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| Motto: | Fiat lux ("Let there be light") |
| Established | 1928 |
| Type: | State university |
| Endowment: | $77,786,000[1] |
| President: | Dr. Joseph C. Rallo |
| Staff: | 310 |
| Undergraduates: | 6,156 |
| Postgraduates: | 527 |
| Location | San Angelo, Texas, USA |
| Campus: | Urban, 268 acre (1.1 km²) |
| Colors: | Blue and gold |
| Mascot: | Ram, "Dominic" |
| Affiliations: | Lone Star Conference |
| Website: | www.angelo.edu |
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Angelo State University is a public, coeducational university located in San Angelo, Texas. It is a member of the Texas Tech University System and, for athletics, the Lone Star Conference. Angelo State University offers approximately 100 undergraduate programs and 21 graduate programs. 2006 enrollment stands at about 6,200 with plans to increase to 10,000 by 2028.[2]
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History
The history of the university can be traced to 1928 when San Angelo College was established, following a municipal election held in 1926. Organized as part of the city school system, the two-year college for many years occupied a site on North Oakes Street near the commercial center of the city. The voters of Tom Green County in 1945 created a County Junior College District and elected the first board of trustees. In 1947, the first building was constructed on the present university site. The university has experienced a rapid transition from the status of a regional junior college to that of an accredited senior institution of higher learning. Angelo State was created as Angelo State College in 1965 by an act of the 58th Session of the Texas Legislature in 1963. The transfer of authority from the Board of Trustees of the junior college to the Board of Regents, State Senior Colleges, became effective on September 1, 1965. In May 1967, the first baccalaureate degrees were awarded. The name of the institution was changed to Angelo State University in May 1969. Angelo State University was designated as a member of the Texas State University System in 1975, along with Sam Houston State University, Southwest Texas State University, and Sul Ross State University, when the 64th Texas Legislature changed the name of the governing board to Board of Regents, Texas State University System. In September 1967, Dr. Lloyd Drexel Vincent became the second president of Angelo State College, succeeding Dr. Raymond M. Cavness who first held that post. Dr. Vincent served as president until his death on August 5, 1994. Following the death of President Vincent, Michael P. Ryan was named Interim President by the Board of Regents, Texas State University System, on August 9 1994. On January 25 1995, Dr. E. James Hindman became the third president of Angelo State University. Dr. Joseph C. Rallo, Provost and Academic Vice President at Western Illinois University has been recommended to become the fourth President, effective June 1, 2007.
Graduate program
The graduate school at Angelo State was authorized by the Board of Regents, State Senior Colleges, on May 15 1970, and approved by The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on October 19 1970. The first graduate students were enrolled in the fall semester of 1971. Over 6,606 students have been admitted to the graduate program since it was initiated. The baccalaureate degrees of these graduate students were awarded by 617 different colleges and universities from every region of the nation and several foreign countries.
Re-alignment with the Texas Tech University System
In March 2007, Rep. Drew Darby and Sen. Robert Duncan co-sponsored House Bill 3564 which sought to align Angelo State University with the Texas Tech University System.[3] The merger received widespread support in Lubbock where Texas Tech University is located and in San Angelo.[4][5] The bill was approved by the full House on April 24, 2007, and by the Senate in a unanimous vote on May 15, 2007.[6] On May 23, 2007, Gov. Rick Perry signed the bill.[7] It then went before voters on November 6, 2007, as Proposition 1, which passed 66.28 percent in favor to 33.72 percent against, thus amending the Texas Constitution[8]
Campus
The 268 acre (1.1 km²) campus has changed significantly since 1965 as a result of the development of an ultramodern physical plant now valued at over $271 million. The Porter Henderson Library was completed in the fall of 1967, and in the spring of 1968 the Raymond M. Cavness Science Building was opened. An academic building and a ten-story women's high rise residence hall and accompanying food service center were opened in September 1968. A second ten-story residence hall for men opened in September 1969. The modernization and expansion of the Houston Harte University Center was completed during the summer of 1971, and a physical education complex was opened in the summer of 1972. The Robert and Nona Carr Education-Fine Arts Building, completed during the spring of 1976, provides ultramodern facilities for the Departments of Education, Art and Music, and Communications, Drama, and Journalism. In addition to an extensive array of teaching facilities, many special use areas are incorporated in the building, including the theatre, recital hall, band hall, and an area for