While
ETSU's more than 11,000 students include individuals from
over 65 countries, the majority of our student population
comes from Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western
North Carolina, the heart of the Appalachian region. They
have been steeped in the culture of the mountains and exhibit
a strong work ethic and dedication to family. More than half
of the students are the first in their families to attend
college, and over 40 percent are 25 years of age or older,
students who often attend classes while working and raising
children.
Our
students are active in campus and community affairs. Approximately
150
campus organizations provide opportunities for leadership
and service: fraternities and sororities, pre-professional
associations, religious and political groups, and honor societies.
As active participants, our students display a concern for
others. They serve communities by building homes through Habitat
for Humanity or repairing trails for the park service. Many
go even farther during Alternative Spring Break, traveling
to locations such as New York or New Orleans to work with
humanitarian efforts.
ETSU's
emphasis on service-learning allows students to transfer lessons
from the classroom to real-life situations. One such effort,
the Cherokee Immersion Project, continued through the summer
of 2001 as volunteering students camped on the reservation
at Qualla Boundary in North Carolina. The People of Cherokee
extended an invitation for students to assist with an archaeological
dig for artifacts of sacred ground, with an erosion assessment
project, and with the repair and creation of homes for the
elderly population of the community.
Our
students are a source of pride. They develop into quality
scholars, leaders in the community, and citizens who enrich
our region and the world.
It
makes good sense both economically and academically to attend
East Tennessee State University! This sentiment was just reinforced
by Kaplan Inc., who teams each year with Newsweek to provide
detailed information on more than 1,000 colleges and universities
nationwide.
 ETSU
is recognized by the Kaplan/Newsweek College Catalog 2002
as a top university in the category "Schools that offer
the best value for your tuition dollar."
 The
College Catalog 2002, available wherever books are sold, does
not accept paid advertising of any kind from the profiled
schools. Kaplan Inc. is a "premier provider of educational
and career services for individuals, schools and businesses,"
and a subsidiary of The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO).
 It
was a dream season for East Tennessee State basketball in
2000-01. The Bucs treated the Tri-Cities community to the
most successful season in recent history, highlighted by their
first-ever Southern Conference North Division Championship.
ETSU finished the regular-season at 13-3 in SoCon action,
the best mark of any conference member.
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