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Mississippi State University. Mary Beth Blasingame. Type of Institution. Public 4 year university A Carnegie Doctoral Research Extensive institution Classified as a Four-Year 1 SREB institution - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Mary Beth Blasingame
Mississippi State University
Public 4 year universityA Carnegie Doctoral Research Extensive
institution Classified as a Four-Year 1 SREB institutionAccredited by Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, specialist, and doctorate degrees.
Type of Institution
National Land Grant College established in 1878 after Congress passed the Morrill Act of 1862
Began as Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi in Starkville, Mississippi
The College received its first students in the Fall of 1880
By 1932, when the Legislature renamed the College as Mississippi State College
1926 received its first accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
By 1958, when the Legislature again renamed the College, as Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State’s Beginnings
Mission Mississippi State University is a public, land-grant university whose
mission is to provide access and opportunity to students from all sectors of the state’s diverse population, as well as from other states and countries, and to offer excellent programs of teaching, research, and service. Enhancing its historic strengths in agriculture, natural resources, engineering, mathematics, and natural and physical sciences, Mississippi State offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs; these include architecture, the fine arts, business, education, the humanities, the social and behavioral sciences, and veterinary medicine. The university embraces its role as a major contributor to the economic development of the state through targeted research and the transfer of ideas and technology to the public, supported by faculty and staff relationships with industry, community organizations, and government entities. Building on its land-grant tradition, Mississippi State strategically extends its resources and expertise throughout the entire state for the benefit of Mississippi’s citizens, offering access for working and place-bound adult learners through its Meridian Campus, Extension, and distance learning programs. Mississippi State is committed to its tradition of instilling among its students and alumni ideals of diversity, citizenship, leadership and service.
Purpose As a Land-Grant institution, Mississippi State University is
dedicated to the three broad purposes learning, research, and service: learning, on-campus and off-campus, to enhance the intellectual, cultural, social, and professional development of its students; research, both to extend the present limits of knowledge and to bring deeper insight, understanding, and usefulness to existing knowledge; and service, to apply knowledge and the fruits of research to the lives of people
Vision Mississippi State University will be a leading public research
university that is globally aware and involved, accessible and responsive to the many constituencies it serves, and fully integrated with the intellectual, social, and economic development of the state, while delivering excellent programs of teaching, research, and service.
8 Colleges 180 plus degrees 14 master’s degrees in 59 programsEducational specialist degree in 8
programs Doctoral degrees in 35 programs
The States only Veterinary School of Medicine
and Architecture program
Degrees Offered
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Agricultural Engineering Technology and Business Agribusiness Environmental Economics
Animal and Dairy Science Biochemistry
Culinary Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Landscape Architecture Landscape Contracting
Agronomy Horticulture Poultry Science Agricultural Information Science
Agricultural Science Human Sciences
College of Architecture, Art and DesignBuilding Construction Science Interior DesignArchitecture ArtEconomics (Arts and Sciences) General Liberal ArtsInterdisciplinary Studies Music Anthropology Biological SciencesMedical Technology MicrobiologyChemistry Foreign Language Communication EnglishGeosciences HistoryMathematics PhilosophyPhysics Political SciencePsychology CriminologySocial Work Sociology
College of BusinessBusiness Administration AccountingBusiness Economics FinanceBusiness Information Systems ManagementMarketing
College of EducationEducational Psychology Elementary Ed. Secondary Ed. Special Ed. Industrial Technology Information Technology
Technology Teacher Ed. Kinesiology Music Ed.
College of Engineering Aerospace Engineering Biological Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Biology Certificate Computer Science Software Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Certificate Materials Program in Engineering Certificate Mechanical Engineering
College of Forest ResourcesForestry Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
College of Veterinary MedicineVeterinary Medical Technology
To receive a Bachelor’s Degree students must…Earn atleast 36 credit hours in General
Education required curriculum English Composition 6 credit
hoursMathematics and Natural Sciences 15
credit hoursHumanities 6
credit hoursFine Arts 3 credit hoursSocial and Behavior Sciences 6
credit hours
Required Curriculum
Ethnicity Students InstructorsAmerican Indian/Alaskan Native
106 4
Asian 251 63Black/African American 4,232 49Hispanic 373 23International 795 28Multiracial 216 8Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
18 2
Unknown/Missing 319 1White 14,114 918Total 20,424 1,086
Demographics for Fall 2011
Fall 2011 Female MaleFT PT FT PT Total
Professor 61 3 226 26 316Associate Professor
77 1 174 4 256
Assistant Professor
140
2 241 2 385
Instructor 97 5 58 1 161Lecturer 34 10
424 72 234
Total 409
115
723 105 1,352Fall 2011 Female Male TotalUndergraduate
7,855 8,457 16,312
Graduate 1,831 1,958 3,789
Professional 234 89 323Total 9,920 10,504 20,424
The Dean of Student Support Services oversees this department which is a combination of the TRIO program and Disability Support Services.
TRIO Program: help students overcome environmental, social, cultural, and academic barriers to higher education
Disability Support Services: help students with classroom and testing accommodations
Student Support Services
Authority for governance of Mississippi State University is ultimately the State of Mississippi in the Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning
MSU’s President is delegated his authority by the Board of Trustees and exercises that authority through the vice presidents, deans, directors, and other officials of the administration in consultation, as appropriate, with units of the university and with the faculty, professional and support staff, and students
Governance Employed
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs oversees all of eight colleges along with the Meridian Campus, University Libraries, and Academic Outreach for Continuing Education.
Reporting Units: Athletic Academic Advising, Center for Distance Education, Center for Teaching and Learning, Developmental Programs, Human Resources, Information Technology Services, The Office of Graduate School, Office of the Registrar, University Academic Advising Center
Academic Affairs
Academic Administrator TrainingEarly Start ProgramLearning Skills and Support ProgramMaroon EditionNew Faculty OrientationQuality Enhancement Plan
Academic Affairs Initiatives
Mission To support the mission of Mississippi State University by providing
student learning opportunities that promote personal development through engagement in critical thinking, self-awareness, and healthy lifestyle choices in a dynamic and diverse environment that prepares our students to be ethical, responsible, service-oriented citizens.
Vision To create premier learning experiences that instill in our students a
spirit of inquiry, critical thinking, and diversity to become innovative and ethical leaders committed to serving the multicultural, global community.
Departments Admissions and Scholarships, Assessment and Testing Services, Colvard Student Union, Dean of Students Office, Dining Services, Honor Code Office, Housing and Residence Life, MSU Bookstore, Office of International Program Development, Parking Services, Recreational Sports, Student Financial Aid, University Health Services, University Police
Student Affairs