TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

'Trevecca Nazarene University (TNU)' is a private Christian liberal arts college located on a 65-acre campus in Nashville, Tennessee. Trevecca is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

Contents

Affiliation

History

Academics

Athletics

Notes and references

External links

See also

Affiliation

As one of eight U.S. liberal arts colleges^[1] and universities affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene,^[2] TNU is the college for the "Southeast Region"^[3] of the United States. Although its name might suggest that it is the college for the "Trevecca" region, no such region currently exists.^[4] In terms of the Church of the Nazarene, the "Southeast Region" is comprised of the Kentucky, Tennessee, East Tennessee, North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama North, Alabama South, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, North Florida, Central Florida, and Southern Florida districts, which include Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and part of Kentucky. Each college receives financial backing from the Nazarene churches on its region; part of each church budget is paid into a fund for its regional school. Each college or university is also bound by a gentlemen's agreement not to actively recruit outside its respective "educational region."^[5]

History

The university was founded in 1901 by J. O. McClurkan as the Literary and Bible Training School for Christian Workers. The school's name was changed to Trevecca College in 1911, taken from a Welsh school established in 1768 during the Wesleyan revival. The school was originally located in downtown Nashville, on the current site of the historic Ryman Auditorium. In 1914, the campus was moved to East Nashville on Gallatin Road and by 1917 the school became an official college of the Church of the Nazarene. In 1935, the college was moved to its present location on Murfreesboro Road in southeast Nashville. It was first accredited in 1969 and began offering master's degrees in 1984. In 1995, the school's name was changed to Trevecca Nazarene University. Trevecca started its doctorate program in 2000.

Academics

Trevecca is organized into four schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business and Management, the School of Education, and the School of Religion. Each of these schools are separated into divisions or departments. Most of the degrees offered by Trevecca are traditional bachelor's degrees, encompassing 59 different majors. The Management and Human Relations degree is a non-traditional undergraduate degree geared towards working adults. A few associate's degrees and Master's degrees are also available. The institution also offers one doctoral program in Education.

Athletics

Trevecca is a member of the TranSouth Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division I. Trevecca competes in baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, softball, volleyball. In addition to intercollegiate sports, Trevecca also has a cheerleading team and holds competitions in a variety of intramural sports.

Notes and references

1. Eastern Nazarene College is the only Nazarene institution to retain the "college" moniker. Different states hold different standards, but none of the Nazarene liberal arts colleges fit the standard national definition of a ''research university''.
2. ''LIBERAL ARTS AND THE PRIORITIES OF NAZARENE HIGHER EDUCATION'' by J. Matthew Price, Ph.D.
3. Southeast Region
4. Eastern and Northwest are the only Nazarene schools to use their regional names. Trevecca is named for an historic Wesleyan school in Wales (see History). Although Trevecca is the college for the traditional American "South," the school for the "South Central Region" was curiously changed from Bethany Nazarene College to Southern Nazarene University in 1988.
5. Nazarene Educational Regions

External links

Trevecca Nazarene University

See also

★ Nazarene International Education Association

★ List of Church of the Nazarene schools