1911
First faculty meeting held in the office of President Sidney G. Gilbreath.
October 2, 1911
East Tennessee State Normal School opens, 29 students register first day; two courses of study offered, a four-year high school curriculum and a two-year normal school curriculum. Normal School consisted of the departments of education, English, history, science, languages, industrial training, agriculture, and the training school.
October 10, 1911
Normal School dedication ceremony held
November 3, 1911
Navy blue and gold chosen as school colors
November 17, 1911
Literary societies for men and women organized – Pestalozzian for men and Sapphonian for women
December 1911
Departments of music and art added
March 1912
Departments of Latin and domestic science added
Committee on Social Life establishes rules of social behavior for Normal School students
December 4, 1912
“No young woman student in the normal school will be permitted to dine at a public hotel with an escort and without a chaperon; and no young woman student will be permitted to attend any public dance.” – Sidney G. Gilbreath
State Normal School Faculty Association formed
1913
The three state normal schools establish the Inter-Normal Debating Team
1914
President Gilbreath raises money for student loan fund
1915
Alumni Association organized
Model School building constructed
January 1916
First constitution of the United Student Body; first president of United Student Body – Theodore R. Eutsler – elected
May 1916
First May Day festival held
September 1916
New course added in piano, violin and voice
New departments added in methods expression, physical education, bookkeeping and penmanship
October 4, 1916
Mrs. Sidney G. Gilbreath organizes the Women’s Faculty Club
1917
Practice Teachers’ Club organized
September 1918
Student Army Training Corps on campus during fall quarter
New departments added in biology, chemistry, geography, and physics
Winter 1918
Women’s basketball team completes 1917-18 basketball season undefeated, 6-0 record
1919
First yearbook, Old Hickory, published
Third year of courses added to curriculum
March 1920
The committee on commencement costumes reports in favor of caps and gowns for graduation
First football team fielded, the Normalites have 3-3 season
April 25, 1921
The first party for the entire student body held
1922
The first gymnasium completed
Taylor Hall (men’s residence) constructed
1923
First school newspaper, Chalkline, published
The structure now housing the B. Carroll Reece Museum constructed to house the library
1924
Normal School baseball team has undefeated season
January 1925
Name changed to East Tennessee State Teachers College
September 1, 1925
Dr. Charles C. Sherrod inaugurated as second president of East Tennessee State
September 1925
Fourth year of courses added to curriculum
November 28, 1925
First homecoming held
November 1925
First student handbook published
February 1926
East Tennessee State becomes an accredited member of the American Association of Teachers’ Colleges
May 28, 1926
First graduating class to receive four-year degrees from East Tennessee State
Spring 1926
T-Club organized
September 1926
Mathematics and Physical Science Departments added
December 1927
East Tennessee State becomes an accredited member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
1928
Training School, now University School (Alexander Hall), constructed
1929
First women awarded athletic letters: Florence Boum, Dorothy Whitlock
February 1929
First radio for dormitories
June 21, 1929
State Board of Education turns over to East Tennessee State the new training school building
September 1929
Biological sciences and directed teaching departments added
Fall Quarter 1929
Educational tests given to all students for the first time
July 1930
Name change to State Teachers College, Johnson City
Fall Quarter 1930
Enrollment at 1,420
January 1931
TC sweaters given to all football players
Sherrod Library constructed; at the time it was called the fireproof library; dedicated Aug. 27
1932
First full-time athletic coach, Gene McMurray, hired
September 1933
Social studies department added
November 1933
Athletic relations with Milligan College reestablished after 1922 dispute
1934
WPA builds a football field on the site of the present-day science building
1935
First volume of the Alumni Quarterly published
East Tennessee State athletic teams first referred to as the “Buccaneers”
October 9-10, 1936
The 25th anniversary of the founding of the college celebrated
The Amphitheatre completed
The Tennessee state legislature debates closing the college as “an unnecessary luxury”
1937
First Buccaneer yearbook published
November 11, 1937
Flagpole in triangle between administration building (Gilbreath Hall) and library building dedicated
September 1938
Freshman Rules (later called "Rat Week") begin during fall quarter
Fall Quarter 1938
Bucs are football champs of Smoky Mountain Conference
January 1939
Library receives $6,000 for acquisition of books from the Carnegie Foundation
Civilian Pilot Training Program begins on campus
1940
“Nearly 70” graduate in largest-ever graduating class
