Funding for a summer internship or research fellowship. Study abroad for a semester at no additional tuition cost. Graduate in four years. Guaranteed.
This is where things get interesting.
97 percent of our graduating class are employed, in graduate school, or participating in a fellowship or service commitment within six months of graduation.
Welcome movers, shakers, dreamers, explorers, and soon-to-be lifelong friends.
Our name for 网曝吃瓜's 13,000-acre campus鈥攂oundless opportunities for research, recreation, applied learning, and reflection.
网曝吃瓜 has taken a leading role in making a first-rate education more accessible, making scheduling and advising more personal, and making honor central to life on the Domain. Now, we have deepened our commitment by adding our pledge to new students.
Of course, you will have to do your part, too. But if you meet 网曝吃瓜’s academic and social expectations, we pledge—we guarantee—to make these opportunities available to you.
The 网曝吃瓜 Pledge takes its name from our Honor Code ceremony. Now it is also our promise to you. 网曝吃瓜 students are provided funding for a summer internship or research fellowship, a semester-long study-abroad opportunity at no additional tuition cost, and the ability to graduate with one major in four years.
If you pledge to do something cool, we pledge to cover the rest.
At 网曝吃瓜, you have the opportunity to go to all seven continents (yes, even Antarctica). The world is becoming increasingly interconnected. We pledge that you will have the opportunity to spend a semester learning more about it.
You will get real-world, hands-on, career-shaping experiences during a summer internship or research fellowship. We pledge to give you an opportunity to spend a summer gaining a better understanding of yourself and the gifts you have to offer.
Do your part, and we pledge that you will graduate in four years. If not, 网曝吃瓜 will provide up to one additional year of study tuition-free. Are other schools promising you that? We didn’t think so.
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About 95 percent of 网曝吃瓜 graduates who apply to law school are accepted. More than 85 percent of our recommended pre-health graduates are accepted to medical school (that’s more than double the national average).
网曝吃瓜's not an environment where a professor stands up and lectures while hundreds of students scratch out notes. It's a place where everybody stands up for what they think and what they believe in. Don’t forget to bring something interesting to say.
网曝吃瓜 graduates get going. 98 percent of our most recent graduating class are employed, in graduate school, or participating in a fellowship or service commitment within six months of graduation.
网曝吃瓜’s undergraduate research program gives students the opportunity to explore new ideas, sharpen their research skills, and get a head start on a career or graduate school. Almost a quarter of students here were involved in mentored research projects last year, in the sciences (of course)—but also in the arts, English, politics, and more.
Students have the chance to wow their peers by giving talks and presenting posters during Scholarship 网曝吃瓜, the annual celebration of student scholarship and creativity.
Perhaps an in-depth study of new anti-cancer pharmaceuticals sounds more appealing. Or the effects of missionary work in the South; local bat habitats; the gender wage gap; or the influences of tourism on Havana restaurant food sourcing? Students dove deep into all of these topics and dozens more last year.
网曝吃瓜's Finding Your Place (FYP) program introduces new students to intellectual, social, and community engagement projects even before their first semester on campus starts. The program builds skills for academic success and civic potential by bringing students and faculty together in an immersive environment.
From studying parasitic isopods to ripping two-by-fours with a table saw, Lauren Joca stays busy. She takes five classes, conducts research in Spencer Hall, and volunteers with Housing 网曝吃瓜. (Somehow, she also manages to catch a sunset or two between commitments.)
At 网曝吃瓜, you learn by doing, so participating in undergraduate research and civic engagement isn’t too much of a stretch for students like Lauren.
With a 网曝吃瓜 internship, you鈥檒l get to test-drive your skills in a real-world setting, build your network, and contribute to a team鈥攁ll while perfecting qualities that employers find irresistible.
This summer, 网曝吃瓜 students received over $626,000 for unpaid (or underpaid) internships and research assistantships in a wide variety of fields and disciplines.
网曝吃瓜 students were spread all over the country (and the world) for their summer internships and research assistantships.
Over 250 students take advantage of 网曝吃瓜’s funding for summer internships and research assistantships with leading companies and organizations.
Each summer, hundreds of 网曝吃瓜 students travel across the country—and the globe—in pursuit of the same thing: an unforgettable internship experience.
