Nashville is a city of more than 530,000 population and more than 1 million
in the metropolitan statistical area.

Nashville, Tennessee USA

Located in the Southeast region of the United States, Tennessee symbolizes the epitome of southern hospitality. The life of Tennessee is found in its capital city, Nashville, also known as Music City, U.S.A. But Nashville has much more to offer than just lyrics and melodies. Nashville is also a thriving city for diverse businesses, and is a vital transportation, business, and tourism center for North America.

Tourists come to Nashville for many different reasons, weather being one of them. The beautiful city of Nashville has four distinct but mild seasons. Temperatures during the year average 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and 48.5 degrees in the evening. Summer highs are generally in the 90s; winter highs are usually in the 40s.

Nashville has a population of 537,000 with a metropolitan statistical area population of 1.3 million. Approximately 83.1% of the population are white/Caucasian, 15.5% black, and 1.4% are others. Nashville boasts of 23 accredited hospitals and 16 colleges and universities.

In any season and at any time there is always something to do in Nashville. When it comes to sports, Nashville has all the bases covered. Professional football, hockey, baseball, soccer, and motorsports are all included in the variety of sports entertainment available. Whether boating or hiking through Nashville's parks or experiencing an evening with the arts, you will find a rich mixture of activities offered. Nashville is home of the world's only full-scale reproduction of the Parthenon, the famous Greek temple. The Parthenon houses many art exhibits throughout the year and invites the public to appreciate a host of arts and humanities. (The director of the Parthenon is a Lipscomb University graduate!) If science excites you, you will find an enormous variety of science experiments and lessons awaiting you at the Cumberland Science Museum. With more than 30 music clubs and 125 restaurants, downtown Nashville is a place of entertainment for any age and taste. Nashville is also home to the world-renowned Grand Ole Opry, and other major venues such as the original Opryland Hotel, Country Music Hall of Fame, Ryman Auditorium, Gaylord Entertainment Center, and Adelphia Coliseum.

With so many tourists visiting Nashville, the hospitality industry has a major economic impact. Revenues from hospitality alone in 1996 exceeded $2.2 billion. The industry provides more than 44,000 jobs. Nashville is home to more publishing, printing and information distribution facilities and workers than any city its size. This field has been the Nashville region's leading manufacturing industry for more than a century. The Nashville area occupational survey lists the most popular jobs as Services, 31.6; Retail/Wholesale, 24.5%; Manufacturing, 14.5%; Finance, insurance, and real estate, 6.4%; Construction and mining; 5.1%; and Transportation, communications, and public utilities, 5%. More than 10,000 new college graduates enter the workforce annually. The largest Nashville area employer is the Vanderbilt University & Medical Center with 14,500 employees. Other large employers include Saturn Corporation (automobile manufacturing), Gaylord Entertainment, Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation, Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corporation U.S.A, Kroger Company, United Parcel Service, Shoney's Inc., St. Thomas Hospital, and BellSouth. Tennessee companies offer competitive salaries and wages.

Advantages
The diversity that characterizes Nashville provides many opportunities for growth for Lipscomb University students. Many students engage in professional internships with area businesses, providing a practical preparation often not available in an academic setting. Nashville is home to many congregations of the churches of Christ, providing a wide variety of worship and service experiences for students. But Nashville is also home to many other fellowships that are represented in the Lipscomb student body.

Lipscomb encourages its students to be active in the community in many ways, but particularly through university-sponsored professional and service organizations, and social clubs. Approximately one-fifth of Lipscomb's student population is involved in social clubs. These clubs are exciting avenues for social development on campus. The fourteen social clubs are overseen by the Campus Life Office. The InterClub Council (ICC) and social club sponsors also play a vital role in working with the Campus Life Office as well as fostering and promoting high levels of participation for the clubs in athletics, Singarama, and other activities. Lipscomb provides nearly 70 organizations and groups in which students may be involved! The diversity of focus and interest provides avenues for all of our students to address their interest and provide a sense of acceptance and belonging. The major organizational groupings are as follows: 19 academic and professional groups, five honor societies, 11 music and drama groups, two student publications, five service organizations, 14 social clubs, and eight special interest organizations.