{"id":16418,"date":"2018-06-29T13:55:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T17:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=16418"},"modified":"2018-07-02T21:00:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T01:00:47","slug":"tusculum-celebrates-change-to-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/admission\/2018\/tusculum-celebrates-change-to-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Tusculum celebrates change to university"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }\n.embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/278054514' frameborder='0' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>More than 300 people attended a celebration barbecue on Thursday, June 28, on the Tusculum campus and shared in the excitement of the transformation to Tusculum University.<\/p>\n<p>The event included an official sign unveiling, remarks from campus and community officials, as well as a community barbecue.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. David Hawk, who attended Tusculum, read a proclamation from the state assembly congratulating Tusculum on the change to university. Greene County Mayor David Crum and Tusculum Mayor Alan Corley also provided words of congratulations.<\/p>\n<p>Tusculum will transition from college to university status on July 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe name will officially become Tusculum University in the 2018-2019 academic year,\u201d said Dr. James Hurley, president of Tusculum. \u201cThe change will be primarily in regards to status, helping to distinguish Tusculum from the community college programs that have gained widespread attention through initiatives such as Tennessee Promise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new entrance signs were unveiled by Dr. Hurley, his family and members of the Tusculum University Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n<p>The change to university will allow for strategic structuring of the academic programs currently offered by Tusculum, said Dr. Hurley. This includes the creation of a new College of Health Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision to transition to university will provide the right structure for new programs being developed, including a School of Optometry and a physician assistant program. This is an exciting new time at Tusculum. Our mission has always been to serve the educational needs of our region. These advances are significant steps in providing additional opportunities in Appalachia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16419\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/signunveilweb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/signunveilweb.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/signunveilweb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/signunveilweb-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/signunveilweb-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/signunveilweb-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/signunveilweb-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }\n.embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/278054514' frameborder='0' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>More than 300 people attended a celebration barbecue on Thursday, June 28, on the Tusculum campus and shared in the excitement of the transformation to Tusculum University.<\/p>\n<p>The event included an official sign unveiling, remarks from campus and community officials, as well as a community barbecue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/admission\/2018\/tusculum-celebrates-change-to-university\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[131,91,7,19,1,6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tusculum celebrates change to university :: Tusculum University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/admission\/2018\/tusculum-celebrates-change-to-university\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tusculum celebrates change to university :: Tusculum University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"More than 300 people attended a celebration barbecue on Thursday, June 28, on the Tusculum campus and shared in the excitement of the transformation to Tusculum University. 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