Norfolk State University

Norfolk State University
Seal of Norfolk State University
Motto	"Achieving With Excellence"
Established	1935 (1935)
Type	Public, HBCU
Endowment	US $21.5 million
President	Tony Atwater
Academic staff	285
Undergraduates	5,400
Postgraduates	835
Location	Norfolk, Virginia, United States 36°50′59″N 76°15′46″W / 36.8495922°N 76.2627174°W / 36.8495922; -76.2627174Coordinates: 36°50′59″N 76°15′46″W / 36.8495922°N 76.2627174°W / 36.8495922; -76.2627174
Campus	Urban, 134 acres (0.5 km2)
Former names	Norfolk State Unit of Virginia Union University Norfolk Polytechnic College Virginia State College Norfolk State College
Academic Affiliations	VHTP U.S. Census Bureau Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
Colors	Green and Gold
Athletics	NCAA Division I
Nickname	Spartans
Affiliations	MEAC
Website	nsu.edu

Norfolk State University (NSU) is a four-year, state-supported, coed, liberal arts, historically black university located in Norfolk, Virginia. It is member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the Virginia High-Tech Partnership.

Academics

The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has accredited Norfolk State to award associate, baccalaureate, master and doctoral degrees.^[1] Currently, Norfolk State offers two doctorate and 15 master's degrees, including Master's degree programs in Optical Engineering, Computer Science, and Criminal Justice. The school also offers 36 undergraduate degrees, with a new degree being offered in Optical Engineering.

Schools

Norfolk State's undergraduate and graduate programs are divided into eight schools/colleges.^[2]

School of Business Accounting, Finance Information Management Tourism and Hospitality Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship Center for Entrepreneurship School of Education Secondary Education & School Leadership Development Special Education Early Childhood/Elementary Education Center for Professional Development Health, Physical Education & Exercise Science College of Liberal Arts Military Science (Army ROTC) English and Foreign Languages Music Fine Arts Political Science History Psychology Interdisciplinary Studies Mass Communications & Journalism Sociology

College of Engineering, Science & Technology Allied Health Mathematics Biology Nursing Chemistry Physics Computer Science Technology Engineering DNIMAS CMR (Center for Materials Research) Navy ROTC Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences STARS (Science & Technology Academicians on the Road to Success) School of Social Work Continuing Education Program Child Welfare Education & Support Program School of Extended Learning Honors College Graduate School

History

Directors and Presidents of Norfolk State University

Samuel Fischer Scott	Director	1935 – 1938
Lyman Beecher Brooks	Director	1938 – 1963
	President	1969 – 1975
Harrison Wilson, Jr.	President	1975 – 1997
Marie McDemmond	President	1997 – 2006
Carolyn Meyers	President	2006 – 2010
Tony Atwater	President	2011-present

The institution was founded in 1935 as the Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University (VUU).^[3] Eighty-five students attended the first classes held in 1935. Mr. Samuel Fischer Scott, an alumnus of Virginia Union and Portsmouth native, served as the first director with the primary focus of maintaining the solvency of the school. Dr. Lyman Beecher Brooks, a Virginia Union alumnus, succeeded Mr. Scott as director in 1938, and served as provost, 1963–1969, and the first president 1969-1975.

In 1942, the school became independent of VUU and was named Norfolk Polytechnic College.^[3] Within two years, by an act of the Virginia Legislature, it became a part of Virginia State College (now Virginia State University).^[3] By 1950, the 15th anniversary of the College founding, the faculty had grown to fifty and the student enrollment to 1,018. In 1952, the College's athletic teams adopted the "Spartan" name and identity.

The City of Norfolk provided a permanent site for the college on Corprew Avenue, and in 1955 Brown Hall, formerly Tidewater Hall, opened as the first permanent building on the new campus. In 1956 Norfolk State College granted its first bachelor's degrees.

In 1969, the college divided from Virginia State College and was named Norfolk State College. The College was issued accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools the same year with an enrollment of 5,400 students. In 1975 and the year following, the first Master’s degrees were awarded in Communications and Social Work, respectively. Dr. Harrison Benjamin Wilson, Jr., in 1975, succeeded Dr. Lyman Beecher Brooks as President after 37 years.

When the college was granted university status in 1979 by the General Assembly of Virginia, it changed its name to Norfolk State University.

Norfolk State University celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1985 with a year of observances and with an enrollment of 7,200. In 1995 Norfolk State University's enrollment reached 9,112.

Upon the retirement of Dr. Harrison Benjamin Wilson in 1997, Dr. Marie Valentine McDemmond, became NSU’s third President in 1997 and served until her retirement. Dr. Carolyn Winstead Meyers was selected as the fourth President and began service on July 1, 2006. Dr. Tony Atwater was announced as the new president in 2011.

