College Spotlight

College Spotlight

What can I study at Sul Ross?•The most popular program is teaching.•Other popular programs are:• business• criminal justice• science

Lawrence Sullivan Ross "Sul" 1838-1898

• The university is named after Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross.

• He was a Texas Ranger, Civil War general, Governor of Texas and, later, President of Texas A&M University.

• Sul Ross attended Baylor University• He nearly lost his life during a battle

with Comanches.• As a Texas Ranger, he served in Young

County and the surrounding area. Do you think he ate at our Dairy Queen?

Get this for less of this!

The university is among the lowest in total costs of any Texas university!

Colors and Mascot

“Sully” the LoboLobo is the Spanish word for?

Colors: Scarlet and Gray

Wolf!

Location

Why do you think this area of Texas

is called the Big Bend?

Alpine, TX to Humble/Kingwood, TX

600 Miles, 9 hours

Do you think Sully the Lobo speaks Spanish?

•Hispanic means anyone from Spanish speaking country.

•Sul Ross has one of the highest graduation rates in the country for Hispanic students

Notice how close the Big Bend area is to Mexico!

Sul Ross ~ one of the top universities for Hispanic students

Sul Ross is surrounded by the Davis Mountain Range

TEXAS HAS MOUNTAINS??? Who knew?

The birthplace of college Rodeo!

Sul Ross has won nine National Rodeo championships!

Mrs. Morris got her counseling degree through Sul Ross Rio Grande College

in Uvalde, TX

OES Sul Ross Alum

Sources

• The Texas State University System– http://www.tsus.edu/institutions/srsu.html

• Sul Ross State University– www.sulross.edu

• Sperling’s Best Places– http://www.bestplaces.net/city/texas/alpine

• Alpine Daily Planet– http://alpinedailyplanet.typepad.com/