Sam Houston State University, (known as SHSU and Sam, for short) founded in 1879, is a public university located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first such institution of its type in the State of Texas and the southwestern United States. It is named for one of Texas' founding fathers, Sam Houston, who made his home in the city. The university is part of the Texas State University System and is a comprehensive, doctoral granting university enrolling approximately 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students. For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... 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. ... Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... 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. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... 66 Foot Tall Statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... The orange, the fruit from which the modern name of the orange colour comes. ... This article is about the color. ... The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a university or college within the United States of America is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or 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... Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... 66 Foot Tall Statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Samuel Houston (March 2, 1793–July 26, 1863) was a 19th century American statesman, politician and soldier. ... The Texas State University System was created by the Texas Legislature in 1911 to manage the states normal schools. ...

History

Created by legislation signed by Governor Oran M. Roberts on April 21, 1879, Sam Houston Normal Institute's dedicated goal was to train teachers for the public schools of Texas—the first of its kind in the southwestern United States. On October 10 of the same year, the first class of 110 students and four faculty commenced instruction on the site of what had once been the campus of Austin College. Oran Milo Roberts (1815–1898), was Governor of Texas from January 21, 1879 to January 16, 1883. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Austin College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA located in Sherman, Texas, an hour north of Dallas. ...

When the university first opened, students received a certification to teach in the state's elementary and secondary schools, but after 1919, the university began to award bachelor's degrees. In 1923, the school was renamed the Sam Houston State Teachers College. In 1936, the school awarded its first post-baccalaureate degree. In 1965, the school was renamed, again, to Sam Houston State College, and, finally, to Sam Houston State University in 1969.

The university celebrated its 125th year in 2004. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In April, 2007, Texas House Bill 1418 passed without objection in the Texas Legislature; the bill prevents the Texas State University System’s board of regents from changing SHSU’s name. This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Campus

Sam Houston State University sits on 272 acres in the central area of Huntsville, TX. Recent construction of an expanded mall area of campus will include benches, tables, wireless internet, and more greenspace in the heart of campus. The mall area also includes two clock towers and a water fountain.

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Academics

Sam's programs in criminal justice are particularly strong given the school's long relationship with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, headquartered in Huntsville, and the local state prison. Recently, the Department of History and School of Music are experiencing growth, the later attracting performers to its reputable music education program. Additionally, many students choose to go to Sam because of its traditional academic strength, its education program. United States criminal justice system flowchart. ... The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (DCJ) is a department of the government of the state of Texas. ... This article is about the study of the past in human terms. ...

Recently, the university has become a leader in distance education, offering both bachelor's and master's degrees via the web in several areas, including history and criminal justice. This article is about the study of the past in human terms. ... United States criminal justice system flowchart. ...

Currently (as of 12/2006), the university offers:

• 79 undergraduate degree programs
• 48 masters' programs
• 5 doctoral programs (Criminal Justice, Educational Leadership, Counselor Education, Clinical Psychology, and Reading)

Academic subdivisions

Sam Houston State's academic departments and programs are organized into five colleges. Colleges at Sam Houston State University are:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business Administration
• College of Criminal Justice
• College of Education
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Athletics

Sam Houston State Bearkats logo

Sam Houston State's colors are orange and white and their nickname is the Bearkats. Sam Houston State sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (Championship Subdivision for football) in the Southland Conference. SHSU's primary rival is Stephen F. Austin State University and tensions between the two schools can run high before major sporting events that pit one against the other. Several fights have broken out at the rivalry games in recent years, although the Bearkats have dominated the rivalry for the past decade and own an all-time advantage in the football series 45-32-2, including 6 of the last 7. The basketball series, however is dead even at 89-89 all time. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The orange, the fruit from which the modern name of the orange colour comes. ... This article is about the color. ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... The Southland Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the south central United States. ... Stephen F. Austin State University (commonly SFA or Stephen F) is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas. ...

The Bearkats have had recent success with the men's and women's outdoor track teams capturing the Southland Conference titles in May 2005 at Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. As a whole, the Sam Houston State athletic department captured the Southland Conference Commissioner's Cup in 2005, 2006, and 2007 for all-around athletic department and topped the Southland Conference for all-academic recognition. The kats are the only athletic department in the Southland Conference to get the Commissioner's Cup for 3 consecutive years. In the same 3 year stretch, Sam Houston boasts both the best average student athlete GPA as well as the highest number of student athletes named to the Southland Conference honor roll. This is particularly evident in the men's basketball program, which fielded 6 of the 13 student athletes who gained Academic All-Conference honors, including junior Ryan Bright, who was also named student athlete of the year for men's basketball.

