FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Lisa L. Rollins, 615-898-2919 or lrollins@mtsu.edu
RECENT DECLINE IN DIVORCE RATE MAY BE DUE TO AGING POPULATION
Baby Boomers Also Less Likely to Remarry After Children are Grown, Prof Says
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—Thanks to a seemingly unending barrage of studies and related media reports, most are familiar with the widely touted statistic that one in two marriages end in divorce.
More recent data, however, suggests that the widely touted 50/50 ratio is leaning more in favor of marital success than it once did. Although exactly why the numbers are shifting in favor of marriage is not something most researchers can precisely pin down, most seem to agree that after more than 100 years of rising divorce rates in the United States, that number dramatically decreased around 1980.
Dr. Janet Belsky, an expert on lifespan development and professor of psychology at MTSU, said that one thing to consider when surmising why the divorce rate seems to be slowing considerably is the overall age of the population.
“As food for thought, perhaps a good deal of decline in the divorce rate is just due to the aging of the population,” she observed. “People tend to get divorced when they are younger, so naturally, you would have less divorce happening if a higher percentage of people are in their older years.”
According to one reported cited in The New York Times, researchers have said that about 60 percent of all divorces ultimately come to an end during the first decade of marriage. However, per the same study, when it comes to college graduates, the divorce rate for this group during the first 10 years of marriage has dropped to just 16 percent for those who married between 1990 and ’94; that’s down from 27 percent of those who wed between 1970 and ’75.
Belsky is among those who are not surprised by the possible correlation between more education and the decline in divorce numbers.
“As a lifespan teacher, I always take a poll to see what percentage of my (college) students have had parents who divorced, or have grown up in a single-parent family, because it’s typically about 50 percent,” she said. “(My students) are well aware of the depressing divorce statistics and they’re vitally interested in how can they choose the right person? How can they make marriage last?
“One big change I see is that students now feel that it’s not appropriate to get married at a young age,” she continued. “I see college students expressing that you need to put off marriage until you are well-established in your career. In other words, today marriage actually comes last as an adult transition, and sometimes even well after a baby has arrived.
“When you elevate marriage as something to do after you ‘get your life together,’” Belsky said, “I believe you actually make it more important. It’s then something that’s been carefully considered. You just don't rush into having a wedding for a weddings' sake.”
Consequently, reasoned Belsky, having “a thoughtful approach” toward marriage helps make one “more likely to ‘stay the course’ and usually results in being
committed to staying married”—never minding, of course, that “the research also shows
this results in a lower chance of getting divorced.”
Nonetheless, per one twice-divorced single mom, the lack of a college education had nothing to do with her divorces, she said, but prolonged bitterness, repeated physical and emotional abuse, and cheating did.
Now 42, Lorie Mitchell admittedly married young when she left high school for California, where she wed her first husband, David, then 20 and in the military, only a month after she turned 18.
“We went to a month of counseling classes before we got married to make sure we were wanting the same things in life, that we didn’t have different agendas,” she said. “It really was helpful and it made us think, and if you’re open to it—and we both really were—it helped us be able to go home and really talk about things. We knew (marriage) wasn’t going to be easy from the beginning, but we both wanted it.”
In spite of their youth, Mitchell said, both she and her husband initially were “very committed to the marriage.” Looking back now, though, she said she was “too idealistic and too willing to forgive things I shouldn’t forgive over and over and over again.”
After the couple had children, Mitchell was torn between preserving the marriage for the sake of their two young sons or living with behaviors she found difficult to endure.
“We did bring up the idea of marriage counseling again, but by the time we did, it was too late then. There was too much water under the bridge, we’d said too many nasty things,” she recalled, “You can’t take that stuff back, but I think if we had gone (to counseling again) sooner, before the bitterness set in so deeply, it would have made a big difference.”
In her mid-20s, Mitchell married again and had another son during that marriage, but unfortunately, it was a far more tumultuous union than her first. In fact, if not for a rapid rescue by her oldest brother John, who is now a sheriff’s deputy, Mitchell is adamant that she most likely would have lost her life as a result of the extreme abuse she suffered.
“I won’t forgive endlessly now, but when I was young, I put up with more,” Mitchell said. “Having children made me more forgiving, because I wanted my children to have a father, but at the same time, after I had children, my sights were set higher in regard to relationships and who I would want around my children.”
A single parent for the past 10 years, Mitchell’s youngest son graduated early, at 17, in May. And it’s only quite recently, she said, that she’s begun to steal time away from parenting to date again.
“I’m older now, and I’d be just as committed to a romantic relationship today as when I was younger, but my heart is harder,” she conceded. Additionally, not unlike many single women her age, Mitchell isn’t so sure marriage is something she’d ever do again.
“I’ve been married twice and it didn’t work in spite of my dedication to it, so my view now is the paper, the marriage license, doesn’t make a difference,” she said. “Plus, I expect more now, because I’ve accepted some really bad behaviors in the past. … I even did individual marriage counseling—counseling on my own when my husband wouldn’t do it—but I really don’t see a need in marriage for me anymore.
“I am still a big believer in counseling,” she added, “and you have to be totally honest to do any kind of counseling, and I believe in marriage, but for me, I don’t see a need.
“If my kids were younger and still needed a significant male in their lives, then I’d consider it, but they are already grown,” she reasoned. “I’m not looking for a father and for a mate, I am looking only for me at this point. My children will be friends with someone I chose to have a relationship with, but he would not be their father.”
With two failed marriages and three grown children added to her life experiences, Mitchell—as well as many others—“are more practical and knowledgeable” when it comes to weighing the pros and cons of marriage these days, Belsky said.
“For instance,” the professor observed, “while my students still want to find their passionate soul mate, they really understand that passion wanes after the first few years. They also understand that you have to marry someone who shares your values, and it’s important to find a person who is together and knows how to love. Plus, when you get married in your late 20s or 30s, you are more likely to stay with a partner simply because you have had ample time to have those horrible dating experiences—you don't have a fantasy about who or what is waiting out there in terms of the single life.
Today’s 20somethings, Belsky said, realize “ that just being carried away by romance is a total no-no. And don't neglect the role here of peer pressure. After all, your friends will think you are an idiot for making that irresponsible choice.”
Still, Belsky suggested, “In the long run, there may be fewer divorces because people are more reluctant to get married in the first place; they don't feel they ‘have to get married’ just to be married. Today, there are so many alternatives such as living together, so people put the bar much higher for entering that (marital) state.”
Baby boomers especially, she said, may be reluctant to wed if they’ve already “been there, done that” and have children.
“Getting married in your 50s, and particularly for women, really doesn't make all that much sense to some. You are either used to the single life or, for both men and women, it makes much more sense to just live together,” she said, “because there is no reason—such as children—to actually get married at all.”
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Friday, August 31, 2007
067 FREE PIANO-DUO PERFORMANCE SET FOR SEPT. 7 AT MTSU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 31, 2007
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
FREE PIANO-DUO PERFORMANCE SET FOR SEPT. 7 AT MTSU
Guest Concert Features Daniel Paul Horn and Alex Djordjevic
(MURFREESBORO)—Guest pianists Daniel Paul Horn and Alex Djordjevic will perform as a piano duo in a program titled “Hallelujah /Amen” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at a free and open concert in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
“Hallelujah/Amen” will include William Bolcom’s Through Eden’s Gates, John Adams’s Hallelujah Junction and Olivier Messiaen’s Visions de l’Amen, all of which are all 20th century music designed for two pianos.
“It is very exciting to be able to present such an imaginative and challenging program of infrequently heard piano duo repertoire performed by (Horn) with his duo partner, Alexander Djordjevic," said Lynn Rice-See, professor of piano at MTSU's McLean School of Music.
"Since our student days (together) at Juilliard and Peabody Conservatory, Daniel Horn has demonstrated a marked enthusiasm for music of the 20th century," she added.
Guest pianist Horn is a professor of piano at Wheaton College. He studied at the Peabody Conservatory and at Juilliard, where he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree. An active performer, he gives recitals throughout North America and appears as soloist with Midwestern orchestras. He regularly collaborates as a chamber musician with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and has performed with the Ying String Quartet, as well as with violinist John Dalley.
Born in Chicago, pianist Djordjevic began his piano studies at age 3. He pursued graduate studies at the University of Illinois, where he received his master's degree and completed coursework for a Doctor of Music degree. Aside from performing concerts, Djordjevic is a highly regarded piano teacher and currently teaches at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill.
For more information on Sept. 7 recital or other events in the McLean School of Music, please visit www.mtsumusic.com or call 615-898-2493.
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CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
FREE PIANO-DUO PERFORMANCE SET FOR SEPT. 7 AT MTSU
Guest Concert Features Daniel Paul Horn and Alex Djordjevic
(MURFREESBORO)—Guest pianists Daniel Paul Horn and Alex Djordjevic will perform as a piano duo in a program titled “Hallelujah /Amen” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at a free and open concert in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
“Hallelujah/Amen” will include William Bolcom’s Through Eden’s Gates, John Adams’s Hallelujah Junction and Olivier Messiaen’s Visions de l’Amen, all of which are all 20th century music designed for two pianos.
“It is very exciting to be able to present such an imaginative and challenging program of infrequently heard piano duo repertoire performed by (Horn) with his duo partner, Alexander Djordjevic," said Lynn Rice-See, professor of piano at MTSU's McLean School of Music.
"Since our student days (together) at Juilliard and Peabody Conservatory, Daniel Horn has demonstrated a marked enthusiasm for music of the 20th century," she added.
