[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 6 (Friday, January 10, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E48]
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                   HONORING JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 10, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable school, Jackson State University, that is located in 
Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson State University was founded in 1877, 
becoming a college in 1899, and is a historically black institution. It 
was granted university status in 1974. The University now awards 
Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral Degrees. It is a Carnegie Doctoral/
Research-Intensive institution.
  Jackson State University is known as ``Mississippi's Urban 
University.'' It operates the Mississippi Urban Research Center, which 
``develops and offers instructional programs, forums, conferences and 
workshops on urban life.'' Although this is not the mission statement 
of the University, the University's degree programs are largely in 
areas which have some bearing on urban life, such as public health, 
business, education, engineering, and public administration. Some of 
the liberal arts are represented, but largely the traditional ones such 
as English, Chemistry, Political Science and Mathematics.
  Jackson State was founded in 1877 as Natchez Seminary by the American 
Baptist Home Society. The State of Mississippi gained control of the 
college in 1940 in order to train teachers. The University's current 
name was adopted in 1979.
  The University is composed of ten different colleges and divisions: 
the College of Education and Human Development; the College of 
Business; the College of Public Service; the College of Science, 
Engineering, and Technical Arts; the College of Liberal Arts; the 
College of Lifelong Learning; and the Divisions of Graduate Studies, 
International Studies, and Undergraduate Studies.
  There are seven undergraduate schools within the Colleges. Bachelor's 
Degrees are awarded in the Schools of Allied Health Sciences, Business, 
Education, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Science and Technology and Social 
Work. Graduate degrees are awarded in Allied Health, Business, 
Education, eleven Liberal Arts areas (including Public Policy and 
Administration and Urban and Regional Planning), Science and 
Technology, and Social Work. The school awards Doctoral Degrees in nine 
areas. The Education Specialist (Ed.S.) Degree is also awarded. Jackson 
State houses the College of Business, Education and Human Development, 
Liberal Arts, Lifelong Learning, Public Service, and Science, 
Engineering and Technology. Also available are the Divisions of 
International Studies, Library and Information Resources, and 
Undergraduate Studies.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Jackson 
State University for their dedication to serving.

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