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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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