使命与价值观
宗旨
田纳西州立大学通过其作为HBCU（旨在为非洲裔美国人提供接受高等教育机会的高等教育体系）和赠地大学的传统，改变了人们的生活，培养了多样化的领导者群体，并通过提供各种学位水平的可负担得起且易于获得的课程，以及通过学术探究、教学、科研、终身学习和公共服务促进学术卓越，为经济和社区发展做出贡献。
Tennessee State University, through its legacy as an HBCU and land grant institution, transforms lives, prepares a diverse population of leaders, and contributes to economic and community development by providing affordable and accessible educational programs at various degree levels promoting academic excellence through scholarly inquiry, teaching, research, lifelong learning, and public service.
愿景
田纳西州立大学立志成为一流的公立城市综合性大学，通过创新和教学、科研、创造力以及知识和信息传播服务来实现卓越。
Tennessee State University aspires to be the premier public urban, comprehensive institution achieving prominence through innovation and instruction, research, creativity, and service with the dissemination of knowledge and information.