Saginaw Valley State University

Information about Saginaw Valley State University

Saginaw Valley State University

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Motto Something More. Something Better.
Established November 13, 1963 (charter granted)
Type Public
President Eric R. Gilbertson
Faculty
Students 9543
Undergraduates
Postgraduates
Location University Center, Michigan, USA
Campus
Colors Blue and red            [1]
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Website SVSU Home

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Saginaw Valley State University, commonly known as SVSU, is a state university in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the middle of Michigan's lower peninsula in the Saginaw Valley region and serves the cities of Bay City, Midland, and Saginaw. The university itself is located in Saginaw County, but its "official" address places it in University Center, Michigan, which it shares with Delta College, which is several miles to the northwest and is in Bay County. It is the newest of Michigan's 15 public colleges and universities.

Academic Colleges

SVSU has five academic Colleges. The original College is the College of Arts and Behavioral Sciences.
  • College of Arts and Behavioral Sciences
  • College of Business and Management
  • College of Education
  • Crystal M. Lange College of Nursing and Health Sciences
  • College of Science, Engineering and Technology

Campus

Buildings are listed in order of their date of occupation.

Not all buildings on campus are listed.

Name Occupied Notes
'66 BuildingJanuary 1967First building completed on campus
Instructional Facility #1:
Wickes Hall		September 1969Administrative offices
Crystal M. Lange College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Named for Harvey Randall Wickes
Doan CenterSeptember 1969Main dining hall
Student Life Center
Named for Leland I. Doan
Cardinal GymnasiumSeptember 1971
Pioneer Hall of Engineering and TechnologyJanuary 1978Currently under renovation
Instructional Facility #2:
Brown Hall, Zahnow Library, Dow Doan Science Building West		September 1986Brown Hall named for Maurice E. Brown
Zahnow Library named for Melvin J. Zahnow
Dow Doan Science Building named for Herbert Down Doan
Arbury Fine Arts CenterSeptember 1988Home to the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Named for Ned and Dorothy Arbury
Ryder CenterSeptember 1989Main athletic facility
Named for second President Jack Ryder
Wickes Memorial StadiumSeptember 1991Named for Harvey Randall Wickes
Founders HallDecember 1995
Curtiss Hall/Groening CommonsAugust 1996Originally called "West Complex"
Curtiss Hall named for Samuel Curtiss
Groening Commons named for William Groening
Instructional Facility #3:
Dow Doan Science Building East		August 2001Named for Herbert Dow Doan
Regional Education CenterAugust 2003Home to the College of Education
Auditorium named for Alan W. Ott
Student CenterAugust 2003Features large stained glass and tile floor versions of the SVSU seal


3-D PDF map of the SVSU campus

History

The roots of SVSU go back to the early 1950s. Leaders of Bay County, Midland County, and Saginaw County began pushing the state legislature to establish a college in the area. The legislature suggested first created a two-year community college, which lead to establishing nearby Delta College in 1957. Community leaders continued to push for a four-year school, leading to the founding of SVC, which held its first classes in fall 1964 at Delta College (where they had attended for the first two years and were then enrolled as juniors and seniors at SVC).

Timeline of Major Events

Saginaw Valley College

  • November 13, 1963: Saginaw Valley College granted charter as a four-year baccalaureate institution by the State of Michigan
  • March 1964: Dr. Samuel Davey Marble appointed as the first President
  • September 1964: First students enroll at SVC
  • March 28, 1966: Michigan Legislature approves legal name change to "Saginaw Valley College"
  • April 17, 1966: First ten students graduate from SVC
  • October 26 - November 2, 1969: Official campus dedication
  • June 1970: Great Lakes Residence Halls opened
  • November 27, 1973: SVC celebrates tenth anniversary
  • January 1974: President Marble tenders his resignation; named President emeritus
  • November 1, 1974: Dr. Jack McBride Ryder is inaugurated as the second President of the College

Saginaw Valley State College

  • 1975: "Saginaw Valley College" becomes "Saginaw Valley State College"
  • 1983: Ground broken for Instructional Facility #2 (Brown Hall, Zahnow Library, Dow Doan Science West)
  • May 17, 1987: Ground broken for the Ryder Center
  • June 13, 1987: Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum opens

Saginaw Valley State University

  • November 1987: "Saginaw Valley State College" becomes "Saginaw Valley State University"
  • August 4, 1994: Ground broken for West Complex, which would become Curtiss Hall
  • December 2, 1996: Curtiss Hall/Groening Commons opened (dedicated in April of 1997)

Presidents

Financials

2004 data puts the General Fund at $67 million. The sources include: state appropriations (42%, or $28.1 million), tuition & fees (55.2%, or $36.8 million) and "other sources" (2.8%, or $1.9 million).

SVSU's 2004 'self study' provides detail concerning the university's financials and other miscellaneous information.

The 2004 budget includes a cut of $1.3 million from the 2003 budget. Attempts have been made to avoid future budget cuts by means of raising tuition costs. This has sparked controversy, as SVSU has always prided itself on being a university with a very high quality/cost ratio; i.e. the quality of education has ostensibly and historically been more than commensurate with the price of attending the university. The university's mission statement reflects this belief.

As of Winter 2007, per credit hour charges for in-state students is $162.55. Out of state and non-resident aliens pay $382.85 per hour.

Athletics

National Championships:
  • 1982 - Men's Indoor Track and Field - NAIA
  • 1983 - Men's Indoor Track and Field - NAIA
  • 1989 - Softball - NAIA
  • 1991 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
  • 1997 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
  • 2006 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
  • 2007 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
National Runners-up:
  • 1977 - Men's Cross Country - NAIA
  • 1978 - Men's Cross Country - NAIA
  • 1982 - Men's Cross Country - NAIA
  • 1983 - Men's Outdoor Track and Field - NAIA
  • 1984 - Men's Outdoor Track and Field - NAIA
  • 1984 - Men's Golf - NAIA
  • 1985 - Women's Basketball - NAIA Division I
  • 1996 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
  • 2004 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate
Basketball Final Four:
  • 1982 - Women's Basketball - NAIA Division I
  • 1985 - Women's Basketball - NAIA Division I (Runner-up)

Notable alumni

Famous graduates of SVSU include the following:

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Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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Public universities in Michigan
Central Michigan • Eastern Michigan • Ferris State • Grand Valley State • Lake Superior State • Michigan State • Michigan Tech • Northern Michigan • Oakland • Saginaw Valley State • U-M Ann Arbor • U-M Dearborn • U-M Flint • Wayne State • Western Michigan
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