1941
College grill opens in cafeteria building
Second generation of students welcomed to Teachers College on school’s 30th anniversary
December 5, 1941
Winter quarter registration numbers drop over 10 percent resulting from high numbers of enlistments in the armed services
September 1942
Business administration department added
Brown Hall (science building) constructed
March 1, 1943
2205 Army Air Forces Air-Base Unit arrives on campus and stays until June 30, 1944
March 1943
Name changed to East Tennessee State College
Program for the preparation of nurses and assistant health workers added with the cooperation of officials of the Appalachian Hospital in Johnson City
1944
Sam Wilson Hall (business) constructed
1945
85 World War II veterans enter ETSC as postwar enrollment climbs to 461
1946
Servicemen returning from World War II enter college on GI Bill of Rights for first time; 225 enter ETSC during spring quarter
Bucs basketball team wins Smoky Mountain Tournament
January 1947
Enrollment reaches record as servicemen attend college on the GI Bill
Rat Week revived
1948
Dean of Women Ella V. Ross named Johnson City’s first “Woman of the Year”
May, 1948
The nationally recognized golf program at ETSU was established in part by Robert (Bob) D. Jordan (‘49,’52).
November 20, 1948
10,000 fans watch Bucs and Milligan College battle to a scoreless tie in football
Power Plant begins operation
1949
Dr. Burgin E. Dossett Sr. inaugurated as the third president of East Tennessee State
Graduate school organized
Browning Hall (men’s residence) constructed
1950
Teaching Aids Laboratory (now IMC) organized
September 1950
ETSC offers first athletic scholarships
1951
East Tennessee State awards its first master’s degree
1952
ETSC withdraws from the Smoky Mountain Conference and joins the Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC)
Brooks Gymnasium and Carson Hall constructed
ETSC victorious in Burley Bowl
September 1953
Military science, religion, speech correction and audiology courses added to the curriculum
Stone Hall (women’s residence) constructed
Football team wins Burley Bowl second consecutive year
1954
East Tennessee State adopts rules of compliance to the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling against racial segregation
November 1954
Kappa Delta and Alpha Delta Pi become national sororities
First college museum opens at ETSC
September 1955
College organized into schools and departments; four schools: Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Economics, Education and Graduate Studies
Old gymnasium (built in 1928) moved to become part of Mathes Hall (music and military science)
1956
First bookstore opens on campus
Dean of students post created
WETS begins broadcast as closed-circuit radio station
Fall quarter enrollment tops 4,000
1957
ETSC joins the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)
Yoakley Hall (women’s residence) constructed
1958
Lambda Chi Alpha opens first fraternity house in Tennessee at 431 West Maple Street
ROTC forms Honor Guard at ETSC
1959
Kingsport Center opens
April 1959
ETSC cagers win George Mikan Award; named “most improved” NCAA club for 1958-59 season
1960
Lamb Hall (health) and the student union building constructed
1961
East Tennessee State College celebrates its 50th anniversary; a telegram of congratulations received by President Dossett from President John F. Kennedy
Ellington Hall (men’s residence), Powell Hall (women’s residence) and Burleson Hall (English) constructed, and Carson Hall receives an addition
Student book exchange opens
Sidney G. Gilbreath dies on January 6, age 91
Enrollment tops 5,000
1962
Social Work program established
Upper and lower division requirements defined and placed in effect
Record 2,000 freshmen enrolled
February 1963
ETSC achieves university status, becoming East Tennessee State University
West Hall (women’s residence) constructed
1964
Enrollment reaches 7,000
Undergraduate program in psychology established
April 1964
Construction begins on B. Carroll Reece Museum addition
1965
Traffic regulations require registration of vehicles for the first time
University organized into four colleges and one school: Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Economics, Health, and Education and the Graduate School
Ross Panhellenic (women’s residence) and Frank Clement Hall (men’s residence) constructed
1966
Nell Dossett Hall (women’s residence), Wilson-Wallis Hall (industrial education) and Ball Hall (art) constructed
University centers open in Bristol and Greeneville
October 7, 1966
First annual Folk Festival held
September 1967
Student body president Jerry S. Jones announces that freshmen will be welcomed on campus during School Spirit Week rather than being harassed as in previous years during Rat Week
First master of science degree awarded
McCord and Cooper halls (men’s residences), Lucille Clement Hall (women’s residence) and Hutcheson Hall (geography and geology) constructed
Sherrod Library addition constructed
February 1968
Dr. D. P. Culp inaugurated as the fourth president of East Tennessee State University.
