Citing public health concerns, organizers have canceled the inaugural Songs for Service, a tribute scheduled for Sept. 11 in Middle Tennessee State University’s historic Murphy Center and hosted by singer-songwriter Rodney Atkins to honor troops, veterans and first responders. University officials, led by retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber, MTSU’s senior adviser for…
The Casualty Actuarial Society recently announced Middle Tennessee State University’s actuarial science program as one of the recipients of its international 2020 CAS University Award Program. All four recipients were selected by a panel of judges from among a competitive field of applicants for the innovative and exemplary ways they are preparing students for a…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of Aerospace recently received delivery of six new Diamond Aircraft 2020 DA 40 XLT airplanes to its student training fleet and the Austria-based manufacturer also refurbished 13 aircraft in the university’s existing fleet. The final two new planes arrived Friday, June 19. Diamond imported them to the U.S./Canadian border and…
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…