art design and ceramics. Construction was completed during the summer of 1975 on a facility at the University's Management, Instruction, and Research Center operated at the O.C. Fisher Lake on 4,643 acres (19 km²) of property which Angelo State has under long-term lease from the US Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army. These facilities support the programs in animal science and biology and a wide range of management and research activities. A multipurpose sports complex for men and women was completed in 1979 which includes an all-weather Tartan track, two regulation softball fields, tennis courts, improved practice fields for football, and ultramodern facilities for dressing and training. The 60,000 square foot (5,600 m²) Emil C. Rassman Building, completed during the summer of 1983, houses the Department of Business Administration, the Department of Accounting, Economics, and Finance, and Department of Aerospace Studies, as well as the office of the Dean of the College of Professional Studies. The $8 million Lloyd D. and Johnell S. Vincent Nursing-Physical Science Building was completed during the 1985 Spring Semester. Located across the mall from the Physical Education Building and the Emil C. Rassman Building, the building contains approximately 73,000 square feet (6,800 m²) arranged over two floors. The building houses the University's nursing program, the Physics Department, and offices for the Dean of the College of Sciences and the Dean of the Graduate School. Specialized teaching and laboratory facilities are included for physics, physical science, geology, nursing, and mathematics. A highlight of the building is a planetarium featuring a 50 foot (15 m) dome and seating for 114. The facility is used as a lecture hall and for other special programs. It is also used in conjunction with academic courses in astronomy and for public shows. The 86,000 square foot (8,000 m²) Mathematics-Computer Science Building, completed in 1996, houses the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Computer Science as well as facilities to support the University's mainframe computing services. Other recent additions include expansion of the Cavness Science Building, construction of the new Texan Hall residences, and adding an additional floor to the Porter Henderson Library to accommodate the Communications, Drama & Journalism department and Honors Program. Also the university is in the process of constructing a new dorm hall. Its expected completion date is fall 2008. In addition to the rapid progress in the development of the physical plant and the expansion of the academic programs at Angelo State, significant steps have been taken in the development of a first-rank faculty. Approximately 61 percent of the faculty in the undergraduate baccalaureate degree programs now hold the doctoral degree granted by 55 different universities, representing all regions of the nation.
Athletics
Angelo State University's sports teams participate in the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference. Their athletic teams mascot is the Ram. As of 2007, Angelo State University students compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, and volleyball. Angelo State University has some of the best facilities available in NCAA II athletics. The Rams football team plays its home games in San Angelo Stadium, which holds over 17,000 people and is one of the largest and finest facilities in all of NCAA Division II football. The Rams basketball and volleyball teams play at the Junell Center. It accommodates audiences of up to 6,500 and features a 9x12 foot video screen, the largest of its kind in the Lone Star Conference. The Rams baseball team plays in Foster Field, one of the finest facilities in the State of Texas. The field features 4,200 permanent seats, a Triple-A lighting system, and a Daktronics inning-by-inning scoreboard with video display. The Rams track and field team compete at the Mulitpurpose Sports Complex. The facility has been the the site for the 1988, 1991, 1992 and 2002 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The Complex features a 400-meter all-weather track with 200-meter straightaway, throwing areas, full press box facilities and seating for 3,000 people. Students also participate in numerous intramural sports.
Student Life
There are over 100 student organizations which play an important role in the social scene at Angelo State. Some of these include Academic and Professional Organizations, Boards and Councils, Honor Societies, Religious Organizations, Special Interest Organizations, Intramural Sports, as well as the following Greek Organizations:
- Lambda Chi Alpha
- Tau Kappa Epsilon
- Pi Kappa Alpha
- Sigma Kappa
- Delta Zeta
Facts and Figures
- Angelo State University ranked 87th out of 3,000 universities in endowment per student and 122nd in the market value of endowment assets, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers.[9]
- The ASU Planetarium is the fourth largest among the nation's colleges and universities.
- The ASU Physics Department has been designated by Physics Today as one of the top 21 undergraduate programs nationally.[10]
- All graduates of ASU's Young Honors Program who have applied to graduate programs or professional schools, including medicine, have been accepted.