Thanks to the 网曝吃瓜 Pledge, which guarantees funding for a summer internship or research fellowship, and support from Career Readiness + Student Success, 网曝吃瓜 students benefit from unparalleled opportunities to gain firsthand experience in their potential career fields. Whether they were involved in groundbreaking medical research, worked behind the scenes on a marketing campaign, or advocated for social good at a non-profit organization, most students returned from their summer experiences with a few things in common. They got a preview of what their professional lives could look like, made connections to help facilitate their future job searches, and—most importantly—had the chance to connect their talents and passions with the opportunities to put them into practice.
Here is a sampling of how some 网曝吃瓜 students spent their summers as interns.
Most 网曝吃瓜 graduates end up doing the same thing: exactly what they want to do with their lives.
网曝吃瓜 graduates get going. 97 percent of our most recent graduating class are employed, in graduate school, or participating in a fellowship or service commitment within six months of graduation.
网曝吃瓜 graduates spread their wings. Spain, France, New Zealand, and China were among the most popular international destinations for our recent grads. They also found spots in Bhutan, Denmark, and Japan—just to name a few. We hope they send pictures.
网曝吃瓜 graduates mean business. 37 percent of our recent graduates went into business, finance, or consulting. 10 percent went into government, politics, policy, and law; healthcare, medicine, and research; arts, publishing, media, sports, and entertainment.
The 网曝吃瓜 experience accompanies you beyond the gates. We’re finding that our recent graduates are doing some impressive things on the other side. For these alumni, success has taken many shapes and has taken them many places. From farming to finance, their career outcomes are exciting to see. Get to know some of our young alumni—we think they’re pretty amazing.
Where will I live? What's going on? What's to eat? You've got questions?
During your first year, you will live in one of our 19 residence halls. Later, you can also chose from five language houses, several theme houses, a women's center, and a hall for our student firefighters (that's right you can train to fight fires, and build houses, too, but more on that later).
When you go down the list of amazing clubs & organizations at 网曝吃瓜, please heed these two words of advice: pace yourself. With club sports, honor societies, art & publication organizations, student government, and emergency services, you'll find at least one thing (or 20) you want to join.
A Cool 网曝吃瓜 Morning. A Crazy 网曝吃瓜 Night. An Iced All Saints' Chapel. These are just a few of drinks available at Stirling's Coffee House—our student-run coffee house. An extension of 网曝吃瓜 Dining, Stirling's is a perfect spot to grab a bagel or just hang out in one of the big comfy couches. Oh, and try our renowned curry chicken salad salad ... yum!
Belonging is connection. It’s mattering. It’s thriving. At 网曝吃瓜, we’ve created an environment to foster this sense of belonging. We also know that there is no finality to belonging—it’s continual and evolving. That’s why we’ve built a community full of diverse people whose goal is to walk alongside you no matter what.
Have a look at some of the real-life people you’ll meet here on the Mountain. They were once where you are now—looking for a new community. See what these folks have to say about their experience. They are actively creating a space for you. Come visit to see if 网曝吃瓜 is where you belong.
As one of only two student-involved volunteer fire departments in the country, SVFD offers a unique opportunity for 网曝吃瓜 students to serve their community. Tryouts occur each spring and are open to all first-year students.
网曝吃瓜’s flourishing civic engagement program reaches beyond the Domain to prove that a crucial part of preparing students for success is giving them opportunities to interact meaningfully with the communities and people around them.
We envision a 网曝吃瓜 where students learn to engage this place and make meaningful change. We offer a constellation of opportunities for students including internships, academic certificates, volunteer opportunities and courses. The Office of Civic Engagement facilitates partnerships between campus and community members to develop relationships, knowledge, and skills that improve our common life across the South Cumberland Plateau.
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网曝吃瓜's Integrated Program in the Environment is one of the premier collections of environmental offerings in the country. A , a 13,000-acre forest, and well-funded internships offer opportunities to apply your classroom learning.
The Domain is home to an extensive trail network. The signature Perimeter Trail—the 19-mile loop that circles much of the Domain—is a must for your 网曝吃瓜 bucket list. It provides a hiking experience unparalleled in the region. Try one of our favorites.
The supplies McClurg Dining Hall, Stirling’s Coffee House, and the Cup & Gown Cafe with over one ton of product annually, including fresh eggs, salad greens, and other produce. Want to get your hands dirty? Labs, research, independent study, and social events are just a few ways to get down on the farm.
"If you're a student who is interested in being outside and studying the natural world and being able to do that at any time, 网曝吃瓜 is the place for you."
