Fact Book 2007-2008 1 Jacksonville State University FACT BOOK 2007-2008 Fact Book 2007-2008 3 Jacksonville State University FACT BOOK 2007-2008 The JSU Fact Book is the offi cial source of historical and statistical information about Jacksonville State University. It is distributed annually on campus and throughout the community served by JSU for use as a desk reference by anyone desiring a university-wide perspective. In addition to the printed edition, the Fact Book is available online at http://www.jsu.edu/info/factbook/. Your feedback and suggestions are appreciated. Please take a moment to evaluate the Fact Book online at http://vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/3511g2eb39. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Fact Book would not have been possible without the dedication and commitment of the late Effi e Sawyer, who published The First Hundred Years: The History of Jacksonville State University, 1883-1983 on the occasion of the University’s centennial anniversary. We borrowed extensively from her book to create the history section and the University time line in this publication. Special thanks to University photographer Steve Latham and Renee Morrison, who furnished Little River Canyon Field School photos The Fact Book is published by the Offi ce of Institutional Research and Assessment Jacksonville State University 700 Pelham Road North, 203 Bibb Graves Hall Jacksonville, Alabama 36265 phone (256) 782-8144 fax (256) 782-8146 e-mail [email protected] Staff Alicia Simmons, Ph.D. Omer Minhas Angie Finley Tienhan Ma Director Research Coordinator Secretary Assessment Coordinator 4 Fact Book 2007-2008 Table of Contents Institutional Chart- Undergraduate/Graduate Enrollment 57 A Measure of Our Success: A Timeline of JSU’s All JSU Students, Fall 2007 58 First 125 Years 7 Enrollment by College/Classifi cation, Fall 2007 59 Presidents of JSU 10 Enrollment by Ethnic Group, Fall Semester 2007 59 The JSU Seal 13 Enrollment by Level, Fall Semester 2007 59 Mission Statement 20 Enrollment by Gender, Fall Semester 2007 59 Vision Statement 21 Distribution by Age of Students, Fall Semester 2007 60 University Goals 22 Student Origin by Alabama Counties, Fall Semester Core Values 22 and Marathons, 2000 through 2007 61 Jacksonville State Fight Song 23 Map (Area)- Fall 2007 Alabama Students by County 62 The Evolution of a Mascot 23 Map (Density)- Fall 2007 Alabama Students by County 63 Board of Trustees 24 Map (Area)- Fall 2007 Georgia Students by County 64 President and Staff 25 Student Origin by State, Fall 2000-2007 65 Deans and Associate Deans 26 Map (Area)- Fall 2007 Southeastern U.S. by Region 66 Administration 27 Map (Area)- Fall 2007 U.S. by State 67 Standing Committees 30 Fall Semesters and Fall Marathons Enrollment Organizational Chart 31 by Gender, Undergraduate and Graduate 68 Alumni Association Board of Governors 32 Undergraduate, Graduate Enrollment by College Alumni Association Chapter Presidents 32 and Ethnic Group 68 Alumni Association Committees 32 Undergraduate Students, Fall 2007 69 Alumni Profi le- Total Alumni since 1990 33 Graduate Students, Fall 2007 70 Alumni Profi le- Active Alumni since 1990 34 All Distance Education Students, Fall 2007 71 Alumni Profi le- Life Members Alumni since 1990 34 Classifi cation of Students Enrolled in Distance Map- Total Alabama Alumni by County 35 Education, Fall 2007 72 Map- Total National Alumni by State 36 Classifi cation of Students Enrolled in On-line Capital Campaign Overview 37 Courses, Fall 2007 72 Capital Campaign Contributions 38 Number of Students Enrolled in On-line & All Capital Campaign Initiatives 39 Distance Learning Format Courses, 2003-2007 72 Map (Area)- Fall 2007 Distance Education Enrollment, U.S. by State 73 Admissions On-Line Distance Education Students, Fall 2007 74 In-State Annual Tuition, Room and Board 41 International Students, Fall 2007 75 ACT Scores of JSU Full-Time, First-Time Freshmen 41 International Student Origin by Country, 2000-2007 76 Final Fall Figures, 1984-2007 42 Map (Area)- Fall 2007 Students by Country 78 First-Time Freshmen, Fall 2007 43 Map (Area)- Alabama High Schools of First-Time Freshmen 44 Academic Map (Density)- Alabama High Schools of Degrees Offered, Academic Year 2006-2007 79 First-Time Freshmen 45 Degrees Conferred-July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007 83 Alabama High Schools of First-Time Freshmen 46 Degrees Conferred by First, Second Major 88 First-Time Transfer Students, Fall 2007 50 Degrees Awarded by Program, 1998/99-2006/07 89 First-Time Transfer Students- Top 10 AL Jr. Colleges 51 Degrees Awarded, 2006-2007 by College 91 First-Time Transfer Students- Top 10 AL Sr. Colleges 51 Chart- Degrees Awarded 2006-2007 by College 91 First-Time Transfer Students- All Other Colleges 51 Enrollment by Major, Fall 2007 92 Accelerated High School Students from Number of Credit Hours Produced by College Participating Alabama High Schools 52 and Department, 2000-2006, Fall 2007 96 Credit Hour Production and Sections Taught, Fall and Marathon Semesters 2007 98 Enrollment Student Enrollment- Fall Semesters 53 Fall Enrollment by Year 54 Faculty, Staff Fall Semester Enrollment and FTE 55 Full-Time