One prospective MTSU student with aspirations to be an anesthesiologist likes the university’s special partnership with Meharry Medical College. Another student ranks MTSU as her “top choice” because of an outstanding aviation program. And a third young woman, who fell in love with the university as a child, likes the affordability, scholarship opportunities and not…
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Carrick McCarthy recently administered the Army Oath to five graduating MTSU senior cadets, who were commissioned as second lieutenants and soon begin new careers in various branches of the Army and National Guard. “So, as you leave this program and this campus, please remember my final words,” said McCarthy, chair of…
Faculty and staff at MTSU’s University College are making it easier and more affordable for students to succeed in the classroom. Kim Godwin, Meredith “MA” Higgs and Mike Boyle recently collaborated in publishing a textbook that will be used for two MTSU courses at no cost to students. The book can be accessed for free…
Youth advocate, social entrepreneur and military veteran Wes Moore challenged incoming MTSU freshmen and transfer students to take up a mantle of selflessness during his keynote remarks at University Convocation inside Murphy Center on Saturday, Aug. 21. Moore, a Rhodes scholar and New York Times bestselling author of MTSU’s Summer Reading Selection “The Other Wes…
The Middle Tennessee State University WISTEM Center has received the 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The award honors colleges and universities encouraging and assisting students from underrepresented groups to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. MTSU’s WISTEM (Women in STEM) Center will be featured…
When Sierra Cruz attended a medical conference in Louisville, Kentucky, years ago, she never expected it to change her life. “I had never seen an all-Black panel of medical professionals,” Cruz said. Cruz grew up in Wisconsin and was one of only four minority students in a class of 2,000. “Hearing from Black women (in…
MTSU’s Lana Seivers, dean emerita of the College of Education, devoted her almost half-century-long career to education — from her years in the classroom and school administration, to her service as the Tennessee education commissioner and on to her decade as dean of the university’s College of Education before her retirement this year. In recognition…
For this week’s podcast we sit down with the Dean of the Jones College of Business, Dr. David Urban! Dr. Urban has an incredible story and has transformed the College of Business at MTSU for the better. He has some really great insights as to what makes MTSU so great and why the future is…
Middle Tennessee State University’s entrepreneurship program has been ranked among the top 20 in the nation in terms of affordability. University Headquarters (HQ), an independent online resource for prospective higher education students, ranked MTSU 20th nationwide in its Top 100 listing of the Most Affordable Entrepreneurship Colleges for 2021. Among key factors considered in forming…
The Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University is teaming with the Poynter Institute to bring First Amendment education tools to America’s college campuses. “The best way to build real understanding of the First Amendment is to engage college students on real-world issues, clearly conveying that 230-year-old free expression principles are critical to our…