SU Baton Rouge
Physical Facilities
Southern University-Baton Rouge has one of the most beautiful campuses in the country. Lake Kernan flows through the center of the campus and the Mississippi River forms its western boundary. New buildings with more than 200,000 square feet of floor area have been constructed in the last 30 years. These include the following:
The Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union is known as the campus "living room" and serves as a major center for extracurricular activities. The Union features a food court with popular food vendors; barber and beauty shops; television rooms; a 12-lane bowling alley; a game room for billiards; video games; an art gallery; a browsing room; a ballroom; meeting and conference rooms; and a branch of the United States Post Office.
F.G. Clark Activity Center is a 7,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that opened in 1975. It is home to the Southern Jaguars basketball and Southern Lady Jaguars basketball teams. The arena also holds concerts and other events. The arena is named for Dr. Felton Grandison Clark, who was the second president of Southern University from 1938 to 1969.
The John B. Cade Library's collection totals more than one million volumes. Special Collections include the Camille Shade African- American Collection, archives, music, art, and architecture. The Library is a partial depository for Louisiana and U. S. Government documents.
The College of Sciences and Engineering is housed in the new P.B.S. Pinchback engineering building --a state-of-the-art facility that increased the size of the Engineering Complex by 117,000 square feet. The building features computer laboratories, a state-of-the- science advanced technology educational and research laboratories, a high-tech classroom, and multi-media classrooms. P .B.S. Pinch back engineering building houses the departments of civil engineering, electrical engineering, electronics engineering technology and mechanical engineering.
Statement of Purpose
Southern University and A&M College, a publicly supported, coeducational, land-grant, historically black, comprehensive institution, prepares students to compete globally in their respective professions, and to engage in advanced study in graduate and professional schools. The University provides a core of liberal arts courses as well as quality academic programs and support services to meet the diverse needs and abilities of all qualified students.
The University's admissions policy is grounded in the belief that opportunity and quality can coexist in a diverse educational environment. To 1Iis end, the University offers a wide range of learning opportunities designed to allow students of different abilities to obtain an education that will withstand rigorous scrutiny.
The University offers programs of study ranging from bachelor's degrees to doctoral and professional degrees. Educational opportunities are provided for traditional and nontraditional students offering scholarly interaction among diverse people. The University is committed to a broad program of research, both basic and applied, and creative work to stimulate the faculty and students in a quest for knowledge and to aid society in resolving its scientific, technological, socioeconomic and cultural problems.
Southern University renders service to the community through urban/rural programs and makes available educational, cultural, and developmental resources to enhance the quality of life. Adhering to the spirit of its function as an 1890 Land-Grant institution, the University's public service programs have assumed a prominent posture throughout the State of Louisiana, nationally and internationally.