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Encyclopedia > Clark Atlanta University

Clark Atlanta University

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Motto "I'll Find a Way or Make One" & "Culture for Service"
Established 1988

Atlanta University 1865 A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ...

Clark College 1869
Type Private
President Walter D. Broadnax
Undergraduates 4000
Postgraduates 1000
Location Atlanta, GA, USA
Campus Urban
Annual Fees Undergraduate $20,300 (2004–2005)
Mascot Black Panther
Website www.cau.edu

Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is a private institution of higher education in Atlanta, Georgia. It is an historically black university formed in 1988 by the consolidation of Clark College (est. 1869) and Atlanta University (est. 1865). Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Walter Doyce Broadnax the second President of Clark Atlanta University was born on October 21, 1944 in Star City, Arkansas to a railroad man, Walter Broadnax, and Mary Lee Broadnax. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Atlanta Largest city Atlanta Area  Ranked 24th  - Total 59,411 sq mi (154,077 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 2. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Image File history File links CAUPanthers. ... A melanistic black jaguar, or black panther The black panther is the common name for a black specimen (a melanistic variant) of any of several species of cats. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... In the United States, Historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) are colleges or universities that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the African American community. ...

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Campus

CAU main campus houses 37 buildings on 126 acres and is located about 1.5 miles from the heart of downtown Atlanta.


History

Clark Atlanta University is a comprehensive, private, urban, coeducational institution of higher education with a predominantly African American heritage. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees as well as certificate programs to students of diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It was formed by the consolidation of Atlanta University, which offered only graduate degrees, and Clark College, a four-year undergraduate institution oriented to the liberal arts. An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...


The first President of Clark Atlanta University was Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., who served concurrently as the President of both Atlanta University and Clark College prior to consolidation. In November 1987, after more than a year of discussion, the Boards of Trustees of Atlanta University and Clark College authorized an exploration of the potential advantages of closer working arrangements between the two institutions, including their consolidation into one university. In April 1988, the joint committee delivered its report entitled Charting A Bold New Future: Proposed Combination of Clark College and Atlanta University to the Boards for ratification. The report recommended that the two schools be consolidated into a single institution. On June 24, 1988, the Boards of both Clark College and Atlanta University made the historic decision to consolidate the two institutions, creating Clark Atlanta University. The new and historic University inherits the rich traditions of two independent institutions, connected over the years by a common heritage and commitment; by personal, corporate and consortia relationships; and by location.


Atlanta University, founded in 1865, by the American Missionary Association, with later assistance from the Freedman's Bureau, was, before consolidation, the nation's oldest graduate institution serving a predominantly African American student body. By the late 1870s, Atlanta University had begun granting bachelor's degrees and supplying black teachers and librarians to the public schools of the South. In 1929-30, it began offering graduate education exclusively in various liberal arts areas, and in the social and natural sciences. It gradually added professional programs in social work, library science, and business administration. At this same time, Atlanta University affiliated with Morehouse College and Spelman College in a university plan known as the Atlanta University System. The campus was moved to its present site, and the modern organization of the Atlanta University Center emerged, with Clark College, Morris Brown College, and the Interdenominational Theological Center joining the affiliation later. The story of the Atlanta University over the next twenty years from 1930 includes many significant developments. The Schools of Library Science, Education, and Business Administration were established in 1941, 1944, and 1946 respectively. The Atlanta School of Social Work, long associated with the University, gave up its charter in 1947 to become an integral part of the University. In 1957, the controlling Boards of the six institutions (Atlanta University; Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown and Spelman Colleges; and Gammon Theological Seminary) ratified new Articles of Affiliation. Unlike the old Articles of 1929, the new contract created the Atlanta University Center. The influence of Atlanta University has been extended through professional journals and organizations, including Phylon and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), for both of which Dr. W.E.B. DuBois, a member of the faculty, provided leadership. The American Missionary Association was a Protestant-based abolitionist group founded on September 3, 1846. ... A Bureau agent stands between an armed group of Southern whites and a group of freed slaves in this 1868 picture from Harpers Weekly The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, popularly known as the Freedmens Bureau, was a federal agency that was formed during Reconstruction to aid... Morehouse College is a private, four-year, all-male, historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts womans college in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Atlanta University Center is the largest consortium of African-American higher education in the United States of America. ... Morris Brown College (MBC) is a four-year, private, coed, liberal arts institution affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church. ... The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) is a Christian, an independent, non-profit, coeducational ecumenical, graduate professional school of theology. ... The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is one of the oldest and most influential hate organizations in the United States. ... W. E. B. Du Bois William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (pronounced ) (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was a civil rights activist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar, and socialist. ...


