Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame 2019

Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame inducts six into Class of 2019

Six accomplished media veterans, including one posthumous honoree, were celebrated by family, friends, colleagues and supporters this week as they were inducted into the latest class of the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame. The seventh annual induction ceremony was held Tuesday, Aug. 6, during the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters annual conference at Murfreesboro’s Embassy Suites…

MTSU Trustees Meeting

MTSU Board of Trustees announces Aug. 20 committee meeting

The Middle Tennessee State University Board of Trustees will hold an Audit and Compliance Committee meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, in the Miller Education Center, Second Floor Training Room, 503 E. Bell St. Agenda items include approval of minutes and the annual report for Audit and Consulting Services; recommendation concerning risk assessment reports;…

MTSU Middle Tennessee Boulevard opening
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City, MTSU celebrate renovation of Middle Tennessee Boulevard

The city of Murfreesboro and Middle Tennessee State University celebrated Friday the renovation of Middle Tennessee Boulevard, an $18.2-million project that turned the thoroughfare into a gateway for the campus. Former U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander joined Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland and MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee for a ceremony to…

MTSU Stole Ceremony

Public, MTSU community invited to Aug. 1 Stole Ceremony

The general public and MTSU community are invited to the upcoming 14th Stole Ceremony for graduating student veterans. The event, which is coordinated by the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center, will be held starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, in the second-floor atrium of the Miller Education Center, 503 Bell…

MTSU Faulkinberry Drive
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Aug 2 opening ceremony for Middle Tennessee Boulevard

The City of Murfreesboro and Middle Tennessee State University officials will gather to celebrate enhancements to Middle Tennessee Boulevard. The opening ceremony will be held Friday, Aug. 2, 2019 at the Faulkinberry Drive entrance. Who: City of Murfreesboro and Middle Tennessee State University; City Development Services and Public Works divisions along with City Transportation Department…

Veteran Impact Celebration raises $150,000-plus for MTSU Daniels Center

Veteran Impact Celebration raises $150,000-plus for MTSU Daniels Center

A late-afternoon thunderstorm didn’t dampen the spirits or enthusiasm for those attending the second MTSU Veteran Impact Celebration at The Grove at Williamson Place Thursday (June 27). Dodging the downpour, veterans appeared along with local business owners, musicians, MTSU staff and administrators and even three local mayors. The event raised more than $150,000 for the…

MTSU Civil Air Patrol Makerspace

Civil Air Patrol cadets experience E-Tech academy at MTSU

Brothers Michael and Aden Luchtefeld didn’t have to fly in for the Civil Air Patrol national E-Tech Engineering Technologies Academy like many of their fellow cadets had to do this week at Middle Tennessee State University. The Luchtefelds, who are homeschooled, live 20 minutes away, in Christiana, Tennessee. Other participants came from New Jersey, Georgia,…

MTSU Kenya Day

MTSU signs aerospace partnership with Kenyan university

The global demand for professional pilots helped propel a partnership approved Monday between Middle Tennessee State University and Moi University of Kenya. MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and Isaac Kosgey, Moi’s chief executive officer, signed a five-year pact that will allow their respective aerospace faculty to collaborate on teaching, research and student exchanges. The two…