Middle Tennessee Band and Orchestra Association concert

RCS Bands ‘Superior’ at Concert Performance Assessment

Bands from Rutherford County Schools recently participated in the Middle Tennessee Band and Orchestra Association’s Concert Performance Assessment (CPA). Performances at CPA serve as summative assessments for musical ensembles. Each group performs for a panel of judges and is evaluated on prepared music performance as well as the ability to read and perform never-before-seen music….

Partnership Gives MTSU Nursing Students Hands-On Experience Caring for Older Adults

Partnership Gives MTSU Nursing Students Hands-On Experience Caring for Older Adults

As an MTSU professor in the School of Nursing with over four decades of experience in the field, Shelley Moore is always looking to expand hands-on learning opportunities for her students. “Participating in hands-on activities is a hallmark characteristic of our nursing program, but most of the community agency experiences are more ‘clinical’ in nature,…

Joyce Heames

MTSU Names New Dean of the Jones College of Business

Middle Tennessee State University has named Joyce Heames as new dean of the Jennings A. Jones College of Business following a national search for the next leader of the award-winning college. Currently dean of the Campbell School of Business at Berry College, a small private liberal arts institution near Rome, Georgia, Heames views the Jones…

‘Tutor Time’ named best in show at RCS STEM Expo

‘Tutor Time’ Named Best in Show at RCS STEM Expo

MTSU hosted the fifth annual RCS STEM Expo on Monday, where Rutherford County Schools’ students showcased their projects designed to solve real-world problems or create solutions. Stephanie Finley, a Science and STEM specialist with RCS, organized the event. “The 2023 EXPO has definitely grown from last year. We have 40 more projects and 30 more…