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Texas State University–San Marcos
Motto “The noblest search is the search for excellence.”
Established 1899
Type State university
Endowment $119.7 million[1]
President Denise Trauth, Ph.D.
Provost Eugene Bourgeois, Ph.D.
Academic staff 1,272
Students 34,113 (Fall 2011)
Undergraduates 27,476
Postgraduates 4,387
Location San Marcos, Texas, USA
Campus 457 acres (1.85 km2)
Former names Southwest Texas State Normal School (1903–1918)
Southwest Texas State Normal College (1918–1923)
Southwest Texas State Teachers College (1923–1959)
Southwest Texas State College (1959–1969)
Southwest Texas State University (1969–2003)
Nickname Bobcats
Colors Maroon and Old Gold
         
Mascot Boko the Bobcat
Affiliations APLU
SACS
TSUS
Southland (2011)
WAC (2012)
Website www.txstate.edu
Texas State University–San Marcos Logo.svg

Texas State University–San Marcos (informally Texas State University, or simply Texas State, it discourages the use of TSU[2]) is an emerging research university located in San Marcos, Texas. Established in 1899 as the Southwest Texas State Normal School, it opened its doors in 1903 to 303 students with a focus to educate students to become teachers. Since that time it has grown into the largest institution in the Texas State University System and the fifth-largest university in Texas boasting an enrollment of over 34,000 students. Academically, it is composed of 10 colleges and about 50 schools and departments across multiple disciplines, including nationally recognized programs in Geography, Criminal Justice and Music.

Texas State's main campus sits on 457-acre (1.85 km2) of hills along the San Marcos River. It is also has a satellite campus that started as a multi-institution teaching center offering undergraduate and graduate programs at the Round Rock Higher Education Center (RRHEC) in the greater north Austin area. Additionally, the main campus in San Marcos serves as the location of the fictional school TMU (Texas Methodist University) in the NBC TV series Friday Night Lights.[3]

Texas State University is the only university in the state to have a former President of the United States as an alumnus. President Lyndon B. Johnson graduated from what was then Southwest Texas State Teachers College in 1930 with a teaching certificate and a Bachelor of Science in history. In 1965, he returned to Southwest Texas State College, as the school was known then, to sign the Higher Education Act of 1965.[4]

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[edit] History

The Southwest Texas State Normal School was proposed in a March 3, 1899, bill by Texas State Representative Fred Cocke. Cocke represented the citizens of Hays and surrounding counties where the school was to be located. While there was opposition to the bill, with the support of State Senator J.B. Dibrell, it was finally passed and signed into law on May 10, 1899, by Governor Joseph D. Sayers.[5] The school's purpose was to provide manual training and teach domestic sciences and agriculture. Any students earning a diploma and teaching certificate from the school would be authorized to teach in the state's public schools.[6] In October, 1899, the San Marcos City Council voted to donate 11 acres (45,000 m2) of land at what was known as Chautauqua Hill for the school to be built on. It wasn't until 1901 that the Texas legislature accepted this donation and approved $25,000 to be used for construction of buildings on the site.[7] The building now known as Old Main was completed and the school opened its doors to its first enrollment of 303 students in September, 1903.[5]

Higher Education Act signing plaque rests in front of the Music Building.
Higher Education Act signing plaque rests in front of the Music Building.

On November 8, 1965, the school's most famous alumnus, United States President Lyndon B. Johnson returned to his alma mater to sign the Higher Education Act of 1965 which was part of the his Great Society. In a speech, held in Strahan Coliseum on the school's campus, prior to signing the bill, he recounted his own difficulties affording to go to college having to shower and shave in the school's gymnasium, living above a faculty member's garage, and working multiple jobs.[8]

In 1996, the school began offering courses in Round Rock, Texas on the campus of Westwood High School. It originally offered night classes that allowed students to earn graduate degrees in Business Administration and Education. As enrollment in these programs increased and with a gift of 101-acre (0.41 km2) the Round Rock Higher Education Center was constructed and opened in 2005.[7]

The school has been through a number of name changes since its opening, the most recent in 2003. The school's Associated Student Government (ASG) approached State Senator Jeff Wentworth requesting that the school be renamed from "Southwest Texas State University" to "Texas State University at San Marcos". The ASG had unanimously approved a resolution supporting the name change citing 20 reasons for the change. The ASG further said that donations from the school's alumni would go to implementing the name change so that state tax dollars would not be required.[9] A bill, sponsored by Senator Wentworth, was passed and on September 1, 2003, the school officially became known at Texas State University–San Marcos.

