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Alcorn
State University
Alcorn
State, Mississippi
Alcorn State
University is a land-grant institution that has been designated
by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning
as a regional university with a primary purpose to serve the southwestern
region of Mississippi. The institution considers itself a premier
institution preparing students for graduate and professional school,
especially in the sciences.
Organized research
is conducted in selected areas, but instruction and public service
are the primary components of the university's mission. The institution
is currently engaged in a variety of research activities that
focus on biotechnology, energy, meat, ecology, farming and alternative
crops. Constantly looking for ways to broaden its research function,
the institution is moving toward research involving advanced technology
and value-added agriculture.
The institution fulfills
the instruction component of its mission through small classes
and by emphasizing strong undergraduate programs while striving
to develop additional graduate programs in specific areas of need
and opportunity.
As a Carnegie Master's
I institution and a SREB Level 4 institution, Alcorn State offers
a wide range of baccalaureate programs in science, mathematics,
nursing, agriculture, advanced technologies, education and business.
The institution also offers a selected number of master's programs
in areas such as agriculture, education, nursing and science.
As the epi-center of
southwest Mississippi, the institution, through its "communiversity
concept," provides outreach programs and services that are
geared toward assisting and meeting the educational, economic,
recreational and cultural needs of the immediate community, the
region and the state. Through agricultural research and extension
programs, the university seeks to serve families with limited
resources and to help small and family farmers improve their standard
of living. The institution also provides a variety of professional
development opportunities for elementary and secondary schools
designed to enhance performance in reading, mathematics, science
and standardized examinations.
www.alcorn.edu
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