Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a

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. It is one of the largest

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in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of student enrollment. The university is a member of the

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and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". Jackson State University's athletic teams, the

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, participate in

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athletics as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The university is also the home of the Sonic Boom of the South, a marching band founded in the 1940s. Their accompanying danceline, the ''Prancing J-Settes'', are well known for their unique style of dance, known as

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History

Jackson State University developed from Natchez Seminary, founded October 23, 1877, in

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. The seminary was affiliated with the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York, who established it "for the moral, religious, and intellectual improvement of Christian leaders of the colored people of Mississippi and the neighboring states". In 1883, the school changed its name to Jackson College and moved from Natchez to a site in Jackson, the capital. Today that site serves as the campus of

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. Jackson College moved to its current location early in the 20th century, where it developed into a full state university. In 1934, during the Great Depression, The Baptist Society withdrew financial support. The school became a state-supported public institution in 1940, known as the Mississippi Negro Training School. The name has since been changed to express development: Jackson College for Negro Teachers (1944). After desegregation, Jackson State College (1967); with the addition of graduate programs and expanded curriculum, Jackson State University (1974).

1970 student killings

Many students at Jackson State College became active in the civil rights movement. Work to gain integrated practice and social justice continued after civil rights legislation was passed in the mid-1960s. During an on-campus protest on May 14, 1970, two students were killed by police gunfire. An additional 12 students were injured by gunfire during the clash. A dormitory still bears the bullet marks fired on that day.

Campuses

The main campus contains over 50 academic and administrative buildings on . It is located at 1400

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Street between Prentiss and Dalton Streets. Ayer Hall was constructed in 1903 and is the oldest structure on the main campus. It was named in honor of the first president of the institution, Charles Ayer. The building was listed on the

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in 1977. Green-Gibb Pedestrian Walkway was named in honor of the two young men who died in the Jackson State shooting in 1970. As a result of the landmark "Ayers Settlement" in 2002, the university, along with the other two public HBCUs in the state, has completed extensive renovations and upgrades to campus. Jackson State has satellite campuses throughout the Jackson Metropolitan area: * Universities Center (Ridgewood Road) *

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campus *

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campus * Mississippi E-Center * Downtown (100 Capitol Street)

Organization and administration

Governance

The board of trustees is the constitutional governing body of the Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning. This body appoints the president of the university. There are 575 faculty and 1,431 staff; 54% of the faculty are tenured, teaching approximately 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

JSU presidents

''Interim presidents excluded'' #1877–1894: Charles Ayer #1894–1911: Luther G. Barrett #1911–1927: Zachary T. Hubert #1927–1940: B. Baldwin Dansby #1940–1967: Jacob L. Reddix #1967–1984: John A. Peoples, Jr. #1984–1991: James A. Hefner #1992–1999: James E. Lyons, Sr. #2000–2010: Ronald Mason Jr. #2011–2016: Carolyn Meyers #2017–2020: William B. Bynum #2020–present: Thomas Hudson

Academics

JSU colleges and schools include: * College of Business * College of Education and Human Development * College of Liberal Arts * College of Health Sciences * College of Science, Engineering and Technology * W.E.B. Du Bois – Maria Luisa Alvarez Harvey Honors College * School of Life Long Learning

Teaching and learning

In 2015, JSU became the first university in Mississippi approved by the legislature to establish a School of Public Health which is housed under the College of Health Sciences. JSU is the only university in Mississippi to earn two consecutive "Apple Distinguished School" distinctions.

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biennially acknowledges schools that uniquely incorporate technology into its curriculum. Since 2012, Jackson State University has provided all first-time, full-time freshmen brand new

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to increase technology usage on campus. JSU is the first and only HBCU in Mississippi to support a bachelor's and master's level

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

program. JSU is one of only two universities in Mississippi with a comprehensive

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undergraduate level degree program. The

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– Maria Luisa Alvarez Harvey Honors College is a selective

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college at the university that provides a unique academic experience for the most high-achieving undergraduate students.

Academic Centers

*The Margaret Walker Center is an archive and museum dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and dissemination of African American history and culture *The COFO Civil Rights Education Center focuses on hosting conversations on civil rights and developing future leaders and community developers *The Richard Wright Center was established to help students improve their writing and presentation skills through various types of resources and tutoring

Military Science

Tiger Battalion, the university's

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program is the host

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ROTC program for

Belhaven University Belhaven University (Belhaven or BU) is a private evangelical Christian university in Jackson, Mississippi. Founded in 1883, the university offers traditional majors, programs of general studies, and pre-professional programs in Christian Minis ...

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Hinds Community College Hinds Community College is a public community college with its main campus in Raymond, Mississippi and branches in Jackson and Vicksburg. The Hinds Community College District includes Hinds County, Claiborne County, part of Copiah County, Ra ...