[edit] Campus

Aerial view of campus in 2009
Aerial view of campus in 2009

The Texas State University main campus is located in San Marcos, Texas, midway between Austin and San Antonio along Interstate 35. It spans 457 acres (1.85 km2),[10] including the original land donated by the city of San Marcos consisting of Chautauqua Hill which Old Main still sits atop. Other parts of the Texas State property including farm and ranch land, residential, recreational areas and commercial incubators cover more than 5,038 acres (20.39 km2) of additional land.[10] On the eastern end of campus is Sewell Park, which is on the banks of the spring-fed San Marcos River. The river bank, leased by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, was built up from the river bottom by university workers. Initially named Riverside Park, it was later renamed to Sewell Park in 1946 in honor of Dr. S.M. "Froggy" Sewell, a mathematics professor who helped form the park.[11]

The Quad is considered to be the heart of campus as it is surrounded by the majority of the academic buildings on campus as well as the bus loop where most of the University bus routes stop on campus. Since many students pass through the quad, it is the primary gathering place for student organizations to man booths and tables promoting fundraisers and events.[12] The west end of the Quad has a 17-foot high aluminum sculpture of two horses, called the "Fighting Stallions."[13] This area is declared the University's free speech zone and was subject to one of the first court challenges to the creation of such zones after the suspension of ten students protesting the Vietnam War.[14][15] The east end of the Quad goes up to the top of the highest hill on campus, where sits the University's oldest building, Old Main.

[edit] Old Main

Old Main
Old Main
Main article: Old Main (Texas State University)

Built in 1903 and originally called the "Main Building", Old Main was the first building on the Texas State campus. It was designed by E. Northcraft as a red-gabled Victorian Gothic building.[16] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[17] In more than a century of use, and a number of renovations, the building has served many uses from being the university's administration building to an auditorium and chapel to now housing the offices for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication as well as the College of Fine Arts.[18]

[edit] Alkek Library

Main article: Alkek Library
Alkek Library
Alkek Library

The university's library was named in 1991 for an alumnus, Albert B. Alkek, who became an oilman, rancher, and philanthropist. The Albert B. Alkek Library serves as the main, central academic library supporting the Texas State University community. It is a "select depository" for United States and Texas government documents, receiving a large number of government publications from the state and 60% of all federal publications. The library also encompasses niche collections and papers including the Wittliff collections, the largest US repository of contemporary Mexican photography, the King of the Hill archives, major works of Cormac McCarthy and Sam Shepard, and the Lonesome Dove miniseries collection.[19]

[edit] Round Rock Higher Education Center

Main article: Round Rock Higher Education Center

The Round Rock Higher Education Center (RRHEC) is a campus of Texas State University–San Marcos that is located in Round Rock, Texas. It originally started as 15 temporary buildings on the Westwood High School campus. It was moved to its current, permanent location in 2005 after the donation of 101 acres (0.41 km2) by the Avery family. While its original purpose was to serve as instructional space for Texas State University, the Austin Community College, and Temple College, today only Texas State holds classes on the campus. The campus' first building, the Avery Building, was opened in 2005, while the Nursing Building opened in 2010.[20]

[edit] Academics

[edit] Student Body

As of the Fall 2011 semester, Texas State University had a total enrollment of 34,113.[21] This follows a trend of record enrollment numbers over several years.[22] Of the student body, about 29,000 are undergraduate students with the remaining 5,000 students being post-baccalaureate or graduate students.[23] The university accepted about 75% of applicants who applied to attend the Fall 2010 semester[24], this includes the guaranteed acceptance of any Texas high school graduate with a grade point average that ranked them in the top 10% of their high school class.[25] Between 61% and 64% of undergraduate students earn their degree after four years.[26] Hispanic students made up 25% of the student body in 2010, which increased to 27% in 2011[27], qualifying the University to be designated as a Hispanic-serving institution. [28] Additionally, the student body consists of approximately 55% female students, 80% students who live off-campus, and only 10% students who are members of a fraternity or sorority.[24]

[edit] Rankings

University rankings (overall)
National
Forbes[29] 580
Regional
U.S. News & World Report[30] 39

Texas State University is ranked in the top 50 of U.S. News & World Report's 2012 Best West Regional Universities.[24] The Princeton Review has also ranked Texas State as one of America's Best Value Colleges.[31] The university also has the distinction of being the 13th best four-year school for veterans according to Military Times EDGE magazine.[32][33] Forbes ranks Texas State as 580th in the nation and 173rd in the south.[34]

The University's School of Social Work has been listed 7th in a ranking of top colleges for online social work programs.[35] Poets & Writers has ranked the Master of Fine Arts program as 62nd in the nation.[36] The College of Education is ranked 140th in the nation by US News & World Report, tied with Drake University, the University of Akron and others.[37]

[edit] Colleges

Texas State University offers degrees in 97 bachelor programs, 87 master programs and 12 doctoral programs.[38] The university has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1925 and had its last review in 2010.[39]

