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About South Carolina State University

South Carolina State University, or SCSU for short, is a historically black university located in Orangeburg, also known as "The Garden City'', which is the principal city and county seat of Orangeburg County, situated in the US state of South Carolina, also being the 5th oldest city in the state, its population being estimated at a number of more than 13 000 inhabitants, during the 2008 census.

SCSU was established in March, 1896, gaining university status from the South Carolina General Assembly and becoming South Carolina State University in February 1992. Since then, the university has constantly grown, offering its students today, numerous educational programs, in various fields of study, through 4 academic divisions - College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences, College of Education, Humanities, and Social Sciences, College of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Technology and the School of Graduate Studies - which are also divided into departments.

Athletics

South Carolina State's athletic teams are known as the Bulldogs, who compete in NCAA Division I (FCS for college football), in various sports, including in bowling, golf, basketball, softball, tennis and volleyball, being, perhaps, best known for their achievements in football, in which they won more conference championships than any other school in the MEAC, with 12 wins, between '74 and 2009, some of the titles being shared with other universities.

Notable Alumni

Among the most resonant names, on the list of notable alumni, there are: Ernest Everett Just - biologist; first recipient of the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 1915; established Omega Psi Phi Fraternity along with three Howard students (Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper, and Frank Coleman), Nefertari Imani Baraka - award winning educator, author, and internet radio host. President of the Riland Educational Corporation, Shombay Kimoni - author, entrepreneur and artist, and Harry Carson - ormer professional football player for the New York Giants; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006, among others.