MTSU offers ‘Promise Tour’ for transfer students

MTSU offers ‘Promise Tour’ for transfer students

MTSU’s efforts to recruit students for 2022 and beyond continues this week with the first of two True Blue Preview events and the wrap-up of the MTSU Promise Tour. The university’s Office of Admissions recruiters and staff host prospective students and family members for the True Blue Preview starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12,…

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MTSU University College staffer earns certification to help lower student textbook, course costs

Middle Tennessee State University is on the leading edge when it comes to making classes and textbooks more affordable for students. Because of a new certification in University College, even more courses could soon be offered with little to no textbook cost. Kim Godwin, an instructional designer for MTSU Online and an instructor in the…

Laura Clippard Gilman appointment

MTSU Honors College staffer Clippard appointed Gilman Advisor Ambassador

MTSU Honors College staff member Laura Clippard’s years of advising and helping students land prestigious Gilman, Fulbright and other international fellowships has helped her acquire a coveted appointment. Clippard, MTSU’s international fellowships coordinator, has been selected by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to serve as an inaugural Gilman Advisor…

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Tech-driven MTSU students use hack-a-thon to bolster resumes

Approaching 30, Marie McCord finds herself a nontraditional student about to graduate from MTSU in May — and mapping out the next chapters of her life. McCord, one of 60 students participating in the seventh annual HackMT Jan. 28-30 in the Science Building, has spent the past three years commuting from her Antioch, Tennessee, home…

MTSU Honors lecture students receive ‘rare’ opportunity with Remnant Trust books on loan

MTSU Honors lecture students receive ‘rare’ opportunity with Remnant Trust books on loan

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),…

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MTSU creates serious economic impact across the state

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…

Unity Luncheon 2022

MTSU announces 2022 Unity Luncheon honorees

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…

Podcast Episode 38 – Army Lieutenant General Keith M. Huber and Shelly Huber
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Podcast Episode 38 – Army Lieutenant General Keith M. Huber and Shelly Huber

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…

TN Housing Q3 2021 summary

TN HOUSING REPORT: Positive quarterly trends, including rising home prices, continue in Q3 2021

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…

$750K USDA grant establishes Tennessee Digital Agriculture Center at MTSU to enhance youth education

$750K USDA grant establishes Tennessee Digital Agriculture Center at MTSU to enhance youth education

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…