Resources and Supports

Academic Advising for Clemmer College: Clemmer College offers personal academic advising to undergraduate students who have declared a major within the Clemmer College.

Center for Academic Achievement (CFAA): Located on the 1st floor of Sherrod Library, the Center for Academic Achievement (CFAA) is home to Learning Services (Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction) and Testing Services.

Charles C. Sherrod Library: The Sherrod Library offers students access to databases, eResources, book rentals, study spaces for group and individual study, subject and course guides, and shared lab desktop computers. 

Office of Educator Preparation: The Office of Educator Preparation assists ETSU students working towards entering the field of education. 

Office of the Registrar: The Office of the Registrar is divided into three departments that serves students through Records, Graduation, and Registration.

Office of Student Success at Clemmer College: The Office of Student Success at Clemmer College oversees all recruitment and retention efforts within the Clemmer College.

University Advisement Center: The University Advisement Center (UAC) provides high quality academic, career, and personal counseling to those students who have not declared a specific major and to those who require Learning Support (LS).

Bucky’s Food Pantry: Available services and resources for ETSU students start at the most basic level, understanding that basic needs must be met first for students to be successful, both academically and holistically.

Buccaneer Student Crisis Fund: In response to COVID-19, ETSU is extending small grants funded through the Buccaneer Student Crisis Fund to help students facing hardships, such as job loss or furlough with paying rent and utilities, affording food and clothing, purchasing books or technology, and affording unexpected expenses such as car repair. 

Career Closet: Bucky’s Career Closet allows ETSU students in need of professional interview clothing to come to the closet and get one complete, interview-ready outfit.

CARES Act: Federal CARES Act Emergency Grants are available to ETSU students who meet federal eligibility guidelines and have expenses related to food, housing, technology, childcare, course materials, and/or healthcare that they are struggling with.

Dean of Students Office: The Dean of Students Office has a limited number of hotspots and laptops available for loan to ETSU students with established need.

Division of Student Life and Enrollment: Students who are struggling with homelessness or are finding it challenging to make ends meet to afford rent and utilities.

Little Buccaneers: Little Buccaneers Early Childhood Laboratory Program is open to children of students enrolled at ETSU.

Student Conduct: Student Conduct strives to address issues related to student behavior in an appropriate manner.

New Student Orientation: New Student Orientation is required for all new students, and is designed to help ease new students in their transition to the University.

Office of New Student and Family Programs: The Office of New Student & Family Programs assists new students and their families in successfully transitioning to the ETSU community.

Office of Student Activities and Organizations (SAO): The Office of Student Activities and Organizations exists to promote student engagement opportunities that assist in the development and success of student leaders and their organizations.

Traditional Preview: Traditional Preview is open to all ETSU students under the age of 23 and is designed to make new students feel at home and at ease before classes begin.

Transfer/Adult/International Preview: Transfer/Adult/International Preview is a one day program designed to help students meet fellow Adult, Transfer, & International students and feel at ease before classes begin.

University Career Services: University Career Services is dedicated to ETSU student success now and as graduation draws near. From finding a major or internship to applying for a job, Career Services are with ETSU students every step of the way.

Parking Services Office: Campus Parking Regulations shares that students, Faculty, Staff and Visitors are all required to    have a valid ETSU Parking Decal, temporary parking pass or a visitors pass.

BucShot: ETSU offers a free shuttle service in and around the college campus.

Public Safety: If students get to their vehicle and find that their battery is dead, has a battery pack to jump start their battery, ensuring they are safely able to commute.

Disability Services: Disability Services offers a variety of accommodations and assistance to qualifying students who register with their office. 

MentorMe!: The MentorMe! Program is designed to aid students in their transition and success in higher education.

Outside the Box: Outside the Box (OTB) is a fun, social gathering for ETSU university students diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disability (i.e., Autism Spectrum Disability).

Sensory Room: Disability Services has implemented the Sensory Room, which is designed to provide a calm space for neurodivergent students who may sometimes feel overstimulated and/or need a moment to step back and self regulate.

TRiO Program: The Federal TRiO Programs (TRiO) are Federal outreach and student services programs designed to identify and provide services for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Access ETSU: Access ETSU is a two-year inclusive postsecondary education program at East Tennessee State University that provides young adults with intellectual disabilities a college experience similar to their same age peers.

B.E.S.T. Bucs Empowering Scholars for Tomorrow: ETSU's Bucs Empowering Scholars for Tomorrow is committed to facilitating a smooth bb transition to university life and beyond.

BUCS Academy: The BUCS Academy Program is designed to give entering first-time freshman students a solid foundation before they start their Freshman Year.

Dr. Patricia Robertson Pride Center: The Pride Center provides programming, campus resources, and educational training for ETSU students, faculty, staff, and community members.

Mary V. Jordan Multicultural Center: ETSU’s Mary V. Jourdan Multicultural Center is a place on campus where students can discuss, appreciate, and celebrate their identities, similarities, and differences.

Office of Equity and Inclusion: ETSU’s Office of Equity and Inclusion serves to promote an environment where people come first, are treated with dignity and respect, and are encouraged and supported to achieve their full potential.

Office of Student Success at Clemmer College: Clemmer College at ETSU has recently developed a brand-new program for students of color: the Students Teaching and Representing Inclusive Values and Excellence (STRIVE) program is a student of color mentoring program.

Quest for Success: QUEST for Success is a college transition program that is designed to help underrepresented ETSU students become acclimated to campus life while building a network of friends, faculty, and staff to assist them throughout their college journey.

