More than 200 children and nearly 500 people attended the annual MTSU Agritourism Winter Village recently in the Tennessee Livestock Center on Greenland Drive. The youngsters enjoyed crafts, seeing animals (cows, pigs, a pony and more) and learning where their food that they eat comes from — plus visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus that…
MTSU will be closed from Tuesday, Dec. 24, through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, university officials announced. The university will reopen at 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, and resume normal business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Students and faculty will remain on winter break. Spring semester classes will…
More than two dozen outstanding high school chemistry students from across the region participated in the recent MTSU Department of Chemistry Scholarship Tournament. Held in the Science Building, the competition recognized nearly 30 outstanding chemistry students from Rutherford and surrounding counties while giving them an up-close look to consider MTSU as their college choice. Participants…
Taylor Sutton experienced a perfect day on the basketball court Wednesday, Dec. 4, for the MTSU Lady Raiders. Sutton did not miss a shot the entire game as the Lady Raiders beat visiting Lipscomb University 64-42 in the annual Education Day game that brought thousands of Murfreesboro City Schools’ students to campus. Sutton was 7-for-7…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (MTSU News) – Many Murfreesboro-area residents are a step closer to finishing their degree after attending an event organized by MTSU’s University college. On Wednesday, Oct. 23rd, a huge crowd gathered at the Rutherford Chamber of Commerce for a Finish Your Degree Q&A. The event, organized especially for working adults, is the second…
All of the usual sights and sounds of the season signal the Thanksgiving weekend. Autumn’s palette cast a warm glow across campus. As we at MTSU winded down for the holiday, students were excitedly preparing for a long weekend home, as faculty and staff discussed time-honored recipes that were going to grace the family table….
Openings remain for the sixth annual Winter Village featuring Santa and the MTSU Farm Animals, which will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 7, in the main arena at the Tennessee Livestock Center, 1720 Greenland Drive, in Murfreesboro. Alanna Vaught, instructor in the School of Agriculture and whose agritourism club is sponsoring…
Tickets are now on sale for Songs for Service, a concert organized by country music star Rodney Atkins for Sept. 11, 2020, to benefit MTSU’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center and Operation Song. Set for MTSU’s historic Murphy Center Complex in Murfreesboro, the event was announced earlier this week during Operation…
Middle Tennessee State University continues to be recognized for its advocacy of increased voter registration and participation, this week receiving a “Silver Seal” award at the 2019 ALL IN Challenge Awards Ceremony as well as recently being named a Voter Friendly Campus nationally. Held Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., the ALL…
Veterans and currently active military will once again have their day, MTSU style, during the 38th annual Salute to Veterans and Armed Forces game activities. Numerous activities surround the game, culminating with the MTSU Blue Raiders playing Rice at 3:30 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 16) at Floyd Stadium in a Conference USA football game full of…