Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and SurgiCenter (MMC), in conjunction with the MMC Foundation, recently named Kirolos Michael as the first recipient of the prestigious ‘Drs. David and Yolando Chatman Scholarship’. The MMC Foundation and MMC’s Diversity Committee developed a scholarship for local students who are advancing to medical school. Named for Drs. David and Yolando Chatman,…
Middle Tennessee State University’s chief academic officer came to the 2022 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival to see for himself how students were learning and working at one of the world’s premier live-music experiences that also doubles as a university classroom. University Provost Mark Byrnes, accompanied by Media and Entertainment Dean Beverly Keel and Greg…
Yaseen Ginnab entered Middle Tennessee State University two years ago, planning to study biology and psychology. He never even considered research. Two years later, thanks to a freshman-year nudge by biology professor Frank Bailey, the now-rising senior is totally into research — a true match for MTSU’s elevated status as a Carnegie R2 (high research…
Middle Tennessee State University not only resumed its pandemic-paused partnership this year with the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, it expanded efforts to provide additional learning experiences for its students seeking real-world experience at the iconic entertainment venue. Students from MTSU’s College of Media and Entertainment will provide video and streaming services for acts performing…
Data has always fascinated recent Middle Tennessee State University graduate Musa Touray, so his interest was piqued when he saw that MTSU started offering data science concentrations a few years ago. The university then transitioned to data science being offered as a full undergraduate degree program not long after, a perfect fit for Touray —…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday voted to keep tuition and program services fees flat for the coming academic year this fall. The board unanimously approved the administration’s recommendation for a 0% increase in undergraduate tuition and program services fees, as well as a 0% increase in graduate and out-of-state tuition. Trustee…
MTSU’s Undergraduate Research Center and Undergraduate Research Experience and Creative Activity grant offer students the opportunity to conduct hands-on and impactful research that has helped several recent graduates earn top-tier further education and career experience placements. Greg Van Patten, dean of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, said getting involved in undergraduate research puts…
Mark Musselman graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in May with a 4.0 GPA to earn his bachelor’s degree in professional studies. He says he did it for his kids to show them that you can “rebound” from anything if you work hard enough — even if you’re doing it at 41 years old. “I…
Nashville Superspeedway and the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center at Middle Tennessee State University announced a partnership Thursday to support mutual efforts to honor active-duty troops and assist student veterans as they seek educational and employment opportunities. MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and Erik Moses, Nashville Superspeedway’s president and general manager,…
There’s quite a growing trend of Middle Tennessee State University graduates pursuing graduate degrees at prestigious Johns Hopkins University. Add DaVonte Lewis to the list. Lewis, who graduated May 7 from MTSU with a bachelor’s degree in physics, will attend Johns Hopkins, a private school based in Baltimore, Maryland, with campuses also in Laurel, Maryland,…