Campus

Located on the former site of the 50-acre (202,343 m²) Memorial Park Golf Course, which the city of Norfolk sold to the school for one dollar, the campus now encompasses 134 acres (0.5 km²) of land and 31 buildings at 36°50′59″N 76°15′46″W / 36.84972°N 76.26278°W / 36.84972; -76.26278 (36.8495922, -76.2627174)^{[4] [5]} The Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall is a large health, physical education, and ROTC complex with a seating capacity of 7,500. Other facilities include a 30,000-seat football stadium; a television studio and radio station, an African art museum, and a multi-purpose performing arts center. Research facilities include a life sciences building with a planetarium and a materials research wing with crystal growth, organic synthesis, laser spectroscopy, and magnetic resonance equipment.

In September 2009, the New Student Center facility opened. The three story building, which includes a game room, a dining area, a new bookstore, a wellness center (work-out facility), student lounges, and administrative offices, marks the first of two major projects for NSU.

Work on a new library, currently scheduled to open in 2011, is underway. Other recent construction on the campus includes the new police station (2006), the Marie V. McDemmond Center for Applied Research (2006), and the Spartan Suites Apartments (2005).

Student activities

Campus organizations  The below list includes organizations registered with the Norfolk State University Office of Student Actitvities for the 2007-2008 academic year.[6] 200 Plus Men Alpha Kappa Alpha Alpha Kappa Mu Alpha Phi Alpha Association for Computer Mach. Athletes in Action Baptist Student Union Biology Society Caribbean Students Association Cheerleaders Chi Alpha Chi Eta Phi Concert Choir Dance Theatre Delta Sigma Pi Delta Sigma Theta DNIMAS Student Association Finance & Banking Association G.I.S.E.T. (Girls in Sci.Eng. & Tech.) Golden Key Honour Society Gospel Choir/Voices of Inspiration Grace Campus Ministry Graduate Student Association Habitat for Humanity International Student Organization Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Iota Phi Theta Junior Class Kappa Alpha Psi Kappa Kappa Psi LEGASI Mass Communications Student Assoc. Mu Omicron Gamma NAACP National Broadcasting Society National Pan-Hellenic Council National Society of Black Engineers National Society of Minorities in Hos. National Society of Pershing Angels National Society of Pershing Rifles Nursing Honor Society Optical Society of America Omega Psi Phi Phi Beta Sigma Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Pi Sigma Epsilon Political Science Association Pre-Alumni Club Psychology Club Residence Life Association Senior Class Sigma Gamma Rho Society for Advancement of Management Society of Physics Students Sociology Club Sophomore Class Spanish Club Spartan Reflections Yearbook Student Ambassadors Student Athlete Advisory Com. Student Government Association Student Nurses Association Student Va. Education Association The Spartan Echo, NSU's student newspaper Tau Beta Sigma Veterans Club Whitney Young Social Work Club Zeta Phi Beta

The university offers organized and informal co-curricular activities including 63 student organizations, leadership workshops, intramural activities, student publications and student internships.

Marching band

The Marching Spartan Legion Band performs at campus events and during Norfolk State football games. They were featured performers in the Honda Battle of the Bands in 2007 and 2008.

National fraternities and sororities

All nine of the National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations currently have chapters at Norfolk State University. These organizations are:

Organization	Symbol	Chapter	Chapter Symbol
Alpha Kappa Alpha	ΑΚA	Delta Epsilon	ΔE
Alpha Phi Alpha	ΑΦΑ	Epsilon Pi	EΠ
Delta Sigma Theta	ΔΣΘ	Epsilon Theta	EΘ
Iota Phi Theta	IΦΘ	Delta	Δ
Kappa Alpha Psi	ΚΑΨ	Epsilon Zeta	EZ
Omega Psi Phi	ΩΨΦ	Pi Gamma	ΠΓ
Phi Beta Sigma	ΦΒΣ	Delta Zeta	ΔZ
Sigma Gamma Rho	ΣΓΡ	Gamma Nu	ΓN
Zeta Phi Beta	ΖΦΒ	Zeta Gamma	ZΓ

The Council of Independent Organizations includes:

Organization	Symbol	Chapter	Chapter Symbol
Mu Omicron Gamma	ΜΟΓ	Gamma	Γ
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia	ΦΜΑ	Rho Mu	PΜ
Pi Sigma Epsilon	ΠΣΕ	Epsilon Tau	ΕΤ
Tau Beta Sigma	ΤΒΣ	Epsilon Sigma	EΣ
Kappa Kappa Psi	KKΨ	Iota Xi	ΙΞ
Alpha Phi Omega	ΑΦΩ	Phi Mu	ΦΜ

Student media

Newspaper

The Spartan Echo is the official student-produced newspaper of Norfolk State University. The paper is available in a print (available twice a month) and online (updated daily). The online edition was awarded Best Online Site and Best Online Video by the Black College Communication Association in 2009.^{[citation needed]}

WNSB (College Radio Station)

