University Celebrates Centennial with Week-Long Events

Nashville, TN, April 13, 2012 --(PR.com)-- For 100 years, Tennessee State University has inspired minds, forged the link between classroom and real-world experience, and provided the foundation for a lifetime of achievement. From April 14-21, the University will hold a series of special events to commemorate and honor Nashville’s only public university as TSU celebrates its long and historic lineage.

During the eight-day celebration, the University will celebrate the legacy of excellence, resilience and unity that the institution has been known for the past 100 years. Events will include sporting events, lectures, exhibits, symposiums, visual and performing arts, and social events to commemorate this milestone.

While there are numerous sporting events taking place Saturday, April 14, the official kick-off event, the Centennial Celebration of Gospel, takes place Sunday, April 15 at Kean Hall beginning at 6 p.m.

Other significant events taking place include:

Monday, April 16
· Green House Complex Dedication
Location: The Farm, Ed Temple Blvd.
Time: 9:15 a.m.
· Agriculture Day Keynote Speaker, Dr. Chandra Jacobs-Young Location: Agricultural Industrial Technology Center
Time: 10:20 a.m.

Tuesday, April 17
· Celebrating the Brown-Daniel Library’s 100th Anniversary
Location: Brown-Daniel Library
Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
· Real Utopia lecture with guest Dr. Erik Wright
Location: Agricultural Industrial Technology Center
Time: 1 p.m.
· Chemistry Day Seminar with guest speaker, Nobel Laureate Dr. Barry Sharpless
Location: Paog Auditorium in Davis Hall (Humanities Building)
Time: 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 18
· Geier Panel Discussion
Location: Avon Williams Campus
Time: 10 a.m.
· Biology Day lecture with guest speaker Dr. Edith Peterson Mitchell
Location: Floyd Payne Campus Center
Time: 11 a.m.
· “Living Legends: A Vision of Excellence – Perspectives from TSU’s Former President’s”
Location: Kean Hall
Time: 12:45 p.m.
· Biology Day lecture with guest speaker Mayor Karl Dean
Location: Farrell-Westbrook Complex
Time: 3 p.m.
· Resilience and Unity: The Freedom Riders
Location: Floyd-Payne Campus Center—Robert N. Murrell Forum
Time: 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 19
· View Point Symposium Series
Special Guest Speaker Donna Brazile
Location: Kean Hall
Time: 7 p.m.

Friday, April 20
· Live on the Lawn and Taste of TSU
Location: Big Blue Meadow Lawn
Time: 4-7 p.m.
Cost: $20 per person/$30 per couple/$40 for family (maximum of five)
*Inclement weather location: Gentry Basketball Pavilion

Saturday, April 21
· TSU Pan-Hellenic Greek Step Show
Location: Kean Hall
Time: 1 — 4 p.m.
· Centennial Scholarship Gala Location: The Mansion at Fontanel
Time: 6 – 11:30 p.m.
Attire: Black Tie
Cost: $225.00
Contact the TSU Foundation for more information

Centennial events are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise. For a complete schedule of events, please visit www.tnstate.edu/centennial.

About Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University is Nashville’s only public university and is a comprehensive, urban, coeducational, land-grant university offering undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees. Founded in 1912 after its organization in 1909 as the Agricultural and Industrial State Normal School, TSU became the four-year teachers’ college in 1922, and elevated to full land-grant university status in 1958. TSU absorbed the University of Tennessee at Nashville in 1979. Tennessee State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2012 Tennessee State University will celebrate 100 years in Nashville. Visit the University online at tnstate.edu.