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| Motto | Opportunity Starts Here |
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| Type | Public,HBCU,Community college |
| Established | 1967 |
Parent institution | SU System |
| Chancellor | Dr. Aubra J. Gantt |
| Students | 3,014 |
| Location | ,, United States |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue andGold |
| Nickname | Jaguars and Lady Jaguars |
Sporting affiliations | NJCAA –Miss-Lou Conference |
| Website | www.susla.edu |
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Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) is ajunior college inShreveport, Louisiana. It is part of thehistorically blackSouthern University System. The college is a member school ofThurgood Marshall College Fund.
Southern University at Shreveport was pushed to fruition by the administration ofGovernorJohn J. McKeithen and opened for instruction on September 19, 1967. The primary emphasis of SUSLA was to serve theShreveport-Bossier City metro area. It was part of thehistorically blackSouthern University System.[1]
On October 28, 1974, theLouisiana Board of Regents, then 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.
SUSLA is accredited by theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools to awardassociate degrees in various fields of study. The college is a member school ofThurgood Marshall College Fund. The college has 3,014 students. Its current president is Dennis J. Shields.
SUSLA is located in Shreveport, Louisiana. Among the buildings at SUSLA is Stone Hall, named for the late Southern University System presidentJesse N. Stone, Jr. Inside Stone Hall is the J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. Video Conferencing Center, named for the formerU.S. senatorJ. Bennett Johnston from Shreveport.
The Alphonse Jackson building, named for the late State Representative Alphonse Jackson Jr., is a 36,000-square-foot learning facility that opened in 2017. Costing $7.5 million, it was the first new classroom building constructed on campus since the late 1950s. The building houses most of SUSLA's "BSTEM" (Business, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) classes and features a 150-seat lecture hall with stadium seating, in addition to conference rooms, meeting spaces, and offices.[2]
SUSLA's Metro Center campus, located at 610 Texas Street in Shreveport, LA, houses a majority of its Allied Health programs. The facility features computer and allied health labs, classrooms, academic and administrative offices, a media production studio, and theSouthern University Museum of Art at Shreveport.
SUSLA offers anFAA-certified Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance program at its off-campus Aerospace Technology Center, training students for professional licensure.[3]
For students, SUSLA provides housing at the Jaguar Courtyard,[4] located less than two minutes from the main campus. Residents can choose from two- or four-bedroom floor plans.
Southern University at Shreveport is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges[5] (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees, technical diplomas, and certificates. It offers associate degree programs, technical programs, and certificates under the following divisions:[6]
The Johnny L. Vance, Jr. Student Activity Center provides programs and services that support students' physical, social, recreational, and educational development. These programs are conducted by the Office of Student Life and its committees, including the Student Government Association (SGA)—a student-elected body of leaders.
The center is dedicated to the memory of Johnny L. Vance Jr., an educator and community leader who began his academic career as a SUSLA student and later returned to serve the university.[7]
The college's mascot is thejaguar. Its team colors are blue and gold.
The Port City Jaguars and Lady Jaguars are composed of two athletic teams representing Southern University at Shreveport in intercollegiate athletics, including men's and women's basketball. The Jaguars and Lady Jaguars compete inNational Junior College Athletic Association Division I,Region 23. The SUSLA sports teams are members of theLouisiana Community Colleges Athletic Conference.[8]
The Jaguars and Lady Jaguars basketball teams play at theHealth and Physical Education Complex.
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