Tennessee Technological University
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| Established | 1912 |
| Type | State university |
| President | Robert Bell |
| Staff | 500 |
| Undergraduates | 7569 |
| Postgraduates | 2164 |
| Location | Cookeville, Tennessee, USA |
| Campus | Urban, 235 acres (0.95 km²) |
| Colors | Purple & Gold |
| Mascot | Golden Eagles |
| Website | www.tntech.edu |
Tennessee Technological University, popularly known as Tennessee Tech, is an accredited public university located in Cookeville, Tennessee, a small city approximately seventy miles (110 km) east of Nashville. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (1915), and before that as Dixie College, the name under which it was founded as a private institution in 1911. It places special emphasis on undergraduate education in fields related to engineering and technology, although degrees in education, liberal arts, agriculture, nursing, and other fields of study can be pursued as well. Additionally, there are graduate offerings in engineering, education, business, and the liberal arts. It is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents, and its athletic teams compete in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Tennessee Tech is ranked among the Top 11 Public Schools in the South in U.S. News & World Report's 2006 edition of "America's Best Colleges." It was also ranked among the Top Public Schools in the South in the 2002, 2003 and 2005 college guides. The Princeton Review also listed TTU as a "Best College Value" in 2006. TTU is one of "America's 100 Best College Buys" as reported by Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc. in 2006.
Tennessee Tech today enrolls 7,569 undergraduate and 2,164 graduate students, and its campus has 87 buildings on 235 acres (0.95 km²) centered along Dixie Avenue in north Cookeville. The average class size is twenty six students and the student to faculty ratio is 18:1. Less than one percent of all classes are taught by teaching assistants with the rest of the classes being taught by professors. The ethnic breakdown of the undergraduate student population is: 88.2% White/Caucasian, 4.1% African American, 1.5% Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.3% Hispanic, 0.3% American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 4.6% Other.
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[edit] Buildings on campus
[edit] Educational or Administrative
- Roaden University Center (RUC)
- Bartoo Hall (Department of Curriculum and Instruction)
- Brown Hall (Mechanical, Electrical, and Computer Engineering)
- Bruner Hall (Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science)
- Bryan Fine Arts (Music and Art)
- Clement Hall (Basic Engineering)
- Derryberry Hall (Administration)
- Henderson Hall (English literature, History)
- Johnson Hall (Business - named after past Business School Dean, Louis Johnson)
- Kittrell Hall (Earth Sciences)
- T.J. Farr Building (Education, Psychology, and Honors Program)
- Foster Hall (Chemistry)
- Matthews Daniel Hall (Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, & Political Science )
- Pennebaker Hall (Biology)
- Prescott Hall (Chemical, Civil, and Industrial Engineering)
- South Hall (Agriculture and Human Ecology)
- The Hooper-Eblen Center ("The Hoop")
- Volpe Library (named after past TTU President Angelo Volpe)
[edit] Dormitories/residence halls
- Browning Hall (Men's)
- Cooper Hall (Coed)
- Crawford Hall (Women's)
- Dunn Hall (Coed)
- Ellington Hall (Coed)
- Evins Hall (Men's)
- Jobe Hall (Business)
- Marshall Hall (Engineering)
- Maddox Hall (Coed)
- McCord Hall (Coed)
- MS Cooper Hall (International students)
- Murphy Hall (Honors)
- New Hall (Freshmen)
- Pinkerton Hall (Coed)
- Warf Hall (Coed)
- White Hall (Engineering)
[edit] Academics
[edit] Departments
- Accounting & Law
- Agriculture
- Biology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Science
- Decision Sciences & Management
- Earth Sciences
- Economics, Finance, and Marketing
- Education
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- English & Communications
- Foreign Languages
- History
- Human Ecology
- Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Manufacturing & Industrial Technology
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Music & Art
- Nursing
- Physics
- Psychology
- Sociology, Philosophy, & Political Science
- Web Design
- World Cultures & Business
[edit] Programs
- Cooperative Education
- Distance MBA
- Honors
- Military Science
[edit] Research Centers
- Center for Energy Systems Research (CESR)
- Manufacturing
- Management Utilization & Protection of Water Resources
- Teaching & Learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM)
