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…
Middle Tennessee State University has named experienced aviation professor Chaminda S. Prelis as the new chair of its nationally recognized Department of Aerospace. Prelis comes to MTSU from the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa, where he was most recently the director of aviation programs after also having served as the program’s head of academics…
They technically won’t start a nearly yearlong research project until July 1, but an MTSU biology researcher and an Honors College student already are off and running on a mission to collect DNA from water in the expansive Stones River Watershed. Research assistant professor Cole Easson and rising senior Jacqueline Williams not only have charted…
Past and present Middle Tennessee State University Horse Science students continue to excel in their academic research. The recent 2021 Equine Science Society Symposium, held virtually because of COVID-19 precautions, featured research presentations by MTSU master’s students Luke Brock, Kaylee Layton, Courtney Smith and Kailey Vande Kamp. Layton earned two second-place awards and Horse Science…