Texas State University

Texas State University-San Marcos, Texas, is a state university located in the United States. Southwest Texas State Normal School was established in 1899, it opened its doors to students with a focus 303 in 1903 to train teachers. Since then, the Texas State University System and has become a major institution boasting the fourth largest university in the state of Texas with over 38,000 students enrolled. This geography, including the Criminal Justice and nationally recognized music program has about 50 schools and 10 colleges and departments. President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1930. He graduated from the institution.

The main campus of Texas State San Marcos River along the hilly terrain of 492 acres (1.99 km2) consists of 245 buildings. At the same time the great north Austin area of ​​Texas State University Round Rock Campus (RRC) offers undergraduate and graduate programs has a satellite campus began as a corporate training center.

 History
Southwest Texas State Normal School by State Representative Fred Cock March 3, 1899, is proposed in the bill. Where he represented the citizens of the Cocke Hays and the surrounding counties for School found. State Senator J. B. While there is opposition to the bill with the support Dibrell, and finally passed by Governor Joseph D. Sayers, signed into law on May 10, 1899. The aim of the school was to provide manual training and domestic science teaching and agriculture. earning a degree and a teaching certificate from the school students, the state will be authorized to teach in public schools. In October, 1899, San Marcos City Council will be built on what is known as Chautauqua Hill for the school land 11 acres (45,000 m2) was used donations votes. The Texas legislature to be used in the construction of buildings and sites that accept donations up to $ 25,000 was not approved in 1901. It is known as Old Main building was completed in September 1903 students and 303 schools opened their doors the first record.

In 1912, the School Board of San Marcos Southwest Texas State Normal School students training to become teachers began a partnership with the school allowed local school children as part of the instructions. San Marcos East End Ward School, which consists of the first eight grade school district moved onto 1917 Southwest Texas State campus in 1935, Southwest Texas State Teachers College, then known by and between formal contract in San Marcos school district "for Public Schools [have to] laboratory school school teacher said. " School and city for providing primary and secondary schools who are responsible for the control and protection of buildings and equipment in San Marcos, but will be under the supervision of Southwest Texas State. : 15-18

college, a district court judge agreed undeniable that provision when they race into one of the top five African Americans in corporate Dana Smith, brought federal litigation, were the first African American student in 1963.

On November 8, 1965, the most famous graduates of the school, the President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson, his Great Society was part of the Higher Education Act of 1965, he returned to take his mate to sign. Living on a faculty member's garage, the shower and the shaving in the school's gym and multiple studies: In a statement issued Coliseum Strahan on the campus of the school, for the signing of the previous draft, told affording to go to college their challenges jobs.

 Expansion

campus in 1899. During the first 40 years of the history of the school has grown considerably in the original 11-acre campus has been expanded to cover about 18 buildings in the original main building. These buildings San Marcos school pupils, dormitories, dining halls and male and female gymnasiums home to academic buildings, libraries, buildings included. : 18-31 in 1926, 90 acres of land adjacent to the San Marcos River A.I It was purchased by Rogers into a hotel Aquarena Springs theme park, glass bottom boat rides and other water-based location to build. He bought the property in 1994, intending to use the land as a university research and training center. In 2002, the land was known as the Institute that part of the river system and presented wetlands board, including educational tours and glass bottom boat rides continue to offer.

In 1996, the school campus in the Westwood High School in Round Rock, Texas began to give lessons. Initially, students were allowed to offer night classes to earn Premier and Education graduate. This program records the 101-acre (0.41 km2) with a gift and grows, Texas State University Round Rock Campus built and opened in 2005.

 Name change

Since the opening of school has been through a number of name changes. The first change, in 1916, the Board of Trustees after school to begin granting degrees occurring approved and became a senior college. Then in 1921 1918.:8:55 Southwest Texas State known as Normal College, closer Austin.:60 These University of Texas had a desire to improve the academic standards of mainstream schools in Texas to meet the requirements change other Texas legislative state legislatures school approved a name change and the recognition of September 1, Southwest Texas State College Southwest Texas State Teachers in 1923 the College.:40 school name, ended the second name change schools after ten years, 1959, 1969 Texas Legislature again, school's name, Southwest Texas State University It has changed this time.

