Tennessee Temple University
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| Motto | Distinctively Christian |
| Established | 1946 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Danny Lovett |
| Students | roughly 500 |
| Location | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Campus | Downtown |
| Mascot | Crusaders |
| Website | www.tntemple.edu |
Tennessee Temple University is a four-year private Christian university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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[edit] History
Lee Roberson led Highland Park Baptist Church in the creation of the Tennessee Temple schools in 1946. Originally a two-year college and Bible school, it soon expanded to a four-year college, Bible school, and seminary. University status was granted in 1979. Tennessee Temple University received full accreditation by the American Association of Bible Colleges in 1984, and has been accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) which is recognized by the US Department of Education, since September of 2000. Tennessee Temple University is also an institutional member of the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
[edit] New administration
A new administration has been implemented since May 2005, and as a result has seen the addition of 200 new students. Danny Lovett, the new university president, has a goal of 5,000 students, with 3,000 of those living on-campus. Another goal is accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
[edit] Student government
The Student Government Association of TTU is currently undergoing vast restructuring to make it less of a student-activities oriented organization to an actual, functioning SGA.
[edit] 2005-2006 Term
- President: Jeremiah Cook '06 served his second term this year.
- Vice President: Micah Miller '06 was voted as vice president in the 2004-2005 student-body election.
- Secretary: Hillary Hamilton
- Societies Director: Jordan Pieniazek
[edit] 2006-2007 Term
- President: Benjamin Banks '08 was recently elected for the 2006-2007 term.
- Vice President: Josh Howland '08
- Secretary: Amanda Miller
- Treasurer: Christen Spicer
[edit] Alumni
Among its alumni are:
- Tommy Burnette, former House Majority Leader in the Tennessee House of Representatives
- Dallas Willard, professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California and noted Christian author.
- Jimmy DeYoung, Prophecy teacher, Author, Television, Radio, Print, and Internet Journalist, Evangelist.
- Warren Wiersbe, pastor, author, speaker
- Scott Hutcheson, food writer [1]
- Rodney Lynxwiler, Project Manager at State Farm Insurance Cos. and owner of LynxMultimedia [[2]]
[edit] References
- Portions of the information found in this article were taken from the Tennessee Temple University website.
[edit] External links
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