Langston University
Langston University seal
Motto:	Education for Service
Established:	March 12, 1897 (1897-03-12)
Type:	Public Land-grant HBCU
President:	Dr. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. Land-grant universities (also called land-grant colleges or land grant institutions) are institutions of higher education in the United States that have Historically black colleges and universities ( HBCUs) are institutions of Higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as JoAnn Haysbert
Students:	3,922
Location:	Langston, Oklahoma, United States
Campus:	Rural
Former names:	Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University
Colors:	Navy Blue and Orange
Nickname:	Lions
Athletics:	NCAA
Affiliations:	Red River Athletic Conference
Website:	www.lunet.edu

Langston University is an institution of higher learning located in Langston, Oklahoma, USA. The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" Langston is a town in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification Navy blue is a dark shade of the Color Blue. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with white worn by officers in the Royal Navy since The colour orange occurs The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ( NAIA) seeks to fully integrate life academics sport and fitness into the higher education environment The Red River Athletic Conference is an affiliate of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Langston is a town in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is the only historically black college in the state, and the westernmost historically black college in the United States. Historically black colleges and universities ( HBCUs) are institutions of Higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Though located in a rural setting just 10 miles east of Guthrie, Langston also serves an urban mission with University Centers in both Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Guthrie is a city in and the County seat of Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma.

Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Student activities 4 Notable alumni 5 Footnotes 6 External links

History

Langston University is named for John Mercer Langston (1829-1897), civil rights pioneer, first African American member of Congress from Virginia, founder of the Howard University Law School, and American consul-general to Haiti. John Mercer Langston ( December 14 1829 &ndash November 15 1897) was an American Abolitionist and U African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Howard University is a private, Coeducational Nonsectarian University located in Washington D Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: The school was founded in 1897 and was known as the Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

Academics

The University offers associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in a variety of disciplines. An associate degree is an Academic degree awarded by Community colleges Junior colleges four-year Universities, Business colleges A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of Higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing An academic discipline or field of study is a branch of Knowledge which is taught or Researched at the college or university level It is known as a leader in the field of agricultural research, and hosts the internationally recognized E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research. The domestic goat ( Capra aegagrus hircus) is a subspecies of goat Domesticated from the Wild goat of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe LU has nearly 4,000 students from all 50 states and several foreign countries representing the most diverse student body at an Oklahoma college.

The university was accredited with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy program in 2005. A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement ^[1]

Student activities

The student life at Langston University garnered the attention of BET and the second season of the reality television show College Hill was filmed there. College Hill is a Reality television series on Black Entertainment Television that visits Historically black colleges The show operates on the same

The university boasts one of the nation's top choral programs and its nearly 150 piece show band is sought after for bowl games, parades, government ceremonies and marching competitions across the nation and abroad.

Notable alumni

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference
Bessie Coleman		The first African American woman pilot and the first American woman to obtain an International Pilot's license. Elizabeth 'Bessie' Coleman ( January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) popularly known as "Queen Bess" was the first African American Coleman enrolled in 1910, but because of a lack of funds, she only completed one term	[2]
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher		Langston graduates who stood at the forefront of the fight to integrate historically white law schools in the South
Dr. Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher ( February 8, 1924 - October 18, 1995) Born in Chickasha Oklahoma she was the daughter of a minister William H. Hale		Past President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Nathan Hare		wrote the conceptual proposal for the first department of black studies and was the first person hired to coordinate a black studies program in the United States. Alpha Phi Alpha ( ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans Founded on December 4 1906 on the campus of Nathan Hare ( April 9, 1933) was the first person hired to coordinate a black studies program in the United States at San Francisco State in 1968 African American studies is a subset of Black studies or Africana studies.
Marques Haynes		starred in basketball and football at Langston before going on to captain the Harlem Globetrotters and induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame
Dr. Marques Haynes (born October 3, 1926) is an American former professional Basketball player and member of the Harlem Globetrotters, The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism and Comedy. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball Ernest L. Hollaway		Past President Langston University
Dr. Henry Ponder		Past President of Fisk University, Talladega College, Benedict College, NAFEO and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Footnotes

External links

• www.lunet.edu Official web site
• Oklahoma Higher Education Institution Fact Sheet
• LUoldschool.com
• John Mercer Langston
• E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research

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