As the model race car drove in fits and starts along the mock road course on the MTSU Science Building Atrium floor, an MTSU data science team member had to frequently pick it up and redirect it to stay on the roadway. Not at all what the team planned, yet it was a problem that…
Low-income Middle Tennessee State University students needing help with child care costs can apply for about 40 grants of around $1,000 each semester beginning Fall 2022. The program, put into place with the closing in December of the Child Care Lab at Womack Lane Apartments, will allow MTSU to expand greatly the number of students…
Middle Tennessee State University has been named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Top Online Colleges 2022. The prestigious recognition is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. MTSU ranked 40th among the 150 higher-ed institutions highlighted and was the only Tennessee university that made the list. The ranking…
MTSU’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center recently received the Patriot Award from The Charlie Daniels Journey Home Project during the third annual Charlie Daniels Patriot Award Dinner at City Winery in Nashville, Tennessee. The 2021 Patriot Award was presented by MTSU alumnus, retired Maj. Gen. Terry “Max” Haston, former Tennessee adjutant…
Nine billion people. That’s the projected world population by 2050, raising concerns among producers and policy makers about the sustainability of current crop production systems, said MTSU agricultural education assistant professor Chaney Mosley. “A large part of the solution might be right under our feet,” said Mosley, the School of Agriculture faculty member spearheading the…
Bonnie Barksdale, assistant education professor, is one of several faculty facilitating Literacy Night events that provide hands-on experience for College of Education students with local public-school children and the community. “It is the experiential learning part of the READ 4015 course,” Barksdale said. “The COE provides this opportunity through coursework.” In partnership with local school…
The MTSU Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center and the Blue Raider football team will host the 39th annual Salute to Veterans and Armed Forces football game. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, against the visiting Florida International University Panthers in Floyd Stadium. A ticket will be required for…
MTSU’s School of Music was pleased to resume the nation’s longest-running marching band competition after its hiatus a year ago because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 58th Contest of Champions was held Saturday, Oct. 23, on Jones Field inside Floyd Stadium featuring 19 high school bands from four states throughout the region. Taking the grand…
Heather Brown, the longtime professor and former director of the of the MTSU School of Concrete and Construction Management, was recognized by her peers and industry leaders at a special event Tuesday, Oct. 26, at the Embassy Suites Hotel Nashville SE Murfreesboro. Brown, who was the face of the MTSU program for 20 years before…
The Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders are joining forces with the American Red Cross to get more than 300 units of blood collected during their annual fall blood drive on Nov. 1 – Nov. 3 on the campus. All presenting donors will receive a commemorative “MTSU True Blue” t-shirt, while supplies last. Blood donation…