Jackson State University

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educational institution historically Black university public university research university

Jackson State University is a public historically Black research university known for its academic programs, vibrant campus life, and strong athletic tradition, particularly in football.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
JSU	1
Jackson State Lady Tigers	1
Jackson State Tigers	1
Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers	1
Jackson State University Department of Athletics	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution ⓘ historically Black university ⓘ public university ⓘ research university ⓘ
athleticsBrand	Jackson State University self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers
band	Sonic Boom of the South ⓘ
campusSetting	urban ⓘ
cityServed	Jackson metropolitan area ⓘ
colors	navy blue ⓘ white ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focus	African American studies ⓘ STEM education ⓘ community engagement ⓘ research ⓘ
formerName	Jackson College ⓘ Natchez Seminary ⓘ
foundingDate	1877 ⓘ
governedBy	Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning of Mississippi ⓘ
hasAcademicProgram	doctoral programs ⓘ graduate programs ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ
hasCollege	College of Business ⓘ College of Education and Human Development ⓘ College of Liberal Arts ⓘ College of Science, Engineering and Technology ⓘ
hasSchool	School of Journalism and Media Studies ⓘ School of Public Health ⓘ
HBCUDesignation	yes ⓘ
isA	Historically Black College or University ⓘ
isPartOf	Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning ⓘ
knownFor	marching band ⓘ strong football tradition ⓘ
locatedIn	Jackson, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ
mascot	Wavee Dave ⓘ
memberOf	Southwestern Athletic Conference ⓘ Thurgood Marshall College Fund ⓘ
motto	Challenging Minds, Changing Lives ⓘ
NCAADivision	NCAA Division I ⓘ
NCAASubdivision	FCS ⓘ
nickname	Jackson State University self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JSU
religiousAffiliation	Baptists ⓘ surface form: Baptist (historical origin)
sport	baseball ⓘ basketball ⓘ football ⓘ soccer ⓘ track and field ⓘ
state	Mississippi ⓘ
type	public ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jackson State University → athleticsBrand → Jackson State University self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers

Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers (college athletics) → campus → Jackson State University ⓘ