About NASULGC

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What: A voluntary, non-profit association of public universities, land-grant institutions and many state university systems, the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) has member campuses in all 50 states and the U.S. territories. The association is governed by a chair and board of directors elected from the member colleges, universities and university systems. Its president is C. Peter Magrath, who directs a staff of 33 at its Washington, D.C. offices.

Who: As of May 1999, the association's membership included 203 institutions, including 75 U.S. land-grant institutions of which 17 are the historically black institutions. Currently NASULGC campuses enroll more than 3.1 million students and claim upwards of 20 million alumni.

When: With roots going back to 1887, NASULGC is the nation's oldest higher education association. In 1963, the American Association of Land-Grant Colleges and State Universities merged with the National Association of State Universities to form the present National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, or NASULGC (pronounced na SUL jick).

Why: The association's overriding mission is to support high-quality public higher education and its member institutions as they perform their traditional teaching, research and public service roles. NASULGC provides a forum for the discussion and development of policies affecting higher education and the public interest.

How: NASULGC aids its members by helping to

Inform Congress, federal agencies, the news media, the general public and others about the special contributions of public universities;

Promote a federal legislative program that strengthens public higher education;

Encourage strong partnerships among public universities and the federal government, state and local governments, business and other segments of the higher education community;

Develop further university-federal government partnerships in areas of mutual interest;

Continue to work in support of historically black land-grant institutions coordinated through the Office for the Advancement of Public Black Colleges (OAPBC);

Represent the interests of the nation's 29 land-grant Native American colleges through its system membership of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC).

Continue to work on behalf of urban universities, supporting efforts that enhance the capacity of these institutions to deal with a wide range of urban problems.

May 1999