, Millsaps College,

Mississippi College Mississippi College (MC) is a private Baptist university in Clinton, Mississippi. Founded in 1826, MC is the second-oldest Baptist-affiliated college or university in the United States and the oldest college or university in Mississippi. Histor ...

Mississippi College School of Law Mississippi College School of Law is an American Bar Association accredited law school. MC Law is one of only two law schools in the state of Mississippi, and is the only law school in the capital city of Jackson, Mississippi. The school is a pro ...

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, and University of Mississippi Medical Center's School of Nursing.

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Detachment 006 is the Air Force ROTC Component for the Jackson metropolitan area. Hosted at Jackson State, it also serves students from Belhaven University, Millsaps College, Mississippi College and Tougaloo College.

Athletics

Jackson State is a member of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Currently, JSU fields teams in basketball, track and field, cross country, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, soccer, bowling, volleyball, and football. The university's mascot is the Tiger, and the teams are sometimes referred to as the "Blue Bengals." JacksonStateTigers

The Tiger men's football team has a heralded history, winning and sharing 16 SWAC titles, most recent in 2021. Its most famous alumni includes Pro Football Hall of Famers

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, Jackie Slater and

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, and former

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wide receiver Jimmy Smith. JSU participates in a number of notable football games with rival colleges. These include: *Jackson State's homecoming football game is annually one of the highest attended and most anticipated home games *

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– played on a rotating home-and-home schedule * Soul Bowl (formerly Capital City Classic) – played against Alcorn State University on a rotating home-and-home schedule JSU Sonic Boom of the South at Halftime

Sonic Boom of the South

The marching band began in the 1940s at what was then Jackson State College, under the directorship of Frederick D. Hall, who had directed a band at the college as early as the 1920s, in addition to the chorus and orchestra. It was initially made up of students from Jackson College and Lanier High School. Founded as the Jackson State University Marching Band, the name "Sonic Boom of the South" was adopted by the school in 1971, after having been suggested by band members. The first full-time band director, William W. Davis, was appointed in 1948, replacing Charles Saulsburg, who had been director since 1947. Davis had previously played trumpet in

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's band, and Calloway's musical style and showmanship influenced Davis's conceptualization of the marching band. The band at this time had around 20 members, increasing to 88 in 1963. Davis retired as director in 1971, but remained the chief arranger for the band. He was replaced by Harold J. Haughton. Haughton was instrumental in the creation of the ''Prancing J-Settes'', the band's accompanying danceline.

Student life

Student body

As of fall 2017, 75% of Jackson State's student community was from Mississippi, with the majority from

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and Madison County. The top three feeder states were

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(419 students),

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(227), and

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(192). China accounted for the highest number of international students on campus. 90% of students identified as Black, 6% identified as white, and 4% identified with various race categories. 34% of students were male, and 66% of students were female.

Student organizations

Jackson State University offers over 100 registered student organizations on campus. There are academic, residential, religious, Greek, and special interest groups established to serve the diverse interests of JSU's student community. All student organizations are governed under the Student Affairs division.

National Pan Hellenic Council

Jackson State University's National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC) includes all nine NPHC organizations: * Gamma Rho, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority * Delta Pi,

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sorority * Upsilon Epsilon, Omega Psi Phi fraternity * Delta Phi,

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fraternity * Delta Delta,

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fraternity * Alpha Beta, Phi Beta Sigma fraternity * Lambda Beta,

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sorority * Alpha Tau, Sigma Gamma Rho sorority * Delta Psi, Iota Phi Theta fraternity

Academic honor societies

Jackson State University offers over 30 academic

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for excelling students. *

Alpha Chi Alpha Chi National College Honor Society (or ) is an American collegiate honor society recognizing achievements in general scholarship. It was formed in 1922 by nineteen schools in the state of Texas. Since then it has expanded to 300 chapters ...

National Honor Society * Alpha Epsilon Lambda National Honor Society *

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Sociology Honor Society *

Alpha Kappa Mu The Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society () is an American collegiate honor society recognizing academic excellence in all areas of study. History Alpha Kappa Mu was founded on at Tennessee A&I State College. Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society grew ...

National Honor Society *

Alpha Lambda Delta Alpha Lambda Delta () is an honor society for students who have achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher during their first year or term of higher education. History Alpha Lambda Delta was founded in 1924 by the Dean of Women, Maria Leonard, at the Universi ...

National Honor Society *

Alpha Mu Gamma Alpha Mu Gamma () is a national collegiate foreign language honor society founded at Los Angeles City College on April 29, 1931. More than three hundred charters have been granted to chapters in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Isla ...

Foreign Language Honor Society *

Alpha Phi Sigma Alpha Phi Sigma () (Phi is pronounced "fi") is the only Criminal Justice Honor Society accredited by the Association of College Honor Societies. Traditionally a national organization serving United States universities, recent expansion into Canad ...

Criminal Justice Honor Society *

Alpha Psi Omega Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society () is an American recognition fraternity for participants in collegiate theatre. History The ''Alpha Cast'' (Alpha Psi Omega's term for "chapter") was founded at Fairmont State College (now Fairm ...

