Amanda Albakry enjoys science-related things “so you can learn how to help people,” and she plans to become a pediatrician. As fellow teenager Shyann Lyons gets older, she intends to pursue biology and “wants to inspire people” through poetry and other ways. They were two of nearly 75 high school students attending this summer’s MTSU…
Laura Clark, director of MTSU’s Center for Educational Media, was featured on this month’s “Out of the Blue” episode to discuss how the center supports educators in the university’s College of Education, across campus and in the larger pre-K-12 community across the state. The mission of MTSU’s College of Education, which houses the center, is…
MTSU’s Campus Recreation Center admitted fitness and sport enthusiasts of a furrier, four-legged variety to campus earlier this month when the university hosted the National Narcotic Detector Dog Association National Conference. “When we learned it was Murfreesboro’s turn to host, we wanted MTSU to be a big part of that,” said MTSU Police Capt. Jeff…
Middle Tennessee State University students and faculty were hard at work in the final hours before Thursday’s opening of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, preparing to handle live television production duties for 25 performances that will be featured on the popular streaming service Hulu. The assignment, the centerpiece of MTSU’s long-time partnership with the…
Sixteen Midstate teenagers learned about drones, data science and how it relates to solving real-world problems with precision agriculture during the second Middle Tennessee State University Digital Agriculture Camp. High school students like Miracle Brown of Lebanon, Tennessee, and Wilson Israel of Brentwood, Tennessee, who are already involved with agriculture-related programs, pondering ag careers and…
For the second consecutive year, the Middle Tennessee State University solar boat team finished fourth overall in the 29th annual Solar Splash, the world championship of collegiate solar boating. MTSU finished behind champion Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 2022 winner Cedarville (Ohio) University and third-place University of Southern Indiana. The MTSU team earned the Outstanding Solar System Design…
Middle Tennessee State University’s residence halls for Fall 2023 are at capacity for the first time in recent memory, thanks to a combination of rising enrollment of new freshmen and transfer students and changes in the off-campus housing market. Unlike other institutions in the state, however, MTSU does not require any students to live on…
Deborah Lee, NHC Chair of Excellence in Nursing at Middle Tennessee State University, will be a featured guest on the next episode of Nashville Public Television’s award-winning “Aging Matters” documentary series. The episode, titled “Second Acts,” will air at 8 p.m. June 20 on WNPT. The show spotlights stories of four retirement-age Middle Tennesseans who…
Middle Tennessee State University is partnering with R.I.S.E. Coalition to host the inaugural First-Aid for Mental Health Youth Wellness Expo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at MTSU’s Miller Education Center, 503 E. Bell St. The event is a collaboration between MTSU’s Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, MTSU Center for Fairness,…
Summer vacation may have recently kicked off for educators, but the opportunities for their professional development from MTSU’s Center for Educational Media are in full swing as the center offers academies, workshops, conferences and more this June and July for educational professionals. “We are proud to support these summer events which are aligned with our…