Southern University at Shreveport

Southern University at Shreveport
	Seal of Southern University at Shreveport
Motto	Opportunity Starts Here
Type	Public, HBCU, Community college
Established	1967
President	Dr. Ray Belton
Students	3,014
Location	Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Colors	Blue and Gold;
Nickname	Jaguars and Lady Jaguars
Sporting affiliations	NJCAA – Miss-Lou Conference
Website	www.susla.edu

Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) is a junior college in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is part of the historically black Southern University System. The university is a member school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

History

Southern University at Shreveport was pushed to fruition by the administration of Governor John J. McKeithen and opened for instruction on September 19, 1967. The primary emphasis of SUSLA was to serve the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area. It was part of the historically black Southern University System.^[1]

On October 28, 1974, the Louisiana Board of Regents, then called the Coordinating Council for Higher Education, granted to the institution approval for six associate degree programs in business, humanities, medical office assistant, natural sciences, office administration, and social sciences. In 1978, it added an associate degree in medical laboratory technology.

SUSLA is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees in various fields of study. The university is a member school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The college has 3,014 students. Its president is Ray Belton.

Campus

SUSLA is located in Shreveport, Louisiana. Among the buildings at SUSLA is Stone Hall, named for the late Southern University System president Jesse N. Stone, Jr. Inside Stone Hall is the J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. Video Conferencing Center, named for the former U.S. senator J. Bennett Johnston from Shreveport.

Athletics

The university's mascot is the jaguar. Its team colors are blue and gold.

The Port City Jaguars and Lady Jaguars are composed of two athletic teams representing Southern University at Shreveport in intercollegiate athletics, including men's and women's basketball. The Jaguars and Lady Jaguars compete in National Junior College Athletic Association Division I, Region 23. The SUSLA sports teams are members of the Louisiana Community Colleges Athletic Conference.^[2]

The Jaguars and Lady Jaguars basketball teams play at the Health and Physical Education Complex.

Notable people

Alumni

Ollie Tyler, mayor of Shreveport; did graduate study at the Southern Shreveport campus

Faculty and staff

Ray Belton, former chancellor
Melva K. Wallace, former vice chancellor for student affairs and enrollment management; president of Huston–Tillotson University

References

^ "Historical overview". susla.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
^ "SUSLA Athletics". susla.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-18.

External links

[1] "Historical overview". susla.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-18.

[2] "SUSLA Athletics". susla.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-18.

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Athletics	Jaguars and Lady Jaguars Baseball Basketball Men Women Football
Campus	A. W. Mumford Stadium F. G. Clark Center Lee-Hines Field Laboratory School
Student life	Human Jukebox
People	University presidents Theophile T. Allain

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