- ASU has a student acceptance rate of 39 percent for medical school, compared to the statewide average of 17 percent.
- ASU's Detachment 847 is one of the largest and most honored Air Force ROTC detachments at colleges and universities nationally.
- Located six miles north of San Angelo adjacent to O.C. Fisher Lake, ASU's Management, Instruction and Research (MIR) Center encompasses 6,000 acres of range and farmland that serve as a "laboratory" for agriculture students. The research and classroom facilities at the site include the Food Safety and Product Development Laboratory.
- ASU was the first university in Texas to offer a degree in computer science. As home to the Texas State Data Center, ASU houses one of the most sophisticated computers in the state and through a contract with IBM provides backup and storage for many of the electronic records of the State of Texas.
Prominent alumni
- Arts and entertainment
- Bill Erwin - Actor, The Andy Griffith Show, The West Wing, Seinfeld, My Name Is Earl.
- Ilan Mitchell-Smith - Actor, The Wild Life, Weird Science, Angelo State Professor
- Robert Williamson III - World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker
- Athletics
- Spike Dykes - The winningest football coach in Texas Tech football history.
- Gary Gaines - Head coach of the 1988 Permian High School football team, the focus of the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream and the film Friday Night Lights
- Alvin Garrett - Washington Redskins receiver
- Tranel Hawkins - Olympic hurdler
- Pierce Holt - San Francisco 49ers, NFL Pro Bowl defensive lineman
- Jim Morris - Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Inspiration for the character played by Dennis Quaid in the film The Rookie
- Grant Teaff - Head football coach at Angelo State and Baylor, ranked 33rd all time in wins among NCAA Division I coaches
- Clayton Weishuhn - linebacker for the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers
- Charlie West - Minnesota Vikings, Super Bowl IV
- Business
- Robert Gay Carr - Oilman and Philanthropist[11]
- Houston Harte - Founder of Harte-Hanks, consultant to President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Landel C. Hobbs - Chief Operating Officer, Time Warner Cable[12]
- Mike Millegan - Senior Vice President, Verizon
- Government
- Robert Junell - Texas House of Representatives, Chairman of the House of Appropriations Committee
- J.T. Rutherford - United States Representative, Texas's 16th congressional district
- Mark Homer - Texas House of Representatives, District 3
- Journalism
- Arnold Garcia - Editorial Editor of the Austin American-Statesman, served as both a Juror and as a Chair of a Jury for the Pulitzer Prize
- Renay San Miguel - Anchor on CNN Headline News[13]
- Rena Pederson - Editorial Editor at The Dallas Morning News, Director of Communications for the American College of Education, served nine years on the Pulitzer Prize Board
- Satcha Pretto - CNN Corespondent and Co-host of Primer Impactoon Univision Television Network - Miami
- Military
- Ronnie Hawkins - Brigadier General, Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, Air Force[14]
- Lester T.Kearney - Major General, Vice Director, Plans and Policy Directorate, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff[15]
References
- ^ "2006 NACUBO Endowment Study". National Association of College and University Business Officers.
- ^ http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2007/feb/23/asu-might-change-systems
- ^ Lawmaker Files Bill to Make Angelo State Part of Texas Tech System. KCBD.com (March 9, 2007).
- ^ Help bring ASU into the Tech fold. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (April 9, 2007).
- ^ A System switch spelled out - ASU realignment touted for various reasons. San Angelo Standard-Times (April 5, 2007).
- ^ Texas Tech and Angelo State Merger Sent to Governor Perry. KCBD.com (May 15, 2007).
- ^ History for HB 3564. www.capitol.state.tx.us (May 23, 2007).
- ^ http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/homepage/local_story_311121053.html
- ^ http://www.nacubo.org/
- ^ http://www.physicstoday.org/
- ^ http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/fcaah.html
- ^ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1239082&symbol=TWC
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/sanmiguel.renay.html
- ^ http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7855
- ^ http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6000
External links
- Angelo State University is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Angelo State University
- ASU Ram Page - The student newspaper of Angelo State.
- Ram Radio - Streaming online radio broadcast during the regular fall and spring semesters.
- Ramdiculous Page - A satirical newspaper independently produced on campus by Angelo State students.
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