Guest pianist Horn is a professor of piano at Wheaton College. He studied at the Peabody Conservatory and at Juilliard, where he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree. An active performer, he gives recitals throughout North America and appears as soloist with Midwestern orchestras. He regularly collaborates as a chamber musician with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and has performed with the Ying String Quartet, as well as with violinist John Dalley.
Born in Chicago, pianist Djordjevic began his piano studies at age 3. He pursued graduate studies at the University of Illinois, where he received his master's degree and completed coursework for a Doctor of Music degree. Aside from performing concerts, Djordjevic is a highly regarded piano teacher and currently teaches at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill.
For more information on Sept. 7 recital or other events in the McLean School of Music, please visit www.mtsumusic.com or call 615-898-2493.
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065 MTSU STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY “BONJOUR” TO FRANCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 30, 2007
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY “BONJOUR” TO FRANCE
General Education Course in Cherbourg Welcomes All Majors and Interests
(MURFREESBORO) – Any student whose summer was no more exciting than spending endless hours lying by the pool frying to a crisp can prepare now for an unforgettable summer 2008.
There’s no time like the present to register for the annual general education study abroad program in Cherbourg, France, which will run from June 2 to June 27. At this beautiful port town in the Normandy region of northwest France, students will experience the history, art, and culture of the area.
“With the general education program, a student can spend four weeks in Cherbourg and in Normandy, and they can begin studying French while they’re there if they choose to, but they don’t have to already know any French,” Dr. Anne Sloan, Assistant to the Provost for International Education, says.
Each class will be taught by a faculty member from Motlow State Community College, MTSU’s partner in the Cherbourg program, or from MTSU itself. Dr. Claudia Barnett, professor of English, taught a class titled “An American in Europe.”
“What we read reflected and shaped our experiences,” Barnett says. “Like the characters in the novels and the narrators of the essays, we experimented with foods, fashions, and foreign phrases, and we enjoyed the nuances of cultural difference. We toured Hemingway’s Paris, stopping for espresso and ice cream at his favorite café, when we read The Sun Also Rises. … For five weeks, we read, wrote, ate and breathed France.”
The classrooms will be at the Institut Universitaire de Technologie. Accommodations are only a 15-minute walk or a short bus ride away at Napoleon Bonaparte’s former naval hospital, which has been converted into the IMC cinema school.
Sloan says each student will have his or her own room with a bath and a kitchenette. Meal cards will be provided for lunches on class days. Students are responsible for all other meals. Internet facilities will be available in the evening hours.
Normandy’s reputation as a welcoming locale for tourists will provide students with numerous chances to explore Cherbourg and beyond during their non-classroom hours.
“There are a lot of opportunities in Normandy to visit all sorts of sites,” Sloan says. “There are all sorts of recreational opportunities.”
MTSU student Erin Johnson, a native of Denmark, Tenn., and a veteran of an excursion to Cherbourg, enjoyed her time there so much that she yearns to go back.
“I went on field trips to London and Paris,” Johnson says. “How often does a student get to say that? Most of the French friends we made knew English very well, so I didn’t have to worry about being fluent in French. I made so many new friends (in France and also from MTSU), and I made even more unforgettable memories!”
“This study abroad program is the best thing that has ever happened to me,” says former Cherbourg student Tad Osekowsky. “For me, it was a dream come true because I was surrounded by traces of the Second World War, which I have been interested in for as long as I can remember. The only bad part about the program is that it didn't last long enough!”
“They’re going to get to see and experience a great deal and, at the same time, fulfill one or two of their general education requirements,” Sloan says, emphasizing that taking advantage of this study abroad opportunity early in one’s college career will be less likely to interfere with one’s progress toward a degree.
The estimated cost of the program is $2,250 plus tuition and fees. Included in the $2,250 are housing, ground transportation between Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris and Cherbourg, meal cards, local bus passes, weekend field trip transportation, admissions and housing. Other meals, day field trips, emergency medical co-pays and incidentals are out-of-pocket, as is round trip transportation to Paris. The deadline for submitting applications is January 15.
For more information, contact Sloan at 615-898-5091 or asloan@mtsu.edu, or Jennifer Campbell, Director of International Education and Exchange, at 615-898-5179 or jjcampbe@mtsu.edu. MTSU faculty interested in applying should visit http://gened.web.mtsu.edu/study%20abroad%20course%20%20approval.htm.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For color jpeg photos of MTSU students and scenic locales in Cherbourg, France, contact Gina Logue at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY “BONJOUR” TO FRANCE
General Education Course in Cherbourg Welcomes All Majors and Interests
(MURFREESBORO) – Any student whose summer was no more exciting than spending endless hours lying by the pool frying to a crisp can prepare now for an unforgettable summer 2008.
There’s no time like the present to register for the annual general education study abroad program in Cherbourg, France, which will run from June 2 to June 27. At this beautiful port town in the Normandy region of northwest France, students will experience the history, art, and culture of the area.
“With the general education program, a student can spend four weeks in Cherbourg and in Normandy, and they can begin studying French while they’re there if they choose to, but they don’t have to already know any French,” Dr. Anne Sloan, Assistant to the Provost for International Education, says.
Each class will be taught by a faculty member from Motlow State Community College, MTSU’s partner in the Cherbourg program, or from MTSU itself. Dr. Claudia Barnett, professor of English, taught a class titled “An American in Europe.”
“What we read reflected and shaped our experiences,” Barnett says. “Like the characters in the novels and the narrators of the essays, we experimented with foods, fashions, and foreign phrases, and we enjoyed the nuances of cultural difference. We toured Hemingway’s Paris, stopping for espresso and ice cream at his favorite café, when we read The Sun Also Rises. … For five weeks, we read, wrote, ate and breathed France.”
The classrooms will be at the Institut Universitaire de Technologie. Accommodations are only a 15-minute walk or a short bus ride away at Napoleon Bonaparte’s former naval hospital, which has been converted into the IMC cinema school.
Sloan says each student will have his or her own room with a bath and a kitchenette. Meal cards will be provided for lunches on class days. Students are responsible for all other meals. Internet facilities will be available in the evening hours.
Normandy’s reputation as a welcoming locale for tourists will provide students with numerous chances to explore Cherbourg and beyond during their non-classroom hours.
“There are a lot of opportunities in Normandy to visit all sorts of sites,” Sloan says. “There are all sorts of recreational opportunities.”
MTSU student Erin Johnson, a native of Denmark, Tenn., and a veteran of an excursion to Cherbourg, enjoyed her time there so much that she yearns to go back.
“I went on field trips to London and Paris,” Johnson says. “How often does a student get to say that? Most of the French friends we made knew English very well, so I didn’t have to worry about being fluent in French. I made so many new friends (in France and also from MTSU), and I made even more unforgettable memories!”
“This study abroad program is the best thing that has ever happened to me,” says former Cherbourg student Tad Osekowsky. “For me, it was a dream come true because I was surrounded by traces of the Second World War, which I have been interested in for as long as I can remember. The only bad part about the program is that it didn't last long enough!”
“They’re going to get to see and experience a great deal and, at the same time, fulfill one or two of their general education requirements,” Sloan says, emphasizing that taking advantage of this study abroad opportunity early in one’s college career will be less likely to interfere with one’s progress toward a degree.
The estimated cost of the program is $2,250 plus tuition and fees. Included in the $2,250 are housing, ground transportation between Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris and Cherbourg, meal cards, local bus passes, weekend field trip transportation, admissions and housing. Other meals, day field trips, emergency medical co-pays and incidentals are out-of-pocket, as is round trip transportation to Paris. The deadline for submitting applications is January 15.
For more information, contact Sloan at 615-898-5091 or asloan@mtsu.edu, or Jennifer Campbell, Director of International Education and Exchange, at 615-898-5179 or jjcampbe@mtsu.edu. MTSU faculty interested in applying should visit http://gened.web.mtsu.edu/study%20abroad%20course%20%20approval.htm.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For color jpeg photos of MTSU students and scenic locales in Cherbourg, France, contact Gina Logue at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
064 GIBSON COUNTY FARM JOINS RANKS OF CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 29, 2007
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
GIBSON COUNTY FARM JOINS RANKS OF CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM
160-Year-Old Norman Farm Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO)—The Norman Farm in Gibson County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation (CHP), which is located on the MTSU campus.
Robert Norman and his wife Jamima and their four children came from North Carolina to begin farming in Gibson County. In 1847, he purchased 125 acres on Lick Creek and there the family raised cotton, corn and swine.
John Judson Norman was the second-generation owner. Married to Dora Ann Norman, they had seven children. John also served as mayor for the Rutherford community from 1932 to 1934. After John and Dora died, the land was divided among the siblings. According to the family’s records, two of the children, Herbert and Eran, obtained most of the property. Herbert and his wife, Elsie Patterson, lived on the farm for many years. Eran was married to Myrl Landrum. Generations of the Norman family continued to contribute to the community and the county over the years.
Today, Harold J. Norman, James Edwin “Ed” Norman and Patricia Norman Givens own the property that has been in their family for 160 years. Currently, the farm is cultivated by family friend, Travis Landrum, who raises cotton, corn, soybeans and wheat.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural, and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview Hankins or the farm’s owners, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
GIBSON COUNTY FARM JOINS RANKS OF CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM
160-Year-Old Norman Farm Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO)—The Norman Farm in Gibson County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation (CHP), which is located on the MTSU campus.
