page_title: Jackson State University
section_title: Campuses
hierarchical_section_title: Jackson State University / Campuses
caption_attribution_description: English: Ayer Hall This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 77000788
context_page_description: Jackson State University is a public, historically black university in Jackson, Mississippi. The university is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi. The university is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. It is classified as a research university with high research activity.
  Jackson State University's athletic teams, the Tigers, participate in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The university is also the home of the Sonic Boom of the South, a marching band founded in the 1940s. Their accompanying danceline, the Prancing J-Settes, are well known for their unique style of dance, known as J-Setting.
context_section_description: The main campus contains over 50 academic and administrative buildings on 245 acres (0.99 km²). It is located at 1400 John R. Lynch Street between Prentiss and Dalton Streets.
  Ayer Hall was constructed in 1903 and is the oldest structure on the main campus. It was named in honor of the first president of the institution, Charles Ayer. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Green-Gibb Pedestrian Walkway was named in honor of the two young men who died in the Jackson State shooting in 1970. As a result of the landmark "Ayers Settlement" in 2002, the university, along with the other two HBCUs in the state, has completed extensive renovations and upgrades to campus.
  Jackson State has satellite campuses throughout the Jackson Metropolitan area:
  Universities Center (Ridgewood Road)
  Madison campus
  Holmes campus
  Mississippi E-Center
  Downtown (100 Capitol Street)
caption: Ayer Hall on main campus
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