New construction begins on $3.5 million science building
ETSU moves to top position among Johnson City’s industries and institutions on the basis of annual payroll
1969
Dossett Hall (administration) constructed
Journalism department added
Dental hygiene department begins
Clinchfield Railroad decides to run “high line” through south side of campus on a right-of-way held by the railroad since the turn of the century; construction of the line begins
December 13, 1969
ETSU Buccaneers defeat Louisiana Tech, led by quarterback Terry Bradshaw, in the Grantland Rice Bowl
October 20, 1970
President Richard M. Nixon visits campus and makes address
1970
Addition constructed on Lamb Hall (health)
1971
Kingsport University Center constructed
January 1972
Neil Cusack sets world record in marathon for 19-year-olds
July 1972
ETSU placed under control of central Board of Regents
1973
The university placed under censure by the American Association of University Professors
Memorial Center (Mini-Dome) groundbreaking
Mack P. Davis Apartments constructed
Brown Hall (science) expanded
January 1974
WETS-FM begins broadcasting
March 1974
The Tennessee legislature creates a free standing College of Medicine to be developed utilizing the Teague-Cranston Act
April 1974
Cross-country All-American Neil Cusack of ETSU’s “Irish Brigade” wins the Boston Marathon with third-fastest time ever
Women athletes join intercollegiate athletic program
Luntsford Hall (apartments) constructed
First Mockingbird student arts magazine published
January 27, 1975
First meeting of Faculty Senate held
Cooperative Education Program added
Bond Building (physical plant offices) constructed
Shelbridge acquired as the presidential residence
Gilbreath Hall renovated
October 1975
Family practice residency programs in Johnson City and Kingsport accredited
1976
Construction completed on the Clack Building (chilling plant) and the D.P. Culp University Center
March 22, 1976
Kingsport Family Practice Center opens under auspices of the department of family practice in the Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine
July 1976
Family practice residency programs in Bristol, Veterans Administration Medical Center and Watauga Area Mental Health Center receive accreditation
October 1976
Bristol Family Practice Center opens
Summer 1977
Dr. Arthur H. DeRosier, Jr., inaugurated as fifth president of East Tennessee State University
ETSU organized into seven colleges and schools; Colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Health and Medicine. Schools: Graduate Studies, Continuing Education.
July 1977
Residency program in internal medicine receives accreditation
Fall 1977
Mini-Dome opens
1978
ETSU joins the Southern Conference after 21 years in the OVC
Student union building renovated to become part of the College of Medicine
August 1978
Medical school enrolls its first class of 24 students
Schools of Public and Allied Health, Nursing, and Applied Science and Technology established
1979
First student representative serves on alumni board
Sherrod Library designated state document depository
1980
Dr. Ronald E. Beller becomes the sixth president of East Tennessee State University.
