History of Johnson C. Smith University
In 1867, the Rev. S.C. Alexander and the Rev. W. L. Miller saw the need to establish an institution in this section of the South. On April 7, 1867, at a meeting of the Catawba Presbytery in the old Charlotte Presbyterian Church, the movement for the school was formally inaugurated, which by charter was named The Freedmen's College of North Carolina. Mary D. Biddle of Philadelphia, Pa. who, through appeals in one of the church papers, pledged $1,400 to the school. In appreciation of this first and nerous contribution, friends requested Mrs. Biddle name the newly established school after her late husband, Major Henry Biddle. From 1867 to 1876, the school was named Biddle Memorial Institute and chartered by the state legislature. The legislature changed the name of the school to Biddle University in 1876. The late Jane Berry Smith, of Pittsburgh, Pa., gave funds to build a theological dormitory, science hall, teachers' cottage and memorial gate. She provided a handsome endowment for the institution in memory of her late husband, Johnson C. Smith. In recognition of these gifts, the board of trustees changed the name of the institution to Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU).
Located in the rapidly growing metropolis of Charlotte, North Carolina, "Queen City of the South," this historically African-American university has a residential campus with a familiar atmosphere in which students are stimulated and nurtured by dedicated and caring faculty and staff. Johnson C. Smith University is dedicated to providing a world class education to its students. Highly motivated with diverse talents, the students at JCSU come from a variety of ethnic, socioeconomic and geographic
backgrounds. The University provides an environment where they can explore and grow – intellectually, physically, socially, culturally and spiritually – and where they can develop a sense of social and civic responsibility.
Located in the rapidly growing metropolis of Charlotte, North Carolina, "Queen City of the South," this historically African-American university has a residential campus with a familiar atmosphere in which students are stimulated and nurtured by dedicated and caring faculty and staff. Johnson C. Smith University is dedicated to providing a world class education to its students. Highly motivated with diverse talents, the students at JCSU come from a variety of ethnic, socioeconomic and geographic
backgrounds. The University provides an environment where they can explore and grow – intellectually, physically, socially, culturally and spiritually – and where they can develop a sense of social and civic responsibility.
CAMPUS LIFE
With a focus on technologically-enhanced instruction, Johnston C. Smith University has a student population of approximately 1,500, becoming a co-educational facility in 1932. An independent college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in the United States, the university will, beginning in August of 2000, be the first and only historically Black IBM ThinkPad University, where students and their school-provided laptops will have complete access to the campus-wide network and internet services.
In addition to the residence halls, students study and socialize at the James B. Duke Memorial Library, Biddle Memorial Hall, University Memorial Student Union, Johnson C. Smith Memorial Hall, and Edward Crutchfield Center for Integrated Studies.
ADDRESS: 100 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC
PHONE: 704-378-1000
WEBSITE: http://www.jcsu.edu
With a focus on technologically-enhanced instruction, Johnston C. Smith University has a student population of approximately 1,500, becoming a co-educational facility in 1932. An independent college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in the United States, the university will, beginning in August of 2000, be the first and only historically Black IBM ThinkPad University, where students and their school-provided laptops will have complete access to the campus-wide network and internet services.
In addition to the residence halls, students study and socialize at the James B. Duke Memorial Library, Biddle Memorial Hall, University Memorial Student Union, Johnson C. Smith Memorial Hall, and Edward Crutchfield Center for Integrated Studies.
ADDRESS: 100 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC
PHONE: 704-378-1000
WEBSITE: http://www.jcsu.edu