MTSU-Trained Engineers Bring Home 2 Grammys

MTSU-Trained Engineers Bring Home 2 Grammys

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…

Economics Ph.D. Student Named MTSU’s First Tennessee Doctoral Scholar

Economics Ph.D. Student Named MTSU’s First Tennessee Doctoral Scholar

When MTSU doctoral student Yolunda Nabors learned that tuition for her fifth and final year of her Ph.D. in Economics program would be fully covered along with a generous stipend, she was in total disbelief. “It was a total surprise!” Nabors said about the email from the College of Graduate Studies announcing her win. “It…

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MTSU Student, Faculty Contingent Returns to Grammys to Network, Honor Alumni

Middle Tennessee State University returned to the Grammy Awards on Friday, Feb. 3, with a contingent from its College of Media and Entertainment traveling from its Murfreesboro, Tennessee, campus to Los Angeles for a long weekend of gathering with area alumni and attending backstage and pre-show events. President Sidney A. McPhee joined students and faculty…

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MTSU to Host Panel on Overcoming Racial Prejudice, Discrimination

The Political Economy Research Institute in MTSU’s Jones College of Business is hosting a special off-campus community event Thursday, Feb. 9, that will bring together Nashville-area business leaders and scholars to engage in personal conversations on societal issues. As part of the PERI’s Dr. Ming Wang’s Cosmopolitan Initiative Lecture Series and in conjunction with MTSU’s…

New MTSU Master of Athletic Training Program Launching This Summer

New MTSU Master of Athletic Training Program Launching This Summer

MTSU professor Helen Binkley along with master instructor Kristi Phillips were committed to transitioning their high-quality undergraduate degree program in Athletic Training to a master’s when new industry accreditation requirements loomed. “Our options were either to teach out the undergraduate program until the last chance possible before discontinuing AT altogether or take the steps required…

MTSU Spring Friday Star Party Series Launches Feb. 3 with ‘Green Comet’ Topic

MTSU Spring Friday Star Party Series Launches Feb. 3 with ‘Green Comet’ Topic

Typically held on the first Friday of the month during the semester, the Middle Tennessee State University Department of Physics and Astronomy Friday Star Parties for spring 2023 will feature four events from February through May. Professor Chuck Higgins launches the series, presenting the topic “What is a Green Comet?” starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday,…

MTSU Magazine’s Winter 2023 Edition Celebrates New Construction, Successful Alumni

MTSU Magazine’s Winter 2023 Edition Celebrates New Construction, Successful Alumni

The latest edition of MTSU magazine chronicles the October 2022 opening of a new $40.1 million School of Concrete and Construction Management Building on the east side of campus. The 54,000-square-foot facility is an integrated and experiential learning laboratory for 135 current Concrete Industry Management majors and 200 Construction Management students preparing for professional careers…

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MTSU Students Create, Network to Pad Résumés During 2023 HackMT

Middle Tennessee State University Computer Science and Data Science students were not only creating games and dabbling with virtual reality and artificial intelligence at this year’s HackMT event, but also networking and establishing relationships with, hopefully, potential employers. Joined by representatives from industry partners, MTSU students on 10 teams spent 36 nonstop hours creating apps…