Atlanta University Center

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The Atlanta University Center is the largest contiguous consortium of African-American higher education in the United States of America. The center is made up of five historically black colleges in southwest Atlanta, Georgia. The institutions included in this consortium are Clark Atlanta University, Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse College, Spelman College, and The Morehouse School of Medicine The consortium structure allows for students to cross-register at the other institutions in order to attain a broader collegiate experience. They also share the Robert W. Woodruff Library.

Morris Brown College was a member of the Atlanta University Center until it lost its accreditation and federal funding in 2002 because of financial mismanagement during the 1998-2002 tenure of Dr. Dolores E. Cross as school president.

The AU Center campus is located near downtown Atlanta, southwest of the Georgia Dome.

[edit] Denominational Campus Ministry Centers

At present, two denominational ministry centers serve students in the Atlanta University Center.

The Jones Episcopal Student Center and Chapel is ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, and is named after Absalom Jones, the first African-American priest in the Episcopal Church, U.S.A.

Lyke House: the Catholic Center at the Atlanta University Center is a ministry of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta and named after the late Atlanta Archbishop James Patterson Lyke.

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v • d • e Atlanta University Center

Clark Atlanta University • Interdenominational Theological Center • Morehouse College • Morehouse School of Medicine • Morris Brown College (defunct) • Spelman College

v • d • e Atlanta landmarks

Current	Atlanta Botanical Garden • Atlanta City Hall • Atlanta Civic Center • Atlanta Cyclorama • Atlanta History Center • Atlanta Symphony Hall • Atlanta University Center • Atlantic Station • Bobby Dodd Stadium • Centennial Olympic Park • Center for Puppetry Arts • Chattahoochee River • Clermont Lounge • CNN Center • Fernbank Museum of Natural History • Fernbank Science Center • Fox Theatre • Georgia Aquarium • Georgia Dome • Georgia Governor's Mansion • Georgia International Convention Center • Georgia State Capitol • Georgia World Congress Center • Grant Park • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport • High Museum of Art • Jimmy Carter Library and Museum • Joel Chandler Harris Home (Wren's Nest) • Lenox Square • Margaret Mitchell House & Museum • Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site • Mary Mac's Tea Room • Oakland Cemetery • Philips Arena • Phipps Plaza • Piedmont Park • Stone Mountain • Tech Tower • The Varsity • Turner Field • Underground Atlanta • Woodruff Arts Center • Woodruff Park • World of Coca-Cola • Zoo Atlanta

Former	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Coca-Cola Olympic City • Loew's Grand Theatre • Omni Coliseum • Ponce de Leon Park • Rich's • SciTrek • Terminal Station • Union Station