One of the most important elements of MTSU’s top-rated teacher preparation program — ranked the No. 1 producer of the most effective teachers in Tennessee by the state — is getting future educators into classrooms for hands-on teaching experience. Shannon Harmon, associate professor of education, said these experiences would not be possible without the partnership…
MTSU’s James E. Walker Library has been named as a Preservation Steward for the U.S. Government Publishing Office, an agreement through which the library will procure and preserve publications relating to agricultural, legal and cultural aspects of brewing and distilling from the 1800s through 1980. The topic falls in line with the university’s Fermentation Science…
U.S. Army Col. John C. Kinton helped celebrate 11 of the Army’s newest officers recently during the annual Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raider Battalion Spring Commissioning Ceremony. Kinton, commander of the 194th Engineer Brigade with the Tennessee Army National Guard, spoke to the new second lieutenants and an audience of family, friends and supporters…
Middle Tennessee State University is home to yet another Fulbright Scholar. Political science major Victoria Grigsby has received one of the most competitive overseas fellowships in the country — the Fulbright Summer Institute in Wales in the United Kingdom. “I am very excited and grateful for this opportunity. I believe it will play a huge…
After graduate student Abigail Kwarteng capped off her MTSU experience with a walk across the Murphy Center stage this past weekend, she set her sights on her next dream — to represent her native Ghana in high jump in next year’s Summer Olympics Games in Paris. “Honestly, as an athlete, the Olympics is almost everybody’s…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Kayla Jenkins, a student in the Public History Master’s Program, was recently named to the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge’s 2023 Student Voting Honor Roll. ALL IN is a nonprofit that works with higher education institutions and students across the country to empower them to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic…
The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club is hosting an online auction of game-used Military Appreciation Jerseys to benefit the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center at Middle Tennessee State University. The auction runs until Thursday, May 18. The Sounds will wear the camouflage-themed military jerseys Saturday, May 13, during their game against the…
Middle Tennessee State University will honor five officers of the Metro Nashville Police Department on Friday, May 5, for their “precision, duty and selflessness” in response to the recent deadly Covenant School shootings. Detective Ryan Cagle, detective Michael Collazo, officer Rex Engelbert, Sgt. Jeffery Mathes and detective Zachary Plese will be named honorary professors of…
Southwest Airlines welcomes Middle Tennessee State University’s highly touted Department of Aerospace as its newest partner in Destination 225°, the airline’s First Officer development and recruitment program. As a potential pilot shortage across the industry increases the demand for qualified and skilled pilots, Destination 225° was developed to lead aspiring pilots to Southwest Airlines. Destination…
The Middle Grades Math Contest was held at Middle Tennessee State University on Thursday, April 13, with sixth, seventh, and eighth grade divisions. Each student participant took a 60-minute math test during the morning and awards were presented in the afternoon. Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School won the T-shirt contest with its entry designed by student Ashley…