The Schools of Mississippi
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The Schools of Mississippi |
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Alcorn State |
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| Founded: | 1871 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Braves | |
| Colors: | Purple, Gold | |
| Motto: | Achieving With Excellence | |
| This Historically Black University opened on the site of Oakland College, which had closed during the civil war so the students could defend the Confederacy and never re-opened. It is named for Governor Alcorn. | ||
Bellhaven College |
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| Founded: | 1883 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Blazers | |
| Colors: | Forest Green, Vegas Gold | |
| Motto: | Non Ministari Sed Ministare (Not To Be Served But To Serve) |
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| Belhaven is the culmination of three separate institutions of higher learning which merged over the years. Belhaven College was chartered in 1894 in Jackson as a privately-owned institution. In 1911 Belhaven was merged with McComb Female Institute, and in 1939 merged with the Mississippi Synodical College. The founding date of the latter institution, 1883, was adopted by the Board of Trustees as the official founding date of Belhaven College. | ||
Jackson State University |
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| Founded: | 1877 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Tigers | |
| Colors: | Royal Blue, White | |
| Motto: | Changing Minds, Changing Lives | |
| An HBCU in Jackson, JSU was the site of student riots in
1970 following the shootings at Kent State, and during protests in a
confrontation with the police, the police opened fire, killing two
students. Among the famous alums is football great Walter Payton, who is memorialized on the campus near the athletic complex. |
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Millsaps College |
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| Founded: | 1890 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Majors / Mr. Major | |
| Colors: | Purple, White | |
| Motto: | Ad Excellentiam (Towards Excellence) |
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| Founded in 1890 by Confederate Veteran Major Reuben Webster Millsaps. Major Millsaps would go on the next year to build the first golf course in Mississippi. The first night intercollegiate football game in Mississippi was played between Millsaps and Mississippi State. | ||
Mississippi College |
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| Founded: | 1826 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Choctaws | |
| Colors: | Blue, Gold | |
| Motto: | Veritas et Virtus (Truth and Virtue) |
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| Besides being the oldest college in Mississippi, it is also the second oldest Baptist affiliated college in the world. | ||
Tougaloo College |
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| Founded: | 1869 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Bulldogs | |
| Colors: | Royal Blue, Scarlet | |
| Motto: | Where History Meets The Future | |
| This Historically Black College has one of the most interesting dorms that NOT has ever encountered. | ||
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University of Southern Mississippi |
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| Founded: | 1910 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Golden Eages/ Seymour d'Campus | |
| Colors: | Back, Gold | |
| Motto: | Southern Miss to the Top | |
| Location: | Hattiesburg | |
| Officially also known as Southern Miss (gotta love a campus with an official AKA, originally were the Mississippi Southerners, until they became the Golden Eagles in 1971. | ||
William Carey University |
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| Founded: | 1906 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Crusaders | |
| Colors: | Red, Black, White | |
| Motto: | Expect Great Things From God, Attempt Great Things For God | |
| Founded in 1906 and operating for decades as Mississippi Woman's College, William Carey College was renamed in honor of the founder of modern missions in 1954 when the school became coeducational. | ||
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Photos by J.J. Kwashnak
Updated January 2010