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Nichole Bell, fifth from the left, a sixth-grade teacher at Hobgood Elementary School in Murfreesboro, Tenn., was recently featured in Middle Tennessee State University’s “Humans of Murfreesboro” event put on by the university’s College of Education. The event honored 11 local service professionals, such as teachers and police officers, by allowing them to share their human stories with attendees on Sept. 26, 2023, at the College of Education building on campus. (Submitted photo)

MTSU education events spotlight hometown heroes, author meet-and-greet

Middle Tennessee State University's College of Education recently participated in the university wide MT Engage Week with two events - one honoring local service professionals and another showcasing local author and alumna Rachel Louise Martin. Put on...

Nov 13, 2023, 3:28pm EST

Gabriela Fisher, senior business management student at Middle Tennessee State University, gets to pursue her studies with four of her 10 siblings, the group of five meeting up for study dates and getting to support each other through their True Blue experience. (Submitted photo)

All in the family: 5 siblings pursuing MTSU degrees together

For the five siblings attending Middle Tennessee State University simultaneously, there has been nothing more special than sharing the experience together. "Being together is a step up from just hanging out with friends," said Joseph Fisher, the secon...

Nov 13, 2023, 3:28pm EST

Erica Cirillo-McCarthy, left, director of Middle Tennessee State University’s Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center, smiles for a photo with Margaret H. Ordoubadian, professor emerita and the center’s namesake, and Jim Hamby, the center’s associate director, at a celebration for the center’s 45th anniversary on Oct. 24, 2023, at the James E. Walker Library on campus. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)

MTSU Writing Center celebrates 45th anniversary with memories, relationships

Middle Tennessee State University's Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center recently celebrated its 45th anniversary with center changemakers both past and present in attendance to honor not only the center's decades of service supporting stu...

Nov 13, 2023, 3:27pm EST

Middle Tennessee State University computer science students, along with MTSU faculty and graduate research assistants, take part in a summer enrichment program at the Kirksey Old Main Building on campus on June 29, 2023. Standing in back row, from left, are Xinyi Xia, Jiaying Shen, Jingyi Yang, Kaiqian Zhao, Xinyi Ren, Emily Musselman, Timothy Morren, Andrew Dale Becker and Lu Xiong, mathematical sciences assistant professor. Standing in front row, from left, are Yi Gu, computer science associate professor and program coordinator, Haiting Cai, Xingyu Chen, Kosy Okafor and Christabel Obi-Nwosu. (MTSU photo courtesy of Yi Gu)

MTSU professor's grant project uses games, fun to improve female STEM retention, success

Yi Gu, an associate professor in the Computer Science Department at Middle Tennessee State University, is helping underrepresented populations succeed and go the distance in her field and beyond with a $33,000 grant from the Tennessee Board of Regents....

Nov 13, 2023, 3:26pm EST

In this undated photo, rising MTSU senior concrete industry management major and Honors Transfer Fellow Bennie Thompson of Fayetteville, Tenn., is shown outside of the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. (Submitted photo)

Pandemic downsizing leads 54-year-old Navy veteran to concrete management at MTSU

While most adults likely would not think of returning to college after they have become grandparents, 54-year-old Bennie (Ben) Thompson has big aspirations for his growing family. A U.S. Navy veteran and grandfather of three, the Fayetteville, Tenness...

Jun 26, 2023, 12:35pm EDT

Middle Tennessee State University students and faculty help put on a math and literacy family night March 23, 2023, at John Pittard Elementary in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (MTSU photo courtesy of Katie Schrodt)

MTSU education students, faculty put on literacy, math events for local families

For literacy professor Katie Schrodt, promoting literacy extends beyond her classroom of future educators at MTSU's College of Education. "As literacy educators working in a teacher education program, one of our jobs is to promote literacy in our comm...

Jun 15, 2023, 11:55am EDT

Middle Tennessee State University equestrian team members, from left, Audrey Ferrie, Sadio Barnes, Mackenzie Latimer, Jordan Martin and Jessie Kauffman hoist the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association Western championship trophy into the air May 7 at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. It marks the first national championship for MTSU riders. (Photo by Danielle Dunn)

History-making MTSU equestrian team wins first Western national championship

For the first time in school history, the Middle Tennessee State University equestrian team took home the Western National Championship trophy at the 2023 Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association National Championship. Held earlier in May at Kentucky H...

Jun 1, 2023, 5:15pm EDT

From left, 2023 MTSU Business Plan Competition finalists Alexis Mahon; Savannah Tucker; Jamie George and Haley Harris (third place); Mervyn Thomas-Crawford (first place); Samer Kattih; Cory Sherman (second place); and Britton Cherry pose for a group photo following the finals presentations April 26 in the Student Union Parliamentary Room at Middle Tennessee State University. All finalists were awarded at least $2,000 up to the top prize of $9,000 won by Thomas-Crawford. (MTSU photo by Tom Beckwith)

MTSU students gain confidence, cash at 2023 Business Plan Competition finals

MTSU rising senior aerospace technology and mathematics major Mervyn Thomas-Crawford said the idea for his Air-Aid Technology business stemmed from his days playing high school baseball, when he would suffer skin abrasions on his hip called raspberries...

May 26, 2023, 4:02pm EDT

Emergency medical technician Scott Storey of Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., readies for his commencement ceremony inside Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University. Storey graduated in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in professional studies through MTSU Online. (Submitted photo)

MTSU online degree 'pole-vaulted' public safety professional's EMT career

Scott Storey was 47 when he decided to come back to school and earn his bachelor's degree. He had his associate degree, but he knew there was something missing. He said he chose MTSU because he was familiar with the university from working athletic eve...

May 26, 2023, 12:00pm EDT

Emily O’Neal, Middle Tennessee State University recording industry senior, performed two of her songs as part of MTSU’s 17th annual Scholars Week student research and creative activity exposition on March 24, 2023, in the Student Union ballroom on campus. (MTSU photo by Stephanie Wagner)

MTSU students impress at annual research expo presenting projects from science, engineering to art, music

Greta Muller, MTSU senior in the Visual Arts Program, said she was surprised about the opportunity for art students to participate in research on campus while showcasing her impressive nine-painting collection at the recent Scholars Week student resear...

Apr 12, 2023, 12:32pm EDT

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