University of Memphis - Definition and Overview

The University of Memphis was founded in Memphis, TN in 1912 as the West Tennessee Normal School. Today it spreads over 1,160 acres (4.7 km²) and nearly 200 buildings at four sites throughout West Tennessee. Today the school's enrollement is approximately 20,000. 15,000 of which are undergraduate students.

History

In 1909 the Tennessee Legislature enacted the General Education Bill. Three years later the West Tennessee Normal School opened in Memphis. The name was changed in 1925 to West Tennessee State Teachers College. Another name change followed in 1941, this time the school was renamed Memphis State College. The school received the status of an University in 1957. In 1966, the school started awarding doctoral degrees. In 1994 the University changed its name to the current version.

Colleges and Schools

• College of Arts and Sciences
• Fogelman College of Business and Economics
• College of Communication and Fine Arts
• College of Education
• Herff College of Engineering
• University College
• Loewenberg School of Nursing
• School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
• Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
• Graduate School

Athletics

The University's athletics teams are known as the Memphis Tigers and compete in Conference USA. The school is a Division I member of the National Collegiate Athletics Association. Memphis basketball teams formerly played in one of the city's most visible structures, The Pyramid, which also hosted the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. However, in the fall of 2004, the Tigers and Grizzlies moved to the newly built FedExForum.

External links

• University of Memphis - official site (http://www.memphis.edu)
• Official Memphis athletics site (http://gotigersgo.collegesports.com/)

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