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…
Thousands of new MTSU freshmen and transfer students will help usher in the 2018-19 academic year along with their families during University Convocation at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, in Murphy Center. The public is invited. Attendees will hear from President Sidney A. McPhee, Vice President of Student Affairs Deb Sells and attorney Bryan Stevenson,…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Scholars Academy continues to attract a growing number of incoming freshmen seeking early acclimation into the Blue Raider community. This year’s class of scholars for the academy’s Freshman Summer Institute consists of a record 460 students from more than 10 states, a significant increase from the 357 students enrolled last summer…
The Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame honored seven outstanding Tennessee journalists, including one posthumously, during induction ceremonies Tuesday, Aug. 7, during the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters annual conference at Murfreesboro’s Embassy Suites Hotel. This marked the sixth class to be inducted into the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame, located at Middle Tennessee State University. Pictured,…
MTSU graduate students Yiting Dong of Hangzhou, China, and Shannon Ghee of Eagleville, Tennessee, are part of the transformation for the growing actuarial sciences program that numbers more than 125 combined undergraduate and graduate students. The program dipped to a third of its current size 10 to 15 years ago, said professor Don Hong, who…
Students in MTSU’s Jones College of Business now have access to an innovative sales laboratory that will allow them to hone their selling skills in their efforts to become ready-to-hire graduates. The university cut the ribbon Tuesday (Aug. 7) on the Mel Adams State Farm Agent Sales Lab on the first floor of its Business…
MTSU animation students are back home with some hardware after some hands-on teamwork, technical skills and creativity during the second annual Wonderful World: 2018 International Students Ocean Short Film Exhibition held in Guiyang, China. Kevin McNulty, associate professor in Department of Media Arts, and Dr. Guanping Zheng, director of the Confucius Institute, traveled with MTSU…
Prospective employers are invited to register for the upcoming MTSU Student Employment Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, in the Student Union Commons. To register, visit http://mtsu.edu/career/careerfairs.php. There is a $75 registration fee. Produced by the Career Development Center, the event’s mission is to connection students with employers in the area…