| THE UNIVERSITY ::
Enrollment of approximately 15,300.
84 undergraduate degree programs, 47 masters' programs,
and 4 doctoral programs in Criminal Justice, Educational
Leadership, Counselor Education and Clinical Psychology. |
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| THE PROGRAM ::
The backbone of the Sam Houston State basketball program
is the administration, the fans and the city. |
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| LETTERS ::
Rick’s decision to attend Sam
Houston State has been the best move of his life yet.
Coach Marlin’s responsibility is to produce a winning
program, but he brought much more to the table. |
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The backbone of
the Sam Houston State men's basketball program is
the administration, the fans and the city.
Sam Houston Sate University and the City of
Huntsville offer a community atmosphere that retains
its small town friendliness while offering
intellectual and cultural stimulation. Students
benefit from a variety of activities and services
with the University’s proximity to a large
metropolitan area.
Huntsville is one of the oldest communities in
Texas. The city was founded in 1835 by Pleasant Gray
and grew quickly with prominent settlers moving here
from Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia. From its
inception, Huntsville was considered to be a center
of education and law. It was the home of many
military leaders during the years of the Republic of
Texas. The city features such historical attractions
as Austin Hall (the oldest functioning education
building Texas); the home and burial place of Texas
history legend, Sam Houston; and the Sam Houston
Memorial Museum.
The community is an ideal college town in the heart
of the Sun Belt with a population of 34,592 just 68
miles north of Houston and 171 miles south of
Dallas.
Serving as an important part of the Huntsville
community is a major goal of the Bearkat athletic
program. Whether it involves reading to elementary
school children at area libraries, speaking to
youngsters at school assemblies, or signing
autographs, Bearkat student athletes take pride in
their role in the community.
Bearkat student-athletes make an impact on the
Huntsville community through programs set up the Sam
Houston State Student-athlete Advisory Committee. So
successful have been the committee’s activities that
other universities in the Southland Conference have
used the group for a model for their own campus.
Activities on the committee’s annual calendar
include the NCAA Champs/Life Skills program; the
annual homecoming parade; a mentor program with the
Huntsville Independent School District (HISD);
involvement in the annual SHSU Career/Job Fair;
sports festivals at HISD elementary campuses; canned
food drive benefiting the good Shepherd Mission;
Lions Club Christmas Parade; pop tab drive for M.D
Anderson Cancer Center / Ronald McDonald House; and
Student Life Awareness Programs (alcohol, nutrition,
time and stress management). Each academic year ends
with the annual all-Sports Awards Banquet sponsored
planned and hosted by the committee. |
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