MTSU Phillips Bookstore, now operated by Barnes & Noble College, reopened for business Tuesday, June 16, as the rest of the university began a Phase I resumption of more on-campus activity since moving to remote courses and work in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. MTSU alumnus and new bookstore manager Natalie Karousatos said store…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Board of Trustees made it official Tuesday: No increase in tuition or fees for the 2020-21 academic year. Trustee Joey Jacobs, chair of the board’s Finance and Personnel Committee, put forward the recommendation by President Sidney A. McPhee to hold flat tuition and fees for undergraduate and graduate students. The board…
The Tennessee Consumer Outlook Index has plummeted to an all-time low as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic ripple throughout the state’s economy, according to a survey by Middle Tennessee State University. The Overall Outlook Index is now in the negative range, declining all the way to -13 from 212 in March, reports the Office…
MTSU is spreading the message to prospective students and families about MT Tuition Free — an opportunity where first-time freshmen paying in-state tuition and attending full time can attend tuition free if they receive the Tennessee Education Lottery (HOPE) Scholarship and the maximum federal Pell Grant. For eligible students, they could have no out-of-pocket costs…
In its first venture at the Main Street Murfreesboro Saturday Market at the Historic Rutherford County Courthouse, the MTSU Creamery completely sold out of milk. And alumnus Jonathan Harmon of Murfreesboro may know why: “This is my favorite. … There’s nothing like it on the planet,” the National Alumni Association board member said after purchasing…
The MTSU Creamery already has a presence in downtown Murfreesboro. It soon will have an even “larger” one — at the Murfreesboro Saturday Market this summer. It will come in the form of the MTSU milk truck and the selling of both whole white and chocolate milk at the trendy market from 8 a.m. to…
A Middle Tennessee State University COVID-19 task force recommends ending classes for the Fall 2020 semester at Thanksgiving, stringent social distancing protocols and reduced classroom capacity limits when students return to campus in August. Formed by MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and led by University Provost Mark Byrnes, the 34-member task force created a series…
In the midst of a great year, the Middle Tennessee State University equestrian team had its spring season derailed by the coronavirus pandemic — leaving coaches and returning riders optimist about potential prospects for 2020-21 if events resume as scheduled. Various teams’ and individuals’ scheduled trips to competitions were canceled by event organizers as the…
Masked and socially distanced as much as possible, MTSU Registrar Susan Fieldhouse and her three team members scurried back and forth Wednesday (May 20) among long tables set up inside the Student Services and Admissions Center, grabbing items from hundreds of stacked boxes of various sizes surrounding them and spilling into the hallway. Fieldhouse along…
Ella Morin’s a year away from continuing her mission to be a doctor in preventative medicine and community health. In May 2021, Morin plans to graduate from Middle Tennessee State University and pursue a joint medical degree and master’s in public health. For years, Morin, who is from Knoxville, Tennessee, has had a heart and…