Introduction to
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
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ast Tennessee State University opened on October 2, 1911, as East Tennessee State Normal School to prepare teachers for the public schools of the region. Twenty-nine students walked through the doors that first day of classes. Today, the university focuses on becoming the best regional university in the nation. Ten colleges and schools meet the region’s diverse needs through more than 100 degree programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, health sciences, and technology. Governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents, ETSU is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees in a variety of fields.
While teaching remains the top priority at ETSU, research is also an important mission. Designated by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a “Doctoral/Research UniversityIntensive,” ETSU created a Research Foundation in 2002, the first for any state school in Tennessee. Johnson City, ETSU’s hometown, is nestled in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The city of 63,000 offers a wide assortment of restaurants, art galleries, coffee shops, cultural events, and outdoor activities. Within a short distance of the campus are the Appalachian Trail, Bristol Motor Speedway, and the snow skiing slopes of Western North Carolina. The 350-acre tree-shaded campus is also designated as a Tennessee Urban Forestry Council-certified arboretum.
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Financial Aid: 423-439-4300 | finaid@etsu.edu Student Life and Enrollment: 423-439-4210 | studentlife@etsu.edu
Becoming the UNIVERSITY OF CHOICE ETSU VISION Developing a world-class environment to enhance student success and improve the quality of life in the region and beyond.
ETSU MISSION & VALUES ETSU provides a student-centered community of learning, reflecting high standards and promoting a balance of liberal arts and professional preparation, and continuous improvement. The university conducts a wide array of educational and research programs and clinical services including a comprehensive Academic Health Sciences Center. Education is the university’s highest priority, and the institution is committed to increasing the level of educational attainment in the state and region based on core values where: PEOPLE come first, are treated with dignity and respect, and are encouraged to achieve their full potential; RELATIONSHIPS are built on honesty, integrity, and trust; DIVERSITY of people and thought is respected; EXCELLENCE is achieved through teamwork, leadership, creativity, and a strong work ethic; EFFICIENCY is achieved through wise use of
human and financial resources; and COMMITMENT to intellectual achievement is embraced. • ETSU endorses the value of liberal education and provides enriching experiences in honors education, student research and creative activity, study abroad, service learning, and community-based education. • ETSU honors and preserves the rich heritage of Southern Appalachia through distinctive education, research, and service programs and is actively engaged in regional stewardship. • ETSU affirms the contributions of diverse people, cultures, and thought to intellectual, social, and economic development. • ETSU offers students a total university experience that includes cultural and artistic programs, diverse student activities, a variety of residential opportunities, and outstanding recreational and intercollegiate athletic programs. • ETSU awards degrees in over one hundred baccalaureate, master, and doctoral programs, including distinctive interdisciplinary programs and distance education offerings that serve students from the region and beyond.
Alma Mater
Fight Song
In the Shadow of the mountains, Under the Skies of blue, Stands our dear old Alma Mater, Glorious to View, Sounds the chorus, speed it onward; Thee we’ll never fail! Hail to thee, our Alma Mater Hail to thee, all hail!
Fight, fight, fight, with all your might, Vic-to-ry will our slogan be; Dear Alma Mater, fairest of all, Thy loyal sons will obey thy call, to Fight, fight, fight, with all your might, Ever the goal to gain, Into the game for old State’s fame, Fight on to vic-to-ry.
In thy halls we formed our friendships, Dear old college home; And to thee we pledge our hearts, Wherever we may roam, Sound the chorus, speed it onward; Thee we’ll never fail! Hail to thee, our Alma Mater Hail to thee, all hail!
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