The Middle Tennessee State University Alumni Memorial Gym area, home to the Blue Raiders volleyball team, annually becomes a buzz of activity for the TNFIRST First Tech Challenge Tennessee State Championship event on a Saturday as spring approaches. Teams come from across Tennessee and nearby states to compete for awards and an opportunity to advance…
Middle Tennessee State University is hosting upcoming public forum featuring a group of area mayors and business leaders to discuss the rapid growth and accompanying challenges in the Midstate region. “A Forum on Growth and Challenges in Middle Tennessee” will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 15, in the Tennessee Room…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Undergraduate Research Center is sending undergraduates to participate in a national research program for the second straight year to collaborate with other undergrads from across the country, to advocate for undergraduate research with government stakeholders and more. The Scholars Transforming Through Research: Council on Undergraduate Research’s Advocacy Program, more commonly known…
High school basketball has again returned to historic Murphy Center for a few weeks as Middle Tennessee State University hosts state champion tournaments on March 6-9 for girls (MTSU Spring Break) and March 13-16 for boys. The TSSAA Division 1 High School Basketball Tournaments is causing several changes in parking and traffic patterns on the…
Middle Tennessee State University alumna and music artist Hunter Wolkonowski, who performs as HunterGirl, fulfilled a dream with her debut at the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, March 2, complete with a standing ovation. “I’m so excited to be here. I’ve wanted to be on this stage my whole life,” she told the packed house inside…
The Middle Tennessee State University School of Agriculture next week will host Temple Grandin, renowned autism advocate and animal welfare pioneer. In a collaboration with the Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences, Grandin will visit campus Wednesday, March 13, for a series of afternoon and evening events. Grandin will appear for a book signing…
Middle Tennessee State University undergraduate, STEM-based researchers recently got to showcase their talents, meet Tennessee. Gov. Bill Lee and tour the halls of state government at the annual Posters at the Capitol event. The MTSU group of nine joined undergraduates from public universities across Tennessee at the Cordell Hull Building to share their projects spanning…
Competing against dozens of other fellow Midstate high school students showcasing their best business startup ideas, three sophomores from Murfreesboro’s Central Magnet School tapped into the growing use of artificial intelligence to capture first place at Middle Tennessee State University’s 2024 High School Entrepreneurship Fair. Aditya Dwivedi, Anirudh Kodukula, and Karunya Vudattula presented their business…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Student Government Association and the Student Organizations and Service Office partnered with Meals of Hope this week to package thousands of meals for students and families in need on campus and beyond. More than 80 MTSU students from throughout the campus assisted in packing 15,000 meals filled with a variety of…
A Middle Tennessee State University alumnus representing a global entertainment technology company recently donated lighting equipment worth more than $18,000 to the College of Media and Entertainment to help train students properly set up stage and studio productions. MTSU alumnus Shane Smith, director of technology at LMG Inc. in Florida, a global touring and entertainment…