MTSU fall drug take-back day collection yields 68 pounds

MTSU fall drug take-back day collection yields 68 pounds

Officials with the MTSU Campus Pharmacy collected nearly 68 pounds of unwanted drugs dropped off by the public and campus community Thursday (Oct. 22) near the pharmacy’s drive-thru on the east side of campus. More than 44 pounds of prescription medications, 19.4 pounds of over-the-counter drugs and 4.3 pounds of controlled substances were taken in…

Special MTSU presentation

MTSU helps World War II hero celebrate 100th birthday

Duty called and MTSU’s retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber and the university’s veterans center responded when asked to help a retired U.S. Air Force World War II hero celebrate his 100th birthday recently. Huber, senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives at MTSU, delivered a five-minute videotaped message and helped honor Jacob…

MTSU’s undergraduate research group SOAR

MTSU has a research organization for undergraduate students

MTSU’s Student Organization for the Advancement of Research, also known as SOAR, offers a supportive community for undergraduate students to get real-world research experience. Part of the University’s Undergraduate Research Center in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, SOAR secured funding in September 2018 to launch its mission of enhancing research opportunities for undergrads…

MTSU Bridging the Gap

MTSU launches ‘Bridging the Gap’ campaign to honor untapped scholarships for eligible students

Middle Tennessee State University announced Thursday, Oct. 1, it will reinstate untapped academic scholarships awarded to new freshmen and transfer students for Fall 2020 who paused their educations because of the pandemic or chose another college or university and are reconsidering their choice. “We believed in you and wanted to recognize your academic record as…

Taylor Timmons - ACR Scholarship

Rambo Scholarship recipient already at work on her MBA at MTSU

Middle Tennessee State University recently awarded the FCM Cares’ annual Andrew C. Rambo Memorial Scholarship to Murfreesboro native Taylor Timmons. Timmons started her Master of Business Administration last month at the Jones College of Business after completing her BBA in Management at MTSU in May 2020. “Receiving this scholarship means the world to me,” Timmons…

Economic Education Center Beekhuis Award

MTSU Center for Economic Education to receive 2019-20 Albert Beekhuis Award

The MTSU Center for Economic Education, housed in the Jones College of Business, has been selected to receive the 2019-20 Albert Beekhuis Award from the New York-based Council for Economic Education. The award, which carries a $1,000 honorarium, is named after Dr. Albert Beekhuis, a lifelong proponent of economic literacy. “This award is a tremendous…

Even remotely, Blackman scholars ‘taste’ MTSU’s variety on BCA Day

Even remotely, Blackman scholars ‘taste’ MTSU’s variety on BCA Day

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…

MTSU Military Graduate

MTSU’s ROTC offers funding opportunities for prospective graduate students

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…