These programs are offered through ten academic colleges, including:

  • College of Fine Arts and Communication
  • The Graduate College
  • College of Health Professions
  • College of Liberal Arts
  • College of Science and Engineering
  • The University College

[edit] Research

In January 2012, Texas State University was designated an emerging research university by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. To achieve this status a university must spend at least $14 million in its research endeavors and either offer at least 10 doctoral degrees or have at least 150 enrolled doctoral students. At the time of being designated as an emerging research university, Texas State was spending almost $33.5 million on research and had 400 students enrolled among its 12 doctoral programs. This classification places the university at the same level as seven other state institutions including Texas Tech University, the University of Houston, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the University of Texas at Dallas.[40]

One of Texas State's facilities includes its Center for Research Commercialization that was approved by the Texas State University System Regents in May 2011 with a focus on environmental sustainability and biotechnology.[41] The facility is funded through multiple grants including $1.8 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and $4.2 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund.[42] The facility will serve as a location for university faculty to perform advanced research and to commercialize that research into startup companies.[43]

Faculty from the various college have consistently been given Fulbright Scholar grants[44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] resulting in Texas State being recognized as being one of the top producing universities of Fulbright Scholars.[52][53]

[edit] Student life

[edit] Residential life

Approximately 20% of Texas State students live in on-campus or University owned housing[54] including about 95% of freshman students[55]. As of January 2012, there are approximately 5700 beds in a variety of housing options including traditional dorms and apartment-style housing offered by the University.[56] The "North Campus Housing Project", which will add an additional 612 beds in a traditional dorm style housing, is under construction and expected to open for the Fall 2012 semester.[57]

[edit] Student organizations and activities

Texas State University has about 300 student organizations registered with its Campus Activities and Student Organizations (CASO) department. These organizations include Greek organizations, academic groups, honors societies, service groups, sports clubs and common interest groups.

Texas State has a Greek System which encompasses multiple national councils. Active councils and chapters at Texas State are:

Interfraternity Council[58] National Pan-Hellenic Council[59] Pan-Hellenic Council[60] Multicultural Greek Council[61]

The school's Associated Student Government (ASG) is an organization of both undergraduate and graduate students who represent student's interests with the university administration. The ASG has dealt with issues including concealed carry on campus[62] and the University's anti-tobacco policy[63]. The ASG also administers a scholarship fund that is available which any Texas State student can apply to earn.[64]

A number of honors societies exists on campus including Golden Key[65] and the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society[66]. Alpha Chi was founded in 1922 by five Texas schools including Texas State University.[citation needed]

Texas State Strutters
Texas State Strutters

The Texas State Strutters is a precision dance team that was formed in 1960 and was the first to be formed at any four-year institution in the United States.[67] The group performs to a variety of music from high kick to jazz to funk and hip hop music.[68] The Stutters have performed nationally including at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, in motion pictures, a Coca-Cola television commercial and most recently on America's Got Talent in 2008.[69]

Bobcat Build is a yearly community service event that began in 2001 and is the largest such event run by students at the university.[70] Based upon Texas A&M University's "The Big Event", it allows student organizations and individual Texas State students to sign up to perform service projects throughout the San Marcos community.[71] The event has received recognition from state and national politicians including State Representative Patrick Rose[72] and U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett.[73]

[edit] Media

Texas State’s student newspaper, the University Star, publishes coverage of the college’s news, trends, opinions and sports. The newspaper is published on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays while classes are in session in the Fall and Spring semesters.[74] The paper is published five times during the summer. The Star has a web-based presence which contains videos, blogs and podcasts in addition to the articles that are published in the print version of the paper. The Star and its staff have received awards including merits from Hearst Journalism[75], the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association[76] and the Society of Professional Journalists[77].

Located in Old Main, Texas State's FM radio station, KTSW, broadcasts at 89.9 MHz and provides sports coverage of Texas State athletics and independent music. The KTSW website provides live-streaming broadcasts, and the Texas State television channel employs KTSW broadcasts as background music. KTSW's morning show, Orange Juice and Biscuits, gained recognition in 2007 for being a finalist in Collegiate Broadcasters Inc.'s "Best Regularly Scheduled Program" award and again in October 2008, as it was among Austin360.com's top ten-rated morning radio shows.[78]

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Texas State Bobcats
Texas State Bobcats logo

Teams at Texas State compete at the Division I level and are members of the Southland Conference .[79] The university's football team currently competes as a Division I-FCS independent and does not qualify for postseason play with the Southland Conference. The football team will begin its transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2012 as it moves to the Western Athletic Conference.[80] Texas State teams and athletes from multiple sports have won national and regional championships as well as medalists in the Olympic Games.[81]

