Lexie Phillips has felt the influences … from her large family, several dozen of whom have worked at Jack Daniel Distillery; from colleagues who work with her in the large Stillhouse in Lynchburg, Tennessee; and from Middle Tennessee State University, where she earned an agribusiness degree from the School of Agriculture. The impacts, inspirations and…
Registration is now open for the 15th Annual Murfreesboro Half Marathon – The Middle Half set for October 9, 2021. Did you know that MTSU Alums Melinda and Miles Tate (’84) along with daughter Natalie (’05) started this race? Did you know that proceeds from this race fund two scholarships here at MTSU? The students…
Going back to college as an adult is all about balancing your time between work, a family, a social life, and school. For Julie Witt, a mother of 11 children, finding a way to balance all those things comes sort of naturally at this point. MTSU University College’s Integrated Studies program offered the online flexibility…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Brelinda Johnson and Daniel Green are among the 21 faculty and staff members from Tennessee colleges and universities selected to participate in the 2021-22 class of the Maxine Smith Fellows program. Johnson is Scholars Academy manager for the Office of Student Success while Green is director of Intercultural and Diversity Affairs…
Middle Tennessee State University has joined campuses across the nation in signing up for President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge to help raise the COVID-19 vaccination rate in the U.S. to 70% by the Fourth of July. The White House and the U.S. Department of Education are inviting institutions nationwide to join the effort,…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday raised tuition and fees by 1.78% for the 2021-22 academic year — but still remains the lowest-priced among the state’s three largest universities. The action translates to an extra $168, from $9,424 to $9,592 a year, for in-state undergraduates taking a full-time load of 15 credit…
For MTSU alumnus Trey Duke, education was a calling. From his first MTSU degree in education in 2003, his recent appointment to director of Murfreesboro City Schools and on to receiving his doctorate in May from his alma mater, Duke has valued education both as a professional and as a lifelong learner. “I knew I…
A first-place finish at the 2021 YEDA Western Collegiate Celebration, hosted by the Youth Equestrian Development Association recently in Cleveland, Tennessee, completed an outstanding year for the MTSU equestrian team. The team, coached by Ariel Herrin Higgins and undefeated during the regular season, took 12 riders to the competition. Eleven earned awards. In the 16-team…
Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace Department students on Friday got a sneak peek of what’s in store for this weekend’s Great Tennessee Air Show, spending time on the tarmac with aviators and aircraft with the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler Legacy Team. Friday’s preview also allowed MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee to invite area cadets with…
MTSU Police Chief Buddy Peaster did not always have a burning desire to be a law enforcement officer. His career in the field began while he was going to college for education to become a teacher and needed a job. “I put in an application to work part-time as a student at the college police…