When was jsu founded

In the institution became known as Jackson State College. Jackson State achieved university status in These killings came ten days after four white Kent State Students were killed by National Guardsmen on that campus in Ohio. It also has 11 doctoral programs. Jones-Wilson, Charles A. Asbury, Margo Okazawa-Rey, D. JSU is one of only two universities in Mississippi with a comprehensive meteorology undergraduate level degree program.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education ranked JSU as among the top universities in the United States for producing African Americans with bachelor's degrees in education, biology, and physical science.

The W. Du Bois — Maria Luisa Alvarez Harvey Honors College is a selective interdisciplinary college at the university that provides a unique academic experience for the most high-achieving undergraduate students.

Apple Inc. The top three feeder states were Illinois students , Louisiana , and Tennessee China accounted for the highest number of international students on campus. The university is also the home of the Sonic Boom of the South, a marching band founded in the s.

Their accompanying dance line, the Prancing J-Settes , are well known for their unique style of dance, known as J-Setting. In the s, a Campus Master Plan that projected the growth of the University into the 21st Century was developed.

Fifteen new graduate and undergraduate programs evolved. In Fall , the University received doctoral research intensive status with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

The five-point strategic plan moved Jackson State University to a new level of academic excellence. Jackson State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, specialists, and doctorate degrees.

Jackson State University is designated as a "high research activity" institution by the Carnegie Foundation. Canvas Web Directory search. Unite Pre-Engineering Summer Program.