Nashville Shakespeare Festival returns to MTSU Feb. 1-3 with 30th anniversary season’s production of ‘Hamlet’

Nashville Shakespeare Festival returns to MTSU Feb. 1-3 with 30th anniversary season’s production of ‘Hamlet’

MTSU Theatre is setting the scene Feb. 1-3 for another collaboration with the Nashville Shakespeare Festival devoutly to be wished on the Tucker Theatre stage: the woes of that troubled Danish prince, Hamlet. Director Denice Hicks, who brought the glamorous fairy queen Titania to life at MTSU in last fall’s joint production of “A Midsummer…

MTSU Honors The Secret Sisters at Annual Pre-Grammy Event

MTSU Honors The Secret Sisters at Annual Pre-Grammy Event

The Secret Sisters, an Americana duo that includes MTSU alumna Laura Rogers, was honored Saturday by the College of Media and Entertainment at its annual industry event preceding the Grammy Awards. Rogers and her sister, Lydia Rogers, are nominated for Best Folk Album in Sunday’s 60th Grammy Awards. They shared their excitement, and some life…

MTSU Daniels Veterans Center recognizes LKQ Corp.

MTSU Daniels Veterans Center recognizes LKQ Corp.

Representatives from the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center recently thanked Nashville business LKQ Corp. for its hiring of MTSU student veteran Jason Gill. Led by Keith M. Huber, senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives, and Daniels Center Director Hilary Miller, MTSU’s veterans program awarded a certificate of appreciation to LKQ executives Friday (Jan. 19) at their Grassmere Park Drive…

MTSU alumna recognized with prestigious journalism awards in Bahamas

MTSU alumna recognized with prestigious journalism awards in Bahamas

MTSU journalism alumna Tosheena Robinson-Blair is earning notice within the media and communications industries in her native Bahamas with a number of awards over the past year. A journalist with Etienne Dupuch Jr. Publications Ltd. in the Bahamas, Robinson-Blair received the Women of Distinction 2017 Global Leadership Award in Journalism and Broadcasting in December from Celebrating Women International, a…

Six MTSU Grad Students Gain Working Insights as Interns

Six MTSU Grad Students Gain Working Insights as Interns

MTSU graduate student Richard Boland of Murfreesboro just completed an internship with the Rutherford County geographic information systems office. He will graduate from MTSU Saturday, Dec. 16. Two days later, the 31-year-old will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Nontraditional student Joel Clements, 64, of Murfreesboro, spent two years as the graduate teaching assistant with the MTSU Engineering…

MTSU, Jackson State Reaffirm Partnership to Create Smoother Transition for Transferring Students

MTSU, Jackson State Reaffirm Partnership to Create Smoother Transition for Transferring Students

Reaffirming a partnership established in 2012, the presidents of Middle Tennessee State University and Jackson State Community College signed agreements Wednesday (Oct. 18) creating a smoother transition for students wanting to transfer from the West Tennessee college to the Murfreesboro university.   The signing occurred at the Jackson Country Club, where MTSU hosted its annual True Blue Tour luncheon for high school counselors…

MTSU Admissions Courts 50-Plus Midstate Counselors, Community College Staff

MTSU Admissions Courts 50-Plus Midstate Counselors, Community College Staff

More than 50 Midstate high school counselors and community college staff attended an MTSU admissions-hosted luncheon as the university courts them in an effort to recruit students for 2018 and beyond.   The 52 counselors from Rutherford and surrounding counties and directors and staff from Motlow College’s Smyrna campus learned about MTSU’s 240 combined undergraduate (140)…

MTSU’s Diverse Campus Reflected in Newest ‘True Blue Pledge’ Video

MTSU’s Diverse Campus Reflected in Newest ‘True Blue Pledge’ Video

Middle Tennessee State University again enlisted a diverse cast of students, faculty, staff and alumni to recite the latest video expression of what is becoming a cherished Blue Raider tradition.   The True Blue Pledge is recited each fall at MTSU’s annual University Convocation ceremony during which university President Sidney A. McPhee, top executives and…