Atlanta University Center

Information about Atlanta University Center

The Atlanta University Center is the largest contiguous consortium of African-American higher education in the United States of America. The center is made up of six historically black colleges in southwest Atlanta, Georgia. The member institutions are Clark Atlanta University, the Interdenominational Theological Center, as well as the prestigious Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Morehouse School of Medicine. The consortium scheme allow students to cross-register for classes at other institutions other than the one they attend. They also share the Robert W. Woodruff Library.

Morris Brown College was a member of the Atlanta University Center until it lost its accreditation and federal funding in 2002 because of financial mismanagement during the 1998-2002 tenure of Dr. Dolores E. Cross as school president.

The AU Center campus is located near downtown Atlanta, southwest of the Georgia Dome.

Denominational Campus Ministry Centers

At present, two demoninational minstry centers serve students in the Atlanta University Center.

The Jones Episcopal Student Center and Chapel is ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, and is named after Absalom Jones, the first African-American priest in the Episcopal Church, U.S.A.

Lyke House: the Catholic Center at the Atlanta University Center is a ministry of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta and named after the late Atlanta Archbishop James Patterson Lyke.

External Links

 •  • [ e]
Atlanta landmarks
Atlanta Botanical Garden • Atlanta City Hall • Atlanta Civic Center • Atlanta Cyclorama • Atlanta History Center • Atlanta Symphony Hall • Atlanta University Center • Atlantic Station • Bobby Dodd Stadium • Centennial Olympic Park • Chattahoochee River • Clermont Lounge • CNN Center • Fernbank Museum of Natural History • Fernbank Science Center • Fox Theatre • Georgia Aquarium • Georgia Dome • Georgia Governor's Mansion • Georgia International Convention Center • Georgia State Capitol • Georgia World Congress Center • Grant Park • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport • High Museum of Art • Jimmy Carter Library and Museum • Joel Chandler Harris Home (Wren's Nest) • Lenox Square • Margaret Mitchell House & Museum • Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site • Mary Mac's Tea Room • Oakland Cemetery • Philips Arena • Phipps Plaza • Piedmont Park • Stone Mountain • Tech Tower • The Varsity • Turner Field • Underground Atlanta • Woodruff Arts Center • Woodruff Park • World of Coca-Cola • Zoo Atlanta

Former: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Coca-Cola Olympic City • Loew's Grand Theatre • Omni Coliseum • Rich's • SciTrek • Terminal Station • Union Station
For the legal term, see .
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for
..... Click the link for more information.
African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.[1] In the United States the term is generally used for Americans with sub-Saharan African ancestry.
..... Click the link for more information.
Higher education is education provided by universities, vocational universities (community colleges, liberal arts colleges, and technical colleges, etc.) and other collegial institutions that award academic degrees, such as career colleges.
..... Click the link for more information.
Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
..... Click the link for more information.
Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the African American community. They are often liberal arts colleges or universities.
..... Click the link for more information.
Atlanta, Georgia
Downtown Atlanta

Flag
Nickname: Hotlanta,[1] The A-T-L[1]
Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
..... Click the link for more information.
Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is a prestigious, private institution of higher education in Atlanta, Georgia. It is an historically black university formed in 1988 by the consolidation of Clark College (est. 1869) and Atlanta University (est. 1865).
..... Click the link for more information.
The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) is a consortium of denominational seminaries founded in 1958 through the mutual efforts of four denominations, representing four seminaries, whose mission is to educate Christian leaders for ministry and service in the Church
..... Click the link for more information.
Morehouse College is a private, four-year, all-male, historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. The school is largely Christian and of the Baptist denomination, but no official religion is declared by the institution.
..... Click the link for more information.
Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts woman's college in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1881 by Harriet E. Giles and Sophia B. Packard, the historically black institution began as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, was renamed Spelman Seminary
..... Click the link for more information.
Morehouse School of Medicine is a medical school in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Originally part of African-American all-male Morehouse College, it was founded in 1975 during the tenure of college president Hugh M.
..... Click the link for more information.
Robert Winship Woodruff (December 6, 1889 – March 7, 1985) was the president of The Coca-Cola Company from 1923 until 1954. With his enormous Coke fortune, he was also a major philanthropist, and many educational and cultural landmarks in the U.S.
..... Click the link for more information.
Morris Brown College (MBC) is a four-year, private, coed, liberal arts institution affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church. It is a historically black college (HBCU) located in the West End Community in Atlanta, Georgia.
..... Click the link for more information.
Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia that is owned and operated by the State of Georgia.

Events hosted

The Dome is home to the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and the annual host to the Southeastern Conference Football Championship Game, The Chick-fil-a Bowl
..... Click the link for more information.
Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, comprising middle and north Georgia. It is in Province IV of the Episcopal Church.
..... Click the link for more information.
Absalom Jones (1746 – February 13, 1818), was an African American abolitionist and clergyman. He was the first African American priest in the Episcopal Church and is listed on the Episcopal calendar of saints and blessed under the date of his decease, February 13, in the
..... Click the link for more information.
The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States.[1][2][3][4] The Church was organized shortly after the American Revolution and became the first autonomous Anglican province outside
..... Click the link for more information.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States. It is composed of the northern counties of the state of Georgia and is led by a prelate archbishop who is also pastor of the
..... Click the link for more information.
James Patterson Lyke, OFM (b. 18 February 1939, Chicago, Illinois - d. 27 December 1992, Atlanta, Georgia) was an African-American Franciscan friar, who became the fourth Archbishop of Atlanta.
..... Click the link for more information.
Atlanta, Georgia
Downtown Atlanta

Flag
Nickname: Hotlanta,[1] The A-T-L[1]
Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
..... Click the link for more information.
landmark literally meant a geographic feature used by explorers and others to find their way back or through an area.

In modern usage, it includes anything that is easily recognizable, such as a monument, building, or other structure.
..... Click the link for more information.
Atlanta Botanical Garden

Non-profit organization
Founded 1976
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia

Key people Mary Pat Matheson, CEO
Ben Bradley, COO
Diana Champ Davis, Business Director
Fontaine Huey, Director of Institutional Advancement
..... Click the link for more information.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Coordinates: _ ]

Built/Founded: 1930
Architect: Preacher, Lloyd G.; National Construction Co.
..... Click the link for more information.
The Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center is a theater and fine arts venue in Atlanta, Georgia. The theater, which seats 4,600, regularly hosts touring productions of Broadway musicals, concerts, seminars, and comedy acts.
..... Click the link for more information.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Coordinates: _ ]

Built/Founded: 1885
Architect: American Cyclorama Co.
..... Click the link for more information.
The Atlanta History Center is located in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia. It is one of America's premier history museums.

The Atlanta History Museum was founded in 1926, and currently consists of 12 exhibits.
..... Click the link for more information.
Atlanta Symphony Hall is the home venue of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. It is located within the Woodruff Arts Center at 1280 Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia.
..... Click the link for more information.
Atlantic Station is a large urban renewal project at the northwestern edge of Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. Atlantic Station is being master developed by AIG Global Real Estate and local development partner Jacoby Development, Inc.
..... Click the link for more information.
Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field is the football stadium located at the corner of North Avenue NW at Techwood Drive NW on the campus of Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia.
..... Click the link for more information.
Centennial Olympic Park is a 21 acre (85,000 m²) public park located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA that is owned and operated by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority.
..... Click the link for more information.

This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the wikipedia encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.