Main article: WNSB

Norfolk State operates WNSB(FM) radio, which broadcasts in stereo 24 hours a day from the campus and covers all of the Hampton Roads, Virginia area, reaching the Eastern Shore of Virginia, northeast North Carolina and the Richmond, Virginia suburbs.^[7] Established on February 22, 1980 (1980-02-22) and known as "Hot 91.1", WNSB's programming is also broadcast via the internet. [1] ^[7][8]

Athletics

See also: Norfolk State Spartans football

Norfolk State sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (Football Championship Subdivision for all sports including football) in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Norfolk State was formerly a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference (1953–1960) and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1962–1996).^[9]

Notable faculty and staff

This list of notable faculty and staff contains current and former faculty, staff and presidents of the Norfolk State University.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Name	Department	Notability	Reference
Na'im Akbar	Psychology	Clinical psychologist, prominent lecturer, and author on the psychology of Africans	[10]
Anthony Evans	Athletic	Current interim head men’s basketball coach at Norfolk State University and former head coach at Delhi Tech (Delhi, N.Y.) and Ulster County Community College (Kingston, N.Y.)	[11]
Yacob Haile-Mariam	Business	an elected member of the Ethiopian parliament and a former Senior Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Adolphus Hailstork	Music	former professor of music and Composer-in-Residence at Norfolk State	[12]
Robert R. Jennings	Administration	current president of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
Yvonne B Miller	Professor Emeritus	Democratic State Senator who represents the 5th Senatorial District of the Commonwealth of Virginia.	[13]
Steve Riddick	Athletic	Olympic gold medal winner and former Norfolk State University coach

See also Category: Norfolk State University faculty.

Notable alumni

This is a partial list of notable alumni which includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Norfolk State University or predecessors such as Norfolk State College.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

A photo of Randall Robinson and his wife in Haiti in 1994 at the inauguration ceremony of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Willard Bailey	1962	former head football coach at Virginia Union University, Norfolk State University, and Saint Paul's College
Gordon Banks		guitarist, producer, writer and musical director	[14]
Al Beard		former ABA player for the New Jersey Americans	[15]
Ron Bolton	1972	former NFL player for the New England Patriots and the Cleveland Browns	[16]
Karen Briggs		Violinist	[17]
Vincent Brothers		convicted American mass murderer	[18]
Don Carey	2009	NFL defensive back	[19]
Bob Dandridge	1969	former NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Washington Bullets	[20]
Derek T. Dingle		senior vice president/editor-in-chief of Black Enterprise magazine	[21]
Ray Epps	1977	former NBA player for the Golden State Warriors	[22]
Evelyn J. Fields	1971	former director of the Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Corps Operations and the NOAA Commissioned Corps. She was the first woman and the first African American to hold this position.	[23]
Future Man		percussionist and member of the jazz quartet Béla Fleck and the Flecktones	[24]
Willie Gillus		former NFL player for the Green Bay Packers	[25]
Paul Hines		football coach and the inspiration for Denzel Washington's character in the Disney film Remember the Titans
Pee Wee Kirkland		First-round NBA draft pick (1969, Chicago Bulls) and notable Rucker Park street basketball star. As a junior, he teamed with Bob Dandridge, and was named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA Mideast Regional in 1967.	[26]
Jose Jamier	2006	Professional Writer, Griot and Motivational Speaker, Member of Omega Psi Phi	[27]
Ray Jarvis		former NFL player for the Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, and the New England Patriots	[28]
Lee Johnson		former NBA player for the Detroit Pistons; selected as the 72nd player (22ndth player in the 3rd round) in the 1988 NBA Draft	[29]
Leroy Jones		former NFL player for the San Diego Chargers	[30]
Nathan McCall		former reporter for the Virginian Pilot-Ledger Star, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and The Washington Post and the author of the best selling book Makes Me Wanna Holler
Jon McKinney		former NBA player for the Boston Celtics; selected as the 55th player (4th player in the 4th round) in the 1970 NBA Draft	[31]
Yvonne B Miller		Democratic State Senator who represents the 5th Senatorial District of the Commonwealth of Virginia	[13]
David Pope	1984	former NBA player for the Utah Jazz, Kansas City Kings, and the Seattle SuperSonics	[32]
Ken Reaves		former NFL player for the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and the St. Louis Cardinals	[33]
Tim Reid	1968	comedian, actor, director	[34]
Randall Robinson		African-American lawyer, author and activist, who is noted as the founder of TransAfrica	[35]
James Edward Roe	1995	former NFL player for the Baltimore Ravens and Arena Football League player for the San Jose SaberCats	[36]
Shawn Z. Tarrant	1998	member, Maryland House of Delegates
Andrew Warren	1993	former U.S. diplomat to Algeria	[27]

See also Category: Norfolk State University alumni.

See also

• Education in Norfolk, Virginia
• List of colleges and universities which have signed the Presidents Letter
• Sports in Norfolk, Virginia

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External links

• NSU.edu -- Official web site
• Spartanshield.nsu.edu -- NSU Student web access
• Nsuspartans.com -- NSU Athletics website
• Spartanecho.com -- The Spartan Echo online student-produced newspaper