▁Tennessee ▁State ▁Te acher ' s ▁College ▁was ▁expanded ▁into ▁a ▁college ▁with ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁liberal ▁arts ▁offer ings , ▁becoming ▁East ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁College . ▁The ▁college ▁became ▁East ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁name ▁it ▁holds ▁today . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Sh el bridge ▁became ▁the ▁president ' s ▁official ▁residence . ▁ ▁E TS U ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁College ▁of ▁Ph arm acy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁rapidly ▁receiving ▁local ▁support ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁appro val . ▁Full ▁acc red itation ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁class ▁of ▁the ▁Bill ▁G at ton ▁College ▁of ▁Ph arm acy ▁graduated . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Public ▁and ▁Al lied ▁Health ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁new ▁colleg es , ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁and ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁C lin ical ▁and ▁Re h abil itative ▁Health ▁Sciences . ▁Both ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁E TS U ' s ▁Health ▁Sciences ▁Division , ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁the ▁James ▁H . ▁Qu ill en ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁the ▁Bill ▁G at ton ▁College ▁of ▁Ph arm acy , ▁and ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁N urs ing . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁High er ▁Education ▁Commission ▁and ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁author ized ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁Ph . D ▁program ▁in