Robert Norman and his wife Jamima and their four children came from North Carolina to begin farming in Gibson County. In 1847, he purchased 125 acres on Lick Creek and there the family raised cotton, corn and swine.
John Judson Norman was the second-generation owner. Married to Dora Ann Norman, they had seven children. John also served as mayor for the Rutherford community from 1932 to 1934. After John and Dora died, the land was divided among the siblings. According to the family’s records, two of the children, Herbert and Eran, obtained most of the property. Herbert and his wife, Elsie Patterson, lived on the farm for many years. Eran was married to Myrl Landrum. Generations of the Norman family continued to contribute to the community and the county over the years.
Today, Harold J. Norman, James Edwin “Ed” Norman and Patricia Norman Givens own the property that has been in their family for 160 years. Currently, the farm is cultivated by family friend, Travis Landrum, who raises cotton, corn, soybeans and wheat.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural, and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview Hankins or the farm’s owners, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
063 MACON COUNTY FARM JOINS RANKS OF CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 29, 2007
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
MACON COUNTY FARM JOINS RANKS OF CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM
Wheeley Springs Farm Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO)—The Wheeley Springs Farm in Macon County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation (CHP), which is located on the MTSU campus.
Located eight miles north of Lafayette is the Wheeley Springs Farm that was founded by Huel Wheeley, who moved from Orange County, N.C., to Tennessee during the 1850s. Married to Mary Elizabeth Johns, the couple had seven children. On the 750 acres, the family raised tobacco, corn, hay, cattle and hogs. Huel also built a farmhouse that was originally a two-room house; over the years it has been remodeled several times.
The second owner of the farm was Thomas Phillip Wheeley, who acquired the farm around 1890 after his parents’ death. Married twice, Thomas fathered 12 children. After Thomas died, his daughter Etta Wheeley Hughes and her husband, Tommie, purchased the property. In 1953, Melvin B. and Fonza Law, sons of Bert and Nellie Wheeley Law, sister of Etta, acquired the property.
Today, three generations call the farm home. Larry F. and his wife Shirley, their son, Larry W., along with wife Christy and their daughters, Jessica and Samantha, live on the land.
Currently, the farm produces cattle, hay and tobacco and is worked by the family. According to the family’s records, part of the original house built by Huel, a feed barn, a tobacco barn continue to be used.
Hankins said Wheeley Springs Farm is the 19th Macon County property to be certified as a Century Farm.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
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“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural, and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview Hankins or the farm’s owners, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
MACON COUNTY FARM JOINS RANKS OF CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM
Wheeley Springs Farm Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO)—The Wheeley Springs Farm in Macon County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation (CHP), which is located on the MTSU campus.
Located eight miles north of Lafayette is the Wheeley Springs Farm that was founded by Huel Wheeley, who moved from Orange County, N.C., to Tennessee during the 1850s. Married to Mary Elizabeth Johns, the couple had seven children. On the 750 acres, the family raised tobacco, corn, hay, cattle and hogs. Huel also built a farmhouse that was originally a two-room house; over the years it has been remodeled several times.
The second owner of the farm was Thomas Phillip Wheeley, who acquired the farm around 1890 after his parents’ death. Married twice, Thomas fathered 12 children. After Thomas died, his daughter Etta Wheeley Hughes and her husband, Tommie, purchased the property. In 1953, Melvin B. and Fonza Law, sons of Bert and Nellie Wheeley Law, sister of Etta, acquired the property.
Today, three generations call the farm home. Larry F. and his wife Shirley, their son, Larry W., along with wife Christy and their daughters, Jessica and Samantha, live on the land.
Currently, the farm produces cattle, hay and tobacco and is worked by the family. According to the family’s records, part of the original house built by Huel, a feed barn, a tobacco barn continue to be used.
Hankins said Wheeley Springs Farm is the 19th Macon County property to be certified as a Century Farm.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
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“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural, and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview Hankins or the farm’s owners, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
062 MTSU WILL BE CLOSED ON LABOR DAY, SEPT. 3, FOR HOLIDAY
Release date: Aug. 29, 2007
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
MTSU WILL BE CLOSED ON LABOR DAY, SEPT. 3, FOR HOLIDAY
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU will be closed on Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 3), university officials announced. All offices will be closed. No classes will be held.
Classes will resume Tuesday, Sept. 4. All offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Sept. 4.
Certain campus facilities will be open part of the weekend. These include:
The James E. Walker Library will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, and closed Sunday and Monday (Sept. 2-3). It will be open from 7:30 a.m. to midnight Sept. 4. For information, call 615-898-2772;
The Campus Recreation Center will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 31 and closed Sept. 1-3. It will reopen at 6 a.m. Sept. 4. For more information, call 615-898-2104.
ARAMARK Dining Services will offer these dining options during the holiday weekend to accommodate students who live in campus housing and who stay in Murfreesboro for the holiday weekend:
• McCallie Dining Hall will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 31, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 1-2, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 3 and open at 7 a.m. Sept. 4;
• Cyber Café will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 1-2, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sept. 3 and be open from 11 a.m. Sept. 4 to 2 a.m. Sept. 5.
Dining services in the James Union Building and Keathley University Center will be closed Sept. 1-3. The KUC will reopen at 7 a.m. Sept. 4 and the JUB will reopen at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 4. For information about dining services, call 615-898-2675.
Information technology’s Help Desk will close at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 3 and reopen at 8 a.m. Sept. 4, said Robin Jones, director of IT Communication Support Services. For more information, call 615-898-5345.
MTSU Public Safety (Campus Police) has personnel available 24 hours a day in case of emergencies. For information, call 615-898-2424.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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Media note: Call Public Safety (615-898-2424) , which will contact News & Public Affairs personnel in the event of an emergency.
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
MTSU WILL BE CLOSED ON LABOR DAY, SEPT. 3, FOR HOLIDAY
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU will be closed on Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 3), university officials announced. All offices will be closed. No classes will be held.
Classes will resume Tuesday, Sept. 4. All offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Sept. 4.
Certain campus facilities will be open part of the weekend. These include:
The James E. Walker Library will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, and closed Sunday and Monday (Sept. 2-3). It will be open from 7:30 a.m. to midnight Sept. 4. For information, call 615-898-2772;
The Campus Recreation Center will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 31 and closed Sept. 1-3. It will reopen at 6 a.m. Sept. 4. For more information, call 615-898-2104.
ARAMARK Dining Services will offer these dining options during the holiday weekend to accommodate students who live in campus housing and who stay in Murfreesboro for the holiday weekend:
• McCallie Dining Hall will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 31, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 1-2, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 3 and open at 7 a.m. Sept. 4;
• Cyber Café will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 1-2, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sept. 3 and be open from 11 a.m. Sept. 4 to 2 a.m. Sept. 5.
Dining services in the James Union Building and Keathley University Center will be closed Sept. 1-3. The KUC will reopen at 7 a.m. Sept. 4 and the JUB will reopen at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 4. For information about dining services, call 615-898-2675.
Information technology’s Help Desk will close at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 3 and reopen at 8 a.m. Sept. 4, said Robin Jones, director of IT Communication Support Services. For more information, call 615-898-5345.
MTSU Public Safety (Campus Police) has personnel available 24 hours a day in case of emergencies. For information, call 615-898-2424.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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Media note: Call Public Safety (615-898-2424) , which will contact News & Public Affairs personnel in the event of an emergency.
061 THREE FULL-TIME MUSIC FACULTY JOIN MTSU’S MUSIC SCHOOL RANKS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 28, 2007
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493
THREE FULL-TIME MUSIC FACULTY JOIN MTSU’S MUSIC SCHOOL RANKS
(MURFREESBORO)—Representatives of the McLean School of Music at MTSU are pleased to announce that three new full-time professors—Angela DeBoer, professor of horn; Andrea Dawson, professor of violin; and Leopoldo Erice, professor of collaborative piano—have been added the to faculty’s ranks for fall 2007..
DeBoer comes to MTSU from Oklahoma, where she has been a member of the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra and worked with the Tulsa Ballet and Tulsa Opera. Prior to her work in Oklahoma, DeBoer was active in the freelance community in and around Chicago, performing with ensembles such as the Milwaukee, Grant Park, Elgin, South Bend, Northwest Indiana, Duluth-Superior and Illinois Symphonie, as well as with Symphony II, Chicago Sinfonietta, Millar Brass Ensemble, Chicago Opera Theatre and the Illinois and Fort Wayne Philharmonics. She also spent several seasons as a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the training orchestra for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a group with which she also appeared as soloist.
DeBoer received her bachelor’s degree in music from DePaul University in Chicago, studied in the Orchestral Performance Program at the Manhattan School of Music and received her Master of Music from Northwestern University. Her primary teachers include Gail Williams, David Krehbiel, Jerome Ashby and Jonathan Boen.
Violinist Dawson has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States and Mexico. Before moving to Tennessee, she was an assistant professor of music at the University of Texas – Pan American and Associate Concertmaster of the Valley Symphony Orchestra in south Texas.
Dawson received her Masters in Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the Eastman School of Music, where she was awarded the coveted Performer’s Certificate. She also received a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology, with a minor in French, and a Bachelor of Music in violin performance from Oberlin College. Her principal teachers include Lynn Blakeslee, Camilla Wicks, Taras Gabora, Kathleen Winkler and Robert Koff, respectively.
Pianist Erice received his piano and chamber music degree from Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica in Madrid and his artist diploma and Master of Music in piano from Indiana University. He recently has finished his coursework for a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Stony Brook University in New York.
