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…
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 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…
Kim Floyd-Tune and others have been waiting a year for the return of the Prescription Drug Take-Back Day at MTSU. “I collect it all year. It’s lived under my (bathroom) sink. My whole family throws it in there,” Floyd-Tune, a Murfreesboro resident and secretary to MTSU School of Nursing director Jenny Sauls, said early Tuesday…
In a room full of fellow graduating MTSU student veterans receiving special red stoles Wednesday, April 27, for the upcoming spring commencement ceremonies, Tatyana Brasswell’s story played out differently than all the others. Dozens of student veterans were recognized by top Middle Tennessee State University officials in the ceremony in the Miller Education Center second-floor…
We’re welcoming the whole community to join us for a morning full of family fun in support of ACE Learning Center! This year’s Saddle Up will have activities, performers, food, and a silent auction that the whole family will enjoy. Young children will be able to learn and play at the many activity stations we…
A Murfreesboro high school provided evidence Tuesday of how a connection with higher education can make its students far more prepared for college and for life. The Siegel Humanities Academy concluded its first semester Tuesday (April 26) with a celebration of scholarship and partnership attended by school and university officials. The academy is a collaboration…
MTSU faculty and alumni will once again be involved in the 44th Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade Wildlife Festival at Cedars of Lebanon State Park near Lebanon, Tenn. MTSU’s Center for Cedar Glade Studies partners with the state park to host the annual event the evening of Friday, April 29, and all day Saturday, April 30….
MTSU and the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center will recognize dozens of graduating senior veterans and Military Science ROTC cadets at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, in the Miller Education Center’s second-floor atrium. The event is sponsored by Amazon Military. Breakfast, provided by Maple Street Biscuit Company, begins at 9 a.m….
The biannual event, sponsored by Campus Pharmacy and University Police, takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at a special drive-up location near the Campus Pharmacy drive-thru outside the Health, Wellness and Recreation Center, 1848 Blue Raider Drive. Expired, unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medicines will be accepted. Event organizers…