Tennessee Technological University

Tennessee Technological University

Interlocking TTU

TTU's interlocking visual identity before February 2016
Type State university
Established 1915
Endowment $65.9 million[1]
President Philip B. Oldham
Academic staff
550 (approx.)[1]
Students 11,339 (Fall 2014)[2]
Undergraduates 9,358 (Spring 2014)[2]
Postgraduates 1,003 (Spring 2014)[2]
Location Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
36°10′35″N 85°30′35″W / 36.17639°N 85.50972°W / 36.17639; -85.50972Coordinates: 36°10′35″N 85°30′35″W / 36.17639°N 85.50972°W / 36.17639; -85.50972
Campus Suburban, 235 acres (95 ha)[3][4]
Newspaper The Oracle
Colors Purple and Gold[5]
         
Athletics NCAA Division I
Ohio Valley Conference[6][7]
Nickname Golden Eagles
Mascot Awesome Eagle[8]
Website www.tntech.edu

Tennessee Technological University, popularly known as Tennessee Tech, is an accredited public university located in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States, a city approximately 70 miles (110 km) east of Nashville. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (1915), and before that as University of Dixie, the name under which it was founded as a private institution in 1909.[3][4] 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.[9] 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.[7]

As of the 2014 spring semester, Tennessee Tech enrolls more than 10,300 students (9,358 undergraduate and 1,003 graduate students),[2] and its campus has 87 buildings on 235 acres (95 ha) centered along Dixie Avenue in north Cookeville.[3][4] The average class size is 26 students, and the student to faculty ratio is 20:1.[1] Fewer 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 student population is: 81.5% White/Caucasian, 3.8% African American, 2.3% Hispanic, 1.2% Asian/Pacific Islander, 8.4% Non-resident alien, and 2.8% Other.[7]

Buildings on campus

Educational or administrative

Roaden University Center.
Derryberry Hall clock tower.
Maya Angelou speaking in the Derryberry Hall Auditorium in 2012
Clement Hall in Winter.
Bryan Fine Arts Center

Residential buildings

Traditional halls

Suites

Tech Village

Tech Village is a complex of one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments located on the west side of campus.[10]

Maintenance buildings

Parks and open spaces

Sherlock Park with Fall foliage

Off-campus units

Academics

Departments

Tennessee Technological University has a total of 44 bachelor's degree programs and 20 graduate programs as well as doctoral programs in the fields of education, engineering, and environmental sciences. TTU emphasizes a focus in STEM degrees but also provides infrastructure for traditional programs including liberal arts and nursing.[23]

Henderson Hall, constructed in 1931 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985
The Main Quad, with Oakley Hall on the right

Programs

Research Centers

Rankings

Tennessee Tech was ranked among the Top Public Universities in the South in U.S. News & World Report's 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 editions of "America's Best Colleges" as well as a Top Public Regional University in the South in its 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006 college guides.[27][28] The Princeton Review also listed TTU as a "Best College Value" in 2007, 2008, and 2010. TTU was one of "America's 100 Best College Buys" as reported by Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc. in 2006.[28]

Athletics

The Hooper Eblen Center
Tucker Stadium and Overall Field

The Tennessee Tech athletic program is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision.[6][7] The school's teams are known as the Golden Eagles, the team colors are purple and gold, and the mascot is Awesome Eagle.[8][29]

Student activities

The Main Quad in early February
The Main Quad in summer 2007
Prescott Hall
Volpe Library
Main Entrance
The Main Quad, with Bartoo Hall on the right

Honors societies

Religious organizations

Fraternities

Sororities

Chemistry

Engineering

Decision Sciences

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

Traditions

Campus lore

Eagle atop Derryberry Hall

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "TTU Spring Enrollment" (PDF). Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "About TTU | History and Traditions". Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  4. 1 2 3 "About TTU | History". Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  5. "TTU Communications and Marketing | Logos". Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
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  8. 1 2 "About TTU | Mascots". Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Campus Map, Tennessee Technological University official website. Retrieved: 5 June 2014.
  11. Plaque at the entrance to Clement Hall. Accessed 5 June 2014.
  12. Information Technology Service: Organization, Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved: 6 June 2014.
  13. Jessica Smith, "Renovations to Begin on Former Prescott Middle School", The Oracle, 13 April 2012.
  14. Bauer Askew, "Tennessee Technological University Master Plan: Update Refinement", 31 October 2013.
  15. Harvey G. Neufeldt and W. Calvin Dickinson, The Search for Identity: A History of Tennessee Technological University, 1915–1985 (Memphis State University Press, 1991), p. 162.
  16. Carroll Van West, Tennessee's Historic Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide (University of Tennessee Press, 1995), p. 277.
  17. Tennessee Board of Regents June 2015 Quarterly Meeting Executive Summary, Tennessee Board of Regents website. Accessed: 19 August 2015.
  18. Laura Clemons, "Dr. Wallace Prescott, 1920-2014", Tennessee Technological University website, 2015.
  19. Karen Lykins, "Grand Opening of Ray Morris Hall/Millard Oakley STEM Center Set for May 7", Tennessee Technological University web site, 9 April 2010.
  20. "TTU Accepts $17.39 Million Bid for Construction of New Nursing Building", Tennessee Technological University website, 11 August 2006.
  21. "TTU's Ag Pavilion Celebrates 10th Anniversary", Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved: 6 June 2014.
  22. About the Craft Center, Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved: 6 June 2014.
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  24. "TTU Research and Innovation | Center for Energy Systems Research". Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  25. "TTU Research and Innovation | Center for Manufacturing Research". Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  26. "Center for Manufacturing and Research | Mission". Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  27. "Regional University Methodology". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  28. 1 2 "About TTU | Rankings". Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  29. "TTU Sports". Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  30. Megan Trotter, "Former Cookevillian a Grammy Winner", Cookeville Herald Citizen, 8 January 2014.
  31. "Alumni Spotlight". Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  32. "Senator Paul Bailey". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  33. Hevesi, Dennis. "Jimmy Bedford, Guardian of Jack Daniel’s, Dies at 69", The New York Times, August 10, 2009. Accessed August 11, 2009.
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  37. "Falcons Open 2008 Season Against Navy at Service Academies Classic". GoAirForceFalcons.com. Air Force Athletic Media Relations. February 19, 2008. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
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  40. "The Eagle Caper: The Honest Truth of How the Derryberry Eagle Came to Campus", Tennessee Tech Visions, Spring 2014, pp. 24-27.
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