Erice has performed throughout Europe and the United States and won many awards and honors as a pianist, including first prize in the Royale National Piano Competition in Madrid Spain.
For more information these and or other current faculty in the McLean School of Music at MTSU, please visit its Web site at www.mtsumusic.com.
ATTENTION, MEDIA: To secure a jpeg of DeBoer, Dawson, or Erice for editorial use, please e-mail your request to Tim Musselman at tmusselm@mtsu.edu.
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493
THREE FULL-TIME MUSIC FACULTY JOIN MTSU’S MUSIC SCHOOL RANKS
(MURFREESBORO)—Representatives of the McLean School of Music at MTSU are pleased to announce that three new full-time professors—Angela DeBoer, professor of horn; Andrea Dawson, professor of violin; and Leopoldo Erice, professor of collaborative piano—have been added the to faculty’s ranks for fall 2007..
DeBoer comes to MTSU from Oklahoma, where she has been a member of the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra and worked with the Tulsa Ballet and Tulsa Opera. Prior to her work in Oklahoma, DeBoer was active in the freelance community in and around Chicago, performing with ensembles such as the Milwaukee, Grant Park, Elgin, South Bend, Northwest Indiana, Duluth-Superior and Illinois Symphonie, as well as with Symphony II, Chicago Sinfonietta, Millar Brass Ensemble, Chicago Opera Theatre and the Illinois and Fort Wayne Philharmonics. She also spent several seasons as a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the training orchestra for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a group with which she also appeared as soloist.
DeBoer received her bachelor’s degree in music from DePaul University in Chicago, studied in the Orchestral Performance Program at the Manhattan School of Music and received her Master of Music from Northwestern University. Her primary teachers include Gail Williams, David Krehbiel, Jerome Ashby and Jonathan Boen.
Violinist Dawson has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States and Mexico. Before moving to Tennessee, she was an assistant professor of music at the University of Texas – Pan American and Associate Concertmaster of the Valley Symphony Orchestra in south Texas.
Dawson received her Masters in Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the Eastman School of Music, where she was awarded the coveted Performer’s Certificate. She also received a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology, with a minor in French, and a Bachelor of Music in violin performance from Oberlin College. Her principal teachers include Lynn Blakeslee, Camilla Wicks, Taras Gabora, Kathleen Winkler and Robert Koff, respectively.
Pianist Erice received his piano and chamber music degree from Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica in Madrid and his artist diploma and Master of Music in piano from Indiana University. He recently has finished his coursework for a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Stony Brook University in New York.
Erice has performed throughout Europe and the United States and won many awards and honors as a pianist, including first prize in the Royale National Piano Competition in Madrid Spain.
For more information these and or other current faculty in the McLean School of Music at MTSU, please visit its Web site at www.mtsumusic.com.
ATTENTION, MEDIA: To secure a jpeg of DeBoer, Dawson, or Erice for editorial use, please e-mail your request to Tim Musselman at tmusselm@mtsu.edu.
060 MTSU TO PROVIDE $1 MILLION IN MATCHING FUNDS FOR CAMPUS SCHOOL
MTSU TO PROVIDE $1 MILLION IN MATCHING FUNDS FOR CAMPUS SCHOOL RENOVATION
Aug. 28, 2007
CONTACT: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919
MURFREESBORO—Middle Tennessee State University will provide $1 million in matching funds to help renovate Homer Pittard Campus School, announced MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee.
“I would like to emphasize that this $1 million match is not from the State,” McPhee explained. “This is the university’s demonstration of commitment to the Campus School program and is contingent on the county school board matching that amount through its own fund-raising efforts, including private contributions from the community.”
An additional $2 million is needed to meet the $4.6 million original bid plus other fees and contingencies in order for the county to make the first phase of life safety renovations and improvements such as an elevator, new HVAC system, a sprinkler system, and electrical and plumbing upgrades, among other items.
“MTSU values the Campus School program because it exemplifies and promotes the mission of the university, which is to provide the best possible education for classroom professionals, teachers-in-training, and most importantly for our children,” the president stated.
McPhee acknowledged the challenge ahead for the county school board to raise the necessary funds needed to make vital renovations to the facility. The additional support from the university is recognition that there’s too much at stake not to assist the Campus School program in succeeding, he noted.
“MTSU’s contract with the school board is a commitment by the county to make the needed renovations to Campus School, and the university’s $1 million match is a show of confidence that the county school board will fulfill its obligation to bring these much-needed renovations to fruition,” McPhee said. “We are confident that the board members, teachers, staff and parents of Campus School will do their part to preserve an education program that benefits all of us.”
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Aug. 28, 2007
CONTACT: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919
MURFREESBORO—Middle Tennessee State University will provide $1 million in matching funds to help renovate Homer Pittard Campus School, announced MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee.
“I would like to emphasize that this $1 million match is not from the State,” McPhee explained. “This is the university’s demonstration of commitment to the Campus School program and is contingent on the county school board matching that amount through its own fund-raising efforts, including private contributions from the community.”
An additional $2 million is needed to meet the $4.6 million original bid plus other fees and contingencies in order for the county to make the first phase of life safety renovations and improvements such as an elevator, new HVAC system, a sprinkler system, and electrical and plumbing upgrades, among other items.
“MTSU values the Campus School program because it exemplifies and promotes the mission of the university, which is to provide the best possible education for classroom professionals, teachers-in-training, and most importantly for our children,” the president stated.
McPhee acknowledged the challenge ahead for the county school board to raise the necessary funds needed to make vital renovations to the facility. The additional support from the university is recognition that there’s too much at stake not to assist the Campus School program in succeeding, he noted.
“MTSU’s contract with the school board is a commitment by the county to make the needed renovations to Campus School, and the university’s $1 million match is a show of confidence that the county school board will fulfill its obligation to bring these much-needed renovations to fruition,” McPhee said. “We are confident that the board members, teachers, staff and parents of Campus School will do their part to preserve an education program that benefits all of us.”
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Monday, August 27, 2007
057 MTSU AMONG AT LEAST FIVE UNIVERSITIES RECEIVING BOMB THREATS
Release date: Aug. 27, 2007
News & Public Affairs contact: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919
MTSU IS AMONG AT LEAST FIVE UNIVERSITIES NATIONALLY RECEIVING BOMB THREATS TODAY
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU was among at least five universities nationally that received bomb threats earlier today (Aug. 27) on the first day of MTSU’s fall semester classes, President Sidney A. McPhee said. The MTSU president said an e-mail message was sent to three offices on the MTSU campus this morning.
“The message stated that three booby-trapped explosive devices were planted near MTSU facilities,” McPhee said. “The Department of Public Safety (MTSU Police) was notified, and we immediately sent an e-mail to alert everyone on campus.”
Safety officials made an extensive search and nothing was found, university officials said.
McPhee added that Princeton University, Clemson University, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Alaska at Anchorage also received bomb threats, along with MTSU.
A follow-up e-mail from McPhee stated, “While this does not mean we shouldn’t remain vigilant and report any suspicious-looking items or activities to the Department of Public Safety, it does indicate that MTSU was not alone in receiving these kinds of messages. Our university, it would appear, was randomly selected among other institutions of higher learning.”
McPhee urged the campus community to “continue to be careful and observant” in their activities.
MTSU Public Safety can be reached at 615-898-2424.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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News & Public Affairs contact: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919
MTSU IS AMONG AT LEAST FIVE UNIVERSITIES NATIONALLY RECEIVING BOMB THREATS TODAY
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU was among at least five universities nationally that received bomb threats earlier today (Aug. 27) on the first day of MTSU’s fall semester classes, President Sidney A. McPhee said. The MTSU president said an e-mail message was sent to three offices on the MTSU campus this morning.
“The message stated that three booby-trapped explosive devices were planted near MTSU facilities,” McPhee said. “The Department of Public Safety (MTSU Police) was notified, and we immediately sent an e-mail to alert everyone on campus.”
Safety officials made an extensive search and nothing was found, university officials said.
McPhee added that Princeton University, Clemson University, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Alaska at Anchorage also received bomb threats, along with MTSU.
A follow-up e-mail from McPhee stated, “While this does not mean we shouldn’t remain vigilant and report any suspicious-looking items or activities to the Department of Public Safety, it does indicate that MTSU was not alone in receiving these kinds of messages. Our university, it would appear, was randomly selected among other institutions of higher learning.”
McPhee urged the campus community to “continue to be careful and observant” in their activities.
MTSU Public Safety can be reached at 615-898-2424.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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056 MTSU FALL CLASSES BEGIN WITH RECORD
Release date: Aug. 27, 2007
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Enrollment Services contact: Dr. Sherian Huddleston, 615-898-2828
MTSU FALL CLASSES BEGIN WITH RECORD
DAY 1 TOTAL OF 22,641 STUDENTS ENROLLED
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU welcomed a record 22,641 students for Day 1 of fall 2007 semester classes that began today (Aug. 27), said Dr. Sherian Huddleston, associate vice provost for enrollment services.
This is an increase of 98 students from Aug. 28, 2006, when 22,543 students were registered on the first day, she added. It is a 0.43 percent increase, she said.
University administrators expect the fall 2007 enrollment to approach — and possibly surpass — 23,000. Last fall’s combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment was 22,863 students.
First-day enrollment totals include 15,560 returning students, 3,526 new freshmen, 1,880 new transfers, 1,195 re-enrolling students and 2,186 graduate students, she said.
