Blackman Seniors Discover MTSU’s Diverse Programs

Seniors in the Blackman Collegiate Academy spent part of their day Thursday (Sept. 14) visiting MTSU and learning about programs like printmaking, unmanned aerial systems and more.

The MTSU-Blackman partnership is one of several arranged each semester during the academic year. It allows freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors opportunities to spend time on the college campus, meeting MTSU students, faculty and administrators and learning about many of the university’s 140-plus undergraduate programs.

When art assistant professor Nick Satinover asked for a volunteer to make the first print, Madi Fabber jumped at the opportunity.

“I like trying new art processes,” Fabber said. “It’s all very interesting.”

Nathan Jenkins was one of eight Blackman students checking out MTSU’s UAS program, which was one of the first of its kind in the nation.

Jenkins said he liked “the interdisciplines — math and physics, computer science and coding and engineering” — that students can find at MTSU.

Among numerous offerings, Blackman students heard a geosciences GIS/remote sensing presentation, saw a biology DNA crime scene analysis lab, investigated a mathematical sciences forensic problem, toured the College of Media and Entertainment’s Center for Innovation in Mediaand Albert Gore Research Center and took part in a Jennings A. Jones College of Business Dale Carnegie engagement exercise and demonstration.

Launched in 2015, the Blackman Collegiate Academy is special partnership between MTSU and the Murfreesboro high school in which juniors and seniors who meet eligibility standards can take up to six hours of university courses taught by MTSU instructors at Blackman at no cost. The credits will count on high school and college transcripts.