May 1980
Residency program in surgery receives accreditation
June 27, 1980
Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine officially named by the State Board of Regents
October 11, 1980
ETSU parrot “Pepper” comes in a big egg and hatches during the homecoming festivities
Fall 1980
ETSU goes on the semester system
First NCAA riflery championships held at ETSU
1981
State Board of Regents approves master of education degree at ETSU
Teresa Bowers selected as first distinguished alumna of the arts
Construction of WETS-FM transmitter tower and building on Holston Mountain begins
November 7, 1981
Entertainers Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer, Boots Randolph, and Helen Reddy join Gov. Lamar Alexander at Johnson City’s Freedom Hall to raise money for the Floyd Cramer Scholarship Fund in ETSU’s Department of Music
1982
Perrier Fitness Trail, 1.3 miles, with 18 fitness stations, completed
Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine receives full accreditation from Liaison Committee on Medical Education
First M.D. degrees awarded by Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine
1983
Medical school facility opens on Veterans Administration grounds
Student Services Center established in the Culp University Center to meet special needs of commuting and nontraditional students
Residency program in pathology receives accreditation
October 14, 1983
Congressman James H. Quillen dedicates medical school facility at Veterans Administration
July 1, 1984
Center for Appalachian Studies and Services (CASS) opens
Dr. Jack Higgs, Department of English, named one of the eight top university professors in the United States by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
August 1984
Cooper Annex demolished
First dry (non-alcoholic) rush held by fraternities
September 6, 1984
Senators Albert Gore, Jr. (D.-TN), and Claude Pepper (D-FL) convene a senate subcommittee hearing on Alzheimer’s disease at the D. P. Culp University Center
September 1984
ETSU Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology approved by State Board of Regents
October 1984
CASE president James Fisher addresses the first university-wide convocation
Brown Hall (science) renovated
1985
First issue of Now and Then published by Center for Appalachian Studies and Services
May 18, 1985
Vice President George Bush visits ETSU to honor Congressman and Mrs. James H. Quillen at a reception to recognize the creation of the Cecile Cox Quillen Chair of Medicine
East Tennessee State University named a Homecoming ’86 community by the State of Tennessee
August 23, 1985
Medical library dedicated at Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine
October 10, 1985
A proclamation ceremony held to kick off ETSU’s 75th birthday celebration (ETSU President Dr. Ronald E. Beller presented a letter of congratulations from President Reagan on Oct. 23 – 1985 Homecoming proclamation ceremony)
Burleson Hall (English) renovated
Residency program in psychiatry receives accreditation
November 1985
Environmental health department’s baccalaureate and graduate programs reaccredited and declared “best in U.S.” by National Environmental Health Association
1986
ETSU celebrates its diamond anniversary – 75 years of tradition and vision in East Tennessee
Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series begins; addresses delivered by Felix C. Lowe, Alex Haley, Wally Schirra and F. Lee Bailey
September 3, 1986
Ribbon cutting ceremony for the addition of bus shuttle system for campus transport with university and city officials, partners with the Johnson City Transit System
September 4, 1986
Joan Mondale, wife of former Vice President Walter Mondale, delivers the fifth talk in the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series in honor of former ETSU President Dr. Arthur H. DeRosier Jr.
October 1, 1986
Sixth lecture in the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series featuring John Naisbitt, author of Megatrends, in honor of Dr. Ronald E. Beller, ETSU President since 1980.