In 2003, the school after the Associated Student Government (ASG), school, San Marcos, at the request of State Senator Jeff Wentworth changing the name Texas State University approached. ASG unanimously valid reason to change the name of the 20 top tier status, including regionalism reflected too much for a university trying to reach the rationale adopted a resolution supporting the name change. ASG also donations from alumni of the school, the state tax dollars that would required.students no votes were taken and graduate housing implement changes name change protest said he was going by, he said. A bill sponsored by Senator Wentworth was adopted and on 1 September 2003, the school was recognized officially as Texas State University-San Marcos. city, in fact, Texas State University (eg Texas State University-Lamar, Texas State University, Sam had expected time to change the Houston names of Texas State University from other schools in the system, it took place in order to distinguish Texas State University-San Angelo). To remove the name of this city's name occurs not change, and Texas State School in 2013, and expanding a request made by the Round Rock campus. A bill to change the school's name was approved by the Eighty-three Legislatureand Texas Governor Rick perry.th signed with the name was officially changed on September 1, 2013.

 Campus

Texas State University main campus this which former Chautauqua Hill occurred in San Marcos, including original land donated by the city 492 acres (1.99 km2), spread in half along Interstate 35 in Austin and San Antonio in San Marcos, Texas, is located in the main still sits. farm and ranch land, housing, recreation, and business incubators, including other parts of Texas State feature more than 5038 acres of additional land (20:39 km2) covers. Sewell Park, which has a campus in the spring-fed San Marcos River at the eastern end. Fisheries river bank chartered by the US Bureau was built up from the river bottom by university staff. Originally named Riverside Park, then Dr. S.M. Sewell Park was changed in 1946 in honor of the "Frog" Sewell, a parking assistant professor of mathematics form.

university bus routes are often surrounded by academic buildings and campus bus stop, loop because the majority of the campus is the heart of the four campuses. Since many students to pass four, this man is the primary gathering place for booths and tables fundraisers and events to promote student organizations. Quad western end has a 17-meter high aluminum sculpture of two horses, called Fighting Stallions. This area of ​​the University of free speech and declared the Vietnam War protests on student suspension was subjected to one of the first court challenge to the creation of such zones. Quad eastern end of the old University building, Old Main, sits off to the highest hill on campus.

The main campus of San Marcos in the NBC TV series Friday Night Lights, the fictional school TMU (Texas Methodist University) served as the location.

 Old Home

Built in 1903 and originally called the main building, Old Main was the first building on the campus of Texas State. This red-roofed Victorian Gothic building as designed by E. Northcraft. Now for offices housing more use of Historical Places in more in 1983 than a century on the National Register were added and renovated a number of building an auditorium and chapel of the university's administration building has served the very purpose of being Journalism and Mass Communication Faculty as well as the Fine Arts and the Faculty of Communication.

 Alchemy Library

university library, an oilman, a graduate from the farm and was charitable Albert B. alchemy, was elected in 1991. Albert B. alkenynes supporting Texas State University Library serves as the main center of academic library community. A large number of publications and the state government, while 60% of all federal publications, the United States and Texas government documents "Selecting trustee" is. The library also includes niche collections and papers including Wittliff collections, the largest US warehouse of contemporary Mexico photo archives Hill King Cormac McCarthy and important works of Sam Shepard and miniseries Lonesome Dove Collection

Academic

Student body

As of Fall 2014 semester, Texas State University had a total of 36.790 records. This follows a trend of record the registration number within a few years. The student body, 31032 remaining after the undergraduate or graduate students to 4536 students with undergraduate students. University Fall 2012 term applied to join the agreed 57.6% premium applications; Meanwhile, these are the top 10% in their high school class includes admission guaranteed in any Texas high school graduates with a grade point average. six years after between 61% and 64% of undergraduate students earn their degree. Spanish students will be designated as a Hispanic-service agencies elimination University in 2014, rose to 32% in 2013. 30% of the student body did. In addition, the student body of approximately 55% female students, with 80% of students live in campus and a student fraternity or sorority members consist only of 10%.

Rankings

Texas State University, US News & World Report's 2015 Best West Regional College ranks 12th. The Princeton Review as one of America's Best Value Colleges also took place in Texas State. The University also Military Times EDGE for veterans by 13 magazine.forbes has the distinction of being the best four-year school in southern Texas State ranks 487 nations and 119.

top in a ranking of universities 7 listed Drake University for Education nation.th College by nationwide 140 listed Social Work University School 45. The Fine Arts program in social work programs.poets and authors online took part in the Master in Akron and others connected with the University of US News & World Report ,.

Theatre and Dance Department I best-art-colleges.co for their bachelor's and master's degree programs in the country No. 8 art 9 commission.

Colleges

the Texas State University 97 undergraduate programs, 88 graduate programs and since 12 doctoral programs.th university 1925 of Colleges and Schools accredited by the Southern Association and has had recent criticism in 2010. degree offers.

including these programs are offered through ten academic colleges: