Middle Tennessee State University aerospace professional pilot major Mike Harris can claim he had a near-out of this world experience during his summer break from classes. His “vacation” was more like work, though he was honored to serve an internship with Virgin Galactic — the American spaceflight company founded by Richard Branson. Harris, 19, has…
Well before MTSU and Murfreesboro-based McGuire Management Group publicly announced a new partnership making it more affordable for current and future employees to obtain a degree from the university, word spread rapidly. More than 40 McGuire Management employees including Michael Johnson had already discovered they could attend Middle Tennessee State University tuition-free starting this fall…
It was hard to miss the plane that MTSU Aerospace graduate Mike Starnes brought to EAA AirVenture. That’s because Starnes, 54, a captain for United Parcel Service, brought a brand-new Boeing 747-8F to the world’s largest aviation celebration. It is more than 63 feet tall and more than 250 feet long. The long-range jet, with…
MTSU geosciences professor Mark Abolins recalls that moving from his native California to Tennessee centered around caves. “It makes the most sense if I came to Tennessee to involve students in cave studies,” said Abolins, an instructor of the Geoscience of Caves and Field Methods in Geology courses. “There are more caves in Tennessee than…
As a U.S. Marine, Corbitt Huseth found himself in harm’s way far too often, being shot at – even being struck on the arm, leaving a scar, and watching others be wounded or die from enemy fire. As a college student at Middle Tennessee State University trying to support a wife and young family, Huseth…
Middle Tennessee State University celebrated its return Monday to EAA AirVenture, the world’s largest aviation celebration, by renewing a third time its partnership with Civil Air Patrol, the volunteer civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and Maj. Gen. Mark Smith, CAP’s national commander and chief executive officer, signed the…
MTSU’s educational doctorate programs will now be backed by membership in the prestigious Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate, or CPED, a part of the larger Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university’s membership was awarded after evaluation by a committee of other member institution leaders. CPED admitted MTSU along with nine other…
Adults looking to return to college to finish their bachelor’s degree or considering attending college for the first time will have the opportunity to have their questions answered by MTSU representatives this month at the Mary Lou Apple Building at Motlow State Community College in Smyrna. As a part of the university’s Finish Now event…
In this weeks podcast we are joined by Dr. Hilary Miller and Chris Rochelle from the MTSU Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center. If you don’t know what they do, then you really need to listen in. This is an amazing organization and are truly essential to our community!
Leah Solomon remembers when her mother, Gretchen, enrolled at MTSU’s College of Education. Solomon was in elementary school, soaking up inspiration from her mom’s studies. “She was always teaching me and my siblings all about brain development, teaching strategies and how to have a positive learning experience,” Solomon said. “I think being introduced to concepts…