Tennessee State University

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Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University Logo
Motto	Think, Work, Serve
Established	June 19, 1912 (1912-06-19)
Type	Public, HBCU
Endowment	$31,327,562[1]
Chancellor	Charles W. Manning
President	Melvin N. Johnson
Faculty	430
Undergraduates	8,456
Postgraduates	1,933
Location	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Campus	Urban, 500 acres (2 km²)
Former names	Tennessee A & I College
Colors	royal blue and white
Nickname	Tigers
Athletics	National Collegiate Athletic Association
Affiliations	Ohio Valley Conference
Website	www.tnstate.edu

Tennessee State University (TSU) is a land-grant university located in Nashville, Tennessee. TSU is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee. TSU has approximately 10,389 students with a student/faculty ratio of 24/1.^{[citation needed]}

History

Though it was organized as the Agricultural and Industrial State Normal School in 1909 and began serving students on June 19, 1912, its status was raised to a four-year teachers' college in 1922. It was then elevated to full-fledged land-grant university status by the Tennessee State Board of Education in 1958. Since 1972 it has been operated under the auspices of the Tennessee Board of Regents.

The present-day Tennessee State University exists as a result of the merger on July 1, 1979, of Tennessee State University and the former University of Tennessee at Nashville. This resulted in a downtown campus.

Academics

This university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award 42 baccalaureate degrees, 21 master's degrees, as well as the two-year Associate of Science degree in nursing, dental hygiene, and doctoral degrees in six areas (Biology, Computer Information Systems Engineering, Education, Psychology and Public Administration).The College of Nursing is accredited for the A.A.S., B.S.N., M.S.N. degrees by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission. The TSU College of Engineering, Technology & Computer Science is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) offering baccalaureate degrees in the areas of Architectural and Facilities Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, & Computer and Information Systems Engineering; graduate degrees in the areas of Computer and Information Systems Engineering, General Engineering (M.E.), Biomedical, Civil, Environmental, Electrical, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Engineering; with the Ph.D. in Computer and Information Systems Engineering with concentrations in Computer Communications and Networks, Control Systems and Signal Processing, Robotics and Computer Integration, and Manufacturing. It is also accredited by the National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) offering the B.S. in Aeronautical and Industrial Technology with concentrations in Aeronautical Technology (through Academic Common Market), Aviation Management, Aviation Flight, and Industrial Electronics Technology (through Academic Common Market). The TSU College of Business was the first to earn dual Association of Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB International) accreditation (accreditation of both the undergraduate and graduate programs at the same time) in 1994.^{[citation needed]}

Campus

Tennessee State University Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic District
Location:	3500 John A. Merritt Blvd Nashville, Tennessee
Architect:	Marr & Holman, et al.
Governing body:	Tennessee State University
Added to NRHP:	June 14, 1996
NRHP Reference#:	96000677

The 450 acre (1.8 km²) main campus has more than 65 buildings and is located in a residential setting at 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd in Nashville, Tennessee. The Avon Williams campus is located downtown, near the center of the Nashville business and government district.

Student activities

Notable alumni

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tennessee State University

• www.tnstate.edu Official web site
• www.tsutigers.com Official TSU athletics
• www.tsumeter.com The Meter (Student newspaper)
• www.bigblueroundup.com Alumni site

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