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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.
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