Georgia State University history

In 1928, Doctor George M. Sparks became director of the institution at a time when Georgia and the nation moved into a severe depression.

Independent throughout the Depression and World War II, the Tech School of Commerce in 1947 was incorporated by the Board of Regents into the program of the University of Georgia.

By 1955 the Board of Regents came to realize that the Atlanta Division was acquiring a destiny and a unique identity of its own.

These additions were joined by other master's degrees and doctoral programs, the first doctorate being conferred upon a student in 1965.

In recognition of the academic advances made by the institution--and the services it offered both to students and to the community--the Board of Regents in 1969 changed the name once more--to Georgia State University.

In 1982, the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium opened as Alumni Hall.

On July 1, 1987, Doctor Langdale assumed special responsibilities for the Chancellor and Doctor William M. Suttles was appointed acting president.

In 1993, the former C&S Bank Building designed by architect Philip Trammell Shutze was repurposed as the Robinson College of Business.

In 1996, Georgia State expanded into the Fairlie-Poplar District with the acquisition of the Standard Building, the Haas-Howell Building, and the Rialto Theatre.

Most recently, in 2004, the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies was moved into the former First National Bank Building at Five Points.

In December 2015, the university won the bid to renovate Turner Field into an open-air football stadium and build a new baseball field on the site.

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