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Valdosta State University (VSU or Valdosta State) is a public university in Valdosta, Georgia, United States, and is one of the four comprehensive universities in the University System of Georgia. As of 2019 [update] , VSU had over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students. [ 2 ]
Valdosta State University was established in 1906 in Valdosta, Georgia. South Georgia State Normal College began as a two-year teaching college in 1913 and was an all-female school until 1950 when the name was changed to Valdosta State College. VSC experienced rapid growth in the 1960s and 70s in student population and in construction on campus.
The 40-acre (160,000 m 2) north campus of VSU was the former home of Emory Junior College, a two-year institution which opened in 1928. [2] Enrollment was low in the 1930s during the Great Depression and the United States entry into World War II depleted the school's enrollment to the point that Emory Junior College had to close during the duration of the War.
Valdosta State College had been serviced by Powell Library since 1940 but at 25,421 square feet (2,361.7 m 2) the building had grown outdated and was too small to accommodate the expanding student population since the institution became co-educational in 1950. Construction began in 1970 of a new 84,551-square-foot (7,855.0 m 2) library.
Named for Dr. Jere M. Pound, the second president of the University, Pound Hall was originally the main building for Emory Junior College, a private all male school that operated from 1928 to 1953. The property was purchased by Valdosta State when the school closed. [5] It was remodeled in 1974 to house the School of Business Administration.
Bret Campbell, current director of basketball operations at Murry State University and former head coach of UT-Martin. Chris Hatcher, former quarterback for Valdosta State (1991–1994) and current head football coach at Murray State University. Hatcher was the former head coach of Valdosta State University and Georgia Southern University
Valdosta is the home of Valdosta State University (VSU), founded in 1906 as South Georgia State Normal College for Women. [85] It became part of the University System of Georgia in 1950 as Valdosta State College. It achieved university status and became VSU in 1993 and is one of two regional universities in Georgia.
The Student Union features a 305-seat theater with Dolby surround sound, a 10x17' movie screen, and convenience area outside the theater. A two-story, 20,000 square feet (1,900 m 2) VSU Bookstore is located inside the Student Union that features a technology shop and text books on the first floor and university merchandise on the second.