Tennessee State University - Tennessean Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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TWO CAMPUSES TO SERVE YOU I Since July 1,1979, Tennessee State University has had two campuses to sen e its students, faculty, and staff. Its central campus is located between 28th an I I Avenues North and is bounded by the Cumberland River on the nort an ion Street on the south, at 3500 Centennial Blvd. Its sixty-five plus but mgs, par i g | I lots, outdoor facilities, pasture and farm lands occupy some 450 acres. , The downtown campus is housed in a large modern building which is loca e a | I Tenth and Charlotte Avenues with adjacent parking facilities. Within these boundaries TSU, in carrying out its mandate as a land-gran I I institution of instruction, research and service, has been putting it together oca y and nationally. The University contributes to the advancement of all who see i s I I services and can profit from its broad education programs. , , As an integral part of its raison d’etre the University aims to: I 1. Maintain high standards of instruction in general education, in con njui ® i ■ education and in the curricula and field of specialization through which the egr I programs are offered. i ■ 2. Encourage faculty and students to engage in research, which advances I knowledge in their specialized areas. . . . , . h I I 3. Continue expanding its role as a servant and leader of the citizens o e I disseminating knowledge and providing a broad variety of education services, | I credit and non-credit, to the public. , , 4, . nHoi ror I 4. Identify and develop the talents of all students who have the p , I college work, including those whose educational, socio-economic, and cu ur I disadvantages have prevented their being prepared fully to pursue college wo | I successfully without special assistance. . .. , . I 5. Provide a full array of degree programs and services especially tailore , i need and convenience of all college students, including a full array of degree programs and services for the working adults of the mid-state area. . . I i 6. Provide an intellectual atmosphere which stimulates students am .acl ?• t apply knowledge and skills toward the improvement of humanity an Ie . a|s0| i The University’s objectives mirror these general and specific purposes. reflect the University’s priorities. Tennessee State University projec s i . | i students, faculty, alumni, and the community through the motto: Ihin , ’ Serve” on its two campuses. I