Final enrollment totals will not be available until after the 14-day census date, which will be Sunday, Sept. 9, when they will be submitted to the Tennessee Board of Regents. These figures will be made public soon after being sent to the TBR.
The Executive Vice President and Provost’s office said there are 915 full-time faculty for the 2007-08 academic year. There were 901 full-time faculty in 2006-07.
Anyone who has not registered can register through Tuesday, Aug. 28, and pay a $100 late fee without getting special permission, Huddleston said. After Aug. 28, prospective students must receive special permission from the course instructor when registering.
Students already registered can add classes through Thursday, Aug. 30, Huddleston added.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
MTSU Enrollment Number Comparisons
(As of midnight Aug. 26)
Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Difference
Total enrollment 22,543 22,641 98 (0.43%)
Undergraduate students
New freshmen 3,374 3,526 152
New transfers 1,927 1,880 47
Continuing students 15,479 15,560 81
Freshmen 1,719 1,791 72
Sophomores 3,294 3,247 -47
Juniors 3,336 3,404 68
Seniors 5,659 5,407 -252
UG special 64 65 1
Graduate 1,407 1,646 239
Re-enrollees 1,162 1,195 33
Other new undergrads* 30 32 2
H.S. concurrent enrollment** 9 12 3
Graduate students 2,079 2,186 107
New graduate 562 400 -162
* — Special undergraduates (non-degree seeking students)
** — Currently enrolled high-school students taking courses for college credit
Source: MTSU Enrollment Services
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News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Enrollment Services contact: Dr. Sherian Huddleston, 615-898-2828
MTSU FALL CLASSES BEGIN WITH RECORD
DAY 1 TOTAL OF 22,641 STUDENTS ENROLLED
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU welcomed a record 22,641 students for Day 1 of fall 2007 semester classes that began today (Aug. 27), said Dr. Sherian Huddleston, associate vice provost for enrollment services.
This is an increase of 98 students from Aug. 28, 2006, when 22,543 students were registered on the first day, she added. It is a 0.43 percent increase, she said.
University administrators expect the fall 2007 enrollment to approach — and possibly surpass — 23,000. Last fall’s combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment was 22,863 students.
First-day enrollment totals include 15,560 returning students, 3,526 new freshmen, 1,880 new transfers, 1,195 re-enrolling students and 2,186 graduate students, she said.
Final enrollment totals will not be available until after the 14-day census date, which will be Sunday, Sept. 9, when they will be submitted to the Tennessee Board of Regents. These figures will be made public soon after being sent to the TBR.
The Executive Vice President and Provost’s office said there are 915 full-time faculty for the 2007-08 academic year. There were 901 full-time faculty in 2006-07.
Anyone who has not registered can register through Tuesday, Aug. 28, and pay a $100 late fee without getting special permission, Huddleston said. After Aug. 28, prospective students must receive special permission from the course instructor when registering.
Students already registered can add classes through Thursday, Aug. 30, Huddleston added.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
MTSU Enrollment Number Comparisons
(As of midnight Aug. 26)
Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Difference
Total enrollment 22,543 22,641 98 (0.43%)
Undergraduate students
New freshmen 3,374 3,526 152
New transfers 1,927 1,880 47
Continuing students 15,479 15,560 81
Freshmen 1,719 1,791 72
Sophomores 3,294 3,247 -47
Juniors 3,336 3,404 68
Seniors 5,659 5,407 -252
UG special 64 65 1
Graduate 1,407 1,646 239
Re-enrollees 1,162 1,195 33
Other new undergrads* 30 32 2
H.S. concurrent enrollment** 9 12 3
Graduate students 2,079 2,186 107
New graduate 562 400 -162
* — Special undergraduates (non-degree seeking students)
** — Currently enrolled high-school students taking courses for college credit
Source: MTSU Enrollment Services
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055 FALL FACULTY ART EXHIBIT NOW ON DISPLAY AT TODD GALLERY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 24, 2007
CONTACT: Eric Snyder Gallery, gallery assistant, 615-898-5653.
FALL FACULTY ART EXHIBIT NOW ON DISPLAY AT TODD GALLERY
MTSU’s Studio Faculty Artists Showcase Wide Array of Media Styles
(MURFREESBORO)—A variety of faculty-created works—from mixed-media installations, printmaking and sculptures to paintings and graphic-design imagery—are on display now through Sept. 4 in the Todd Gallery as part of the annual fall faculty art exhibition.
Each year, one-half of the university’s art faculty members are invited to present new work to the MTSU campus and community at large. The fall 2007 show features works by faculty members Barry Buxkamper, Kim Dummons, Sisavanh Phouthavong-Houghton, J. Seth Johnson, Christie Nuell, Marisa Recchia and Cindy Rehm, all of whom are members of the department’s studio faculty.
“The works to be seen represent a range of styles and media,” says Lon Nuell, gallery curator,”(including) digital imagery, printmaking, sculpture and painting, collographs and monoprints, and graphic design imagery.”
This year’s faculty exhibit contains from 24 to 30 pieces, said Nuell, who added that a reception for the participating artists will be held in the gallery lobby 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aug. 29. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
“The teaching faculty in the art department is made up of a highly talented group of professional artist-teachers who work in a wide range of media and whose expressive styles range from the representational to abstraction, with many exciting and challenging variations in between,” he noted.
• GALLERY HOURS: Located on the first floor of MTSU’s Todd Building, the Todd Gallery is open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays. Admission is free and the exhibit is open to the public. Please note that the gallery will be closed on Labor Day, Sept. 3.
For more information regarding the current exhibit, please contact Eric Snyder Gallery, gallery assistant, 615-898-5653.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To obtain jpeg images of some of the artwork now on display at the Todd Gallery for editorial use, please contact Gina Fann at 615-898-2919 or send your request via e-mail to gfann@mtsu.edu
To request an interview with any of the exhibit’s participating artists, please contact Lisa L. Rollins at 615-898-2919 or via e-mail at lrollins@mtsu.edu
CONTACT: Eric Snyder Gallery, gallery assistant, 615-898-5653.
FALL FACULTY ART EXHIBIT NOW ON DISPLAY AT TODD GALLERY
MTSU’s Studio Faculty Artists Showcase Wide Array of Media Styles
(MURFREESBORO)—A variety of faculty-created works—from mixed-media installations, printmaking and sculptures to paintings and graphic-design imagery—are on display now through Sept. 4 in the Todd Gallery as part of the annual fall faculty art exhibition.
Each year, one-half of the university’s art faculty members are invited to present new work to the MTSU campus and community at large. The fall 2007 show features works by faculty members Barry Buxkamper, Kim Dummons, Sisavanh Phouthavong-Houghton, J. Seth Johnson, Christie Nuell, Marisa Recchia and Cindy Rehm, all of whom are members of the department’s studio faculty.
“The works to be seen represent a range of styles and media,” says Lon Nuell, gallery curator,”(including) digital imagery, printmaking, sculpture and painting, collographs and monoprints, and graphic design imagery.”
This year’s faculty exhibit contains from 24 to 30 pieces, said Nuell, who added that a reception for the participating artists will be held in the gallery lobby 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aug. 29. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
“The teaching faculty in the art department is made up of a highly talented group of professional artist-teachers who work in a wide range of media and whose expressive styles range from the representational to abstraction, with many exciting and challenging variations in between,” he noted.
• GALLERY HOURS: Located on the first floor of MTSU’s Todd Building, the Todd Gallery is open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays. Admission is free and the exhibit is open to the public. Please note that the gallery will be closed on Labor Day, Sept. 3.
For more information regarding the current exhibit, please contact Eric Snyder Gallery, gallery assistant, 615-898-5653.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To obtain jpeg images of some of the artwork now on display at the Todd Gallery for editorial use, please contact Gina Fann at 615-898-2919 or send your request via e-mail to gfann@mtsu.edu
To request an interview with any of the exhibit’s participating artists, please contact Lisa L. Rollins at 615-898-2919 or via e-mail at lrollins@mtsu.edu
Thursday, August 23, 2007
053 MTSU ARMY ROTC WILL SWEAR IN NEW CADETS FRIDAY, AUG. 24
MTSU Army ROTC contacts: Lt. Col. Mike Walsh or Maj. Chuck Giles, 615-898-2470
MTSU ARMY ROTC WILL SWEAR IN NEW CADETS FRIDAY, AUG. 24
(MURFREESBORO) — The MTSU Army ROTC department will have a brief swearing-in ceremony for its new cadets starting at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, Lt. Col. Mike Walsh, professor of military science, said recently. The ceremony will take place outside Forrest Hall. This is an opportunity to interview and photograph students who plan to become future military leaders and personnel.
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For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
052 ROLL UP THOSE SLEEVES FOR FALL BLOOD DRIVES
ROLL UP THOSE SLEEVES FOR FALL BLOOD DRIVES
MTSU Schedules 5 Campuswide Collection Dates for Local Red Cross
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 23, 2007
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Jennifer Kirk, 615-898-2590 or jkirk@mtsu.edu
Linda Decker, 615-330-5941 or deckerlp@usa.redcross.org
(MURFREESBORO)—Stock up on raisins and get plenty of rest this semester, because MTSU and the American Red Cross need your help to end the blood-supply drought.
A record-setting hot, dry summer also helped to dry up the local Red Cross’s supplies of blood, leaving it once again at crisis levels and forcing delays in elective surgeries across the community.
To replenish supplies and ensure plenty of help for emergencies communitywide, MTSU students, faculty, staff and friends are being asked to roll up their sleeves for the five blood drives set for fall.