October 4, 1986
Thirty-minute television documentary airs on WCYB: East Tennessee State University: 75 Years of Excellence
October 23, 1986
Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine receives three-year accreditation, the longest period in the medical school’s history
April 14, 1987
College of Business achieves accreditation of its bachelor’s and master’s programs from the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
August 3, 1987
Record year in research and sponsored programs support, with over $5 million received
September 3, 1987
ETSU rings the Unity Bell as well as the historic hand bell at the Reece Museum for Bells Across America, a 200-minute bell-ringing ceremony celebrating the signing of the Constitution
September 9, 1987
Record enrollment: 10,198
December 2, 1987
ETSU’s Center for Adult Programs and Services opens
April 5, 1988
ETSU adopts a new logo featuring a mountain range over the initials ETSU in Andover typeface, the work of 1973 art alumnus Richard D. Maxey
August 26, 1988
Dedication ceremony for Carl A. Jones Hall at the Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine, named in honor of the President and Publisher of the Johnson City Press
September 13, 1988
Record enrollment: 11,156, breaking the 11,000 mark for the first time
October 4, 1988
Master’s program in Storytelling begins
October 13, 1988
Former President Jimmy Carter visits ETSU to participate in the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series
May 1989
The inaugural George L. Carter Award is bestowed to Mr. Allen Harris, Jr.
June 30, 1989
The ETSU medical school is renamed the James H. Quillen College of Medicine
July 3, 1989
WETS-FM goes to 24-hour programming
October 26, 1989
Professor Andrei Anikin, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s chief advisor on economic restructuring, is featured speaker in the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series
January 23, 1990
President Gerald R. Ford speaks as part of the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series
March 14, 1990
U. S. Senator Albert Gore, Jr., is the keynote speaker for Earth Day
May 1990
College of Nursing opens Johnson City Downtown Clinic
September 1990
Mountain City Extended Hours Health Center, which is managed by the ETSU College of Nursing, opens
November 9, 1990
ETSU Bluegrass Band participates in the Soviet Union’s International Folk Festival in Moscow
April 8, 1991
Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks as part of the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series
June 1991
ETSU announces $6.1 million grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to initiate the Community Partnerships for Health Professions Education Program
July 1, 1991
Dr. Bert C. Bach named Interim President
September 13, 1991
Enrollment tops 12,000
March 20, 1992
Men’s basketball defeats No. 3 seed Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
May 1992
Dr. Roy S. Nicks named Interim President and obtains the post on a permanent basis one year later
June 6, 1992
James H. Quillen College of Medicine dedicates the Palma L. Robinson Clinical Education Center
October 24, 1992
Hostage negotiator Terry Waite speaks as part of the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series
August 1993
ETSU admits first class of students in Honors Program
September 9, 1993
Harry Smith from CBS News delivers talk in Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series
June 10, 1994
News conference announcing Alias|Silicon Graphics partnership with ETSU
October 13, 1994
Ribbon-cutting held for computer lab in Culp Center
March 12, 1995
University School announces it will go to year-round schedule
March 28, 1995
Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series hosts Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller
February 6, 1996
ETSU Homepage named “3-Star” Internet site by the McKinley Group
April 2, 1996
ETSU Computer Science program ranked as national leader by Computerworld
October 22, 1996
Groundbreaking for new library
December 31, 1996
Dr. Roy S. Nicks retires
January 1, 1997
Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr. becomes the eighth president of ETSU
August 1, 1997
Smoking ban enforced in ETSU buildings
August 6, 1997
Record year for research and sponsored programs: $14 million
October 2, 1997
Novelist William Styron speaks as part of the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series
May 14, 1998
ETSU Foundation records first $10 million year in private giving
August 19, 1998
ETSU tops $20 million for research funding
January 11, 1999
The new Charles C. Sherrod Library opens
February 24, 1999
The Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series hosts Linda Wertheimer from National Public Radio
February 27, 2000
Charles C. Sherrod Library recognized nationally as “Outstanding Building” in the 1999 Architectural Portfolio of American School & University magazine
August 23, 2000
ETSU receives $26.7 million in research funding
August 2000
ETSU admits first class of students in the Roan Scholars Leadership Program
October 25, 2000
ETSU publishes Home and Away: A University Brings Food to the Table, a book of stories and recipes
March 27, 2001
ETSU dedicates the Scott M. Niswonger Digital Media Center
April 25, 2001
ETSU Division of Theatre presents Hear That Whistle Blow…Erwin Train A Coming at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C.