[edit] Athletics
The Golden Eagles compete in the following sports:
[edit] Men's
- Basketball
- Football
- Baseball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Tennis
- Rifle
[edit] Women's
- Basketball
- Softball
- Soccer
- Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Track
- Tennis
- Golf
[edit] On Campus Groups
[edit] Honors Societies
- Alpha Kappa Delta - Sociology
- Alpha Lambda Delta - Freshman
- Alpha Mu Gamma - Foreign Languages
- Alpha Psi Omega - Theatre
- Beta Alpha Psi - Accounting, Finance, and Information Systems
- Beta Beta Beta - Biology
- Beta Gamma Sigma - Business
- Chi Epsilon - Civil Engineering
- Delta Tau Alpha - Agriculture
- Eta Kappa Nu - Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering
- Kappa Delta Pi - Education
- Kappa Kappa Psi - Band
- Kappa Mu Epsilon - Mathematics
- Kappa Omicron Nu - Human Ecology
- Mortar Board - Senior
- Omega Chi Epsilon - Chemical Engineering
- Omicron Delta Epsilon - Economics
- Omicron Delta Kappa - Leadership
- Order of Omega - Greek system
- Phi Alpha Theta - History
- Phi Kappa Phi - Scholastic
- Pi Kappa Delta - Speech and Debate
- Pi Sigma Alpha - Political Science
- Pi Tau Sigma - Mechanical Engineering
- Psi Chi - Psychology
- Scabbard and Blade -ROTC
- Sigma Pi Sigma - Physics
- Sigma Tau Delta - English
- Sigma Theta Tau - Nursing
- Tau Beta Pi - Engineering
[edit] Religious Organizations
- Baptist Collegiate Ministries
- Canterbury Club
- Chi Alpha
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
- LDSSA
- Newman Campus Ministry
- Presbyterian Student Association
- Reformed University Fellowship
- University Christian Student Center
- Wesley Foundation
[edit] Fraternities
- Alpha Gamma Sigma
- Alpha Kappa Psi
- Kappa Alpha
- Kappa Sigma
- Phi Delta Theta
- Phi Gamma Delta
- Pi Kappa Alpha
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- Sigma Chi
- Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Tau Kappa Epsilon
- Theta Tau
[edit] Sororities
[edit] Points of interest
[edit] Notable alumni
- Harry Stonecipher, former CEO of Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, and Sundstrand.
- General Carl Stiner, Commander United States Special Operations Command from June 1990 to May 1993.
- Frank Omiyale, professional football player for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL
- Bill McDaniel, professional baseball player for the Boston Redsox in MLB
- Mike Hennigan, professional football player for the Detroit Lions and New York Jets in the NFL
- Rodney Atkins, Country Singer
- Jim Youngblood, former professional football player for the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL
[edit] Campus lore
- "Dammit the Dog": a former university president once said "dammit" to a dog in front of a crowd. He covered by saying that was the dog's name. The dog has his own tombstone, an operable fire hydrant, on TTU campus opposite Derryberry Hall.
- T.J. Farr Building is one of the few buildings on campus not called "Hall." It is said this is because when you say "Farr Hall" in the south, people think you're referring to something other than an academic building, namely a Fire Hall.
- The golden eagle atop Derryberry Hall was stolen by students from a hotel in Monteagle, Tennessee. After being retrieved by the owner of the hotel many different times, the hotel owner later donated the statue to the university. The governor officially pardoned the students involved.
- It is also said that the golden eagle atop Derryberry Hall will fly away when the first virgin graduates from Tennessee Tech.
- The "Blizzard" is a tradition which started in 1985 when students celebrated the first successful shot made by Tennessee Tech in a basketball game against MTSU by throwing showers of "Tech Squares" (toilet paper) into the air. Since MTSU moved to the Sun Belt Conference, the Blizzard is now performed against Austin Peay State University.
[edit] References
http://www.tntech.edu/studentprofile.html
[edit] External links
| Tennessee public universities |
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| Austin Peay State University • East Tennessee State University • Middle Tennessee State University • Tennessee State University • Tennessee Technological University • University of Memphis • University of Tennessee • UT Health Science Center • UT Space Institute • University of Tennessee at Chattanooga • University of Tennessee at Martin |
| Ohio Valley Conference |
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| Austin Peay • Eastern Illinois(Panthers)• Eastern Kentucky • Jacksonville State • Morehead State • Murray State • Samford • SEMO • Tennessee State • Tennessee Tech • Tennessee–Martin |