Clark College was founded in 1869 as Clark University by the Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which later became the United Methodist Church. The University was named for Bishop Davis Wasgatt Clark, who was the first President of the Freedman's Aid Society and became Bishop in 1864. A sparsely furnished room in Clark Chapel, a Methodist Episcopal Church in Atlanta's Summerhill section, housed the first Clark College Class. In 1871, the school relocated to a new site on the newly purchased Whitehall and McDaniel Street property. In 1877, the School was chartered as Clark University. The Freedmans Aid Society was originally founded as the Fugitives Aid Society; to assist Fugitive slaves and to lobby and protest against slavery in the United States. ... The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784. ... This article is about the current denomination africa. ... Davis Wasgatt Clark (1812–1871) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1864. ...


An early benefactor, Bishop Gilbert Haven, visualized Clark as the "university" of all the Methodist schools founded for the education of freedmen. Strategically located in the gateway to the South, Clark was founded to "give tone" to all of the other educational institutions of the Methodist Episcopal Church providing education for Negro youth. After the school had changed locations several times, Bishop Haven, who succeeded Bishop Clark, was instrumental in acquiring 450 acres in South Atlanta, where in 1880 (the institution relocated in 1883) the school conferred its first degree. Also in 1883, Clark established a department, named for Dr. Elijah H. Gammon, known as Gammon School of Theology, which in 1888 became an independent theological seminary and is now part of the Interdenominational Theological Center. Gilbert Haven was a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872. ...


For purposes of economy and efficiency, during the 1930s, it was decided that Clark would join the Atlanta University Complex. While students on the South Atlanta campus fretted over final examinations in the winter of 1939, work was begun across town on an entirely new physical plant adjoining Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College.


During the 1980s some of the advantages of proximity, which had seemed promising earlier, again became evident. Clark College and Atlanta University through consolidation preserved the best of the past and present and "Charted a Bold New Future." Clark Atlanta University was created on July 1, 1988.


Dr. Walter D. Broadnax became the second President for Clark Atlanta University on August 1, 2002. Clark atlanta is a four year, private, comprehensive,coed liberal arts university. is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...


On Campus Residential Dormitories

Holmes Hall, Pfeiffer Hall, Merner Hall, Ware Hall, and Bumstead Hall are dormitories that house females only. Brawley Hall is the only traditional dormitory available for freshmen males. Beckwith Hall is a co-ed dorm for upper classmen. New Residential Apartments, and Heritage Commons are apartment complexes that are considered off-campus for upperclassmen students. CAU Suites East/West is a newly constructed suite-style dormitory for all students. Before their demolition, the E.L. Simon Courts housed upper class students in an apartment style dormitory.


Organization

The university consists of four colleges and schools:

  • Arts and Sciences
  • Business Administration
  • Education
  • Social Work

Alumni

Some notable alumni of Clark Atlanta include:

(Other notable persons attended Clark Atlanta University as cross-registered students. However credit is not given to Clark Atlanta University, which has spurred controversy over the school's cross-registration policies.) Ralph Abernathy at National Press Club luncheon. ... Bryan Barber is a music video and motion picture director. ... Marva N. Collins, b. ... Bobby Creekwater (born Antoine Rogers) is an American rapper who is signed to Shady Records. ... This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a local exchange telephone company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former Bell Operating Company, and GTE, which was the largest independant local exchange... DJ Drama (Dramatic) (born Tyree Cinque Simmons on April 22, 1978 in Philadelphia) is the official DJ for Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I., but he is most well-known for his achievements in the mixtape game, producing the popular Gangsta Grillz mix tape series. ... Henry Ossian Flipper Henry Ossian Flipper (March 21, 1856-May 3, 1940) was the first African-American cadet to graduate from West Point, on June 15, 1877. ... Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation). ... A native of Southern California and a graduate of Clark Atlanta University, Milan Ford has an immeasurable passion to impact the lives of students. ... Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. ... Jerome Young (born January 3, 1963) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name, New Jack. ... James Weldon Johnson, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938) was a leading American author, poet, early civil rights activist, and prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance. ... Coordinates: , County Chatham Government  - Mayor Otis S. Johnson Area  - City 202. ... General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is a Fortune 500 corporation, mainly concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. ... Kenny Leon is an African-American director notable for his work on Broadway and in regional theater. ... Emmanuel Lewis (born March 9, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. ... Jody Mayfield (born February 26, 1962) is a critically-acclaimed composer and musician with roots in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Eva Marcelle Pigford (born October 30, 1984 in Los Angeles, California) is an African-American fashion model and actress. ... “ANTM” redirects here. ... Jacque Reid is a television and radio personality. ... Bobby Valentino (born Bobby Wilson on February 27, 1980) is an American R&B singer. ... Walter Francis White (July 1, 1893, Atlanta, Georgia - March 21, 1955, New York, New York) was a spokesman for blacks in the United States for almost a quarter of a century and executive secretary (1931–55) of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. ... The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is one of the oldest and most influential hate organizations in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) is a private, co-ed, four-year liberal arts institution of higher learning located in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina; it is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. ...


Sports and organizations

Clark Atlanta University is affiliated with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division II. logo of Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is a College athletic conference consisting of historically black colleges located in the southern United States. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division II (or DII) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ...


CAU students also operate the mostly-jazz radio station WCLK (FM) at 91.9MHz. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... WCLK-FM Jazz 92 (exact location: 91. ... A megahertz (MHz) is one million (106) hertz, a measure of frequency. ...


Clark Atlanta University is also home to the Mighty Marching Panther Band featured in the 2002 movie Drumline, as well as recent McDonald's commercials, the Ellen DeGeneres show and an episode of Judge Hatchett. The Panther Band has also been to the Honda Battle of the Bands hosted every year in January for all five years of its existence and counting. The Mighty Marching Panther band is part of the Atheletics Department of Clark Atlanta University. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and currently the Emmy Award-winning host of the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show. ... Judge Hatchett (2000- ) is a nationally-syndicated American television program produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Television. ... The Honda Battle of the Bands (sometimes abbreviated Honda or HBOB) is an annual marching band exhibition which features performances by HBCU bands. ...


Traditions

CAU's tradition in fostering the arts began in 1942 with the inaugural of the annual Exhibition of Paintings, Prints and Sculpture by Negro Artists of America to provide black artists a national forum to exhibit their work. The exhibition has brought many artists who were unknown to the mainstream art world, but later classified as masters, such as Jacob Lawrence, Charles White, Lois Mailou Jones and Roy DeCarava. Each year an average of 12 pieces are purchased for the Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries which possesses a permanent collection of some 640 works of art. Jacob Lawrence taken by Kenneth Space. ... Lois Mailou Jones (November 3, 1905 – June 9, 1998) was an African American Harlem Renaissance painter. ... Roy DeCarava (born 1919) is an American photographer. ...


Publications

W. E. B. Du Bois William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (pronounced ) (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was a civil rights activist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar, and socialist. ...

See also

This is a list of historically black colleges of the United States organized by states. ...

External links


  Results from FactBites:
 
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Clark Atlanta University (1281 words)
Clark Atlanta University (CAU), located southwest of downtown Atlanta, is a private, urban, coeducational institution of higher education.
CAU was formed by the consolidation of Atlanta University and Clark College.
A meaningful outgrowth of the consolidation of Atlanta University and Clark College was the establishment of the Clark Atlanta University Guild.
Clark Atlanta University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1224 words)
Clark Atlanta University is a comprehensive, private, urban, coeducational institution of higher education with a predominantly African American heritage.
Atlanta University, founded in 1865, by the American Missionary Association, with later assistance from the Freedman's Bureau, was, before consolidation, the nation's oldest graduate institution serving a predominantly African American student body.
Clark College was founded in 1869 as Clark University by the Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which later became the United Methodist Church.
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