As he walked across the Murphy Center stage Friday, May 3, to receive his doctorate in literacy studies — his fourth MTSU degree — Perry Louden Jr. of Woodbury, Tennessee, completed a 30-year academic journey sprung from the gritty determination of a high school dropout who is now a veteran Rutherford County Schools teacher. “Looking…
A return of moon rocks and soil and a discussion about the upcoming celebration of the 50th anniversary of the NASA Apollo 11 moon landing will highlight the 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, MTSU Department of Physics and Astronomy Star Party. The event will be led by lecturer Irina Perevalova in Room 102 of Wiser-Patten…
Four riders from MTSU’s equestrian program have qualified for the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association nationals, which will be held starting Thursday, May 2, in Syracuse, New York. The riders, all horse science majors, will be competing in Open Reining, Intermediate Horsemanship and Beginner Horsemanship in Western categories at the New York State Fairgrounds Expo Center….
For MTSU spring graduate Alexis Marshall of Murfreesboro, her hometown university provided her a chance to pursue her academic passion without mountains of debt, expand her worldview through overseas trips and prepare for the next steps toward a professional career. Graduating at Saturday’s commencement with degrees in journalism and Spanish and a minor in Arabic,…
MTSU’s Center for Accelerated Language Acquisition, or CALA, is hosting its 16th annual Summer Language Institute at MTSU. The CALA Summer Language Institute offers five-day accelerated language courses for adults (age 13 and up) in Italian, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish. CALA, the language training center of the MTSU Honors College, offers accelerated language classes engineered…
Officials with the MTSU Campus Pharmacy, assisted by a student and administrator from the Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, collected more than 51 pounds of unwanted drugs dropped off by the public Tuesday (April 23) near the pharmacy’s drive-thru on the east side of campus. More than 20 pounds of over-the-counter medications, 27 pounds of…
Middle Tennessee State University has been ranked among college and universities across the country having one of the best Bachelor of Criminal Justice degree programs in 2019, according to the website TheBestSchools.org. TheBestSchools.org, which tries to connect prospective students with available online degree programs, states that it reviewed all accredited online Bachelor of Criminal Justice…
MTSU’s Student Food Pantry received a significant helping hand in replenishing its stock this week thanks to a friendly competition among the university’s fraternities and sororities. This spring’s recent Greek Week food drive collected 7,764 nonperishable items and $2,084.50 in funds to help ongoing operations of the pantry, which is free to MTSU students in…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of Recording Industry honored alumni and Lanco members Chandler Baldwin, Jared Hampton and Eric Steedly for their outstanding accomplishments and excellence in artistic expression on Wednesday, April 17, at BMI in Nashville. MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee presented certificates honoring Baldwin, (Class of 2014), Hampton, (Class of 2014), and Steedly,…
The MTSU campus community and general public are welcome to participate in the next MTSU Drug Take-Back Day from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, near the Campus Pharmacy drive-thru. Expired, unused, and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medicines will be accepted, said Lisa Schrader, director of Health Promotion, who added, that if possible,…