Now over halfway through her yearlong term as president of MTSU’s Student Government Association, senior Jada Powell finds herself balancing the completion of her campaign goals with thoughts of the association’s, and her own, future as graduation and the end of her term hover just over the horizon. “Unfortunately, I cannot stay here at MTSU…
One year ago after being hired by Middle Tennessee State University, Amy Aldridge Sanford seized the opportunity to tackle a new job — vice provost for Academic Programs in the Provost’s Office — at the only speed (warp) she knows. A senior scholar in higher education, the author, activist, TEDx speaker and more, Sanford totally…
For 10 MTSU undergraduate students and researchers, Wednesday, Feb. 15, marked not just another opportunity to present their STEM-based research projects, but to also show off their work to state officials and peers and rub elbows with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee at the annual Posters at the Capitol event. The MTSU cohort joined 41 other…
MTSU Athletics Department allowed us to come out and do an update on their new, upgraded tennis facility that is currently under construction. They also filled us in on a few other major projects they have going on as well.
Blue Raider alumni and supporters can again show their love for Middle Tennessee State University and its educational mission during the sixth annual True Blue Give. Officially running Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 14-16, the goal of the 72-hour special valentines fundraising effort is to raise $650,000 in gifts of support from university friends for academics,…
It was more than an ordinary week recently for Siegel Humanities Academy students at Siegel High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee – it was their first Humanities Week. The week was packed with fun activities that pushed students to think outside the box, create, communicate their ideas, and bond as a community. It was a week…
Megan Richard, coordinator of International Student and Scholar Services, along with staff at the Office of International Affairs wanted to update the International Ambassadors program to make it more impactful and meaningful for MTSU’s around 400 students from other countries. “We changed the name from International Ambassadors to the International Student Council to reflect a…
This Friday at Adam’s Tennis Complex at Old Fort Part, the MTSU Men’s Tennis Team will be taking on Rice University at 5pm. Lots of vendors (including a cotton candy food truck) will be there, free t-shirts, free pizza and more!
Two pairs of the music industry’s best “ears,” trained at Middle Tennessee State University, will be hearing plenty of congratulations as they figure out the best locations for their newly acquired Grammy Awards for engineering two spectacular albums. Both Brandon Bell and Tony Castle, graduates of MTSU’s internationally recognized Department of Recording Industry, have already…
People cheering on MTSU students during December’s graduation may have wondered why graduate DJ Jackson displayed 1991-2022 on his cap. Jackson attended MTSU from 1991-95 before he left to work, save money and start his 25-year career so far at the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Thanks to taking classes throughout the years and MTSU’s Prior…