TSU History
In what year was TSU founded?
1912
What are TSU’s 3 primary colors
Blue, Red, White
This multi-media mogul has become a multi-millionaire thanks to her talk show, magazine, movies, and more.
Oprah Winfrey
TSU current interim President
President Dwayne Tucker
Name TSU’s second campus
Avon Williams Campus
With Ed Temple as head coach, this group went to win 23 Olympic medals. What was the name of the women's track team?
TSU Tigerbelles
This tradition happens every Fall and includes a football game, concert, and alumni returning to campus.
Homecoming
This alumni suffered from polio at the age of 5, lost the use of one leg, and still recovered to run track at TSU.
Wilma Rudolph
TSU second female president served for nine years. She held a Ph. D., was a CPA, and an attorney
Dr. Glenda Glover
The acronym HBCU stands for this
Historically Black College or University
Students from TSU, Fisk, Meharry, and more rode buses through the south to test new desegregation laws. What was the name for this civil rights movement?
Freedom Rides
At the end of your journey, you will cross the stage into your new phase of life and career
Graduation
Before his hit tv show on BET that aired for 35 years, he hosted the show Nashville gospel for 25 years
Dr. Bobby Jones
This was TSU’s first president from the school’s creation in 1912 until 1943
Dr. William J Hale
What holiday did TSU open its doors on?
Juneteenth
In what year did the women's track team go to the US Olympics?
1960
This is our three-word motto
"Think. Work. Serve."
TSU’s medical institute is named after this alumni who was the first black student at Vanderbilt School of Medicine and the first to successfully implant an automatic heart defibrillator in a human patient
Dr Levi Watkins
President for 4 years, this man is the first half of the student center
Dr. Otis L. Floyd
What is the name of TSU’s mascot
Aristocat the Tiger
Tennessee State University was not the original name of the institution. What was the name of the school when it opened in 1912?
Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal School
This event helps to welcome new students as TSU Tigers.
Fall Convocation
This 1959 graduate featured in shows such as The Cosby Show, Good Times, and his most recognized role in the movie Roots
Moses Gunn
As of today, how many presidents has TSU had?
14
This building is the only surviving building from TSU’s original campus construction
Goodwill Manor