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College Spotlight
What can I study at Sul Ross?•The most popular program is teaching.•Other popular programs are:• business• criminal justice• science
Lawrence Sullivan Ross "Sul" 1838-1898
• The university is named after Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross.
• He was a Texas Ranger, Civil War general, Governor of Texas and, later, President of Texas A&M University.
• Sul Ross attended Baylor University• He nearly lost his life during a battle
with Comanches.• As a Texas Ranger, he served in Young
County and the surrounding area. Do you think he ate at our Dairy Queen?
Get this for less of this!
The university is among the lowest in total costs of any Texas university!
Colors and Mascot
“Sully” the LoboLobo is the Spanish word for?
Colors: Scarlet and Gray
Wolf!
Location
Why do you think this area of Texas
is called the Big Bend?
Alpine, TX to Humble/Kingwood, TX
600 Miles, 9 hours
Do you think Sully the Lobo speaks Spanish?
•Hispanic means anyone from Spanish speaking country.
•Sul Ross has one of the highest graduation rates in the country for Hispanic students
Notice how close the Big Bend area is to Mexico!
Sul Ross ~ one of the top universities for Hispanic students
Sul Ross is surrounded by the Davis Mountain Range
TEXAS HAS MOUNTAINS??? Who knew?
The birthplace of college Rodeo!
Sul Ross has won nine National Rodeo championships!
Mrs. Morris got her counseling degree through Sul Ross Rio Grande College
in Uvalde, TX
OES Sul Ross Alum
Sources
• The Texas State University System– http://www.tsus.edu/institutions/srsu.html
• Sul Ross State University– www.sulross.edu
• Sperling’s Best Places– http://www.bestplaces.net/city/texas/alpine
• Alpine Daily Planet– http://alpinedailyplanet.typepad.com/
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