MTSU CUSTOMS virtual orientation begins for new students

MTSU CUSTOMS virtual orientation begins for new students

MTSU just graduated more than 2,500 students in a virtual commencement ceremony. A new batch of freshmen and transfer students are embarking on their own Middle Tennessee State University journey. CUSTOMS orientation is underway and will continue through July 28-29 for freshmen and through Aug. 7 for transfers. Presentations, group meetings, academic advising and registration…

MTSU Military Science commissions 13 graduating seniors

MTSU Military Science commissions 13 graduating seniors

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Carrick McCarthy administered the final four oaths of office to his graduating MTSU senior cadets Tuesday, May 12, bringing a nonclassroom lesson for them. “It is the most important message you will ever receive during your time in ROTC,” McCarthy said. “We trust you. We trust you to win our nation’s…

MTSU GAANN group

MTSU engineering management grad students benefit from $447K US Dept. of Education grant

A $447,000 U.S. Department of Education grant is helping MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science program meet the national need to deliver outstanding engineering management graduates into the workforce. The U.S. Department of Education’s Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need, or GAANN, program is supporting MTSU engineering management students with the grant, said…

Greek Week Food Pantry donation 2020

MTSU Greek orgs go virtual to raise $3K-plus for Student Food Pantry

Coronavirus distancing restrictions couldn’t keep fraternities and sororities at MTSU from using online tools to continue their annual support of a popular student resource. As part of the annual Greek Week Celebration, MTSU Fraternity and Sorority Life sponsored an almost weeklong fundraising challenge that brought in $3,163 through online donations for the MTSU Student Food…

New MTSU chocolate milk label

New label, bottle, but ‘same great MTSU chocolate milk taste’

It is a new Middle Tennessee State University Creamery chocolate milk label from a new labeler. And it’s a new-style bottle. “People will notice the change, but the MTSU chocolate milk will be the same. It’s the same great taste,” said Matthew Wade, director of the MTSU Farm Laboratories, including the Creamery. The MTSU School…

MTSU Obelisk

University administration recommends no tuition, fee hikes for Fall 2020

Middle Tennessee State University’s administration will not seek tuition or fee increases for the 2020-21 academic year when the institution’s budget goes to its Board of Trustees for consideration in June, President Sidney A. McPhee said Friday. “We must do what we can to help our students and their families as we come to terms…

MTSU Obelisk

University intends to resume on-campus, in-person class operations this fall

Middle Tennessee State University will move forward with its COVID-19 preparations with a goal of resuming on-campus, in-person classes and operations in August for the Fall 2020 semester, MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee announced Thursday. “The task before me as president … is to chart a course that will allow us to welcome our new…

Welborn Supply Chain word cloud

Pandemic providing real-world lessons for MTSU Supply Chain Management program

For MTSU supply chain management professor Cliff Welborn, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — and the resulting concerns about testing capacity, food supply and the scarcity of household items such as toilet paper and wipes — highlights the growing importance of his field of instruction and a key concept within it: “right product, right place, right…

Red Stole with MTSU logos

MTSU to host April 29 virtual Graduating Veterans Stole Ceremony on Facebook Live

For the first time, MTSU’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center will hold a virtual Graduating Veterans Stole Ceremony because of the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, and can viewed on MTSU’s or the Daniels Center’s Facebook page. More than 90 student veterans will…

MTSU Obelisk

MTSU Grad Studies temporarily offers $1 application fee, waives admission test for approved programs

Thinking of pursuing that advanced degree? Middle Tennessee State University’s College of Graduate Studies is offering a limited number of very reduced application fees for summer and fall to make that decision quite a bit easier. Once the limited number of $1 application fees has been reached, the fee will return to $35. You can…