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Four nontraditional students at Middle Tennessee State University got a boost to their education as recipients of the 2025 June S. Anderson Scholarship. Scholarships are funded through the private June S. Anderson Foundation.

Middle Tennessee State University's Undergraduate Research Center has announced the recipients of the Fall 2025 URECA Awards, recognizing exceptional students for their commitment to research and creative activity.

Middle Tennessee State University's Campus Recreation Center gym was packed with potential at the annual campuswide Big Career Fair, held Thursday, Sept. 25.

Middle Tennessee State University Physician Assistant Studies students participated in a mock mass casualty - a simulation that is as close to the real thing as possible - to prepare them for their yearlong clinical rotations.

The "Honors Spotlight" podcast proudly welcomes recent MTSU graduate John Tate as its latest guest, sharing his inspiring journey from campus to career - now living and working in Japan through the prestigious JET Program.

Maheswari (Mahi) Ramesh, an Aerospace major and Honors College student at Middle Tennessee State University, recently completed a comprehensive summer internship at Boise Airport, gaining hands-on experience across multiple departments and contributing to high-impact projects.

Middle Tennessee State University is congratulating 340 students who appear on the dean's list for the summer 2025 semester. To qualify for this distinction, an undergraduate student must maintain a current semester grade-point average of 3.5 or above and earn at least 12 semester hours. The complete list of honorees, compiled by the MTSU Registrar's Office and alphabetized by the students' surnames and home counties or countries, is also available as a searchable PDF in this story at MTSUNews.com, the university's news site: https://mtsunews.com/deans-list-summer-2025/.

MTSU Honors Students complete theses defenses,

The fourth episode of Honors Spotlight, a podcast produced by Middle Tennessee State University's Honors College, will feature Alex Roberecki.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce the recipients of a 2025 Pioneer Award. The awards are designed to reward undergraduate members for developing the research, engagement and leadership skills necessary to become a successful scholar

Two Middle Tennessee State University seniors - Genesis Sanchez Maldonado and Emily Chubb - stepped into leadership roles as volunteers for the annual Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony and banquet held Saturday, July 19, at the Omni Hotel in downtown Nashville.

Middle Tennessee State University has released the final graduate list and congratulates the students who received their degrees at its spring 2025 commencement ceremonies. MTSU's spring commencement saluted members of the first Class of 2025 during two ceremonies in Murphy Center to confer their degrees.

Chelsea Hall, a video and film production major and member of the Middle Tennessee State University Honors College, has been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and recently completed a Maymester study abroad program in Ireland.

Nine Middle Tennessee State University graduating senior cadets in the Military Science program were commissioned as U.S. Army second lieutenants in a special ceremony held recently in Keathley University Theater. Commissioning ceremonies are a formal event celebrating cadets moving forward in their military journeys. They include the swearing-in by a military leader, pinning by family member and first salute from family or friends.

May's episode of Middle Tennessee State University's "Out of the Blue" television magazine show spotlights Sidelines, the university's student-run media platform, as it celebrates 100 years of service to campus. Originally a printed newspaper, Sidelines has evolved into a news website and email newsletter while remaining true to its mission as a student-led news organization. Editor-in-Chief Noah McLane and Managing Editor Jenene Grover discuss the outlet's impact.

As part of creating a new tradition, Middle Tennessee State University held special ceremonies to present top universitywide student awards as well as 12 other True Blue Honors Bolt individual award recipients or organizations and introduction of the new Student Government Association officers for the coming academic year.

Middle Tennessee State University's Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center tutor Briley Welch, who is working on her master's in English, earned the 2025 SWCA Graduate Tutor Award from the nationally recognized Southeastern Writing Center Association, or SWCA.

The Buchanan Fellowship, MTSU's most prestigious scholarship, proudly welcomes students to its 2025 cohort!

Middle Tennessee State University interior architecture major Annalise Phillips of Nolensville earned top honors at the 29th annual Planning and Visual Educational Partnership, or PAVE, International Student Design Competition. Phillips was one of three finalists for the prestigious PAVE Global competition in 2024 that drew entries from 107 educational institutions across 28 countries, representing a wide variety of disciplines like interior design, retail planning, graphic design and industrial design.

The University Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University recently inducted 20 students as Buchanan Fellows for the 2024-25 academic year.

Middle Tennessee State University's Department of Theatre and Dance students are proud to present "Our Town," a play that presents the story of the fictional American town in the early 1900s through the ordinary daily lives of its citizens. "Our Town" runs Thursday, Feb. 27, through Saturday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance on Sunday, March 2, at 2 p.m. at MTSU's Tucker Theatre at 615 Champion Way. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $7 for seniors and $5 for students K-12. They can be purchased online at https://app.arts-people.com/index.php or the Tucker Theatre box office before each performance. Directed by assistant professor Lauren Shouse, "Our Town" was written by Thornton Wilder and was first performed in Princeton, New Jersey, on Jan. 22, 1938. The three-act play was later successful on Broadway and earned the Pulitzer Prize for drama. "Our audience can expect to see a new take on 'Our Town' as we approach this timeless story with a focus on community," Shouse said. "The play asks whether living in the present in every moment is possible. While that is challenging in our daily lives, we hope the play can be a wakeup call to pay more attention to the things that make life worth living." "Our Town" is an exploration of the fictional town Grover's Corners, following different events and moments in the lives of the people who live there between 1901 and 1913. It begins by looking at childhood and adolescence, then marriage into death. The stage manager narrates these events and moments throughout, frequently speaking directly to the audience. The play is mostly performed without a set on a bare stage. The 25-student cast members and crew began working on the production in late November.

Middle Tennessee State University Honors students Dante Buttrey, Hannah Ferreira, Victoria Grigsby, and R.J. Ware; Experiential Learning student Marcus Rosario; and Graduate Studies student Nancy Prescott presented poster research at the national Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement meeting, the annual conference of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities this year held in Detroit, Michigan.

Four Middle Tennessee State University students earned top prizes and recognition for their artistic talents in designing lapel pins for True Blue Core, the newly revamped general education program at the university.

The Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raider equestrian Western team recenlty earned the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Horse and Rider-sponsored Western discipline team national championship for the second consecutive year.

Two Middle Tennessee State University students Elliot Certain, a social work major, and Brian Maxwell, a video and film production major, and faculty member Jill Austin, management professor, were recently bestowed the 2024 Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award at the state Capitol.

The Omicron Delta Kappa Circle of Middle Tennessee State University recently inducted 16 new members.

Two Middle Tennessee State University Honors students were accepted to attend the 2023 First Generation Student Forum at American Enterprise Institute's Washington, D.C., headquarters in November.