Freed–Hardeman University
Freed-Hardeman University
Freed-Hardeman University Logo (Trademark of Freed-Hardeman University University)
| Motto | Teaching How Live and How to Make a Living |
|---|---|
| Established | 1869 |
| School type | Private |
| President | Milton Sewell |
| Location | Henderson, TN, USA |
| Enrollment | 1,440 undergraduate, 502 graduate |
| Faculty | 117 |
| Endowment | US$20 million |
| Campus | Urban, 96 acres |
| Sports team | Lions |
| Website | www.fhu.edu |
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.
Campus Information
Freed-Hardeman is located on a 96 acre campus in the small town of Henderson, Tennessee. The town's central area is located within walking distance of the university.
The university has five women's dormatories. Hall-Roland Hall is the oldest resident hall. The ground floor houses the nurse's station, a Personal Counseling Center, Graduate Studies in Counseling, and Behavioral and Consumer Sciences department. H. A. Dixon Hall is a four story dormatory opened in 1958. It can house upto 136 residents. Thomas E. and LaVonne B. Scott Hall opened in 1971 and can house 152 students. In 1973 W. A. Bradfield Hall opened. It houses 144 students. Porter-Terry Hall is the newest women's dormatory. It opened in 1977 and can house upto 156 students.
The four men's dormatories are as follows. Paul Gray Hall was built in 1929 and can house 128 men on four floors. L. L. Brigance Hall is available only to upperclassmen. It is unique to other dorms in that its doors open to the outside, rather than to a central indoor hall. It can house 78 men. Opened in 1970, George S. Benson Hall can accomidate 152 students. Farrow Hall opened in 1973 and has a capacity for 178 men.
The Student Services Building opened in 1966 and houses a variety of food services and recreational rooms. The first floor houses the Burks Center. The center contains a fast food center, post office, Career Resource Center, Student Government Association office, and game room. The main cafeteria, Gano Dining Hall, is located on the second floor. The food service is operated by Aramark.
Clayton Chapel, a red brick stained glass building located on University Street, opened in 1992. It has a capacity of approximately 100. It may be reserved for devotionals and weddings.
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, however there is a limit on paid membership in social clubs. Paid members are allowed to participate in intramural sports among other special activities. 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, among many other social activities.
Freed-Hardeman is a dry campus. Students could be expelled if alcohol is found on their person by a staff member. Tobacco is not permitted on campus. Students are expected to keep a Christian lifestyle. Use of profanity, reading obscene or pornographic literature, illicit sex, dancing, gambling, and other activities are forbidden by the university.
The school's newspaper was originally called the Skyrocket and was begun in 1923. It was renamed the Bell Tower and is published weekly. The school's yearbook is called the Treasure Chest. The University's radio station, WFHC, is the 10,500-watt FM stereo station.
Halloween provides a unique activity on campus. Students are allowed to trick-or-treat in dorms of the opposite sex. This is the only time during the school year which members of the opposite sex are allowed to visit each other's dorms.
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.