“The students at MTSU really stepped up to the plate last year and made donating blood a priority. I don’t know what our region would do without them,” said Linda Decker of the local Red Cross’s Donor Resources Development Office. “I’m looking forward to another great year and have every confidence that we will exceed the totals from last year. ... How lucky we are to have this great campus in our area! Thanks, MTSU!”
The first of the fall 2007 blood drives is set for Tuesday, Sept. 11. Sponsored by the campus chapter of the Association of Secretarial and Clerical Employees, it’s scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 322 of the Keathley University Center.
Other blood drive dates are:
• Monday, Sept. 17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building (sponsored by the School of Nursing);
• Oct. 10-11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., KUC 322 and 318 (sponsored by the Student Government Association);
• Monday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., CKNB (School of Nursing);
• Tuesday, Nov. 27, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., KUC 322.
Blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, and feeling well and healthy enough for normal activities. They also can’t have donated blood in the previous 56 days.
For more information about the blood drives, contact 615-898-2590. Reminders also will be included in The Record, MTSU’s university publication.
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IN BRIEF: MTSU and the Heart of Tennessee Chapter of the American Red Cross have teamed up to help ease the communitywide blood-supply drought by conducting five blood drives on campus during the fall semester. Dates are Sept. 11, Sept. 17, Oct. 10-11, Nov. 12 and Nov. 27. For more details, visit the “Calendars” link at www.mtsunews.com or call 615-898-2590.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
051 BLUE RAIDER BLAST TAKES PLACE AUG. 23
Release date: Aug. 22, 2007
Blue Raider Blast contact: Brad Smith, 615-898-5322
BLUE RAIDER BLAST TAKES PLACE AUG. 23
AT RUTHERFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE SQUARE
Blue Raider Blast contact: Brad Smith, 615-898-5322
BLUE RAIDER BLAST TAKES PLACE AUG. 23
AT RUTHERFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE SQUARE
(MURFREESBORO) — The Blue Raider Blast comes to Murfreesboro. It will be held from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at the historic Rutherford County Courthouse Square in downtown Murfreesboro, MT athletic department officials said.
This event is open to the public. Children are welcome.
Join Middle Tennessee coaches Rick Stockstill (football), Kermit Davis (men’s basketball), Rick Insell (women’s basketball), Steve Peterson (baseball) and Director of Athletics Chris Massaro for the 2007 Blue Raider Blast.
Blue Raider Blast attendees can meet the 2007 Blue Raider Football team. The Blue Raiders finished 7-4 and played in the 2006 Motor City Bowl in Detroit. They will open the season at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, against Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton.
Earlier Thursday, Massaro and the coaches also will appear at First Tennessee Bank branches in the afternoon.
For 2007 football season ticket holders eligible for the Blue Raider Vehicle package, you can pick it up at the Blast. Also available for pick up are posters, “Let's GROW Blue” yard signs, season ticket information, magnets and schedule cards.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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050 HUNGRY FOR ART? SAVOR ‘A LA CARTE’ AT SEPT. 8 EXHIBIT
HUNGRY FOR ART? SAVOR ‘A LA CARTE’ AT SEPT. 8 EXHIBIT
One-Night Show and Sale Features Works by 8 Area Artists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 22, 2007
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Christie Nuell, 615-898-2506 or cnuell@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—If you’re planning a special night out, you want a menu full of choices. At “Art a la Carte,” the one-night show and sale featuring eight area artists, aficionados can saunter from room to room, savoring whatever pleases their palates—or palettes.
The event, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. at 519A N. Maney Ave., is a revisiting of a similar 2004 show, when Christie Nuell and seven colleagues turned her yellow rental home into an art gallery for an evening.
“The idea of having art exhibitions in alternative spaces, rather than galleries and museums, gives the artists freedom to put up the work that they want to show rather than what the gallery feels they can sell,” says Nuell, an MTSU art professor and exhibit organizer.
“This is incredibly liberating for the artist. It also means that that there is no commission charged by a gallery owner, so the work is sold at what the artist would receive, which means it is 40 to 50 percent less expensive for the public to buy.
“Working together on a show is also just plain fun,” she adds. “We divide the jobs up and have lots of creative input from each other.”
The 2004 exhibit, laughingly called a “hit-and-run show” by one contributor, was a blazing success, but it hasn’t been repeated until now for a simple reason: the space wasn’t available.
“The location for this show is in an apartment that has hardwood floors and very high ceilings. The rooms are large and have a lot of wall space,” Nuell explains.
“The house was built in the 1870s after the Civil War ended and the Oaklands Mansion property was sold off, creating Murfreesboro’s first subdivision. My husband, (art professor) Lon Nuell, and I bought it in 1983 and had the gingerbread restored and renovated the property, making it into three apartments in such a way that most people think it is still a one-family home. In 1986 I had a studio built behind the house, which is where I still work.”
The space limitations have turned the exhibitors into quick-change artists, too, as they quickly turn an empty house into an aesthetic venue and their paintings, sculpture, monoprints, mixed media and clay works into a striking collective exhibit.
“The Maney Avenue corridor, which connects Oaklands at the north end to the Discovery Center at the south end, is being considered by the city for renovation and rejuvenation. We think this exhibition fits in nicely with that concept,” Nuell said.
In addition to Nuell’s mixed-media work, artists and their specialties featured on the menu at “Art a la Carte 2007” include:
• Erin Anfinson, painting;
• Michael Baggarly, painting and sculpture;
• Marc J. Barr, clay;
• Kimberly Dummons, monoprints;
• Nora Hibbard, painting;
• Jarrod Houghton, mixed media; and
• Guanping Zheng, painting.
All except Hibbard teach at MTSU; Hibbard’s MTSU link is her husband, Dr. Allen Hibbard of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies.
There’s no admission charge for “Art a la Carte,” and all of the works will be for sale. For more information, contact Nuell at 615-898-2506 or cnuell@mtsu.edu.
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IN BRIEF: There’ll be plenty of art on the menu for aficionados to savor Saturday, Sept. 8, as they tease their palates—and palettes—at “Art a la Carte,” a one-night show and sale featuring eight area artists. The event, which is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. at 519A N. Maney Ave., features the works of Christie Nuell, Erin Anfinson, Michael Baggarly, Marc J. Barr, Kimberly Dummons, Nora Hibbard, Jarrod Houghton and Guanping Zheng. There’s no admission charge, and all of the works will be for sale. For more information, call 615-898-2506 or e-mail cnuell@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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NOTE: Media needing color JPEGs or TIFFs of the art to be featured in the exhibit may visit http://janis2.mtsu.edu/~alacarte/files/ and download the images, which are slugged with the artists’ names. That site also has a color JPEG of a 4x6 postcard advertising the exhibit that includes an example of each of the artists’ work. Media needing help with downloads or needing files directly should contact the Office of News and Public Affairs via e-mail at gfann@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5385. Thanks!
049 PIGSKIN PREGAME TO KICKOFF 2007 MTSU FOOTBALL SEASON
Release date: Aug. 21, 2007
(MURFREESBORO) — This year, the MTSU Rutherford County Alumni Chapter’s annual Pigskin Pregame will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, to kickoff the football season, event organizers said.
The event will be held at the home of Terry and Lisa Haynes, who live at 1707 Riverview Dr. in Murfreesboro, said Paul Wydra, who is an assistant director in the Office of Alumni Relations.
“I think everyone last year had a great time,” said Ginger Freeman, alumni relations director. “More than 300 people were there last year and we are hoping even more want to share in this year’s festivities.”
Tickets for the event, which will run from 7 until 11 p.m., will be $25 if purchased by Wednesday, Aug. 22, or $30 at the door, Wydra said. He added that the ticket price includes an exclusive preview of one of Murfreesboro’s newest restaurants, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, wine, beer truck, soft drinks, music, door prizes and more. Parking will be available.
Wydra said all proceeds from Pigskin Pregame will benefit the Rutherford County Alumni Chapter Scholarship Fund. The Rutherford County Alumni Fund awarded $17,000 in scholarships to incoming freshman for the 2007-08 school year.
The MT Blue Raiders will open the season Saturday, Sept. 1, at Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton. The Sun Belt Conference game has a 3 p.m. CDT kickoff.
For more information about this event or to reserve tickets, please call 1-800-533-6878 or visit mtalumni.com. You also can mail your payment to the alumni relations office, c/o MTSU Box 104, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132.
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Media note: To interview Paul Wydra or Ginger Freeman, call 615-898-2922.
048 ‘ORDINARY MAN’ IS EXTRAORDINARY SPEAKER AT MTSU
‘ORDINARY MAN’ IS EXTRAORDINARY SPEAKER AT MTSU
Sunday Convocation to Feature Address by Rwandan Author/Activist
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 21, 2007
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina E. Fann, 615-898-5385 or gfann@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—He calls himself an “ordinary man,” but author and activist Paul Rusesabagina’s extraordinary accomplishments will bring him to MTSU Sunday, Aug. 26, to help mark the beginning of the 2007-08 academic year at the University Convocation.
Rusesabagina, a native of Rwanda, saved 1,268 of his countrymen during a 100-day siege of genocidal madness in 1994 that left nearly 1 million people dead. The hotel manager turned the luxurious Hotel Milles Collines into a refuge for Tutsi and moderate Hutus while fending off their would-be killers with a combination of diplomacy and deception.
