Middle Tennessee State University’s Center for Historic Preservation will host author and historian Bob Beatty at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, for a Q&A on his book, “Play All Night! Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East.” The recently released book by the MTSU alumnus dives deep into the motivations and musical background of…
Middle Tennessee State University’s first cohort of Physician Assistant Studies students and their families gathered Friday, Aug. 11, to celebrate a milestone with the inaugural “white coat” ceremony that symbolizes the next step in their academic careers. “This is a huge transition for them,” Marie Patterson, PA program director, told the crowd gathered in the…
In his mid-60s, earning a second master’s degree and after a 41-year military career, Keith Prather basically tells retirement to go away. “I will always be doing something,” said Prather, 64, of Smyrna, Tennessee, chair and volunteer with Tri-Star Veterans Resource Center in Murfreesboro. “I’m thinking about getting a doctorate in health and human performance.”…
Rural Tennesseans will have a better chance at recovering from opioid addiction through a $2.92 million federal grant awarded to MTSU’s Center for Health and Human Services, in partnership with Cedar Recovery treatment clinic. The three-year grant comes from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Middle Tennessee State University will celebrate more than 830 new alumni as they cross the stage at Murphy Center Saturday, Aug. 12, to receive their degrees during the 2023 summer commencement. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. Central in Hale Arena inside Murphy Center at 2650 Middle Tennessee Blvd and is open to the…
Middle Tennessee State University students manned cameras, ran video packages, produced audio for both a broadcast and public address system, built a stage and more for a special NTT IndyCar Series/Big Machine Music City Grand Prix event on Lower Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Along with True Blue TV Event Productions and as part of…
When Chris Brennan started at Middle Tennessee State University in 1992, he wasn’t sure where life would take him next. Now, a 29-year veteran of the Metro Nashville Police Department, he is finally finishing what he started and graduating with his bachelor’s degree in integrated studies this August. During his first stint at MTSU, Brennan…
In an effort to help veterans maximize their health care benefits, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System and the Middle Tennessee State University Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center will host the Murfreesboro PACT Act Summer VetFest from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7, at the Andrew Woodfin Miller Sr. Education Center,…
The Tennessee Department of Education recently brought on Tiffany Wilson, professional school counseling coordinator for MTSU’s College of Education, as the school counseling consultant for its just under $14 million grant project to retain and recruit mental health professionals into high-needs, rural school districts across the state. “I felt excited,” Wilson said about being asked…
Middle Tennessee State University followed up a record year of fundraising a year ago with growing donor support, securing a new record of just over $18.2 million in private donations to support the university’s educational mission. Joe Bales, vice president for university advancement, said the total to close out the fiscal year June 30 was…