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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…