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Sewanee - University of the South
735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN 37383
Official telephone: (931) 598-1000
Fax number: (931) 598-1145
Website: www.sewanee.edu
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| Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007 |
| Year established: |
1857 |
| Type of school: |
university, private (nonprofit) |
| Programs: |
4-year undergraduate, graduate school |
| Religious affiliation: |
yes, Episcopal |
| Campus enrollment: |
1,611 students |
| Coeducational information: |
coeducational institution, became coeducational in 1969 |
| Location description: |
in or near a rural community (pop. under 5,000) |
| Application fee: |
$45 |
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| Street address: |
Sewanee - University of the South
735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN 37383 |
| Mailing address: |
Sewanee - University of the South
735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN 37383 |
| Main telephone numbers: |
931 598-1000
931 598-1145 (fax) |
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| Main homepage: |
www.sewanee.edu |
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| SAT number: |
1842 |
| ACT number: |
4924 |
| FAFSA number: |
003534 |
| FICE number: |
3534 |
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| CAMPUS SUMMARY |
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Atop Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau are 10,000 acres of land dedicated to education. Those who live here don’t often use the word “campus” to describe this place. They use “the Mountain” or “the Domain”— phrases showing as much awe and affection for the place as a sense of its impressive location.
The University of the South’s remarkable setting has helped create a 140-year-old liberal arts tradition that pervades everyday life. The trails, caves, waterfalls, and overlooks of the Domain are classrooms for English, art, and religion lectures almost as often as they host lab sessions for the natural sciences. The academic buildings, student life resources, and residence halls are located close to each other, meaning that students and professors dine, workout in the gym, and attend performing arts events together.
Because of these connections, faculty members are a central part of the undergraduate student experience in Sewanee. Professors advise on both academic and career decisions, and they encourage students to take advantage of the myriad opportunities available in the curriculum including student research; special programs like Island Ecology and Sewanee in China; a theatre semester in New York City; work with the Tennessee Williams Fellows (contemporary poets, fiction writers, and playwrights); and Sewanee’s thirty-four majors, twenty-one minors, and two interdisciplinary concentrations.
Staff members in the Office of Student Affairs are also an influential part of students’ lives, facilitating leadership opportunities in clubs, varsity and intramural sports, service organizations, and a healthy Greek system that includes the entire college in social events. The Sewanee Outing Program, part of the students activities office, leads challenging hiking, climbing, biking, boating, and training programs that are popular with students from every background. Having these activities in a setting like Sewanee means there are more ways to have an impact on both the student body and the community. For example, the Sewanee Volunteer Fire Department and the Sewanee Emergency Medical Service are staffed by both students and Sewanee residents.
The Office of Career Services is a vital part of the university as well. What was once a place for graduating seniors is now full of students from every class during resume writing sessions, internship application processes, graduate school research, and private counseling appointments. More than seventy percent of the college's students pursue graduate studies. Sewanee’s nation-wide reputation for academic excellence has helped our graduates gain admission to medical, law, and business schools at rates far above national averages. The university’s alumni association also boasts twenty-three Rhodes Scholars, twenty-one NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners, and twenty-nine Watson Fellows.
Facilities like the Academic Technology Center in duPont Library, the Tennessee Williams Center, Woods Laboratories, the Fowler Sport and Fitness Center, Guerry Auditorium, and the newly completed McClurg Dining Hall help constitute the impressive physical setting that is so important to the Sewanee experience. But in addition to the Domain’s major buildings, there are settings like Stirling’s Coffee House, a restored Victorian house that serves refreshments amidst original art and frequent live performances.
Although Sewanee students hail from across the country (eighty percent of students are from outside Tennessee) and around the world, they all consider the Mountain a special place to learn as much about life as zoology and history. Perhaps this is why during the fall reunion weekend, when more than 2000 alumni visit Sewanee, the banner that is strung across University Avenue says, simply, “Welcome Home.”
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Sewanee's curriculum represents an appreciation of and belief in the core subjects that comprise the liberal arts. Our students experience a broad range of academic study, the primary goal of which is to educate good citizens who will contribute importantly in their communities and who will enjoy success in their chosen endeavors.
Special programs include:
The Island Ecology Program - Geology, marine biology, botany, and wildlife ecology combine during a five week study program on an undeveloped barrier island off Georgia's coast.
Theatre Semester in New York - The Michael Howard Studio welcomes Sewanee students for a semester of intense study in the areas of acting, dance, play writing, and directing.
Pre-law - Ninety-five percent of Sewanee graduates who apply to law schools are accepted, many to the most prestigious universities in the country. The pre-law program encourages strong oral and written communiation skills, a critical understanding of societal institutions and values, and a logical approach to problem solving.
Pre-med - Sewanee students are accepted into medical, dental, and veterinary schools at rates well above the national average.
Forestry and Environmental Management - Through a special arrangement with Duke University, Sewanee students can earn bachelor's degree and a master's degree in five years. Sewanee students spend three years studying undergraduate core courses and natural resources at Sewanee, followed by two years of study at the Duke School of the Environment
3/2 Engineering - Students complete three years of core study in the natural sciences and in mathematics and computer science, then finish their degree with two years at one of four nationally regarded engineering schools:
Columbia University
New York, NY
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
After the five year program, students receive a bachelor's degree from Sewanee and a bachelor's degree in engineering from the engineering school.
Study Abroad - Sewanee students enjoy study abroad options around the world. Among programs unique to Sewanee, the following are especially popular: British Studies at Oxford (a summer program), European Studies (involves study at Oxford University and travel either on the continent of Europe or in the Mediterranean), Study in Costa Rica, and the Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage. |
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