Football

The football team is currently in its third season under head coach Todd Whitten, who played quarterback at rival institution Stephen F. Austin University. However, Whitten has said that he has no allegiances to SFA and that he was looking forward to “going up and kicking those guys' asses” leading up to the rivalry game (termed the “Battle of the Piney Woods”) in 2007. Whitten's record at Sam Houston heading into this year's rivalry game is 12-16 overall. Stephen F. Austin State University is an institution founded in 1923. ...

Whitten was preceded by Ron Randleman, who served as head coach at Sam Houston from 1982 to 2004. Randleman took over in the school's first year competing in NCAA Division II and four years later, the Bearkats moved up to Division I. He wasted no time in competing in Division I, leading the team to the playoffs in the school's first season in the NCAA's highest division in 1986. The next season, the Bearkats joined the Southland Conference. In the school's Division I history, the Bearkats have claimed 3 Southland Conference titles (1991, 2001, 2004) and 4 playoff appearances (1986, 1991, 2001, 2004). They have posted an overall Division I playoff record of 3-4. Their most successful playoff run came in the final season of Randleman's coaching career in 2004 when the team made an appearance in the semifinals of the Division I playoffs. This was made possible by a remarkable 4th quarter comeback in the 2nd round at Eastern Washington when the Bearkats rallied from 20 points down and scoring the tying TD pass from Dustin Long to Jason Mathenia as time expired, winning the game on the PAT. This is still remembered as one of the greatest comebacks in Division I playoff football history. The Bearkats also shared the NAIA national title with Concordia (MN) in 1964, when they finished the national championship game in a 7-7 tie.

In recent history, the football team has had considerable success with transfer quarterbacks transferring from Football Bowl Subdivision Schools (formerly I-A). In 1999, Chris Chaloupka transferred from Oklahoma State. In 2001, Josh McCown transferred from Southern Methodist University. In 2004, Dustin Long transferred from Texas A&M University. The team is currently led by the junior QB transfer from Oklahoma, Rhett Bomar. Rhett Matthew Bomar (born July 2, 1985 in Groesbeck, Texas) is an American football quarterback. ...

Bomar served a one year suspension for violating NCAA regulations for taking money for work he did not perform while working at a Norman, Oklahoma car dealership. This became a huge scandal for the Oklahoma program. When asked about the controversy, Bomar took full responsibility for his actions while declining to go into great detail, but added that there was another side to the story that had not been told and hinted that he might talk about it at some point in the future. Through 7 games in the 2007 season, the team is 3-4 and Bomar has thrown for 1,799 yards, 10 TD, 6 INT with a QB rating of 125.1. He has also rushed for 313 yards and 5 TD. He currently ranks 9th in total offense in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA).

Basketball

The men's basketball program is among the most efficient programs in NCAA Division I, ranking # 2 nationally in cost per win in 2006 at less than $25,000 per win with 18 wins against Division I opponents (21 overall). The program has been the most consistent in the conference over the past decade under the direction of head coach Bob Marlin, winning regular season titles in 2000 and 2003 with a NCAA Tournament appearance in 2003 (the first in school history). The Bearkat men's basketball team has won more games in the nine seasons under Coach Marlin than any other Southland school. The team also ranks #2 in wins among Division I schools in Texas in the current decade behind the Texas Longhorns. The Bearkat teams under Coach Marlin have compiled four 20-win seasons, including the two most recent seasons. In 2005-06, the Bearkats posted the best non-conference record among Division I programs at 9-3, which was also the best non-conference record posted by a Southland program since 1991. Marlin's teams have been the only teams among Texas Division I programs to win at least 2 conference championships in the past 6 seasons. Under the direction of Bob Marlin, Bearkat men's basketball players have broken 23 school records and 30 Division I school records. The Bearkats currently beat Bobby Knight's Red Raiders with an upsetting 2 point deficit, so their 2007-2008 season seams very, very promising, "Eat Em Up Kats!". Steven read this. Lucas Seber sucks dick

Mascot

Sam Houston's Bearkat is represented by the mascot team of Sammy and Airkat who entertain and lead crowds in cheers during sporting events. Sammy's two minute routine earned him a national championship of the mascots division at the 2005 United Spirit Association Collegiate National Championship. The spelling of kat with a 'k' stems from the distinction of the mascot as a mythical animal that is a cross between a bear and a tiger.

