Nominations are now being sought and accepted for the 2023-24 Middle Tennessee State University Distinguished Alumni. The deadline to submit is Friday, March 31. The awards, which will include an overall Distinguished Alumni recipient and Young Alumni Achievement honoree, recognize those with prolonged records of achievement who have made outstanding contributions to society and who…
An upcoming continuing education collaboration between four universities will bring awareness to agriculture-related topics and issues that educators and the general public can attend online. Middle Tennessee State University, in partnership with Tennessee Tech University, the University of Tennessee-Martin and University of Kentucky, is hosting a Food Systems Hybrid Field Day from 8 a.m. to…
For Neporcha Cone, the new dean of MTSU’s College of Education, the university’s award-winning teacher preparation program drew her in because she believes it is well-positioned to produce educational leaders of the future. “The university is made up of a dynamic body of administrators, faculty, staff and students who are committed to empowering and creating…
For Mengliang “Mike” Zhang, MTSU assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and rising research star on campus, successful research is all about collaboration. “Michael Jordan said, ‘Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships,’” Zhang said. “Similarly, research and education in science benefit immensely from collaborations and support.” Since joining the MTSU faculty…
Award-winning author and educator Ilyasah Shabazz closed out MTSU’s full calendar of Black History Month events Monday, Feb. 27, with her wide-ranging keynote address, discussing her parents’ legacy, the power of unity and the importance of education as “the key to understanding.” Shabazz, daughter of the late Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz as well as…
From new and prospective Middle Tennessee State University students answering U.S. presidents’ quiz questions to them visiting the MTSU President’s House to conclude their daylong visit recently, it was a day to acknowledge academic excellence. MTSU celebrated Presidents Day by hosting high school scholars for three events — a Buchanan Fellows Breakfast for students who…
For MTSU Health and Human Performance professor Chandra Russell Story, her faith “is the cornerstone of who I am and everything that I do, and I’ll ever be.” A licensed minister at First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Story is also a deeply accomplished scholar in the field of public health and was honored for her…
One of the Army Reserve’s newest commanding generals, Maj. Gen. Bob D. Harter, picked Middle Tennessee State University for his first visit to a higher education institution since assuming his new duties. Harter, commanding general of the 81st Readiness Division at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, toured MTSU’s Army ROTC detachment and the Charlie and Hazel…
A new collaboration between the Community Foundation of Rutherford County, Middle Tennessee State University and numerous corporate sponsors is keeping the tradition of the annual Lone Star Rodeo alive in Murfreesboro at MTSU’s Tennessee Miller Coliseum. The rodeo returns for a two-night run, starting at 7 o’clock Friday and Saturday, March 3-4, at Miller Coliseum,…
For Rachel McGinnis, the new director of MTSU’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, her job aligns her with a passion. “Research is important to the world,” McGinnis said. “It’s what moves things forward and makes things better.” In her new role since the end of January, McGinnis spent a lot of her first couple…