[edit]

In 1920, Texas State adopted its first official mascot, the Bobcat, at the urging of Oscar Strahan, who became the school's athletic director in 1919. Strahan suggested the Bobcat because the cat is native to central Texas and is known for its fierceness. The Bobcat did not get a name until 1964. At that time, Beth Greenless won the "Name the Bobcat" contest with the name Boko the Bobcat.[82]

In 2003, the Bobcat logo was designed by a Texas State student.[83] In August 2009, Texas State administrators refined its athletic mark by changing the font and placement of the SuperCat.[84]

[edit] Rivalries

With the intentions to increase fans and numbers at games, Texas State University formed rivalries with various schools including The University of Texas at San Antonio and Nicholls State University. Texas State and The University of Texas at San Antonio originally started this rivalry competing in basketball with hopes of bringing attention to central Texas sports along the I-35 corridor. In the 2007-2008 season, the series was expanded to an "all sport competition."[85]

Fields West Side Complex at Bobcat Stadium completed in 2009

Annually, Bobcats and the Colonels face off in the Battle for the Paddle Rivalry game. While preparing for a football game against the Nicholls State University Colonels, a flood struck San Marcos soaking the Bobcat Stadium field. Together, Athletic Directors and coaches chose to continue the game, thus, the name "Battle for the Paddle" was coined.[86]

[edit] Transition to FBS

With the continuing support for Texas State Athletics, there was an effort to promote the football team to Division I-FBS competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision. A student referendum was proposed on November 2007 and approved by the student body on April 2008. That referendum starting a move, dubbed “The Drive to FBS,” and has led to the renovation of athletic facilities, including construction of new baseball and softball stadiums and expansion of Bobcat Stadium. Texas State's first 2009 season football game against Angelo State University opened The Jerry D. and Linda Gregg Fields Bobcat Stadium West Side Complex encompassing Club and Luxury level seating.[87] Because Athletics Director Larry Teis stated the next phase in renovating Bobcat Stadium cannot begin until the stadium's track is relocated, the university broke ground on a new Track and Field Complex with land purchased by the university behind Bobcat Stadium. Completion of the Track and Field Complex is expected Summer 2011. In May 2011, Texas State began construction connecting the east and west sides at Bobcat Stadium. Completion is expected in time for Texas State’s first home 2012 football game against Texas Tech. Recent athletic fee raises are helping fund the renovations. On November 11, 2010, it was announced that Texas State would be joining the University of Denver and the University of Texas at San Antonio in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) beginning July 1, 2012.[88]

[edit] Alumni

Main article: List of Texas State University–San Marcos alumni
Lyndon B. Johnson, B.S. '30

The Texas State Alumni Association operates out of the Alumni House, located on the corner of LBJ Drive and University Drive. The Victorian style house is one of the oldest buildings on campus. It was a residence for students until the San Marcos Urban Renewal Agency recommended the house be used for the Alumni Association. Inside, visitors can find a variety of items used by LBJ while he was a student and the desk LBJ sat in while signing the Higher Education Act in 1965.[89]

Currently, plans exist to build a new Alumni Center consisting of meeting and ball rooms.[90]

Many Texas State alumni have achieved national acclaim. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson enrolled at Southwest Texas State Teachers' College in 1926.[91] Johnson did not graduate until 1930, when he took a year off before returning.[92] The 2008-2009 Common Experience, Texas State's yearly initiative made to cultivate students in intellectual conversation, celebrated the Legacy of LBJ as it was the 100-year anniversary of his birth.[93]

Grammy Award-winning American country music singer George Strait is another highly notable alumnus who graduated from Texas State. Strait, who graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in agriculture, is commemorated on campus by a restaurant/music venue in the student center, called George's.[94] Additionally, many know him for setting up Freeman Ranch, 3,484 acres formerly donated by Harold M. "Harry" Freeman , [1] and an agriculture endowment fund providing scholarships for Texas State students.[95] In 2006, Strait received an honorary doctorate degree from the university for his "extraordinary levels of achievement" and loyalty to the university.[96]

Other notable alumni include: actor Bill Paxton; J.D. Fields & Co. founder, chairman and chief executive officer Jerry Fields, who donated a record setting $6 million to Texas State's Athletic program to help fund the West Side Expansion at Bobcat Stadium[97]; ATP Oil and Gas Chairman and Chief Executive Officer T. Paul Bulmahn, who also made a donation to the school[98]; musician Scott H. Biram; actor Powers Boothe[99]; writer Tomás Rivera[100]; Alfred P.C. Petsch, Texas State Representative from the 85th District; columnist "Heloise" (Ponce Cruse Evans)[101]; and mathematician R. H. Bing, a former president of the American Mathematical Society.

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