Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University political science major Yusuf Dogan contributed to a nonbinding resolution later passed by Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County. During the spring semester of his freshman year at MTSU, Dogan was required to write a mock piece of legislation for a project. That experience would translate from the classroom to the real world as part of his internship with Metro-Nashville Councilwoman Delishia Porterfield.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce the recipients of a 2024 Pioneer Award. The awards are designed to reward undergraduate members for developing the research, engagement and leadership skills necessary to become a successful scholar

Phi Kappa Phi recently named the recipients of its 2024 Marcus L. Urann Fellowships. The prestigious $20,000 fellowships were awarded to six students nationwide.

The Middle Tennessee State University College of Behavioral and Health Sciences annual Academic Awards Presentation was held Tuesday, April 23, in the Student Union Ballroom. Nearly 200 seniors were spotlighted as Honors Students, which requires a scholastic average between 3.75 and 4.0. Representatives from the Departments of Psychology, Social Work, Criminal Justice Administration, Human Sciences, and Health and Human Performance presented certificates to students for their academic achievements.

Middle Tennessee State University interior design students recently took home top honors at the Formica Form, a national furniture design competition that held regional awards at the Inspire Nashville trade show. As part of the experiential learning, or EXL, capstone course for juniors taught by assistant professor Carrie Pavel, students designed a piece of furniture that utilizes Formica as a material in the project based on the theme of maximalism.

Six Middle Tennessee State University students spent the summer exploring pathways to graduate degrees during the pilot Undergraduate Experiential Training, or U*NEXT, a 10-week immersive grant program meant to help increase diversity of underrepresented groups to have access to STEM careers.

Phi Kappa Phi recently announced the recipients of a 2023 Fellowship. The prestigious $8,500 fellowships were awarded to 54 students nationwide.

Each year, the Middle Tennessee State University Honors College awards Outstanding Student Awards to high-achieving Honors students who set themselves apart from their peers through academic achievement and extra-curricular activities both on and off campus.

Middle Tennessee State University political science major Victoria Grigsby has received one of the most competitive overseas fellowships in the country - the Fulbright Summer Institute in Wales in the United Kingdom.

The John and Linda Vile Award, sponsored by the current Middle Tennessee State University Honors College Dean and his wife, goes to Laney Denton.

Three MTSU students were among 80 undergraduate and graduate students nationwide selected for the U.S. Department of State's Critical Language Scholarship program Spark Award for Summer 2023.

This year, five MTSU graduates were accepted into the Japan Exchange and Teaching, or JET, Program. These individuals will work in schools, boards of education, and government offices throughout Japan.

Ten MTSU undergraduate students and researchers attended the annual Posters at the Capitol event at the state Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, to share their STEM research projects with legislators and peers, personally meet with state representatives and hear a short address from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee. "It's an excellent opportunity for students to be able to engage with their legislators and for their legislators to know more about their undergraduate research," said Kevin Ragland, associate director of the Tennessee STEM center and event organizer. "It's important for their legislators to know that undergraduate research exists and to know the scope of what they're able to do as undergraduates."