While they physically weren’t able to be on campus for BCA Day at MTSU this week because of COVID-19, Blackman Collegiate Academy scholars still received a “taste” of the university in more ways than one. The Blackman High School students heard presentations from Middle Tennessee State University chairs and faculty members, but the best (MTSU…
Enrollment at MTSU’s College of Graduate Studies grew almost 28% this fall, and there are more funding opportunities for prospective grad students outside of student loans and graduate assistant positions. Prospective graduate students can also contract as an ROTC cadet to receive funding that extends beyond tuition. “Some of my best students have been graduate…
The MTSU Department of Art and Design announces a duo of collaborative exhibits curated by Dr. Barbara and Mr. Leroy Hodges entitled Collective Memories: Creative Expressions Through Contemporary Art and Words To Live By. Scheduled October 24–November 21, 2020, in the Todd Art Gallery, Todd Hall, Room 224A, the exhibits share the main gallery and…
Masked Lightning, a symbol of MTSU’s pandemic precautions on campus, will be grand marshal of the 2020 virtual Homecoming Parade, which will be broadcast live Saturday. The traditional parade format, which was set aside due to COVID-19 concerns, will instead be a “MTShUbox” parade, featuring more than 50 shoebox floats created and decorated by students,…
MTSU police officers recently received advanced medical training on campus as part of the department’s ongoing efforts to be better prepared for emergency response. Administered by the training company Defend Systems and offered through the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, the course was broken down into two separate two-day classes to allow for adherence to COVID-19…
Top administrators from MTSU and Blackman High School celebrated the academic success and research pursuits of nearly 100 Blackman Collegiate Academy students during a virtual pinning ceremony Thursday, Sept. 24. MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee, Blackman Principal Leisa Justus and Assistant Principal Justin Smith gave livestreamed remarks from the McWherter Learning Resources Center Studio A…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Hanna Terletska experienced a special opportunity to share her research experiences along with nearly 60 of the world’s leading physics scholars. The group gathered, albeit virtually because of COVID-19, for the late summer international conference Localisation 2020 in honor of Philip W. “Phil” Anderson, a Nobel Prize in physics recipient in…
For MTSU Police’s K9 handler and patrol specialist Zachery Brooker, the “loyalty” he receives from his K9 Bobby “can’t be compared.” This month marks the dog’s first year of service for the campus police department, and Bobby and Brooker have been “very fortunate to have a really good first year” and that the other officers…
There will be a mix of in-person and virtual activities for Middle Tennessee State University students, alumni and friends of the university as the 2020 Homecoming Week approaches, with public health remaining a top priority. All of the activities will lead up to the 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, Homecoming Game against Conference USA rival…
Middle Tennessee State University admissions staff will soon provide a virtual True Blue Preview for prospective students and their families. Prospective students may register here for the 10 to 11:30 a.m. CDT Saturday, Sept. 26, preview event, which will be a remote livestream featuring undergraduate admissions recruiters October Henson and Alexandria Johnson, a former MT…