East Tennessee State University

East Tennessee State University is an accredited university operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents with its principal campus in Johnson City, Tennessee. It began as a normal school to educate teachers and was subsequently expanded into a college with a large range of liberal arts offerings, and developed into a full university in the 1960s.

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University - Johnson City, Tennessee - Normal school - Liberal arts - 1960s

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Graduate programs include a fully accredited medical school, the Quillen College of Medicine, named in honor of U.S. Congressman James H. Quillen who successfully fought for its creation in the 1970s. In 2005 a College of Pharmacy was approved which will further augment the medical specialties at ETSU. ETSU has been increasingly noted for its Appalachian Studies programs and features a nationally acclaimed and accredited program in Bluegrass and Country Music. Recording star Kenny Chesney, 2004 Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year, is one of several noted graduates of this program.

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Medical school - James H. Quillen - 1970s - Kenny Chesney - Country Music Association

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Athletic teams, nicknamed the Buccaneers, compete in the NCAA Division I Atlantic Sun Conference. The 2005 move from the Southern Conference was an indirect result of ETSU's decision to drop football after the 2003 season.

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Nickname - NCAA - Atlantic Sun Conference - 2005 - Southern Conference - Football - 2003

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