Middle Tennessee State University academic officials laid the groundwork for a new mechatronics engineering program in 2012-13. With the state’s blessings, the program went from ground zero in early August 2013 to 20 students that first semester. Five years and nearly 400 students later, mechatronics is a fast-growing program that’s already graduated 66 students earning…
Middle Tennessee State University is exploring the creation of a new bachelor of science degree in data science, the institution’s Board of Trustees learned at its quarterly meeting Tuesday. Pam Wright, chair of the board’s Academic Affairs, Student Life and Athletics Committee, told trustees of the administration’s intent to submit letters of notification to the…
Middle Tennessee State University admissions staff and recruiters are about to switch into a higher gear in their efforts to land prospective students for 2019 and beyond. MTSU welcomes high school students and their families to visit the campus from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, for the first of three Fall Preview…
Downtown on the Farm, presented by Locally Owned Murfreesboro, is a farm-to-table fundraising dinner featuring items sourced from local farms that will be transformed into a culinary adventure by five local chefs. The evening will start with a signature cocktail provided by Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey that will be served at 4:30 p.m. Dinner…
It brought many people to tears, the nearly 40-minute 9/11 Remembrance ceremony held early Tuesday (Sept. 11) morning at the Veterans Memorial outside the Tom H. Jackson Building. From cadets and the new Department of Military Science chair Carrick McCarty to Gold Star Moms Tammy Bass and Jan Edens to Keith M. Huber, senior adviser…
The public is invited to join the MTSU community for the university’s fourth 9/11 Remembrance at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Veterans Memorial site outside the Tom H. Jackson Building, 628 Alma Mater Drive. The event commemorates the 17th anniversary of a series of four coordinated terrorist suicide attacks by the Islamic group…
Restaurants, the Smyrna Bowling Center, Murfreesboro Post, churches and more from the Murfreesboro and Rutherford County community met students, faculty and staff under two large tents on the MTSU campus Tuesday (Aug. 28). It was Day 1 of the two-day Meet Murfreesboro, where new and returning MTSU students capture a glimpse of what businesses in…
An overflow crowd of 300-plus very interested Department of Aerospace professional pilot majors and those from other areas heard the Delta Propel pitch that could ultimately land them with career positions with the major airline. They attended the official launch of the Delta Propel Pilot Career Path Program Friday (Aug. 31) in the Student Union…
MTSU students filtered into the Student Union Ballroom at a steady rate Thursday (Aug. 30), with about 100 in the opening hour of the Student Employment Fair to find part-time work while going to college. Many students gravitated to the Kroger table, where Karla Nipper, human resources manager at the South Church Street location, counted…
MTSU’s military science program ushered in the fall semester with a brief but formal swearing-in ceremony, as eight newly contracted students took the oath Thursday (Aug. 23) outside Forrest Hall after passing their physical training exercise this week. Before administering the oath, U.S. Army Maj. Carrick McCarthy addressed the new and returning cadets, family members…