September 11, 2001
ETSU classes cancelled due to terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City
September 27, 2001
ETSU celebrates $90 million fundraising campaign total on 90th birthday
January 18, 2002
James H. Quillen College of Medicine dedicates Stanton-Gerber Hall, basic sciences building, in honor of ETSU President Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr., and Dr. Carl J. Gerber, director of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center
May 9, 2002
Annual giving pushes Campaign for ETSU Tomorrow total to $105 million
September 26, 2002
Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist announces $8 million Tennessee Department of Transportation grant for development of visitor center at Gray Fossil Site
October 21, 2002
ETSU becomes the first institution in the Tennessee Board of Regents and University of Tennessee systems to create its own research foundation
July 1, 2003
College of Business and College of Applied Science and Technology merge to form College of Business and Technology
November 22, 2003
ETSU football team plays final game, winning 16-13 over The Citadel
January 28, 2004
Congressman James H. Quillen leaves ETSU over $14.6 million for two scholarship endowments
February 13, 2004
Rare red panda found at ETSU’s Gray Fossil Site
February 27, 2004
ETSU unveils Center for Experiential Learning at the College of Medicine
April 2, 2004
ETSU names College of Education for Claudius G. Clemmer, a former teacher in a one-room school
October 30, 2004
The ETSU Alumni Gallery, which includes the George L. Carter and the Outstanding Alumni Walls, is dedicated in the D.P. Culp University Center.
March 17, 2005
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen issues a challenge that ETSU raise $5 million in 90 days for a proposed College of Pharmacy before going to the Tennessee Board of Regents and Tennessee Higher Education Commission for approval, and an additional $2.5 million before the arrival of the first class
July 1, 2005
ETSU Honors College is established
July 14, 2005
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission gives the final authorization for the ETSU College of Pharmacy
August 2005
ETSU joins Atlantic Sun Conference
August 31, 2005
Dedication held for the ETSU Foundation Carillon and Alumni Plaza, which was the first gift to the university to celebrate ETSU’s upcoming centennial
January 5, 2006
East Tennessee State University is among nation’s first to receive accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP)
March 21, 2006
Dr. Maya Angelou gives lecture at ETSU
September 15, 2006
ETSU dedicates Roy S. Nicks Hall in the renovated building that formerly housed the Charles C. Sherrod Library
December 16, 2006
ETSU begins holding two commencement ceremonies
January 8, 2007
Inaugural white coat ceremony for the College of Pharmacy is held in D. P. Culp University Center
March 3, 2007
U.S.News & World Report ranks Quillen College of Medicine third in nation for excellence in rural medicine
August 31, 2007
ETSU and General Shale Brick Natural History Museum and Visitor Center at the Gray Fossil Site opens to the general public
October 26, 2007
Governors Hall, new ETSU residence facility, dedicated
October 30, 2007
The ETSU PRIDE Walk is dedicated.
