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…
The International Ginseng Institute at Middle Tennessee State University has received a total of $747,500 — including a $455,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture — to investigate organic methods of protecting growers’ ginseng investment. In addition to the USDA/NIFA award, the remaining nearly $300,000 comes from…
It should come as no surprise that social studies is the favorite subject ofMTSUCenter for Historical Preservation staff member Kira Duke. “I loved stories of the past, especially of the 1950s and 1960s, and would often read ahead in my textbook because I found the subject matter intriguing,” said Duke, education specialist for the center’sTeaching…
Throughout the 40 years of its existence, the MTSU EMT program has certified more than 1,000 emergency medical technicians, many of whom are still working in the industry today. Randy White leads the course and has done so since 1982. He started out working with the ambulance service in 1980 when he was 20 years…