MTSU’s ‘Scholars Week’ expo puts student research, creativity center stage

MTSU’s ‘Scholars Week’ expo puts student research, creativity center stage

MTSU’s annual “Scholars Week” wrapped up with a showcase of student research and creative activity demonstrating that student passion and imagination were the only limits to the work the university supported while celebrating its students in producing beyond the confines of the more typical science- and math-related projects. Senior theater major Gavin Strawn collaborated on…

MTSU CERV Spring Spectacular horse show

MTSU CERV Spring Spectacular horse show benefits veterans

The seventh annual MTSU CERV Spring Spectacular Horse Show will be held starting at 8 a.m. Sunday, April 3, in the main arena of the Tennessee Livestock Center, 1720 Greenland Drive. The event is free to spectators. The event, which benefits the Center of Equine Recovery for Veterans, or CERV, features open divisions for all…

MTSU spring 2022 Star Party

MTSU Star Parties continue April 1 with ‘Mysteries of Cosmic Rays’

The MTSU Department of Physics and Astronomy Star Parties for spring 2022 continue Friday, April 1. Lecturer Neda Naseri will bring “Mysteries of Cosmic Rays” to the audience starting at 6:30 p.m. in Room 102 of Wiser-Patten Science Hall. Friday Star Parties are free and open to the public. The format is a 30- to…

MTSU Trustees Meeting Dec 2021

MTSU Board of Trustees to hold April 5 quarterly meeting

The Middle Tennessee State University Board of Trustees will hold its quarterly meeting on Tuesday, April 5. The meeting begins at 1 p.m. in the Miller Education Center, Second Floor Meeting Room, 503 E. Bell St. The meeting is open to the public and also live streamed. The agenda includes reports from board committees; approval…

Entrepreneurship SBI Award 2022

MTSU Entrepreneurship program receives Small Business Institute ‘Showcase Award’

MTSU’s Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship program has been recognized by the Small Business Institute as the 2022 “Showcase Award” winner, signifying the top entrepreneurship program of the year. Headquartered in Clinton, Mississippi, the Small Business Institute has a mission “to be the premier provider of professional development for those engaged in experiential student team consulting…

MTSU physics, astronomy research growth making plenty of waves

MTSU physics, astronomy research growth making plenty of waves

Addressing a group gathered for a first-ever MTSU Department of Physics and Astronomy research poster session recently, Chair Ron Henderson spoke of the past, acknowledged the present and looked toward the future for the small but growing program. Henderson credited past Chair Robert Carlton for implementation of a thesis for undergraduates and praised assistant professor…

MTSU R2 Announcement

MTSU historic elevation to elite R2 ‘high research activity’ status

Middle Tennessee State University joins an elite group of universities across the country with its advancement to doctoral university: high research activity, or R2, status at the end of the month as designated by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. MTSU Provost Mark Byrnes announced the achievement, fittingly, at the closing ceremony of…

Alumni Spring Showcase 2022

MTSU Spring Showcase features variety of events

Sporting events including baseball, softball and tennis. A Star Party. Art and photographic exhibitions. The MTSU Illinois Jacquet Jazz Festival. A theatre musical and three-day LGBTQ+ conference. All this and much more are on the agenda for the annual MTSU Spring Showcase, presented by the National Alumni Association April 1-9. All event times are Central….

True Blue Preview

MTSU’s True Blue Preview welcomes prospective students to campus

MTSU’s second major recruiting event of the spring – a True Blue Preview – and daily campus tours will continue efforts by MTSU Office of Admissions staff to recruit students for 2022 and beyond. They will host prospective students and family members for the True Blue Preview starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 26, in…