Freed–Hardeman University
Freed-Hardeman University is a primarily undergraduate university in Henderson, Tennessee in the United States of America. The university is affiliated with the Church of Christ, whose roots are in the Restoration or "Campbellite" movement. Freed-Hardeman is primarily undergraduate and residential, meaning it enrolls full-time students of traditional college age. The university also serves some commuting, part-time, and older adult students on-campus and through distance-learning programs. The university offers a limited number of master's-level graduate programs. Arts, science, and professional degrees are conferred.
The university is governed by a board of trustees who are members of churches of Christ. Courses are offered by twelve academic departments organized into six schools -- Arts and Humanities, Biblical Studies, Business, Education, Sciences and Mathematics, and the Honors College. The Loden-Daniel Library, provides service to undergraduate & graduate students as well as faculty and staff.
It traces its origin to the 1869 charter of a private high school and college for Henderson, the Henderson Male and Female Institute. It was known at various times as the Henderson Masonic Male and Female Institute; West Tennessee Christian College; Georgie Robertson Christian College; National Teachers' Normal and Business College; and (as of 1919) Freed-Hardeman College. In February of 1990, it became Freed-Hardeman University.
Student Life
Full-time students are required to take a Bible class and attend a daily chapel service. Students have a limited number of excused chapel absences and can be put on chapel probation if the number of absences exceed a certain number.
Freed-Hardeman does not have fraternities and sororities in the traditional sense. Instead the university has co-ed social clubs. These social clubs are local only to Freed-Hardeman and have no connection to any national Greek system. At present there are six social clubs - Chi Beta Chi, Phi Kappa Alpha, Psi Mu, Sigma Rho, Tri Zeta and Xi Chi Delta. Each is student-led and has a faculty sponsor. There is no limit on membership in social clubs and most undergrads choose to join social clubs at some point during their time at Freed-Hardeman. Most members of the social clubs participate in the annual Spring musical, Makin' Music.
Freed-Hardeman is a dry campus. Students could be expelled if alcohol is found on their person by a staff member.
Misc
- The campus was used as filming location for the 1973 movie Walking Tall
- Each year the university has a fundraising dinner featuring a famous speaker. Past speakers have included George H. W. Bush, Regis Philbin, Norman Schwarzkopf, Mary Lou Retton, Elizabeth Dole, Bill Frist, Paul Harvey, Walter Cronkite.
Contact Information
Freed-Hardeman University
158 East Main Street
Henderson, TN 38340
Phone: 1-800-348-3481
External links
- Official site
- Freedies.com - student-led discussion about the university.