Tri-State University

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Tri-State University
Motto Focus on your future![1]
Established 1884
Type private coeducational
Endowment $16.7 million[2]
President Earl D. Brooks II
Faculty 83[3]
Students 1,450
Undergraduates 1,450
Location Angola, IN, USA
Campus small town: 400 acres (1.6 km²)
Athletics 19 Division III NCAA teams,
called The Tri-State Thunder
Colors blue, red and white
Mascot Thor
Website www.tristate.edu


Tri-State University (TSU) is a private U.S. Midwest university located in Angola, Indiana, along with satellite programs in South Bend, IN, Merrillville, IN, Centreville, MI and Fort Wayne, IN. Founded in 1884, the university has been traditionally noted for its engineering program; however, it also offers degrees in most of the basic sciences (excluding physics), education, and criminal justice. Tri-State University has also begun a small graduate program in engineering technology. Master's programs for mechanical engineering and civil engineering have also been started.[1] For many years its mascot was the Trojans; however (due to the now-famed condom brand) TSU has since changed their mascot to the TSU Thunder (personified in the pagan god Thor).

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[edit] Student life

Students at Tri-State University come from many different parts of the country, though most typically hail from the Midwest states of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan,and Illinois. Tri-State University also hosts a small-sized population international students, primarily from the South Pacific, the PRC, South America, and India. The University requires that all students not living with a legal guardian and under the class standing of junior to live in one of its six resident halls (Fabiani, Stewart, Alwood, Cameron, Platt, and Conrad). TSU also has recently built the Trine and Ingledue Villas, apartment-style housing for juniors and seniors on campus. Freshman are permitted to have cars on campus. National fraternities on the campus include Delta Chi, Alpha Sigma Phi, Phi Kappa Theta, Sigma Phi Epsilon,Tau Kappa Epsilon and Triangle Fraternity, and Sigma Phi Delta. The school features a very active Christian Campus House ministry.

[edit] Academics

Tri-State University prides itself in providing its focus to undergraduate education. With small class sizes, students typically find it easy to interact with and personally receive help from their instructors (as of 2004, there is a 14:1 student-faculty ratio). As stated by TSU's Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Finley: "The Schools faculty is dedicated to undergraduate teaching; student success is their top priority. There are no teaching assistants in any of the programs. And small class sizes offer students the opportunity to interact in an intellectually stimulating, interactive, exciting learning environment."

However, little to no serious research takes place on the campus, due to both the lack of a developed graduate school and the focus of professors on education. Students at Tri-State University receive a pragmatic education, with all engineering professors required to have at least some professional practice experience prior to teaching at TSU.

The following schools currently operate at Tri-State University: Allen School of Engineering & Technology (ABET accredited), Franks School of Education (NCATE accredited), Jannen School of Arts & Sciences, Ketner School of Business, and School of Professional Studies.

[edit] Athletics

Tri-State University belongs to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III (as a provisional member), along with the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Currently, the school offers 19 sports for men and women, including football, men's and women's basketball, soccer, track, and cross-country. The school also features the Zollner Golf Course, three-time host of the National Collegiate Golf Championships.

[edit] Future

Tri-State University has recently seen a surge in building and renovation across the campus, including a complete remodel of a previously vacated building, a new student coffee shop, and the construction of a University Center, scheduled to open in Fall 2007. The University Center, currently under construction, will be the most significant building project in the university's history. The 90,000 sq. ft. center will include many features designed to meet the growing tastes and interests of students, including a 325-seat theater, rock climbing wall, dining hall, housing suites, bookstore, bakery, and coffee shop. The University Center will also be home to the new Center for Technology and Online Resources. The online research facility will act as the library and will also include a bean bag bunker, iPod filling station, digital group training spaces, and study areas. Some credit the school's President, Dr. Earl D. Brooks II, with the school's success in fund-raising.

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Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Adrian College • Albion College • Alma College • Calvin College • Hope College • Kalamazoo College • Olivet College • Saint Mary's College (Indiana) • Tri-State University • Wisconsin Lutheran College
Midwestern Undergraduate Private Engineering Colleges
Cedarville University • Indiana Institute of Technology • Kettering University • Lawrence Technological University • Milwaukee School of Engineering • Ohio Northern University • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology • Saint Louis University • Tri-State University • University of Detroit Mercy • University of Evansville • Valparaiso University

[edit] References

  1. 1 motto  webpage masthead. Tri-State University. Retrieved on January 16, 2006.
  2. 2 endowment  America's Best Colleges 2006. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved on January 16, 2006.
  3. 3 full-time_instructional_faculty  About TSU > Faculty and Staff. Tri-State University. Retrieved on January 16, 2006.
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