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…
The MTSU True Blue Tour, a longtime tradition as the university travels to recruit prospective students, will launch this year right here in Rutherford County on the Blue Raider campus. MTSU invites potential students from public, private and home schools, to attend a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, in the Student…
A new venue with a growing connection to MTSU’s fermentation science program will be on tap for Blue Raider fans attending the annual Pigskin Pregame, the kickoff to the 2018 football season. Steel Barrel Brewery at Hop Springs Farm, 6790 John Bragg Highway, will be the site for the event starting at 6 p.m. Saturday,…
Reflecting on the Journey Award she had just received minutes earlier during the 11th Graduating Veterans Stole Ceremony Wednesday (Aug. 1), MTSU student veteran Jackie Evans paused briefly. “It makes me realize I was making a difference in the (Charlie and Hazel Daniels) Veterans Center,” the Florence, South Carolina, native said. “I worked there two…
Fire Rescue Chief Mark Foulks accepted an award during the opening ceremonies of the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association’s (TFCA) Annual Conference Monday at Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro for the preservation of the department’s 1892 Ahrens steam fire engine. Bill Dundas, President of the Society for the Preservation & Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in…
The Southern Girls Rock Camp again gave young aspiring musicians a chance to showcase their musical and arts talents for a 16th year at Middle Tennessee State University. Held in the university’s Wright Music Hall and the Saunders Fine Arts Building, the camp hosted a group of more than 20 girls and gender non-conforming youth…
Steven Livingston, associate director of MTSU’s Business and Economic Research Center, recently outlined potential impacts on Tennessee exports from a trade war. According to Livingston, Tennessee exports worth $1.38 billion are on the lists of goods that the EU, China, Canada, and Mexico will retaliate against following President Donald Trump’s recent decisions to impose tariffs…
MTSU’s Lisa Schrader, director of Health Promotion, has been presented a statewide award by the Coalition for Healthy and Safe Campus Communities. The Susanna L. Baxter Drug, Alcohol, and Violence Prevention in Higher Education Award is given every two years to a person in the state of Tennessee who, like Baxter, “has volunteered his or…