Campus Media

The SHSU School of Mass Communication operates KSHU, a student-run radio (90.5 FM) and television station (cable channel 7), broadcasting news, sports, and entertainment programming for the campus and community. The Houstonian is the student-published twice-weekly campus newspaper. Broadcast studios and offices for all three media are located within the Dan Rather Communication Building. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Daniel Irvin Rather, Jr. ...

Notable alumni

Arts and media

• Dana Andrews - Hollywood actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1963 to 1965
• Roger Creager - Country-Western musician
• Frank Q. Dobbs - Writer, producer and director of Western film dramas
• Roy Hazelwood - FBI profiler and author
• Richard Linklater - Oscar-nominated film director who attended SHSU
• Debra Sue Maffett - Miss America, 1983; RTF major; now host of "The Harvest Show" on LeSea Broadcasting Network
• Dan Rather - Newscaster (1953, B.A. Journalism)
• Molly Louise Shepard - American playwright who attended SHSU in 1978 as an RTF major; 1979-80 as a theatre major; and transferred to the University of Texas at Dallas in 1980
• Jack Tinsley - Fort Worth Star-Telegram executive editor who led the paper to two Pulitzer Prizes in the 1980s

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Athletics

• Walt Anderson - National Football League referee (1974)
• Michael Bankston - professional football player Defensive Tackle 3rd round draft choice in 1991 by the Arizona Cardnials. Played ten years in the NFL for AZ, Wash., Cin.)
• Kenneth Callaway - professional bull rider PRCA
• Keith Davis - safety for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys
• Lou "Skip, Sweet Lou, Sweetness" Ferrell - baseball (2001-2003)
• Keith Heinrich - tight end for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• James Andrew Higham - professional Arena 2 Football Katy Copperheads player (2006)
• Kenneth "The Spiral" Jackson- Set NCAA Division 1AA records by playing 11 different positions (C,LG,RG,LT,RT,TE,QB,DT,DE,HB,FB) (2004)
• Ernie Koy - professional baseball player
• Josh McCown - backup quarterback for the NFL's Oakland Raiders
• Steve Sparks - professional baseball player (1987)
• Derrick Harris - professional Arena 2 Football Rio Grande Valley Dorados player (2006)
• D.D. Terry - running back for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars
• Matt Dominguez - wide receiver for the CFL's Saskatchewan Rough Riders

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Politics and religion

• Hiram Abiff Boaz - a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
• Borris L. Miles, member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 146[[1]]
• Cecil J. Picard -- Louisiana educator, legislator, state superintendent of education (1996-2007)
• Thaksin Shinawatra - former Prime Minister of Thailand (1979, Ph.D. in Criminal Justice)

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Trivia

• The Alcalde is the university's annual yearbook, published from 1910-1998 and 2003-present; it was named in honor of Texas Governor Oran Roberts whose nickname was "The Old Alcalde."^[1]
• Contrary to an underground joke, repeated by alumnus Dan Rather in his autobiography, The Camera Never Blinks (page 17), the school was never known as "Sam Houston Institute of Teaching" or "Sam Houston Institute of Technology".
• The campus stood in for the fictional Austin University in the motion picture The Life of David Gale.
• Huntsville is often referred to as "Huntsvegas" by attending students and many T-shirts from various social events bear the same nickname.

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References

1. ^ Alcalde. The Buildings of Sam Houston State University. Retrieved on 2006-05-24.

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External links

• Sam Houston State University
• Sam Houston State University Athletics
• Today@Sam - Sam Houston State University News
• Sam Houston State University distance education
• Sam Houston State University Graduate Studies
• Sam Houston State University Newton Gresham Library
• The Buildings of Sam Houston State University
• 90.5 The Kat and Cable Channel 7
• Vivahuntsvegas.com - Independent Student Run Podcast News & Variety Show created by student Nick Pierson

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