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…
Enhance your communication skills this summer by learning a new language through the fun, hands-on virtual American Sign Language course offered by MTSU in early June. MTSU’s Center for Accelerated Language Acquisition has opened registration for the five-day course that combines ASL Part 1 and 2 into a single learning experience. The course runs from…
Random and unexpected, 7-year-old Zoe Beard turned around in the spacious Tennessee Livestock Center main arena at Middle Tennessee State University and gave a total stranger a hug. MTSU student Olivia Key was the recipient of the kind gesture by the Christiana Elementary School first grader, who was overjoyed by all the fun, excitement, sights…
For literacy professor Katie Schrodt, promoting literacy extends beyond her classroom of future educators at MTSU’s College of Education. “As literacy educators working in a teacher education program, one of our jobs is to promote literacy in our community by hosting family and community literacy events,” Schrodt said. “Along with our teacher education students, we…
Elementary, middle school and high school students from Rutherford, Davidson and Sumner counties brought their research A games to the Middle Tennessee State University campus earlier this week. Ingenious, industrious and impressive describes the projects and talents of the nearly 220 youth from 18 schools attending the annual Middle Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub Expo Wednesday,…
Tiffany Fortson, fashion lecturer in the Textiles, Merchandising and Design Department, said “We have some talented designers in the Textiles, Merchandising and Design Department,” Fortson said. “The students created their sketches, drafted their patterns and executed all of the garments in their collections.” The show is open to the public and begins at 5 p.m….
Middle Tennessee State University Department of Physics and Astronomy lecturer Irina Perevalova continues the spring Friday Star Party with a special presentation. Perevalova will present the topic “Plate Tectonics” starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 7, in Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room 102. Free parking can be found behind Wiser-Patten. All Star Parties are free and…