Thanks to a personal connection MTSU Political Economy Research Institute Director Dan Smith has with Lubbock, Texas-based The Remnant Trust, MTSU is the recipient of rare books and manuscripts on loan for University Honors College students to utilize with the annual Spring Lecture Series. The valuable books and papers include “The Consolation of Philosophy” (Boethius),…
Middle Tennessee State University continues to be powerful economic engine for the region and entire state of Tennessee, responsible for more than $1.42 billion in economic impact and almost 11,500 jobs statewide in 2021, a new economic report released Thursday (Jan. 20) shows. In addition, the report by the Business and Economic Research Center in…
Middle Tennessee State University will honor five Middle Tennessee “unsung heroes” who’ve served their communities faithfully during the upcoming 26th annual Unity Luncheon on the Blue Raider campus. A traditional part of the university’s Black History Month events, the event returns this year to its traditional luncheon format on campus and is set for 11:30…
Army Lieutenant General Keith M. Huber and his wife Shelly joined us on the podcast this week. It was informative, entertaining and emotional for all of us and we hope you find it the same… I’m not crying you’re crying!! FYI – Army Lieutenant General Keith M. Huber is a 3 Star General (retired) who…
Tennessee’s housing market data sees steady growth in the third quarter of 2021, according to the latest report from the Business and Economic Research Center at Middle Tennessee State University. Mortgage tax collections, real estate transfer tax collections, and housing prices continue to increase exponentially, noted housing report author Murat Arik, BERC director. Statewide data…
MTSU’s School of Agriculture seeks to develop the first Digital Agriculture Center in Tennessee after landing three-year, nearly $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Institute of Food and Agriculture. It will feature a series of linked student/non-formal educator-centered projects as well as community outreach events that will ultimately forge a strong…
Retired U.S. Army Col. Rickey Smith welcomed three MTSU graduating senior cadets to the American profession of arms during the fall commissioning ceremony one day before they graduate from the university. “As you take your oath as commissioned officers, understand no time limit or end date resides in your oath,” said Smith, who is president…
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…