Located in Huntsville, Texas, Sam Houston State University (SHSU) is a public, coeducational university that is stands as 바카라사이트 third oldest higher education institute in 바카라사이트 state of Texas.
Founded in 1879 as a teacher’s college, 바카라사이트 institution was named after US politician and solider Sam Houston, who also shares his name with Texas’ most populous city.
The college gradually began to expand and after 바카라사이트 First World War 바카라사이트 first bachelor’s degrees were offered, and in 1967 바카라사이트 college was granted university status and adopted its current name.
Today it is home to seven individual academic colleges that are situated on 바카라사이트 316-acre campus in central Hunstville, which also has an 18-hole golf course, an observatory and a planetarium.
Around half of SHSU’s annual enrollments each year are first-generation students, and many graduates go on to work in positions in 바카라사이트 Texas workforce. In 2010 바카라사이트 university established a success-orientated program, known as 바카라사이트 Elite program, which is aimed at supporting first-time minority male freshmen. The university has a strong history of high graduation rates for African American males too.
The university sports teams are known as 바카라사이트 Bearkats and play in 바카라사이트 NCAA Division I in 바카라사이트 Southland Conference. There is a fierce rivalry between SHSU and Stephen F. Austin State University and tensions often run high during 바카라사이트 annual football game between 바카라사이트 two universities, known as 바카라사이트 Battle of 바카라사이트 Piney Woods, which dates back to 1923.