TRiO Program: Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement: Ronald R. McNair programs encourage low-income and minority undergraduates to consider careers in college teaching/research as well as prepare them for doctoral study.

Clemmer College Scholarships: Clemmer College offers a wide array of scholarships to accepted prospective students and currently enrolled ETSU students majoring in an academic program housed within the Clemmer College.

Completion Incentive Award: The Completion Incentive Award offers students financial assistance for their first semester back in school.

UAI Enrichment Fund: Department of Curriculum and Instruction: The CUAI Enrichment fund is a fund used by ETSU’s Clemmer College’s department of Curriculum and Instruction to offset student expenses for those that show demonstrated need.

The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships: The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships offers many resources to ETSU students.

Graduation Office: The Graduation Office at ETSU assists students in ensuring they are able to graduate.

Living Learning Communities: ETSU provides students with the opportunity to participate in Living-Learning Communities. A Living- Learning Community (LLC) is a group of residents living together on a floor or within a building who share a common major, interest, or program affiliation.

On-Campus Housing: On-Campus Housing allows students to live on campus at the heart of the ETSU community.

Security and Safety: The university and Housing and Residence Life has a mission to provide students with a safe learning environment through education, community standards, and personal responsibility.

The Counseling Center: The Counseling Center at ETSU is open from 8am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday. They provide ongoing counseling services that are currently available by phone and video chat via Zoom.

Student CARE Reports: Members of the ETSU community may submit a CARE report for any students they are concerned about in regards to a medical situation, mental health, or other non-disciplinary violation.

COVID-19 Services: ETSU offers several COVID-19 resources to its community members. ETSU University Health Center is offering COVID testing to students, staff, and faculty who wish to be tested. 

OASIS: Outreach and Advocacy Sexuality Information for Students: OASIS provides students with key information on the topic of sexuality advocacy such as defining what consent is and when it can be given as well as definitions of stalking, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual battery, rape, and other important terms through the university compliance webpage. 

Student Health Services: The mission of University Health Center is to provide acute and episodic care and to support wellness to university students.

Sexual Assault Services: ETSU has a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program that is available to provide caring  confidential services to those who have been sexually assaulted.

Campus Recreation: Campus Recreation provides inclusive and diverse recreational programs, facilities, and resources, including leadership and employment opportunities, for the ETSU community to promote a lifelong pursuit of wellness.

Sports Clubs: For students seeking to compete at a higher level than Intramurals, Campus Rec offers Sports Clubs.

Wayne G. Basler Center for Physical Activity (CPA): The CPA is a 120,000 square foot facility that offers 19,000 square feet of weight room & cardio space, 1/8 miles indoor track, four (4) fitness studios, four (4) basketball/volleyball courts, two (2) racquetball/squash courts, indoor climbing/bouldering wall, eight (8) lane indoor pool, casual care child care center, and locker rooms/private changing areas.

Clemmer College Research and Grants: Clemmer College Research and Grants is committed to providing internal support to faculty and students to assist them in maximizing their efforts and the outcomes of their scholarly endeavors at ETSU. 

Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities: The mission of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities promotes and advances the natural sciences, health sciences, social sciences, humanities and creative arts by engaging and supporting undergraduates in research.

Research Discovery Program: The Research Discovery Program provides undergraduates with quality research experiences. To support participation, the Honors College and the Office of Financial Aid offer a program that gives students an opportunity to discover the "what" and the "how" of research. 

Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships: The ETSU Summer Research Fellowships are administered by the Honors College with funds made available from the Honors College and the Provost's office to support challenging research projects involving ETSU undergraduate students who are nearing graduation.

Educational Technology Resource Center (ETRC): The Educational Technology Resource Center assists Clemmer College students, faculty and staff by providing support for the use of technology as well as exploring options for integrating technology into teaching and learning.

Information Technology Services (ITS): The ITS Help Desk provides all ETSU students with technological support when it comes to accounts, audio/video, utilizing Banner, classroom technology support, lab technology support, conferencing, D2L, email, ETSU online, GoldLab, GoldLink, hardware, mobile support, network support, phone, printers, online security, software, television, and TNeCampus.

Laptop and Hotspot Rentals: The Dean of Students Office has a limited number of hotspots and laptops available for loan to ETSU students with established need. 

Office of Transfer and Adult Student Outreach: The mission of the Office of Transfer and Adult Student Outreach is to provide transfer students with the appropriate resources for academic success, thus creating a smooth and seamless transition for East Tennessee State University students.

Transfer Connect: Transfer Connect is a resource for transfer students who are transferring from a community college
to ETSU.

Transfer Living Community: Transfer Living Community allows new transfers to live in a community of fellow transfer students.

G.I. Bill: GI Bill benefits help veteran students pay for college, graduate school, and training programs.

Military Student Resource Center: The MARC (formerly the Veterans Lounge) is accessible to current ETSU student veterans and military family members.

Office of Veteran Affairs: ETSU’s Office of Veteran Affairs works to maximize military education benefits for ETSU veteran students.

STRIVE Program: Startup Training Resources to Inspire Veteran Entrepreneurship: The STRIVE program is a free entrepreneurship training program for Veterans, Reserve and National Guard members.

Veteran Upward Bound: Veterans Upward Bound is a program that provides academic services that allow and encourage veterans to be successful when entering a post-secondary education program that leads to graduation.

Women and Gender Resource Center: The Women and Gender Resource Center facilitates programming dealing with an extensive variety of issues and concerns.