The rest of the world learned more about Rusesabagina in the 2004 film “Hotel Rwanda,” which was nominated for three Academy Awards.
“For our university community to have the opportunity to hear Mr. Rusesabagina, an ‘ordinary man’ with an extraordinary heart, at our annual Convocation is a blessing indeed,” MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee said of the 2 p.m. event at Murphy Center.
“This ceremony is an assemblage and a celebration of who we are as a university and what we can accomplish together, and I can think of few people who epitomize that spirit of determination—of one person whose choices can help change the world—than this good man. We look forward to learning from him, as well as each other, in this new academic year.”
The University Convocation welcomes new students into the MTSU learning community. Faculty march in their regalia to dramatic compositions performed by the MTSU Band of Blue, and the traditions and rituals of the university are explained to the newest members of the MTSU family.
Rusesabagina’s autobiography, An Ordinary Man, is MTSU’s 2007 Summer Reading Selection. The Summer Reading Program, created in 2002, aims to provide a unifying experience for entering freshmen, give them the opportunity to read and interact with acclaimed authors and affirm the importance of reading for a successful and fulfilling life.
In the book, Rusesabagina tells the story of his childhood, retraces his accidental path to heroism, revisits the 100 days in which he was the only thing standing between his “guests” and a hideous death, and recounts his subsequent life as a refugee and activist, working to uphold his vow, “Never again.”
A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Civil Rights Museum’s 2005 Freedom Award, he now lives in Brussels, Belgium, with his family.
The University Convocation is free and open to the public. First-year students are expected to attend; their families and members of the MTSU and Murfreesboro communities are welcome to attend. Call 615-898-2454 for more information, or visit www.mtsunews.com.
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IN BRIEF: Author and activist Paul Rusesabagina, whose heroic actions during the 100-day Rwandan genocide in 1994 inspired the Academy Award-nominated film “Hotel Rwanda,” is the guest speaker at MTSU’s annual Convocation on Sunday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m. in Murphy Center on Middle Tennessee Boulevard. The event, which is free and open to the public, is an annual ceremony welcoming new students into the MTSU learning community. For more information, call 615-898-2454.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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NOTE: Media needing a color TIFF file of Rusesabagina’s book cover, which includes a headshot of the author, should contact the Office of News and Public Affairs via e-mail at gfann@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5385. Thanks!
SPECIAL NOTE FOR BROADCAST MEDIA: The author’s name, Rusesabagina, is pronounced Roo-SESS-eh-bah-GEE-nah, with a hard G.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
045 MTSU ANNOUNCES DEAN’s LIST FOR SUMMER 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 21, 2007
CONTACT: News and Public Affairs, 615-898-2919
MTSU ANNOUNCES DEAN’s LIST FOR SUMMER 2007
County-by-County Listing of Current Dean’s List Students Available Online
(MURFREESBORO)—Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) has released the names and hometowns of those undergraduate students who appear on the Dean’s List for the summer 2007 semester.
To qualify for this distinction, a student must maintain a current semester grade-point average of 3.5 or above and earn at least 12 semester hours.
HOW TO OBTAIN YOUR COUNTY’S STUDENT LIST: To obtain a list for editorial use of those students from your county who are on the current Dean’s List, please access this information on the News and Public Affairs (NPA) Web site at www.mtsunews.com and click on the “MTSU Dean’s List” link on the upper, left-hand side of the page.
Next, click on the “Summer” link, which will include an alphabetical, county-by-county listing of those MTSU students who are on the 2007 summer-semester Dean’s List. ***Please note that this page also contains directions on how to download and save your county’s list for editorial use in your publication.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: If you encounter any problems downloading and saving your county’s dean’s list, please contact the Office of News and Public Affairs at MTSU at 615-898-2919 for assistance.
CONTACT: News and Public Affairs, 615-898-2919
MTSU ANNOUNCES DEAN’s LIST FOR SUMMER 2007
County-by-County Listing of Current Dean’s List Students Available Online
(MURFREESBORO)—Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) has released the names and hometowns of those undergraduate students who appear on the Dean’s List for the summer 2007 semester.
To qualify for this distinction, a student must maintain a current semester grade-point average of 3.5 or above and earn at least 12 semester hours.
HOW TO OBTAIN YOUR COUNTY’S STUDENT LIST: To obtain a list for editorial use of those students from your county who are on the current Dean’s List, please access this information on the News and Public Affairs (NPA) Web site at www.mtsunews.com and click on the “MTSU Dean’s List” link on the upper, left-hand side of the page.
Next, click on the “Summer” link, which will include an alphabetical, county-by-county listing of those MTSU students who are on the 2007 summer-semester Dean’s List. ***Please note that this page also contains directions on how to download and save your county’s list for editorial use in your publication.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: If you encounter any problems downloading and saving your county’s dean’s list, please contact the Office of News and Public Affairs at MTSU at 615-898-2919 for assistance.
044 CROCKETT COUNTY FARM JOIN S RANKS OF CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 21, 2007
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
CROCKETT COUNTY FARM JOIN S RANKS OF CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM
Mount Farm 17th in County to be Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—The Mount Farm in Crockett County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, reports Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation (CHP), which is located on the MTSU campus.
In 1860, Harris Noblin Mount established a 100-acre farm in what was originally Dyer County, but one that became part of Crockett County in 1871. Under his ownership, cotton, corn and hay were cultivated.
During the Civil War, Harris served in the 6th Division, 16th Army Corps at Fort Pillow, Tenn. According to the family’s history, Harris married four times, and each time wore the same broadcloth suit. It was also the suit in which he was buried.
Henry Winchester Mount, the son of Harris and his fourth wife, Martha Jane Stephenson, acquired the farm in 1912 following his father’s death. Wed to Naudie Dobbins, the couple had six children—Ira, John Harris, Dorothy Helen, Donald Conyers, James and Hilda. The family produced cotton, corn, hay, cattle, horses and mules on the farm.
In 1965, John Harris Mount became the third generation to own the farm. He and his wife, Lavern Lucille McGarity, had three children. Today, these siblings, Johnny Max, Lynn Harris and Ann, are the owners of the property.
Currently, Ann and husband Glenn Stanley live on the farm and Lynn works the land, producing primarily cotton and soybeans. According to the family records, a large Cypress tree that was planted by Harris Noblin Mount’s daughter Mandy in 1880 still stands on the property today.
The Mount Farm is the 17th Crockett County farm to be certified as a Tennessee Century Farm, Hankins noted.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural, and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview Hankins or the farm’s owners, or obtain jpeg images of this farm for editorial use, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
CROCKETT COUNTY FARM JOIN S RANKS OF CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM
Mount Farm 17th in County to be Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—The Mount Farm in Crockett County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, reports Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation (CHP), which is located on the MTSU campus.
In 1860, Harris Noblin Mount established a 100-acre farm in what was originally Dyer County, but one that became part of Crockett County in 1871. Under his ownership, cotton, corn and hay were cultivated.
During the Civil War, Harris served in the 6th Division, 16th Army Corps at Fort Pillow, Tenn. According to the family’s history, Harris married four times, and each time wore the same broadcloth suit. It was also the suit in which he was buried.
Henry Winchester Mount, the son of Harris and his fourth wife, Martha Jane Stephenson, acquired the farm in 1912 following his father’s death. Wed to Naudie Dobbins, the couple had six children—Ira, John Harris, Dorothy Helen, Donald Conyers, James and Hilda. The family produced cotton, corn, hay, cattle, horses and mules on the farm.
In 1965, John Harris Mount became the third generation to own the farm. He and his wife, Lavern Lucille McGarity, had three children. Today, these siblings, Johnny Max, Lynn Harris and Ann, are the owners of the property.
Currently, Ann and husband Glenn Stanley live on the farm and Lynn works the land, producing primarily cotton and soybeans. According to the family records, a large Cypress tree that was planted by Harris Noblin Mount’s daughter Mandy in 1880 still stands on the property today.
The Mount Farm is the 17th Crockett County farm to be certified as a Tennessee Century Farm, Hankins noted.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural, and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview Hankins or the farm’s owners, or obtain jpeg images of this farm for editorial use, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
043 STAPLES CHOSEN TO LEAD HISTORY DEPARTMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 20, 2007
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Lisa L. Rollins, 615-898-2919 or lrollins@mtsu.edu
STAPLES CHOSEN TO LEAD HISTORY DEPARTMENT AFTER NATIONAL SEARCH
New Chairwoman Has Distinguished Commitment to Teaching & Research, Dean Says
(MURFREESBORO)—Dr. Amy Staples, a member of MTSU’s faculty since 1998, has been named chairwoman of the university’s Department of History, which currently has 64 faculty members and 410 majors.
A native of Lockport, N.Y., Staples specializes in post-1945 U.S. history and U.S. diplomatic history and teaches courses on World War II and the Vietnam War. She also previously served as the undergraduate director for the university’s history program.
“It is a pleasure to welcome Dr. Amy Staples to her new assignment as chair of the MTSU history department after a vigorous national search to fill the position,” said Dr. John McDaniel, dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
“Dr. Staples has a distinguished record of accomplishment in the history department as an innovative teacher, with course development in experiential courses and graduate seminars, and a serious commitment to departmental and university service, including a recent stint on the MTSU Graduate Council and participation in our grant-funded Teaching American History Project,” he observed.
A resident of Murfreesboro, Staples said one of her short-term goals for the department, which has an enrollment of about 7,000 students per academic year, is to see the first student graduate from MTSU with a Ph.D. in public history—a program established in fall 2005—during the upcoming December 2007 commencement ceremony.
