About the ETSU Campus

East Tennessee State University, with a student population of over 11,000, is located in Johnson City, a community boasting nearly 60,000 citizens. Because of its size and location, ETSU can offer the variety of programs of a large university, but faculty and staff provide the personal attention found in smaller schools. Each student is treated as a valued individual and welcomed to the safe, "small town" atmosphere of the campus.

For the past few years, ETSU has grown and expanded through many construction projects. The new $28 million Charles C. Sherrod Library, 192,000 square feet in size and ready to hold 800,000 volumes, opened in January 1999. A $36 million basic sciences building has been completed, the Scott M. Niswonger Digital Media Center was dedicated in 2001, and the Harry D. Powell Observatory now offers a unique view of the heavens. Upon completion, the university's eagerly anticipated Center for Physical Activity will feature an indoor track, a climbing wall, a swimming pool, four basketball courts, a martial arts studio, racquetball courts, and many other facilities.

ETSU is not limited to a single campus, however. The ETSU James H. Quillen College of Medicine enjoys the manicured grounds of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Other vital branches of the university are located throughout the surrounding area, with the largest and oldest regional location, ETSU/University of Tennessee at Kingsport, containing its own 28,000-volume library. Other sites take education closer to home for many students through the Marshall T. Nave Center in Elizabethton, ETSU at Bristol, and ETSU at Greeneville.

The university strives to provide attention to tradition while offering modern facilities, opportunities for tranquility along with the stimulation that can be gained only through group involvement, and the sense of balance needed to foster academic advancement.

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