Did you know …
- Innovative programs, such as mechatronic engineering, synthetic biology, health, and climate sciences, position East Tennessee State University as a leader in these fields within Appalachia?
- Just this month, ETSU launched an Orthotics and Prosthetics program, which is the first of its kind in Tennessee and one of only 14 nationwide?
- ETSU is ranked as one of the nation’s most engaged campuses for college student voting?
- In 12 years, students in the Roan Scholars Leadership Program’s Summer of Service have provided more than 23,000 hours of direct service locally and around the globe?
- ETSU is a great place for community-engaged learning (CLE), with lots of CLE courses offered and more than $25,000 awarded to students competing in ETSU Elevates to benefit community projects?
- ETSU’s Army ROTC has commissioned more than 1,600 second lieutenants since 1953, with 18 attaining the rank of general?
This year’s “ETSU At a Glance” booklet highlights intriguing and pertinent facts like these about East Tennessee State University academics, campus life, administration and more.
This booklet is comprised of “fact sheets” focused on each of the university’s colleges and schools; athletics; various academic and administrative entities, including Student Life and Enrollment, the Sherrod Library, Alumni, Human Resources, ETSU Health and the BlueSky Institute; and other topics, such as ETSU’s Military-Friendly designation and the Flagship of Appalachia, Community-Engaged Learning and Trailblazers (research) initiatives; and more.
Its pages are filled with photographs and colorful graphics with concise nuggets of information. Numbers – lots of numbers – stand out, including dollar figures, percentages and significant totals. Quotations from students highlight what they love about the university.
You’ll likely see these facts “jump from the pages” of the booklet onto the video display monitors in buildings across campus and the social media feeds of the university and its colleges and divisions.
Feel free to share these facts, not only in the form of social media posts, but also in conversation with friends and family.
If your kid brother wants to be a teacher, tell him that the current National Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman, is an alumna of ETSU’s Clemmer College of Education and Human Development, and that he can get a great education here, too.
Know someone looking for a job? Tell her that ETSU is ranked among Great Colleges to Work For®, America’s Best-in-State Employers and America’s Best Employers for Women (Forbes).
Talking sports? Impress your buddies by telling them about the successes not only of current Buccaneer athletes, but also of Buc alumni like Landon Knack, who won a World Series ring pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers; Adrian Meronk (men’s golf) of Poland and Sander Gille (men’s tennis) of Belgium, who represented their countries in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris; and Nate Adkins, who caught three touchdown passes in his second season with the Denver Broncos in 2024.
If your roommate is unsure of what to do after graduating, share that ETSU has over 200 doctoral and master’s degrees and certificate programs to choose from.
“ETSU At a Glance” is available for students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends to read and use to share their pride in East Tennessee State University.
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East Tennessee State University was founded in 1911 with a singular mission: to improve the quality of life for people in the region and beyond. Through its world-class health sciences programs and interprofessional approach to health care education, ETSU is a highly respected leader in rural health research and practices. The university also boasts nationally ranked programs in the arts, technology, computing, and media studies. ETSU serves approximately 14,000 students each year and is ranked among the top 10 percent of colleges in the nation for students graduating with the least amount of debt.
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