Middle Tennessee State University will host hundreds of prospective students and their families Saturday, Feb. 24, for the first of two MTSU Preview Days on campus. MTSU holds 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…
Blackman High School senior Jania Boddie plans to major in studio art and graphic design when she enters Middle Tennessee State University later this year. So it was no surprise that her capstone research project as part of the Blackman Collegiate Academy had an intensely artistic focus — the impact of child art therapy in terms of…
Nearly 40 MTSU School of Concrete and Construction Management students piqued the interest of 19 companies regionally and nationwide Friday (Feb. 9). The companies, invited to campus by one of the signature MTSU programs, were seeking summer interns that often lead to full-time employment. The School of Concrete and Construction Management conducts Internship Speed Interviewing Days so students can…
Middle Tennessee State University has set a $250,000 goal for its first ever “True Blue Give,” a 48-hour online push for support from Blue Raider alumni and fans. The goal is to raise funds from at least 500 university friends during the Feb. 15-16 drive to support academics, athletics and scholarships. True Blue supporters can…
The Middle Tennessee softball team kicks off their season on Friday, Feb. 9 participating in the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament hosted by UCLA. The Blue Raiders will play six games in three days as they also take part in the Titan Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton. On Friday, MT will face Cal Poly (3…
The Bounce Back Golf Scramble benefitting Homes for Our Troops will be held Apr.14 at 1:00 p.m. at Champion’s Run Golf Course in Rockvale, TN. The cost is $100 per participant ($400 per team). Students and military will receive a discounted price of $80. The four-person scramble will begin with a shotgun start. Register at www.active .com (search Bounce Back Scramble) Registration Link. All…
House Speaker Beth Harwell led a delegation of Tennessee legislators to campus Monday (Feb. 5) to learn more about Middle Tennessee State University’s Tennessee Center for Botanical Medicine Research and its ongoing studies with non-psychotropic cannabinoids, which are derived from hemp. “I’m so proud of your ability to lead the nation (with this research),” said Harwell, R-Nashville. “You’re on the cutting…
The winter 2018 edition of MTSU Magazine profiles alum Joel Alsup (’02), supervisor of Creative Media Services for ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. In that position, Alsup works closely with the national direct marketing department as a short-form video documentarian of the patients and the families who come through St. Jude. “I want the rest of the…
February is American Heart Month. And MTSU once again participated in the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. The MTSU community gathered Friday (Feb. 2 National Wear Red Day) for a short program and heart-shaped photo opportunity for attendees assembled in the Liz and Creighton Rhea Atrium. Those attending learned about risks and symptoms of heart disease…
Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposed state budget released Tuesday includes a $38 million recommendation to build a new academic classroom building for MTSU’s College of Behavioral and Health Sciences. The MTSU building, ranked No. 1 on the higher education priority list by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, is among $94.8 million in capital outlay projects that…