Huber at MTSU Good Scout Luncheon 2018

MTSU’s Huber shares Scouts’ impact on him during awards luncheon keynote

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, MTSU’s senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives, was the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s Rutherford County 2018 Good Scout Award Luncheon, held by the Trail of Tears District of the Middle Tennessee Council of the Boy Scouts of America at World Outreach Church. This year’s annual event honored fellow…

Blackman Academy Juniors Encounter Variety in MTSU Visit

Blackman Academy Juniors Encounter Variety in MTSU Visit

 Blackman High School juniors received a firsthand look at the MTSU textile merchandising and interior design program, biology, chemistry and careers in agriculture, geosciences and more during the Blackman Collegiate Academy Day April 5 on campus. The 60 students spent the entire day on campus — from learning about the admissions process to spending time in the James E. Walker Library. The MTSU-Blackman partnership is one of several arranged each semester…

MTSU Clothing Exhibit Combats ‘Victim Blaming’ in Sexual Assault

MTSU Clothing Exhibit Combats ‘Victim Blaming’ in Sexual Assault

 Although MTSU senior Katherine Witcher hasn’t experienced sexual assault, the issue has hit close to home a few times. “People who are really close to me have gone through sexual assault, so seeing the displays out there is really reassuring that the university cares,” Witcher said. Witcher was referring to MTSU’s campus exhibit dubbed “What…

MTSU ‘Trade Show’ Improves Budding Entrepreneurs’ Business Plans

MTSU ‘Trade Show’ Improves Budding Entrepreneurs’ Business Plans

 MTSU entrepreneurship majors bossed up during the 2018 Business Plan Competition’s Trade Show. The public exhibition event, which was held recently in the Student Union Atrium, gave the public a chance to learn about all the creative business plans students showcased as they seek to be among the top finishers to snag startup cash in the…

Can Police Do That?

Can Police Do That?

For the fourth year in a row, attorney Scott Kimberly will be presenting a series titled “Can Police Do That?” at Middle Tennessee State University. The event is co-sponsored by the College Democrats, College Republicans, and Young Americans for Liberty. Join Murfreesboro Criminal Defense Attorneys Scott Kimberly and Hunter Fowler and retired Criminal Defense Attorney…

April 2-6 ‘What Were You Wearing?’ Exhibit  Launches MTSU Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April 2-6 ‘What Were You Wearing?’ Exhibit Launches MTSU Sexual Assault Awareness Month

The “What Were You Wearing?” museum-style exhibit will be displayed in various locations across MTSU’s campus from April 2-6, kicking off Sexual Assault Awareness Month at the university. “What Were You Wearing?” is an exhibit that displays recreated outfits from the stories of sexual assault survivors of what they were wearing at the time of their assaults, said Lisa Schrader, MTSU Health Promotion director….

2018 MTSU Spring Showcase

April 6-14 MTSU Alumni Spring Showcase features many classes, events

Select university classes, the MTSU Arts production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” Blue Raider athletic contests, music, a private workshop for do-it-yourself projects and much more are among many options for alumni and friends during the MTSU Alumni Spring Showcase. The spring showcase, presented by the MTSU Alumni Association, will be held April 6-14 on and off the…

MTSU Students Talk Business, Their Futures at 2018 BEST Career Fair

MTSU Students Talk Business, Their Futures at 2018 BEST Career Fair

MTSU business administration majors Aaron and Alex Brown may have “doubled” their chances of landing an internship at this year’s Business Exchange for Student Talent, or BEST, Career Fair in the Student Union Ballroom. “When people see twins doing the same thing, oftentimes they remember it,” Alex Brown said as the brothers looked over prospective internships with each other. Meet the Browns, both…

March 17 MTSU Preview Day Available for Prospective Students

March 17 MTSU Preview Day Available for Prospective Students

MTSU’s Department of Admissions will hold the second preview day of the year this Saturday, March 17. MTSU conducts preview days as a way for prospective students to see the campus, take tours given by student guides, learn about departments, programs and student organizations and meet faculty and staff from academic areas and Student Affairs. To register…

MTSU green room selfie

Young Blackman Collegiate Academy members sample MTSU offerings

About 160 Blackman Collegiate Academy freshmen and sophomores gained a quick glimpse of the Middle Tennessee State University campus Tuesday (March 13). They spent a full day watching and listening, learning the ropes and sampling a taste of college life. Some toured the Center for Innovation in Media and the Honors College. Others learned about real estate, insurance, photography and much more….