Tour of MTSU Daniels Center

MTSU Daniels Center, new VA director plan to ‘grow relationship’

A first-time visit to the MTSU Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center left a positive impression on Daniel Dücker, the new executive director for the VA’s Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. Joined by Tennessee Valley Healthcare System staff members Michael Renfrow and Hunt Blair, Dücker recently visited the center, which is located on…

MTSU Outdoor Pursuits Reels in $70K TWRA Grant to Pilot Fishing Program

MTSU Outdoor Pursuits Reels in $70K TWRA Grant to Pilot Fishing Program

MTSU’s Blake Osborn, outdoor pursuits coordinator for Middle Tennessee Outdoor Pursuits, or MTOP, knew True Blue students were interested in a university fishing program, and the slowdown during the pandemic allowed him to pursue it. “We also started collaborating with Abundant Life Adventure Club, made for Black professionals and entrepreneurs to recreate outside,” Osborn said….

MTSU Military Science Commissions 13 New Leaders as 2nd Lieutenants

MTSU Military Science Commissions 13 New Leaders as 2nd Lieutenants

The former chair of the MTSU Military Science Department returned to address 13 ROTC cadets being commissioned as second lieutenants in various branches of the U.S. Army, reserves and national guard. Regarding leadership, retired Lt. Col. Joel Miller referenced his own commissioning ceremony from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, nearly 30…

Best friends capture MTSU President’s, Provost’s awards

Best friends capture MTSU President’s, Provost’s awards

They are best friends about to their conclude their undergraduate academic journeys at MTSU. And they are going out on top. Student Government Association President Winton Cooper and fellow motivated senior Kap Paull recently claimed the respective President’s and Provost’s awards during separate ceremonies on campus. Cooper, a Bahamas native, was presented his award —…

MTSU Mech-Tech Expo 2022 Features Robotics-Driven Projects

MTSU Mech-Tech Expo 2022 Features Robotics-Driven Projects

Tennis ball launchers. 3D-printed brushless motors. A Rubik’s Cube solving robot. Mr. CatDog. This is just a sampling of about 100 senior projects created by dozens of MTSU Engineering Technology and Mechatronics Engineering students and displayed recently during the biannual Mech-Tech Expo, held in the Miller Education Center’s second-floor atrium. The expo, which featured robotics…

MTSU Student Will Use ATHENA $3K Scholarship for Education

MTSU Student Will Use ATHENA $3K Scholarship for Education

A driven MTSU student has been rewarded with a $3,000 scholarship by the Rutherford Cable organization. Khadijah Alnassari of Nashville, Tennessee, received the Rutherford ATHENA scholarship Friday, April 29, during a luncheon at Embassy Suites by Hilton Murfreesboro. The organization also presented the ATHENA Award to Rev. Martha Toucton of Murfreesboro and ATHENA Young Professional…

MTSU Mentors College

MTSU’s College of Education Awards Local Educators

The art of teaching comes alive in the classroom, and MTSU education students get a front-row seat thanks to mentors from partner districts Murfreesboro City Schools and Rutherford County Schools who welcome students into their classrooms and under their wings. To honor and recognize the work of these educators, a committee of College of Education…

Two MTSU College of Education Alumni Win National ‘Oscars’ of Education

Two MTSU College of Education Alumni Win National ‘Oscars’ of Education

Two MTSU College of Education alumni were recently recognized individually for their superior teaching with a Milken Education Award — known as the “Oscar” of education — and the $25,000 cash prize that accompanies the honor. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn and other officials attended assemblies this month at…