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MTSU Jazz Artist Series features vocalist Sandra Dudley Feb. 6 at Hinton Hall

The second MTSU Jazz Artist Series concert is set for Feb. 6 on campus featuring vocalist Sandra Dudley, who will perform with members of MTSU Combo 1. The concert will be held from 8 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in the Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building at 1439 Faulkinberry Drive. A…

New and returning Middle Tennessee State University student veterans register and listen as Hilary Miller, right, the director of the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center provides information during a spring semester Newcomers Briefing in January 2024 at the Miller Education Center on Bell Street in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The spring semester Newcomers Briefing will start at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at Miller Education Center.

New, returning MTSU student veterans invited to Jan. 16 ‘Newcomers Briefing’

New and returning Middle Tennessee State University student veterans and their families are welcome to attend a “newcomers briefing” hosted by the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center. The event, which is free, will be held starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, in the Miller Education Center’s second-floor atrium, 503 Bell St., in…

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MTSU will close Jan. 10 due to inclement weather

Middle Tennessee State University will be closed Friday, Jan. 10, due to inclement weather. University offices will be closed except for operations essential to public safety and service to on-campus residents. Employees who provide essential services should contact their supervisors if they feel conditions are too hazardous for them to travel. Check https://www.mtsu.edu/alertupdates/ for more information and…

MTSU engineering students’ impressive projects wrap up fall Mech-Tech expo

MTSU engineering students’ impressive projects wrap up fall Mech-Tech expo

Tech-savvy Middle Tennessee State University Engineering Technology and Mechatronics Engineering students exhibited their one- and two-semester capstone projects during the fall Mech-Tech expo recently in the Miller Education Center on Bell Street. Creations included an oil filter changing robot, automated golf ball retriever, portable network speaker system, meat packager and sealer project featuring a FANUC-Cobit…

Middle Tennessee Electric gives $40K to MTSU College of Education to ‘spark’ future teacher classrooms

Middle Tennessee Electric gives $40K to MTSU College of Education to ‘spark’ future teacher classrooms

Middle Tennessee Electric gave $40,000 to Middle Tennessee State University’s College of Education to outfit future teacher classrooms each semester for the next four years. The College of Education awarded the first $2,500 Spark Awards to two student teachers — Lyric James and Natalie Burridge — which allows these future educators to jump-start their careers…

MTSU’s Blackmon gives students taste of CMA Awards thanks to alum, partnership

MTSU’s Blackmon gives students taste of CMA Awards thanks to alum, partnership

Six students in Middle Tennessee State University’s College of Media and Entertainment had a chance of a lifetime as they attended the 58th annual CMA Awards in downtown Nashville with Department of Recording Industry professor Odie Blackmon all thanks for an alumna who worked to “make it happen.” The plan to attend this year’s Country…

MTSU forensic science students take part in mock trial

MTSU forensic science students take part in mock trial

Middle Tennessee State University forensic science majors met at the intersection of justice and science in the courtroom of Circuit Court Judge Barry Tidwell recently for the culmination of a semester-long project. Two dozen students in the forensic senior seminar participated in a mock trial program organized by Tidwell and MTSU adjunct instructor Andrea King,…

MTSU Lady Raiders fueled by 3,400-plus Murfreesboro City Schools’ students in Education Day game

MTSU Lady Raiders fueled by 3,400-plus Murfreesboro City Schools’ students in Education Day game

Making it loud quite often, more than 3,400 Murfreesboro City Schools’ youngsters helped the Middle Tennessee State University Lady Raiders defeat visiting Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville 85-41 Wednesday, Dec. 4, in the annual Education Day game in Murphy Center. The students, from 13 city elementary schools, had a blast on their field trip to the MTSU…

MTSU Dec 1 Scholarship Deadline

Dec. 1 deadline nears for incoming freshmen to apply, qualify for guaranteed MTSU scholarships

Middle Tennessee State University awards an array of guaranteed scholarships to qualifying first-time, incoming freshmen, but the deadline to take advantage is quickly approaching. Prospective students for the 2025-26 academic year must have a complete application on file with the MTSU Admissions Office by Sunday, Dec. 1, to be considered for an academic merit guaranteed…