Sul Ross State University

The main campus is mostly in the Alpine city limits, though one section is in an unincorporated area. The campus includes the Everett E. Turner Range Animal Science Center, athletic properties south of the Union Pacific Railroad, west of SH 223, the programs at the old Centennial School, and the university's research working ranch near Sierra Blanca. ==Organization and administration==

Facilities and projects of interest • Archives of the Big Bend • Borderlands Research Institute for Natural Resource Management • Center for Big Bend Studies • Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute • Chihuahuan Desert Resource, Conservation, and Development Area, Inc. • Museum of the Big Bend • Minority and Small Business Development Center • Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library • Arts in West Texas • Rio Grande Heritage Tourism Project • Rio Grande Research Center • Sul Ross State University Alumni Association • Theatre of the Big Bend • Jim V. Richerson Invertebrate Collection • A. Michael Powell Herbarium • James F. Scuddy Vertebrate Collection University memberships • American Association of State Colleges and Universities • American Library Association • Association of Texas Graduate Schools • Conference of Southern Graduate Schools • Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities • National Association of Foreign Student Affairs • The Texas Library Association • National Collegiate Athletic Association • Texas Interscholastic Athletic Association ==Student life==

Athletics Sul Ross State athletic teams are called the Lobos. The university is a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the Lone Star Conference. Sul Ross State competes in 12 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. In July 2023, Lobos athletic programs were approved for reclassification to Division II. On July 1, 2024, the university became a member of the Lone Star Conference. Student housing Student housing is located at Lobo Village. Lobo Village 1 (LV1) and Lobo Village 2 (LV2) are the permanent resident halls for students. Single students may live in the Lobo Village efficiency apartments in Lobo Village 3 and Lobo Village 4. To live in these apartments, students are required to be 21 or older. Family housing, for couples and students with dependent children, is located in Lobo Village 5, Lobo Village 6, and Lobo Village 7. Residents of the family housing are zoned to the Alpine Independent School District, and are zoned to Alpine Elementary School, Alpine Middle School, and Alpine High School. ==Sul Ross State University International Campus==

Sul Ross State University (SRSU) operates Rio Grande College (RGC) and SRSU distance learning centers on the campuses of Southwest Texas Junior College (SWTJC) in Uvalde, Del Rio, and Eagle Pass. Serving thirteen counties in Southwest Texas, RGC offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. Academic programs Rio Grande College offers college junior, senior and graduate level coursework with programs in liberal arts, business and teacher education and certification at the elementary or secondary level. Bachelor's degrees in a variety of fields including nursing, education, business, biology, criminal justice, English, Spanish, history, mathematics, psychology, social science as well as child development and organizational leadership are offered. Cultural diversity The student body is multicultural and consists of traditional and non-traditional students. ==Notable alumni==

• Don Bingham, professional football player • Dan Blocker, actor • Norm Cash, professional baseball player • Pete P. Gallego, former U.S. Representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district from 2013 to 2015, president of Sul Ross • Sandra A. Gregory, United States Air Force Brigadier General • Tuff Hedeman, professional bull rider • Erasto B. Mpemba, Tanzanian wildlife officer and, as a schoolboy, discoverer of the Mpemba effect • Lee Patton, Hall of Fame basketball coach at West Virginia University, star player at Sul Ross. • Roberta Rudnick, geologist • J.T. Rutherford, member, U.S. House • Scotty Walden, college football coach • Kern Wildenthal, hospital and university administrator ==Notes==