Civil Air Patrol cadets’ national technology academy at MTSU sparks career paths

Dozens of teenagers from around the nation enjoyed driving the Middle Tennessee State University Experimental Vehicles Program’s lunar rover and four-wheel Baha during Day 2 of the Civil Air Patrol National Cadet Engineering Technology Academy on Tuesday, July 8.

Later in the day, the 40 cadet participants from more than 20 states, including two from Hawaii, visited the MTSU Dairy at the MTSU Farm off Guy James Road in Lascassas.

While on campus, they visited MTSU MakerSpace in the James E. Walker Library, toured the Aerospace Department’s simulator at Murfreesboro Municipal Airport, learned about admissions and will visit the horse science program at Miller Coliseum, hear about data science, physics and astronomy, MTSU Army ROTC marksmanship and much more. The academy continues through the end of the week.

While on campus, they visited MTSU MakerSpace in the James E. Walker Library, toured the Aerospace Department’s simulator at Murfreesboro Municipal Airport, learned about admissions and will visit the horse science program at Miller Coliseum, hear about data science, physics and astronomy, MTSU Army ROTC marksmanship and much more. The academy continues through the end of the week.