MTSU professor Eric Klumpe

Feb. 20 Honors open house targets high-ability prospective students

Most public and private secondary schools are closed for the Presidents’ Day Holiday. MTSU happens to be open. That’s why the University Honors College and the Office of Admissions host public, private and homeschool students for the annual Presidents’ Day Open House. More than 500 prospective students and their parents will be attending the open…

National Flag Football huddle

Nation’s Largest Youth Flag Football League Comes to Tennessee

National Flag Football, the largest youth flag football organization in the country, is coming to Nashville and Memphis this Spring. The program provides girls and boys ages 4 – 14 a safe and fun football league for all skill levels and is designed to educate young people about football while emphasizing team building and sportsmanship….

United Way Online Volunteer Engagement Tool

United Way to Provide Online Volunteer Engagement Tool for Community

The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties is launching an interactive platform that allows individuals to see various ways they can make a difference in the community and agencies to promote their volunteer needs. This venue, presented by Volunteer State Bank, stands true to its name “Volunteer Connect” as it increases the potential for…

Church vandalism

Info needed on church burglary, extensive vandalism

Burglars caused more than $5,000 damage to a country church by smashing plates, shattering glass and punching holes in doors, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s detective said Thursday. The extensive damage was found at Dunaway’s Chapel United Methodist Church on Holly Grove Road in Lascassas, said Detective Tony Grissom. All the doors, plates and display cabinets…

Oaklands Mansion Presents Red-The Heart of the Wedding

Oaklands Mansion Presents Red:The Heart of the Wedding

Join us for “Red: The Heart of the Wedding,” on Tuesday, February 28, at 6:00 p.m. that will be hosted by Oaklands Mansion and the MTSU Student Chapter ASID from the Human Sciences Department. We will have a reception in the mansion followed by the presentation in the parlor. The presentation, "Seeing Red," will be…

Center for Accelerated Language Acquisition

Register now for MTSU’s upcoming accelerated Spanish course

MTSU is again offering a breakthrough learning experience during the university’s spring break with its accelerated language program that will get participants excited and confident about speaking Spanish. Registration is open for the five-day program, which will run from 6-9 p.m. March 6-10 at the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building. A searchable campus parking map…

Murfreesboro Storytellers February 2017

‘Business Education Partnership’ featured in February’s ‘Murfreesboro Storytellers’

February’s “Murfreesboro Storytellers” features the Business Education Partnership Foundation (BEP), a partnership between the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, Murfreesboro City Schools and Rutherford County Schools to promote and support programs that will prepare students for the business world. The interview features Amelia Bozeman, the BEP’s executive director.  The ‘Storytellers’ interview includes the following topics:…

Wine at the Wetlands

Discovery Center to host ‘Wine at the Wetlands’

The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring will host the 4th annual Wine at the Wetlands, a fine wine-tasting event presented by Charlie Patel and Stones River Total Beverages, on Friday, March 3, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.explorethedc.org/wine. Attendees must be 21 or older. Wine at the Wetlands…