National Theatre Honor Society *

Alpha Sigma Lambda Alpha Sigma Lambda () is the oldest and largest national honor society for Non-traditional students (typically adults also engaged in professional careers) who achieve and maintain outstanding scholastic standards and leadership characteristics ...

Continuing Education Honor Society *

Beta Beta Beta Beta Beta Beta ( or TriBeta), is a collegiate honor society and academic fraternity for students of the biological sciences. It was founded in 1922 at Oklahoma City University by Dr. Frank G. Brooks and a group of his students. As of 2012, it has ...

Biological Sciences Honor Society *

Beta Gamma Sigma Beta Gamma Sigma () is the International Business Honor Society. Founded in 1913 at the University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois and the University of California, it has over 980,000 members, selected from more than 600 collegiate chapters ...

Business Honor Society *

Beta Kappa Chi Beta Kappa Chi () is a scholastic honor society that recognizes academic achievement among students in the fields of natural science and mathematics. The society was founded at Lincoln University in 1923 and was admitted to the Association of Col ...

Mathematics/Natural Sciences Honor Society *

Blue Key Blue Key Honor Society is an American national honor society for college upperclassmen. Blue Key has over 50 chartered collegiate chapters within the United States. History Blue Key Honor Society was founded as Blue Key National Honor Frater ...

National Honor Society *

Chi Alpha Sigma Chi Alpha Sigma () is an Honor Society for student-athletes that began at the DePauw University in 1994. Kellen Wells-Mangold serves as the Executive Director. History Chi Alpha Sigma was founded on May 17, 1996 at DePauw University by Nick Mour ...

Athletic Honor Society *

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Technology Honor Society * Golden Key International Honor Society *

Lambda Pi Eta Lambda Pi Eta () is the official Communication Studies honor society of the National Communication Association (NCA). As a member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), Lambda Pi Eta has more than 500 active chapters at four-year co ...

Speech Communication & Theater Honor Society *

Lambda Sigma Lambda Sigma () is an American college honor society for second-year students. Originally named the Society of Cwens, the society was established at the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 1922 as a women's honors society, and became a national orga ...

National Honor Society * National Society of Black Engineers * The National Society of Collegiate Scholars * Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society * Phi Alpha Alpha Public Policy & Administration Honor Society * Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society *

Phi Epsilon Kappa Phi Epsilon Kappa () is a national professional fraternity for persons engaged in or pursuing careers in the fields of physical education, health, recreation, dance, human performance, exercise science, sports medicine and sports management. Histo ...

Physical Ed. Honor Society *

Phi Kappa Phi The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (or simply Phi Kappa Phi or ) is an honor society established in 1897 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship without restriction as to area of study, and to promote the "unity and democracy of education ...

National Honor Society *

Phi Theta Kappa Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society ( or PTK) is the international honor society of students attending open-access institutions and seeking associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, or other college credentials. Its headquarters is in Jackson, Mississippi ...

International Honor Society *

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Education Honor Society *

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Mathematics Honor Society *

Pi Sigma Alpha Pi Sigma Alpha ( or PSA), the National Political Science Honor Society, is the only honor society for college and university students of political and social sciences in the United States. Its purpose is to recognize and promote high academic ...

Political Science Honor Society *

Psi Chi Psi Chi () is a college student honor society in psychology with international outreach founded in 1929 at the University of Kansas in the United States. Psi Chi is one of the largest honor societies in the United States, with more than 1,150 cha ...

Psychology Honor Society *

Sigma Pi Sigma Sigma Pi Sigma (), founded at Davidson College on December 11, 1921, is the oldest and only American honor society for physics and astronomy. It is an organization within the Society of Physics Students and the American Institute of Physics and ...

Physics Honor Society *

Sigma Tau Delta Sigma Tau Delta () is an international excelled English honor society for students of English at four-year colleges and universities who are within the top 30% of their class and have a 3.5 GPA or higher. It presently has over 850 chapters in ...

English Honor Society * Tau Sigma Transfer Honor Society

Campus media

Jackson State is home to radio station WJSU-88.5 FM which plays jazz, gospel, news and public affairs programming. Jackson State University also owns a television station, W23BC known as JSUTV aired on Comcast. Jackson State also publishes the independent ''Blue and White Flash'' weekly student newspaper and the ''Jacksonian'' magazine, which features news and highlights about the university, its students, and alumni.

Notable alumni

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player, 7-time

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Singer, 2-time

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winner

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History

1970 student killings

Campuses

Organization and administration

Governance

JSU presidents

Academics

Teaching and learning

Academic Centers

Military Science

Athletics

Sonic Boom of the South

Student life

Student body

Student organizations

National Pan Hellenic Council

Academic honor societies

Campus media

Notable alumni

Education

Arts, TV and radio media, entertainment and music

Politics, law, and government

Sports

Honorary

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