Campus Knowledge
This is the oldest building on campus.
What is Old Main
This is the conference the Texas State Bobcats are part of.
What is the Sun Belt Conference, NCAA Division 1
Name the US President that attended Texas State.
Who is U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, class of 1930
Texas State is the only university in Texas to have graduated a U.S. President.
The year Southwest Texas State Normal School opened.
Authorized by the Texas Legislature in 1899, doors opened in 1903.
Name the body of water that flows through Sewell Par.
What is the San Marcos River.
Name the statues located on the east and west ends of the Quad.
What are the LBJ Statue and the Fighting Stallions Statue
The official name for the Bobcat logo.
What is the SuperCat logo.
Designed by student Brad Monk in 2003. Also known as the Bobcat athletic logo.
The number of total living alumni.
Approx 190,000 living alumni.
Graduating students do this after commencement.
What is jump into the San Marcos River!
This restaurant will take over the current Saltgrass Steakhouse Location on Sessom.
What is Kirby Lane (coming Spring 2020)
This is the current student population
What is 38,661 students
The name of the new Texas State Football Coach
Who is Coach Jake Spavital
What is the correct name of our new office space?
The Alumni and Future Student Welcome Center
The number of times the institution's name has changed.
5 times!
1. Southwest Texas State Normal College
2. Southwest Texas State Teachers College
3. Southwest Texas State College
4. Southwest Texas State University
5. Texas State University
The San Marcos river stays at this temperature year-round.
What is 72 degrees.
Name of the newest academic building on campus.
Bruce and Gloria Ingram Hall
This team recently won a regular season Conference Championship.
What is the Texas State Baseball Team
What is Kathryn Arnold's official job title?
Kathryn Arnold '13, Coordinator for Young Alumni & Student Programs
Provide the nickname of the mathematics professor who created Sewell Park.
Who is Dr. S.M. "Froggy" Sewell
This mystical creature shares a weird and wonderful connection to San Marcos.
Who are mermaids!
The San Marcos Mermaid Society celebrates the history and culture of the city and draws on the importance of preserving the unique environment.
This is the number of doctoral programs offered at Texas State.
What is 14.
Number of Texas State sports teams (men's and women's combined).
What is 14
Name one of last years Distinguished Alumni award recipients.
Mark E. Adams
Karen Carroll
Light Townsend Cummins
Douglas R. Miller
Tracy L. Porter
Name at least one of our shared values (Latin phrases).
Hint: These are spread across the archway of the Undergraduate Academic Center (UAC) and marked on the ceremonial mace used during commencement.
Auctoritas (sense of one's standing gained through experience)
Gravitas (a sense of dignity)
Humanitas (an appreciation for refinement, civilization, and learning)
Veritas (truthfulness)
The number of endangered species that reside in the San Marcos River.
What are 8... including the Texas blind salamander