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, Louisiana,
United States
Colors Blue and Gold
         
Athletics NJCAA - Miss-Lou Conference
Nickname Jaguars and Lady Jaguars
Affiliations SU System
Website www.susla.edu

Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) is a two-year campus of the historically black Southern University System, located in Shreveport, Louisiana.[1] SUSLA, pushed to fruition by the administration of Governor John J. McKeithen, opened for instruction on September 19, 1967. At the same time a second two-year institution, Louisiana State University at Shreveport, also opened. LSUS later became a four-year campus, but SUSLA remains a two-year facility. The university is a member-school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

The primary emphasis of SUSLA was to serve the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area. SUSLA is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees in various fields of study.

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.

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 from Shreveport.

Athletics

The Port City Jaguars and Lady Jaguars are composed of 2 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 MISS-LOU Junior College Conference.[2]

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

Southern University at Shreveport Library

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Historical overview". susla.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. ↑ "SUSLA Athletics". susla.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. ↑ "Ray Belton named new Southern University System leader". theadvocate.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.

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