MTSU Lady Raiders fueled by 3,400-plus Murfreesboro City Schools’ students in Education Day game

MTSU Lady Raiders fueled by 3,400-plus Murfreesboro City Schools’ students in Education Day game

Making it loud quite often, more than 3,400 Murfreesboro City Schools’ youngsters helped the Middle Tennessee State University Lady Raiders defeat visiting Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville 85-41 Wednesday, Dec. 4, in the annual Education Day game in Murphy Center. The students, from 13 city elementary schools, had a blast on their field trip to the MTSU…

MTSU Dec 1 Scholarship Deadline

Dec. 1 deadline nears for incoming freshmen to apply, qualify for guaranteed MTSU scholarships

Middle Tennessee State University awards an array of guaranteed scholarships to qualifying first-time, incoming freshmen, but the deadline to take advantage is quickly approaching. Prospective students for the 2025-26 academic year must have a complete application on file with the MTSU Admissions Office by Sunday, Dec. 1, to be considered for an academic merit guaranteed…

Extremely loud Rutherford County Schools’ Education Day crowd makes MTSU Murphy Center rock

Extremely loud Rutherford County Schools’ Education Day crowd makes MTSU Murphy Center rock

Collectively, they were extremely loud for 40 minutes of college basketball regulation time — or nearly two hours counting all the timeouts, clock stoppage, pregame and halftime segments. Nearly 6,000 Rutherford County Schools’ youngsters yelled, screamed, cheered, danced in their seats and more Monday, Nov. 4, during the annual Education Day game field trip to…

42nd Salute to Veterans and Armed Forces game Nov. 9 honors vets, active-duty personnel

42nd Salute to Veterans and Armed Forces game Nov. 9 honors vets, active-duty personnel

The 42nd annual Middle Tennessee State University Salute to Veterans and Armed Forces game and activities will definitely have a World War II theme as the university continues its tradition of hosting this special event in honor of veterans, military personnel and their families and supporters. World War II veteran Bill Allen of Murfreesboro will…

MTSU’s School of Music students to spread holiday joy at annual ‘Messiah’ concert Nov. 17

MTSU’s School of Music students to spread holiday joy at annual ‘Messiah’ concert Nov. 17

Middle Tennessee State University’s School of Music students will spread melodic and lyrical joy as they help usher in the holiday season with George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” on Nov. 17. The MTSU Schola Cantorum, comprising of MTSU’s School of Music’s top upper-division vocal majors and graduate students, will perform alongside a professional orchestra at 3 p.m….

MTSU Hosts 48th Vice President Mike Pence for Constitution Day on Tuesday

MTSU Hosts 48th Vice President Mike Pence for Constitution Day on Tuesday

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence spoke to a packed house at Middle Tennessee State University’s Tucker Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 17, to round out the university’s annual Constitution Day activities. Pence, who said he began studying the U.S. Constitution when he was in high school, called the document “the greatest charter for liberty in…

MTSU Bleeds True Blue to Recapture ‘100 Miles of Hope’ Blood Drive Bragging Rights

MTSU Bleeds True Blue to Recapture ‘100 Miles of Hope’ Blood Drive Bragging Rights

Middle Tennessee State University bled True Blue and beat Western Kentucky University during the annual MTSU-WKU “100 Miles of Hope” friendly blood drive competition. MTSU collected 405 units during the three-day effort, 36 more than WKU, which collected 369 units. Together, the Conference USA schools collected 774 units of lifesaving blood. MTSU’s donations alone could…

MTSU’s Department of Media Arts’ Production Truck Celebrates 500th Shoot

MTSU’s Department of Media Arts’ Production Truck Celebrates 500th Shoot

It’s been an accomplishment nearly 13 years to the day in the making — the mobile production lab truck used by students in Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of Media Arts in the College of Media and Entertainment celebrated its 500th shoot since going online in 2011. The milestone shoot happened as the Blue Raider football…

SGA’s visit with Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett.

Princeton Review Ranks MTSU’s Student Government Association in Top 25 List

Middle Tennessee State University’s Student Government Association has earned a spot in the Top 25 of The Princeton Review’s annual list of the nation’s best colleges and universities. Under the leadership of second-term president Michai Mosby, MTSU’s SGA ranked 20th in the nation for the Most Active Student Government category in the publication, moving up…