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<h1>About NASULGC <img src="sepbar-5.gif" width="550" height="11"></h1>
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</b></font><font size="5"><a href="#What">What?</a><br>
<a href="#Who">Who?</a><br>
<a href="#When">When?</a><br>
<a href="#Why">Why?</a><br>
<a href="#How">How?</a></font></p>
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<p align="left"><font color="#008080" size="4"><b><a name="What">What</a>:</b></font><font color="#008080" size="3"> </font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">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.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#008080" size="4"><b><a name="Who">Who</a>:</b></font><font color="#008080" size="3"> </font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">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.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#008080" size="4"><b><a name="When">When</a>:</b></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> 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).</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#008080" size="4"><b><a name="Why">Why</a>:</b></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> 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.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#008080" size="4"><b><a name="How">How</a>:</b></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> NASULGC aids its members by helping to </font></p>
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<p align="left"><font color="#008080"><img src="Aquaball.gif" WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12"></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> Inform Congress, federal agencies, the news media, the general
public and others about the special contributions of public universities;</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#008080"><img src="Aquaball.gif" WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12"></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> Promote a federal legislative program that strengthens public
higher education;</font></p>
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<p align="left"><font color="#008080"><img src="Aquaball.gif" WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12"> </font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Encourage strong partnerships among public universities and the
federal government, state and local governments, business and other segments of the higher
education community;</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#008080"><img src="Aquaball.gif" WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12"></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> Develop further university-federal government partnerships in
areas of mutual interest;</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#008080"><img src="Aquaball.gif" WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12"></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> Continue to work in support of historically black land-grant
institutions coordinated through the Office for the Advancement of Public Black Colleges
(OAPBC);</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#008080"><img src="Aquaball.gif" WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12"></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> 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).</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#008080"><img src="Aquaball.gif" WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12"></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> 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.</font></p>
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<p align="left"><font color="#FF0000"><em><strong>May 1999</strong></em></font></td>
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