Nearly 5,000 Rutherford County Schools’ students turned Murphy Center from the Glass House to the Loud House. The fourth- and fifth-grade students turned the decibel levels on high — but it could have been louder Monday, Nov. 7, when the 4,700 students got wound up during the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 79-52 victory against the…
“The Judds: Love is Alive – The Final Concert” at MTSU’s Murphy Center was filled with True Blue full-circle moments — from headliner Wynonna Judd’s historic homecoming to the venue that recreated the 1991 farewell concert with her late mother to Blue Raider community members past and present working shoulder-to-shoulder to make the star-studded, made-for-TV…
MTSU’s College of Education was one of only 32 total institutions to be recognized by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation for its quality as an education preparation provider. Each year, CAEP selects education preparation providers accredited by the council to receive the Frank Murray Leadership Recognition for Continuous Improvement designation, with other…
Author Ryan Jenkins began his keynote remarks for Middle Tennessee State University’s recent Leadership Summit at Embassy Suites with the story of the tiny hamlet of Kugluktuk in western Canada that at one point had the world’s highest teen suicide rate despite a population of just under 1,500 people. In response to the crisis, the…
The tireless work of MTSU professor Mary Evins and her team of student and community volunteers has once again registered a success — the university earned its second win as the top four-year, public university in Secretary of State Tre Hargett’s College Voter Registration Competition. “Consistency, commitment, perseverance, drive and unwavering dedication got us this…
Like many Blue Raider students with outside responsibilities or unique schedules, MTSU English major and current senior Vincent Taylor needed a course of study that could accommodate his life outside of the classroom. “I take care of my grandmother full time in my hometown,” said Taylor, who lives about 170 miles away from campus in…
Riverdale Honors College students descended on MTSU campus in celebration of Tennessee’s STEM week last Friday. Students attended a variety of classes and participated in STEM experiments within MTSU’s College of Mathematics and Sciences. Andrew Newsom, a senior at Riverdale and a member of the Honors College, hopes the experience helped provide a feel for…
Students taking advantage of the partnership between McGuire Restaurant Group and Middle Tennessee State University are thriving, with one student employee already graduated and several more preparing to walk across the stage inside Murphy Center very soon. Two of those students, Michael Johnson and Ariane Raines, say they are reaching goals faster than they had…
CMT and Sandbox Productions announced Wednesday, Oct. 26, that country music legend Wynonna Judd will headline a history-making concert event with “The Judds: Love Is Alive – The Final Concert” on Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University. The event recreates “The Judds 1991 Farewell Tour” for a special televised…
Middle Tennessee State University’s College of Basic and Applied Sciences welcomed dozens of outstanding students from the Riverdale High School Honors College. A first-time partnership between MTSU and the Riverdale program will, potentially, be a springboard for future visits from Riverdale and “a model” for collaborations with other area high schools, said Greg Van Patten,…