ http://valdostadailytimes.com/local/x715443492/Funding-for-new-VSU-building-still-on-track
  12. ↑ http://www.valdosta.edu/news/releases/economic.091012/%5B%5D
  13. ↑ http://valdostadailytimes.com/business/x1511617774/The-future-of-Valdosta-State-University
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