Anna Kate Jackson stole the show halfway through the recent MTSU Engineering Technology Mech-Tech, an end-of-the-semester student project expo. That happens when children or animals move into the picture, literally. Jackson, 3, of Lebanon, Tennessee, found herself on an up-and-down free ride — an automated forklift — designed and built by her father, J.R. Jackson…
Middle Tennessee State University is creating a new center in its College of Education to focus on recruiting and retaining diverse teacher candidates, graduate students and faculty. The announcement was part of a broader discussion at the quarterly MTSU Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday on the need to better serve and encourage students from underserved…
MTSU again was a major player in the recent Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature, which annually provides interested college students from across the state with a hands-on taste of the ins and outs of crafting public policy. While MTSU’s eight-member delegation joined the other schools in the same senate and house chambers on Capitol Hill in…
Nearly 30 exceptional high school chemistry students from across the region participated in the recent MTSU Department of Chemistry Scholarship Tournament. Held in the Science Building, the competition recognized 29 outstanding chemistry students from 11 schools in Rutherford and surrounding counties. While on campus, they received an up-close look at the facilities as they consider…
Middle Tennessee State University has been recognized globally by Newsweek magazine as among the Best Maker Schools in Higher Education 2021. The universities, community and junior colleges, vocational and trade schools included on the Best Maker Schools in Higher Education list are those with curricula that encourage learning by doing; are supported by educators committed…
A recent $25,000 donation from HCA Healthcare Inc. and HCA Healthcare Foundation to the MTSU Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center will jump-start the new Avery King Memorial Scholarship Fund. The establishing of the new scholarship fund will help many service members, veterans, spouses and their families live their best lives, a…
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…