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| Motto | Think, Work, Serve |
| Established | June 19, 1912 |
| Type | Public, HBCU |
| Endowment | $28.8 million [1] |
| Chancellor | John Morgan |
| President | Dr. Portia Shields |
| Vice-president | Dr. Michael Freeman |
| Provost | Dr. Kathleen McKenerny |
| Academic staff | 573 |
| Undergraduates | 8,456 |
| Postgraduates | 1,933 |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Campus | Urban, 903 acres (4 km²) |
| Former names | [Tennessee A & I College] [Tennessee Normal School for Negroes] |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Athletics | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Mascot | Tigre |
| Affiliations | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Website | 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.
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Tennessee State University Historic District
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| Location: | 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Architect: | Marr & Holman, et al. |
| Governing body: | Tennessee Board of Regents |
| NRHP Reference#: | 96000677 |
| Added to NRHP: | June 14, 1996 |
TSU was originally 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, and two years later it was renamed the Agricultural and Industrial State Normal College.[2] After another five years, "Normal" was dropped from its name.[2]
It was elevated to university status in 1951, renamed the Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial University, and got full-fledged land-grant university status by the Tennessee State Board of Education in 1958.[2] In 1968, the state legislature dropped the words "Agricultural and Industrial" in favor of "Tennessee State University." [3]Since 1972, it has been operated under the auspices of the Tennessee Board of Regents.[2][4]
Founded in 1912, Tennessee State University has grown dramatically from a small college to two campuses: the 500-acre main campus and the downtown Avon Williams campus, which is located in the heart of Nashville near the State Capitol. The diverse student population of more than 9,000 represents 46 states and 45 countries.
Tennessee State University is a comprehensive, urban, coeducational land-grant university offering 45 bachelor’s degrees and 24 master degrees. Doctoral programs include biological sciences, psychology, public administration, computer information systems engineering, administration and supervision and curriculum and instruction.
The present-day Tennessee State University exists as a result of the court-ordered merger on July 1, 1979, of Tennessee State University and the former traditionally White institution, the University of Tennessee at Nashville, which had begun as an extension of the Knoxville-based University of Tennessee.[2] This resulted in a downtown campus.
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Associations and accreditations
Tennessee State University is a member in good standing of the following associations:
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The university is currently accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award 45 baccalaureate degrees, 21 master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in six areas (Biology, Computer Information Systems Engineering, Education, Psychology, and Public Administration), as well as the two-year Associate of Science degree in nursing, and dental hygiene.
In December 2010, TSU was placed on warning from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and risks losing its accreditation if it does not address and correct major deficiencies in institutional effectiveness by December 2012.[5][6] In December 2011, TSU's accreditation was fully reaffirmed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools for 10 years.
The College of Business is accredited by AACSB, the Association of Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International or AACSB International; the first in Nashville to earn dual accreditation of both the undergraduate and graduate programs in 1994. The Psychology program is accredited by the American Psychological Association and the Teacher Education program by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
The College of Engineering has developed corporate partnerships with NASA, Raytheon and General Motors. The School of Nursing boasts a 100% first-time pass-rate for students taking licensure examinations. The College of Health Sciences (formerly the School of Allied Health) has recently added much-in-demand programs such as the Masters in Physical Therapy and the Bachelor's of Health Sciences.
The School of Nursing was merged into the College of Health Science in 2011, it is accredited for the A.A.S., B.S.N., M.S.N. degrees by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission. The Nursing 2010 class most recently received a 100 % pass rate on the National Nurses Examination.
The TSU College of Engineering is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), offering baccalaureate degrees in the areas of Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical and Industrial Technology, and Mathematical Sciences; 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 to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB International) accreditation (accreditation of both the undergraduate and graduate programs at the same time) in 1994.
The 450 acres (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. It has been rumored that TSU is in the process of adding 3 satellite campuses in Memphis, Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Chattanooga, Tennessee hoping to reach more students across the state of Tennessee. No published information exists on the expansion. Tennessee State offers on-campus housing to students. There are on campus dorms and two apartment complexs for upper classmen. On campus facilities include dormitories Wilson Hall, Watson Hall, Eppse Hall, Boyd Hall, Rudolph Hall, Hale Hall, as well as the Ford Complex and New Residence Complex, TSU's two on-campus apartment complexes.
In 1957, the school became the first historically black college to win a national basketball title, winning the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship.[7]
By 2009, approximately 100 of its football players had been drafted by the National Football League.[8]
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| Name | Class year | Notability | References |
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| Brent Alexander | NFL football player | ||
| Bennie Anderson | 1999 | NFL football player | |
| Dick Barnett | 1959 | NBA basketball player | |
| Jimmy Blanton | jazz musician | ||
| Ralph Boston | Olympic athlete; three time medal winning long jumper | ||
| Waymond Bryant | NFL football player | ||
| Chandra Cheesborough | Olympic runner; gold and silver medalist | ||
| Hank Crawford | jazz musician | ||
| Dave Davis | NFL football player | ||
| Richard Dent | NFL football player | ||
| Lamar Divens | NFL football player | ||
| Larry Tharpe | NFL football player | ||
| Cleveland Eaton | jazz musician | ||
| Cleveland Elam | NFL football player | ||
| Sean Foley | golf instructor to PGA Tour players | ||
| Ryan Fann | Paralympic Runner | ||
| Harold Ford, Sr. | Member of the U.S. Congress | ||
| John Ford | Member of the Tennessee Senate | ||
| Randy Fuller | NFL football player | ||
| Howard Gentry, Jr. | politician | ||
| Joe Gilliam | NFL football player | ||
| Moses Gunn | actor | ||
| Thelma Harper | Member of the Tennessee Senate | ||
| Claude Humphrey | NFL football player | ||
| Daniel Johnson | NFL football player | ||
| Harvey Johnson, Jr. | Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi | ||
| Joe Johnson | jazz musician | ||
| Ed "Too Tall" Jones | NFL football player | ||
| Anthony Levine | NFL football player | ||
| Anthony Mason | NBA basketball player | ||
| Edith McGuire | Olympic runner; gold and two silver medalist | ||
| Steve Moore | NFL football player | ||
| Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, fka/Carlos Leon Bledsoe | charged in the 2009 jihadi Little Rock military recruiting office shooting. | [9][10] | |
| Lloyd Neal | NBA basketball player | ||
| Samuel G. Puryear | Queens University Director of Golf Operations and Head of the Professional Golf Management Program. Former Head Golf Coach Michigan State University & Assistant Golf Coach Stanford University. | ||
| Leonard "Truck" Robinson | NBA basketball player | ||
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | NFL football player | ||
| Carl Rowan | journalist | ||
| Wilma Rudolph | Olympic runner; first woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics | [11] | |
| Simon Shanks | NFL football player | ||
| Nate Simpson | NFL football player | ||
| Ollie Smith | NFL football player | ||
| Carla Thomas | singer | ||
| Leon Thomas | jazz singer | ||
| Rufus Thomas | singer (attended one semester) | ||
| Wyomia Tyus | Olympic runner; first person to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m. | ||
| Tina Tyus-Shaw | reporter | ||
| Charlie Wade | NFL football player | ||
| Carl Wafer | NFL football player | ||
| A C Wharton | Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Alvin V. Williams | cable Television and Film Producer, Entrepreneur | ||
| Javarris Williams | NFL football player | ||
| Oprah Winfrey | 1987 | talk show host/actress/entrepreneur | [12] |
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