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Sul Ross University

Sul Ross State University
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Former names
  • Sul Ross Normal College (1917–1923)
  • The Sul Ross State Teachers College, at Alpine (1923–1949)
  • Sul Ross State College (1949–1969)
Type State university
Established 1917
Affiliation Texas State University System
Academic affiliation
Endowment $17.08 million
Budget $38,343,179 (FY 2016)
President William L. Kibler
Provost Jimmy Case
Academic staff
  • 128 (Alpine campus, Fall 2013)
  • 43 (Rio Grande College, Fall 2013)
Administrative staff
489.66 (full-time equivalent employees, 2015)
Students
  • 1,973 (Alpine campus, Fall 2015)
  • 1,019 (Rio Grande College, Fall 2015)
Location Alpine, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates: 30°21′48″N 103°39′00″W / 30.36333°N 103.65000°W / 30.36333; -103.65000
Campus Rural, 647.05 acres (261.85 ha)
Colors Scarlet and Grey
         
Nickname Lobos
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IIIASC
National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
Mascot Sully
Website www.sulross.edu
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Sul Ross Lobos
Logo
University Sul Ross State University
Conference American Southwest Conference
NCAA Division III
Athletic director Bobby Mesker
Location Alpine, Texas
Varsity teams 14 varsity teams, NIRA rodeo
Football stadium Jackson Field
Basketball arena Pete P. Gallego Center
Baseball stadium Kokernot Field
Other arenas Graves-Pierce Recreational Complex
Mascot Sully
Nickname Lobos
Colors Red and Grey
         
Website www.srlobos.com

Sul Ross State University (SRSU) is a public university in Alpine, Texas, United States. Named for former Texas governor and Civil War Confederate general Lawrence Sullivan Ross, it was founded in 1917 as Sul Ross Normal College and was made a university in 1969. Sul Ross State University offers certificate programs and associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. The main campus is situated in the unique environment of the Big Bend region and is the primary institution of higher education serving a 19-county area in far West Texas. SRSU has Rio Grande College branch campuses in Uvalde, Del Rio, Eagle Pass and Castroville.

The university is governed by the Board of Regents of the Texas State University System, which guides four universities and three community and technical colleges in the state.

Named for Lawrence Sullivan Ross, governor of Texas from 1887 to 1891 and president of A&M College of Texas from 1891 to 1898, the institution was the successor to Alpine Summer Normal School.

April 14, 1914, Governor James E. Ferguson signed the bill selecting Alpine as the site for a normal school provided the residents of the town would provide land, water, and utilities for the college and housing for the students. This condition was met swiftly, and following a delay occasioned by World War I, the Legislature in 1919 appropriated $200,000 for buildings and equipment.

Construction proceeded, and under the presidency of Thomas J. Fletcher, Sul Ross State Normal College began operations in the present Dolph Briscoe Jr. Administration Building on June 14, 1920.

Seventy-seven students enrolled in the summer of 1920. They studied education and liberal arts subjects leading to teaching certificates and junior college diplomas. In 1923, the Legislature changed the name of the institution to Sul Ross State Teachers College, and advanced courses leading to baccalaureate degrees were added. The first baccalaureate degree was awarded in the summer of 1925. In 1930, course work at the graduate level was initiated, and the first master's degrees were awarded in 1933.


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