Faculty by Rank, Gender, Fall 1993-2007 99 Student Enrollment- Fall Semesters/Fall Marathons 56 Employees by Assigned Position Type 100 Chart- Student Enrollment- Fall 2007 56 Full-Time Faculty by Gender and Race/Ethnicity 101 Undergraduate and Graduate Enrollment, Fall Full-Time Staff by Gender and Race/Ethnicity 101 Semesters/Fall Marathons 57 All Employees by Gender and Race/Ethnicity 101 Fact Book 2007-2008 5 Table of Contents Financial Department of English 132 Financial Aid Information, Federal Reporting English Language Institute 133 Years 2001-2007 through 2006-2007 103 Little River Canyon Field School and Revenues, Expenditures by Source, 1999-2007 104 Talladega Mountains Field School 133 Current Funds, Revenues by Source 105 Department of History and Foreign Languages 134 (CHART) Current Funds, Revenues by Source 105 Institute for Emergency Preparedness 135 Current Funds, Expenditures by Source 106 Learning Services 136 (CHART) Current Funds, Expenditures by Source 106 Department of Mathematics, Computing and Information Sciences 136 Department of Physical and Earth Sciences 137 Facilities Department of Political Science and Public Campus Map 107 Administration 137 Student Housing 108 Psychology Department 137 In-State Annual Tuition, Room and Board 108 Department of Sociology and Social Work 138 Residence Halls 109 Apartments 109 COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESS Specialty Houses 109 ADMINISTRATION Major Academic, Administrative and Auxiliary Bldgs. 110 Finance, Economics and Accounting Department 140 Namesakes for JSU Buildings and Streets 111 Management and Marketing Department 140 Center for Economic Development and Business Departments Research 141 Offi ce of Institutional Research and Assessment 115 Athletics 115 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND Information Technology 116 PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Child Development Center 143 ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS Communication Department 143 Offi ce of Distance Education 117 Department of Curriculum and Instruction 144 Houston Cole Library 118 Department of Family and Consumer Sciences 145 International House 119 Child Development Center at JSU 146 JSU Gadsden 120 Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation 146 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Instructional Services Unit 147 Academic Advisement 120 Department of Secondary Education 147 JSU McClellan 120 Department of Military Science 121 COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND Tutoring Services 122 CONTINUING EDUCATION Offi ce of Continuing Education 148 ENROLLMENT MGT. AND STUDENT AFFAIRS Career Placement 123 COLLEGE OF NURSING AND Counseling, Career Services 123 HEALTH SCIENCES 149 Disability Support Services 124 Financial Aid 125 (CHART) JSU’S Comprehensive System for Recreational Sports 126 Continuous Improvement 150 Student Life and Orientation 127 JSU Planning and Reporting Timelines 150 Williams Student Health Center 129 University Housing and Residence Life 129 University Police Department 129 2006 Crime Statistics 130 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Department of Art 131 Department of Biology 131 Department of Criminal Justice 132 Drama Department 132 6 Fact Book 2007-2008 A Measure of our Success... A Timeline of JSU’s First 125 Years From modest beginnings, Jacksonville State University building. The Board of Directors elected James C. Ry- has evolved into the educational center of Northeast Ala- als, Jr. as the fi rst president. The school opened with bama. The Alabama Legislature in the 1882-83 session three instructors: W. J. Borden, mathematics; Eliza A. created a state normal school when Governor Edward Bowen, English; and Ida J. Woodward, primary depart- O’Neal signed into law a bill creating the school on Feb- ment. As stipulated in the establishing act, the Normal ruary 22, 1883. Jacksonville State Normal School ac- School conducted a preparatory school for children quired the facilities and equipment of Calhoun College, of the town and surrounding areas. At the end of the consisting of twelve acres of land and a two-story brick fi rst year, on August 15, 1884, William Mark Haymes, The Cost of Education in 1883 Normal class........FREE Primary........75 cents per mo. Intermediate........$1.50 per mo. Collegiate Jr.........$2 per mo. Collegiate Sr.........$3 per mo. James G. Ryals, Jr., There are president, dies on April 18 247 names after a nine-day bout of on the roll book, pneumonia. A few days later the Board of Directors elects with 25 pupils in the normal J. Harris Chappell department. to complete Ryals’ term. Chappell 1883 1884 1885 Fact Book 2007-2008 7 A Measure of Our Success, continued President of the Board of Directors, reported that funds stitution. Five years later, the College earned regional totaling $4,751.25 had been received, including $2,500 accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleg- from the state, that 25 students were enrolled in the es and Schools. In 1957, the name again changed to Normal School, and that 222 were in the preparatory Jacksonville State College when the fi rst graduate pro- school.