| Knoxville is located at the foothills of the mighty | | | | faculty and encompass more than 300 degree |
| Appalachian Mountains and is the largest city in | | | | programmes. UTK is ranked among the nation's |
| Eastern Tennessee. It has been awarded as the | | | | top public universities. |
| "Best Places to Live In" without a population of | | | | The University strives for the overall |
| less than one million in 2004. It is sprawled over | | | | development of its student community and hence |
| an area of 100 square miles resulting in low | | | | has the best facilities for academics as well as |
| population density. | | | | sports and recreation. The libraries of UTK are |
| The city of Knoxville was founded in 1786 at the | | | | the source for an intellectual, social and cultural |
| confluence of the French Broad and Holston | | | | knowledge sharing for the university and the |
| Rivers which later converge into the Tennessee | | | | student community. Their mission is to provide |
| River. The region is bordered by the Great | | | | expertise, services and resources to enhance the |
| Smoky Mountains and Cumberland Mountains | | | | learning process. |
| which gives it a moderate climate. | | | | The University of Tennessee includes 20 men and |
| The place is steeped in history and therefore | | | | women varsity inter-collegiate teams and is also |
| most of the tourist attractions in this city are | | | | home to more than 500 student-athletes. Football |
| historical. The James White's Fort, Blount Mansion | | | | is a passion amongst the university community |
| and the Marble Springs Historic Farmstead are a | | | | and the teams from the University participate as |
| major crowd puller. But the most important | | | | members of the Southeastern Conference. The |
| landmark which draws people to this city is the | | | | men's team is called as the" Vols" which has been |
| University of Tennessee. | | | | shortened from the Volunteers and the women |
| The University of Tennessee was established as | | | | team is often called the "Lady Vols" team. |
| an all-male Blount College in 1794, two years | | | | UTK's Recreational Sports Department features a |
| before Tennessee became a state. This | | | | wide variety of programmes and facilities for |
| restriction ended with the admission to women | | | | almost all the sports. It allows for friendly |
| students in 1892. Since then it has become a fully | | | | competition, fitness training to all the members of |
| co-educational institution. | | | | the staff and student community. |
| The state legislature renamed the college as East | | | | Due to the presence of this esteemed |
| Tennessee College in 1807 and in 1826 it was | | | | organization in the city, there is always a rush of |
| shifted to the present site at Knoxville on the | | | | visitors who are on the lookout for comfortable |
| 40-acre tract of land which is called "The Hill. " In | | | | and affordable lodging space. This has given rise |
| 1840, the nomenclature was again changed to | | | | to some decent lodging options in Knoxville. These |
| East Tennessee University. Due to the Civil War, | | | | hotels and inns cater to the student fraternity as |
| the university was closed down for a few years | | | | well as the high end faculty and researchers. |
| as it was occupied by the Confederate soldiers | | | | Some of these hotels are located near the |
| and used as a hospital. It was later taken on by | | | | University campus which gives the guests the |
| the Union Forces. | | | | convenience of commuting between the hotel and |
| It reopened after the war and in 1869 was | | | | the university without losing out on much time. |
| selected by the state legislature as the state's | | | | One such option is the Hotel Knoxville Hilton which |
| land grant institution. In the same year, the East | | | | is at a walking distance from the university and |
| Tennessee University became the University of | | | | which offers good and comfortable |
| Tennessee. Since then the University has | | | | accommodations according to the budget and |
| broadened its horizons by leaps and bounds and | | | | choice preference of the guests. |
| at present is one of the leading public universities | | | | The Four Points by Sheraton Knoxville |
| in the USA. | | | | Cumberland House Hotel is another choice which is |
| The Knoxville University of Tennessee is one of | | | | located 0. 50 miles from the UTK. It is a 120 |
| the nation's leading public research institutions | | | | room luxury hotel which offers good |
| which offer courses for the various categories of | | | | accommodation and the best of service. |
| bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. It is also | | | | Thus it can be safely said that the presence of |
| accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the | | | | the UTK is a boon indeed as it attracts large |
| Southern Association of Colleges and School to | | | | numbers of students, faculty, researchers and |
| award the aforementioned degrees. | | | | parents of the students, thereby giving a major |
| There are eleven colleges which come under the | | | | boost to the economy of the city. |
| University and are served by more than 1400 | | | | |
