Lia Ritchie came all the way from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Others attending the annual MTSU Department of Aerospace Introduction to Aviation Camp came from Chattanooga, Mt. Juliet, Franklin, Brentwood, Nashville, Murfreesboro and other Tennessee cities. The three dozen 12- to 18-year-olds came to soak in all they could from aerospace’s diverse offerings — professional…
MTSU junior Jacob Hendrixson wanted to be around cars and work on cars when he started Central Magnet School’s Car Club four years ago. “Now we want to race cars,” said Hendrixson. Hendrixson will compete in his second Great Race June 22-30 from Riverside, California, to Tacoma, Washington. He is the son of Sheriff’s Lt….
It’s showtime for the sixth year in a row for Middle Tennessee State University students who are part of a team of multimedia communicators to cover the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival — and earn college credit doing it. About 35 students for MTSU’s College of Media and Entertainment started work Thursday at the 700-acre…
Registration is underway for the 23rd annual Expanding Your Horizons in Math and Science Conference at MTSU, which will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, on the Middle Tennessee State University campus. Middle school and high school girls — rising fifth- through 12th-graders — are welcome to attend. The nonrefundable…
To say recent Middle Tennessee State University spring graduate Dalton Slatton “fit the bill” during his legislative internship would be somewhat of an understatement. Slatton, 21, of Whitwell, Tennessee, interned during the most recent session of the Tennessee General Assembly in Nashville, Tennessee, for state Sen. Jeff Yarbro, the Senate Democratic leader. Before graduating in…
Individual tickets for the second MTSU Veteran Impact Celebration are now on sale Monday, June 3, through the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center. The Veteran Impact Celebration, which will feature the country music legend Daniels, will be held Thursday, June 27, at The Grove at Williamson Place, 3250 Wilkinson Place, near…
All nine Middle Tennessee State University undergraduate students survived their most strenuous and intensive aspect of the “SmokyMtnU” class they completed during the spring semester. The nine, plus graduate student Lee Rumble of Nashville, Tennessee, and associate professor Ashley Morris spent one night of front-country camping and three nights in the back country as their…
MTSU’s Asian Student Association recently accepted a donation from a Murfreesboro Buddhist temple to support the campus organization’s efforts to celebrate and raise awareness about Asian culture. The student group accepted $6,000 in total donations from the Wat Lao Buddharam temple during the recent Lao New Year celebration, which falls on Memorial Day weekend every…
Beloved community stalwart Dr. Elizabeth “Liz” Rhea, often called Middle Tennessee State University’s biggest cheerleader, died Thursday, May 30, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville following a lengthy illness. She was 85. Rhea, a retired radiologist, was perhaps best known for her love of the Blue Raiders and, along with her late husband, Dr….
After having such a good time at last year’s Lifelong Learning Program at MTSU, retiree Donna Tuma returned this year with husband Robert for another series of informative educational sessions about a wide variety of topics. “This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about all different kinds of subjects,” said Tuma, a retired Murfreesboro City…