Finishing fourth overall, the MTSU solar boat team received major awards from judges evaluating the 2022 Solar Splash competition held recently in Springfield, Ohio. Work — in the form of yearlong hard work and teamwork — paved the way for the nine-member unit. Along with the fourth-place plaque, the Blue Raiders captured first-place honors for…
Line-of-duty motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of injury, disability and fatality for police officers, which is why MTSU Police take annual Emergency Vehicle Operations Course training and recently finished the most recent course. Lt. Andrew Bennett, one of the department’s three vehicle safety trainers, said the training is so important because officers drive…
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…