November 8, 2007
George L. Carter Railroad Museum opens
December 17, 2007
College of Public and Allied Health splits to become two colleges: College of Public Health and the College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences
February 16, 2008
ETSU celebrates “Program of the Year” award from the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), presented to the Community Partnerships for Health Professions Education Program
February 19, 2008
Nearly complete skeleton of fossil red panda discovered at ETSU Gray Fossil Site is only one in the world and the “find of a lifetime”
May 22, 2008
Pharmacy school named in honor of benefactor Bill Gatton
June 16, 2008
The William L. Jenkins Forensic Center is dedicated
June 24, 2008
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) awards Candidate Status to the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
August 11, 2008
ETSU becomes a Tobacco-Free Campus
February 6, 2009
Mary B. Martin School of the Arts established
September 16, 2009
ETSU enrollment tops 14,000
October 2009
ETSU’s College of Public Health receives accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health, becoming the first school in Tennessee, and the only one in South-Central Appalachia, to earn that designation
November 3, 2009
ETSU announces the nation’s first doctoral program in sport science and physiology
November 20, 2009
ETSU announces the world’s first major in Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music, offered through the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Appalachian Studies
July 1, 2010
The Department of English and the Department of Foreign Language merge to create the new Department of Literature and Language
July 2010
Eastman Chemical Co. donates 144 acres of its Valleybrook property near Eastern Star Road off I-26 to the ETSU Foundation; the property, which includes 72,000-square-foot research and office complex and a 30,000-square-foot warehouse and storage facility, will be leased to ETSU for research and educational purposes
September 2010
ETSU's enrollment surpasses 15,000 for the first time, with 15,234 students enrolled for the fall 2010 semester
October 1, 2010
ETSU officially begins its 100th anniversary observance - "Partnerships, Promise, and Hope for 100 Years" - with a Centennial Opening Celebration in the ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (Minidome)
October 11, 2010
The ETSU College of Nursing and College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences announce a $6.8 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to build a comprehensive health care facility that will house the Johnson City Downtown Clinic and other allied health services
October 15, 2010
ETSU is dedicated as an All-Steinway School in a ceremony with university and Steinway & Sons Pianos officials prior to a Steinway Celebration Concert featuring The 5 Browns, capping a "Week of Musical Celebrations" commemorating ETSU's centennial
April 2011
The Department of Communication unveils its new, state-of-the-art radio, television and film studio, which has been converted to high definition and includes such amenities as a digital editing lab, studio cameras, graphics software, field equipment and other high-end technologies
May 2011
A $75,000 renovation of the Hutcheson Hall planetarium is completed, featuring a state-of-the-art, full-dome digital projection system, as well as new seating, floor tiling, and more
May 26, 2011
The Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy receives the Outstanding Adaptive Reuse Award from The Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia in honor of the excellence ETSU demonstrated in preserving, restoring and adapting the 100-year-old building on the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus at Mountain Home that now houses the college
August 26, 2011
President Dr. Paul E. Stanton Jr. proclaims the first Besse Brown Cooper Day, honoring the world's oldest living person on her 115th birthday. Mrs. Cooper graduated in 1916 from East Tennessee State Normal School.
October 10, 2011
ETSU closes its Centennial Celebration with a ceremony in the ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center with the musical number "Mountain Memories," the presentation of the Student Choice Awards, and a special tribute to George L. Carter, who donated the land on which the university now stands, and Besse Brown Cooper, a 1916 East Tennessee State Normal School graduate and the oldest living person in the world at the age of 115
A bronze portrait bust of George L. Carter, the entrepreneur and philanthropist who donated the land on which ETSU now stands, is unveiled in front of Carter Hall, the women's residence hall named in memory of Carter's wife, Mayetta. The sculpture was created by Virginia artist Richard Pumphrey, whose portrait sculptures of the World War II Allied Leaders are on display at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va.
October 2011
WETS-FM, ETSU's public radio station, becomes the first station in the Tri-Cities region to offer high definition radio, with three HD signals in addition to its regular analog signal at 89.5 MHz
January 2012
ETSU's eighth president, Dr. Paul E. Stanton Jr., retires, and is succeeded by Dr. Brian Noland, former chancellor of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
April 2012
ETSU is officially designated as a U.S. Olympic Training Site for weightlifting by the United States Olympic Committee
April 27, 2012
The James H. Quillen College of Medicine dedicates its new Student Study Center, a $1.4 million, state-of-the-art facility funded entirely by medical students and private donors, with study rooms of various sizes, a kitchen and café area, an outdoor porch and a 1,000-square-foot terrace
June 4, 2012
The center part of campus is permanently closed to traffic to allow the creation of more green space and walkway areas
June 27, 2012
Ground is broken for a 20,000-square-foot expansion of the Wayne G. Basler Center for Physical Activity, just 10 years after the facility's opening
August 9, 2012
Ground is broken for a Student Parking Garage, which will provide 1,224 parking spaces on four levels, as well as food services and office space for the Department of Public Safety and Office of Parking Services