Abigayle Houser may consider Middle Tennessee State University’s nationally recognized Horse Science program in about four years. At 15, the Bledsoe County High School freshman has plenty of time to ponder her future. Houser, who lives with her family on the 275-acre Rock Solid Ranch featuring Simmental cattle and working farm near rural Pikeville, Tennessee,…
More than 1,000 Middle Tennessee State University students and alumni fine-tuned their resumes, elevator pitches and dressed to impress as they descended upon the university’s Campus Recreation Center recently where dozens of prospective employers awaited to recruit them during the 2023 Fall Career Fair. The university’s largest and only campuswide career fair of the year…
Middle Tennessee State University’s campus and the surrounding community are again getting ready to roll up their sleeves for one of the biggest — and possibly the most critical — rivalry in the Blue Raider football season. The annual 100 Miles of Hope Red Cross Blood Drive competition between MTSU and Western Kentucky University is…
For the five siblings attending Middle Tennessee State University simultaneously, there has been nothing more special than sharing the experience together. “Being together is a step up from just hanging out with friends,” said Joseph Fisher, the second-youngest sibling of the group of five and a junior in the Aerospace Program. “There is a level…
A special twist of utilizing the University Honors College bell tower bells tolling at specific times will be part of the ninth annual 9/11 Remembrance at Middle Tennessee State University. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which is free and will be held at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11, at the Veterans Memorial…
Area high school students, their parents and families are invited to attend the upcoming Rutherford County College Night — one of the first college recruiting fairs in the Midstate this fall. The free event, hosted annually by Middle Tennessee State University, features 50 colleges and universities from across the Southeast. It will be held from…
Eight Middle Tennessee State University students — a record number — qualified for and attended the prestigious National Flute Association, or NFA, Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, earlier this month. “I was overjoyed and incredibly proud,” said Deanna Little, the students’ flute studies professor in the MTSU School of Music. “This is truly a wonderful and…
Middle Tennessee State University Police Lt. Demetrius Smith recently leveled up his leadership skills by completing the rigorous and nationally recognized Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command, joining five other senior commanding officers on the university’s force with this accomplishment. “I felt elated, accomplished,” said Smith about his recent July 28 graduation. “I…
While the cost of textbooks in higher education poses a significant challenge to many students, accessibility to course materials for those with disabilities is an even greater challenge for some whose limitations make learning more difficult. So a multidisciplinary team of five Middle Tennessee State University faculty is working toward improving accessibility for all through…
Through faculty effort, MTSU’s Department of Chemistry recently procured almost $900,000 in grants to secure multiple pieces of state-of-the-art instrumentation for students and faculty. “Training on modern instrumentation gives MTSU chemistry undergraduate and graduate students an employment advantage,” said Andrienne Friedli, project participant and former department chair. “The new instruments are important for the department…