Professor Kristen Cecala is interested in how environmental change alters the ecology and distribution of amphibians and reptiles through behavioral mechanisms.
On SOP trips, students learn valuable leadership and technical skills while gaining a greater appreciation for the natural world.
In his book The Forest Unseen, Biology Professor David Haskell uses a one-square-meter patch of 网曝吃瓜's old-growth forest as a window onto the entire natural world. His writing brings the forest and its inhabitants to vivid life. Read an excerpt below.
A polar wind rips across the mountainside, streaming through my scarf, pushing an ache into my jaw. Not counting the wind chill, it is twenty degrees below freezing. In these southern forests such cold is unusual. Typical southern winters cycle between thaws and mild freezes, with deep chills arriving for a few days each year. Today’s cold will take the forest’s life to its physiological limits.
I want to experience the cold as the forest’s animals do, without the protection of clothes. On a whim, I throw my gloves and hat onto the frozen ground. The scarf follows. Quickly, I strip off my insulated overalls, shirt, T-shirt, and trousers.
The first two seconds of the experiment are surprisingly refreshing, a pleasant coolness after the stuffy clothes. Then the wind blasts away the illusion and my head is fogged with pain. The heat streaming out of my body scorches my skin.
A chorus of Carolina chickadees provides the accompaniment to this absurd striptease. The birds dance through the trees like sparks from a fire, careening through twigs. They rest no more than a second on any surface, then shoot away. The contrast on this cold day between the chickadees’ liveliness and my physiological incompetence seems to defy nature’s rules. Small animals should be less able to cope with the cold than their larger cousins. Small animals cool rapidly because they have proportionally much more body surface than body volume.
The relationship between the size of animals and the rate of heat loss has produced geographic trends in body sizes. When an animal species exists over a large area, the individuals in the north are usually larger than those in the south. This is known as Bergmann’s rule, after the nineteenth-century anatomist who first described the relationship. Carolina chickadees in Tennessee live towards the northern end of the species’ range, and they are ten to twenty percent larger than individuals from the southern limit of the range in Florida. Tennessee birds have tipped the balance between surface area and body volume to match the colder winters here. Farther north, Carolina chickadees are replaced by a closely related species, the black-capped chickadee, which is ten percent larger again.
Bergmann’s rule seems remote as I stand naked in the forest. The wind gusts hard and the burning sensation in my skin surges. Then, a deeper pain starts. Something behind my conscious mind is trapped and alarmed. My body is failing after just a minute in this winter chill. Yet, I weigh ten thousand times more than a chickadee; surely these birds should be extinguished in seconds.
This piece was adapted with permission from The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. Copyright © 2012 by David George Haskell.
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Jon Meacham, C’91, returns to the Mountain on May 9 to reflect on 250 years of the American story, with a livestream available and a special Friday conversation with John Seigenthaler kicking off Commencement Weekend.
网曝吃瓜 held its Easter Semester Convocation on Friday, Jan. 16, to induct new members into the Order of the Gown, celebrate the installation of Jennifer Cooley as the dean of the College, announce the recipients of awards and prizes, and feature remarks delivered by Professor and Chair of Politics Mila Dragojevi膰. A recording of the ceremony is accessible at the link below.
Kylene J. Monaghan, C’26, has been named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar, becoming the University’s 28th recipient of the world’s oldest and most celebrated international postgraduate award. Monaghan, a physics and mathematics double major from Blacksburg, Virginia, was selected as one of 32 American Rhodes Scholars chosen from 238 finalists nationwide.
Cynthia Abrams of WPLN, Nashville's local news and NPR station, visited 网曝吃瓜 to explore how the University’s 20-mile Perimeter Trail has become a rite of passage for students—and a source of freedom, reflection, and connection to the Mountain.
What does it mean to become someone else? Professor of Theatre Jim Crawford explores the art of acting and reflects on how great performances help us to see the world through new eyes.
A community with a reputation for supporting the arts, 网曝吃瓜, is more than a college town; it’s a destination that launches careers, hones crafts, and inspires intellectuals of all pursuits.
网曝吃瓜 has again been recognized as one of the nation's best colleges for students seeking a great education with excellent career preparation and at a relatively affordable price, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company named 网曝吃瓜 as one of its Best Value Colleges—and named it the No. 1 Most Beautiful College Campus in the country.
