A group of Middle Tennessee State University students will attempt to make waves this week when they compete at the 29th annual Solar Splash, the world championship of collegiate solar boating. MTSU’s Experimental Vehicles Program solar boat team left at 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 6, heading for Springfield, Ohio, and the five days of competition,…
MTSU recently sent 16 undergraduates to participate in the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research and one student, Janna Abou-Rahma, was part of the team that won a highly competitive challenge putting her in the top 1% of hundreds of applicants. More commonly known as NCUR, the annual conference took place this April at the University…
Incoming Middle Tennessee State University freshman biology major Laylah Coleman likes the diversity of opportunities on the Blue Raider campus. Taking a different slant, Cedric White loves the flat terrain, there’s a rock-climbing wall in the Campus Recreation Center and excited to pursue forensic science. They were two of nearly 250 freshmen that mid-May day…
Seventeen young males of color from Oakland Middle School recently completed the first Emerging Leaders Academy — a mentorship program launched this spring between MTSU’s Center for Fairness, Justice and Equity, Oakland Middle School and First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Michelle Stevens, the MTSU center’s director, said the nine-week academy “was a success” and…
Registration is open for MTSU’s Inclusive College Experience camp hosted at the College of Education for persons ages 16 to 25 with intellectual disabilities. The one-week camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 19-23 with campers enjoying multiple opportunities across campus. Cost is $150. Tom Black, associate professor of special education…
For the first time in school history, the Middle Tennessee State University equestrian team took home the Western National Championship trophy at the 2023 Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association National Championship. Held earlier in May at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, five Blue Raider riders qualified as a western team and four riders qualified individually…
In a gesture of gratitude and recognition, Rutherford County Schools and the Rutherford County Board of Education proudly presented the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office with a resolution of appreciation during Thursday’s board meeting. The resolution, signed by Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Sullivan, the RCS School Board members, and Safety Director Patty Oeser, symbolizes the…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center teamed up with the Grand Ole Opry to pay tribute to the service by active-duty military and veterans during the annual Opry Salutes the Troops event. Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, MTSU’s senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives, and Air…
A Middle Tennessee State University professor passionate about science, technology, engineering and math education recently earned her fourth National Science Foundation grant to research student thinking in STEM and train STEM instructors to improve student learning. Jennifer Kaplan, director of MTSU’s Mathematics and Science Education Ph.D. Program, landed $154,929 in funding from the NSF to…
Hovercrafts, a humanoid robot, smart lock boxes to store deliveries safely on your porch, a small pinball machine and a navigation aid for the visually impaired — just a sampling of dozens of creative, end-of-year Middle Tennessee State University Engineering Technology student projects on display. Always a highlight event for seniors graduating in May, August…