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Jacksonville State University is a public, coeducational university in Jacksonville, Alabama in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Alabama. Founded in 1883, as Jacksonville State Normal School, the university offers programs of study leading to Bachelor's, Master's, and Education Specialist degrees in business, communication, education, family sciences, liberal arts and sciences, and nursing, in addition to continuing education programs. JSU currently has an enrollment of around 9,000 students, with around 400 faculty members (300 of whom are full-time). The University is noted for its recruitment and enrollment of international students; 229 were enrolled in the 2005-06 academic year. The University has run its well-regarded International House program, an international exchange program, for 60 years. * The current University president is William Meehan.
Jacksonville State's athletics teams are nicknamed the Gamecocks. The school is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference in Division I (I-AA in football) of the NCAA The university's football team gained national attention in 2003 when Junior placekicker Ashley Martin became the first female football player to score a point in a Division 1 game tallying 6 points against Cumberland University. The school fields varsity teams in 14 sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, cross country, football, men's and women's golf, rifle, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, women's track and field, and volleyball. JSU is well-known for its marching band, the Marching Southerners. The football team plays in 15,000-seat Paul Snow Stadium. The men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams play in Pete Mathews Coliseum.
Famous alumni
- Randy Owen - Lead singer of the country music band Alabama.
- Rick Bragg - Pulitzer Prize winning writer. Author of Ava's Man and All Over but the Shoutin (Attended JSU, but did not earn a degree.)
- Mike D. Rogers - Republican Congressman of Alabama.
- Harlan Mathews - Former Democratic U.S. Senator of Tennessee.
- Todd Jones - Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Eric Davis (football player) - National Football League defensive back.
- Jim Folsom Jr. - Former Alabama governor.
- Rick Burgess and Bill "Bubba" Bussey - Morning Radio talk show host broadcast throughout the Southeast.
- Heather Whitestone (McCallum) - Miss America 1995.
- (Ralph) Dieter Brock - Former Canadian Football League MVP quarterback with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. (Inducted in CFL HOF in 1995) Also played for the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL.
- Jesse Baker - Former National Football League player with the Houston Oilers.
- Keith McKeller - Former National Football League tight end with the Buffalo Bills.
- Alvin Wright - Former National Football League nose guard with the Los Angeles Rams.
- Robert Stacy McCain - author of Donkey Cons and assistant national editor of the Washington Times.
Greek Life
Sororities
- Alpha Xi Delta 1968
- Zeta Tau Alpha 1969
- Phi Mu 1970
- Delta Zeta 1978
- Alpha Omicron Pi 1990
Fraternities
- Sigma Phi Epsilon 1990
- Sigma Pi, colony 2005
- Sigma Nu
- Delta Chi
- Pi Kappa Phi
- Kappa Alpha Order
University Slogans
- "The friendliest campus in the south"
- "We're all in this together" - Faculty/Staff
Noteworthy Statistics
- Jacksonville State University is the home of the tallest library in the Southeast, the Houston Cole Library.
- JSU's police department is one of less than ten university police departments that is nationally accredited.
- JSU is the 4th largest university in Alabama.
External links
"Jacksonville State University"