For more than 15 years Dr. Chuck Frost, MTSU professor of Social Work, has regularly visited the Philippines. Throughout that time he has painfully noticed street children who are in desperate need. As he delved into the problem he found out that millions of children are living on the streets throughout the world.
Dr. Tom Nolan and archaeologist Zada Law, assisted by MTSU students and volunteers, have used geospatial/archaeolo gical research techniques at a location near Stones River National Battlefield, which will soon undergo commercial development.
For more than two weeks in August we were glued to the TV, watching Olympics athletes give it their all. One person on our campus who has experienced it all in person is Dr. Andrew Owusu, a three-time Olympic athlete, specializing in the triple jump. Gina Logue interviews Dr. Owusu, about the recent Beijing Olympics.
This story is about a dummy, but SimMan is no ordinary dummy. The MTSU School of Nursing has recently purchased one of the devices for graduate nursing students. SimMan provides a realistic way for students to get important training before they interact with real patients.
Today's economic pinch is a cinch compared to the financial bloody nose of the Great Depression. Centennial Countdown returns to 1935 and takes a look at the ingenious way three freshmen from Coffee County cut costs while attending college.
History Major Keith Schuman participates in a prestigious week-long program in New York City. He was one of only 50 students in the nation chosen as a 2008 Gilder Lehrman History Scholar Finalist.
From the grass to the glass, dairy production at the MTSU farm laboratory is a hands-on experience for students. The facility supplies milk for a campus of 23,000 plus.
MTSU is fast approaching its 100th birthday, and today there are many traditions that we take for granted, but there was a time in the schools history that there was no such thing as a blue raider.
Students working at the Stones River National Battlefield discuss their efforts to preserve history as well as the natural beauty of the landscape. Park officials praise the mutually beneficial relationship between MTSU and the historic national park.
This October marks the 90th anniversary of Alvin York's heroic actions During World War I. Dr. Tom Nolan says, regrettably, he won't be able to attend memorial ceremonies in France, but his research has contributed to publication of a guidebook to help battlefield visitors retrace the steps of Tennessee's World War I hero.
Take this job and love it. Students learn how?and where?to find a career, or just make a quick buck, by applying on campus for employment or an internship.
Against the dark backdrop of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, students from two major world religions came together at MTSU recently and reached across the religious divide to mark the convergence of two religious holidays - the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the Jewish celebration of Sukkot.