Beyond this, “Some of my longer-term department goal are to develop stronger ties with our alumni and to develop a stronger extracurricular support network for our history majors … (such as) workshops on career and graduate school opportunities, resources for our majors doing their student teaching and an annual conference for students to present their research,” she said.
McDaniel said Staples’ own commitment to research is reflected in her newly published monograph titled The Birth of Development (Kent State University Press) and her edited manuscript on the death penalty in Tennessee, which is in progress.
“Dr. Staples brings energy, enthusiasm and a fresh perspective to the chair position in history, and I could not be more pleased with her appointment,” McDaniel said.
Additionally, he noted, “Amy is the first ‘permanent’ female chair for the history department,” replacing Dr. Jan Leone, who served as interim department chairwoman for the past 18 months. Staples is the fourth chairwoman currently serving within the liberal arts college, which has a total of 11 departments.
She earned her B.A. and B.S. degrees from Bonaventure University in 1991 and ’93, respectively, and her Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1998. For more information about the Department of History at MTSU, please visit its Web site at http://www.mtsu.edu/~history/.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To request an interview with Staples regarding her recent academic appointment, or to secure a jpeg for editorial use, please e-mail Lisa L. Rollins in the Office of News and Public Affairs at MTSU at lrollins@mtsu.edu or call 615-898-2919.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Lisa L. Rollins, 615-898-2919 or lrollins@mtsu.edu
STAPLES CHOSEN TO LEAD HISTORY DEPARTMENT AFTER NATIONAL SEARCH
New Chairwoman Has Distinguished Commitment to Teaching & Research, Dean Says
(MURFREESBORO)—Dr. Amy Staples, a member of MTSU’s faculty since 1998, has been named chairwoman of the university’s Department of History, which currently has 64 faculty members and 410 majors.
A native of Lockport, N.Y., Staples specializes in post-1945 U.S. history and U.S. diplomatic history and teaches courses on World War II and the Vietnam War. She also previously served as the undergraduate director for the university’s history program.
“It is a pleasure to welcome Dr. Amy Staples to her new assignment as chair of the MTSU history department after a vigorous national search to fill the position,” said Dr. John McDaniel, dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
“Dr. Staples has a distinguished record of accomplishment in the history department as an innovative teacher, with course development in experiential courses and graduate seminars, and a serious commitment to departmental and university service, including a recent stint on the MTSU Graduate Council and participation in our grant-funded Teaching American History Project,” he observed.
A resident of Murfreesboro, Staples said one of her short-term goals for the department, which has an enrollment of about 7,000 students per academic year, is to see the first student graduate from MTSU with a Ph.D. in public history—a program established in fall 2005—during the upcoming December 2007 commencement ceremony.
Beyond this, “Some of my longer-term department goal are to develop stronger ties with our alumni and to develop a stronger extracurricular support network for our history majors … (such as) workshops on career and graduate school opportunities, resources for our majors doing their student teaching and an annual conference for students to present their research,” she said.
McDaniel said Staples’ own commitment to research is reflected in her newly published monograph titled The Birth of Development (Kent State University Press) and her edited manuscript on the death penalty in Tennessee, which is in progress.
“Dr. Staples brings energy, enthusiasm and a fresh perspective to the chair position in history, and I could not be more pleased with her appointment,” McDaniel said.
Additionally, he noted, “Amy is the first ‘permanent’ female chair for the history department,” replacing Dr. Jan Leone, who served as interim department chairwoman for the past 18 months. Staples is the fourth chairwoman currently serving within the liberal arts college, which has a total of 11 departments.
She earned her B.A. and B.S. degrees from Bonaventure University in 1991 and ’93, respectively, and her Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1998. For more information about the Department of History at MTSU, please visit its Web site at http://www.mtsu.edu/~history/.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To request an interview with Staples regarding her recent academic appointment, or to secure a jpeg for editorial use, please e-mail Lisa L. Rollins in the Office of News and Public Affairs at MTSU at lrollins@mtsu.edu or call 615-898-2919.
041 RUSSIAN STUDENTS TO STUDY MUSIC MANAGEMENT AT MTSU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 16, 2007
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
RUSSIAN STUDENTS TO STUDY MUSIC MANAGEMENT AT MTSU
Fall Semester to Further Partnerships with Russian Colleges and Universities
(MURFREESBORO) – MTSU’s budding relationships with Russian institutions of higher learning will come into full flower Aug. 21 with the arrival of five graduate students and two faculty members from State University of Management in Moscow.
The Russian students will enhance their pursuit of master’s degrees in music management under the auspices of the Department of Recording Industry. Next summer, several MTSU students will reciprocate by going to Moscow and St. Petersburg to study.
“We are looking forward to having the Russian students in our classes and to visiting Russia with American students next August,” says Dr. Chris Haseleu, recording industry chair and chief negotiator of the agreement.
“We hope it is just the beginning of large-scale cooperation with Russian schools,” says Dr. Andrei Korobkov, associate professor of political science and another member of the MTSU delegation that visited Russia.
Another step in the partnership process will be an interdisciplinary urban studies conference hosted by MTSU’s College of Business under the leadership of Dr. Jim Burton, another member of the delegation to Russia. The conference will bring several accomplished Russian scholars to the campus in November.
The individual partnership approach could prove to be a cost savings for students, Korobkov says.
“This is a way to very significantly cut expenditures for foreign trips for our study abroad students,” Korobkov says. “It will be visibly cheaper than going through the consortia our university is a part of.”
Some 12 agreements have been signed with institutions in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad. Korobkov says he hopes the international partnerships will spread to other disciplines. He says Russians have expressed special curiosity about nursing, social work, music management, sports management and concrete industry management.
“These are areas that are very interesting to our Russian counterparts, and so we expect that in February 2008 the vice president of Russian Social University will come here to hold additional negotiations,” Korobkov says.
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Officials at Russian Social University, which has campuses all over Moscow and Russia and in some ex-Soviet states, have shown tremendous interest in nursing, social work and gerontology, Korobkov notes.
In fact, Korobkov encourages faculty and administrators in other departments to follow the recording industry department’s lead in establishing reciprocal relationships.
“The administration can sign treaties that create an organizational framework, but without the initiative of particular faculty members, it is impossible to find what is interesting,” Korobkov says.
The recording industry program holds unique promise for Russians because their music business has experienced considerable growing pains in the transition from Communism to the post-Soviet era.
“In general, the commercialization of culture is something new for Russians, and they do not really have adequate infrastructure, especially in terms of qualified personnel,” Korobkov says.
In fact, Korobkov observes, immediately after the collapse of the Soviet regime, the music business was infiltrated frequently by somewhat disreputable people, prompting Russian academics to strive to improve professionalism.
“The absence initially of adequate market infrastructure resulted in the criminalization of many state and private business structures,” Korobkov says, adding that the situation is changing quickly now.
Leading the Russian delegation is Katya Vinnikova, executive director of Moscow University of Management’s music management program. Vinnikova will stay only a few days, while the Russian students will stay for the entire fall semester. A future visit by Sinisha Lazarevich, one of Moscow’s leading music producers, is in the works.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For color jpegs of MTSU officials in Russia, contact Gina Logue in the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
RUSSIAN STUDENTS TO STUDY MUSIC MANAGEMENT AT MTSU
Fall Semester to Further Partnerships with Russian Colleges and Universities
(MURFREESBORO) – MTSU’s budding relationships with Russian institutions of higher learning will come into full flower Aug. 21 with the arrival of five graduate students and two faculty members from State University of Management in Moscow.
The Russian students will enhance their pursuit of master’s degrees in music management under the auspices of the Department of Recording Industry. Next summer, several MTSU students will reciprocate by going to Moscow and St. Petersburg to study.
“We are looking forward to having the Russian students in our classes and to visiting Russia with American students next August,” says Dr. Chris Haseleu, recording industry chair and chief negotiator of the agreement.
“We hope it is just the beginning of large-scale cooperation with Russian schools,” says Dr. Andrei Korobkov, associate professor of political science and another member of the MTSU delegation that visited Russia.
Another step in the partnership process will be an interdisciplinary urban studies conference hosted by MTSU’s College of Business under the leadership of Dr. Jim Burton, another member of the delegation to Russia. The conference will bring several accomplished Russian scholars to the campus in November.
The individual partnership approach could prove to be a cost savings for students, Korobkov says.
“This is a way to very significantly cut expenditures for foreign trips for our study abroad students,” Korobkov says. “It will be visibly cheaper than going through the consortia our university is a part of.”
Some 12 agreements have been signed with institutions in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad. Korobkov says he hopes the international partnerships will spread to other disciplines. He says Russians have expressed special curiosity about nursing, social work, music management, sports management and concrete industry management.
“These are areas that are very interesting to our Russian counterparts, and so we expect that in February 2008 the vice president of Russian Social University will come here to hold additional negotiations,” Korobkov says.
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Officials at Russian Social University, which has campuses all over Moscow and Russia and in some ex-Soviet states, have shown tremendous interest in nursing, social work and gerontology, Korobkov notes.
In fact, Korobkov encourages faculty and administrators in other departments to follow the recording industry department’s lead in establishing reciprocal relationships.
“The administration can sign treaties that create an organizational framework, but without the initiative of particular faculty members, it is impossible to find what is interesting,” Korobkov says.
The recording industry program holds unique promise for Russians because their music business has experienced considerable growing pains in the transition from Communism to the post-Soviet era.
“In general, the commercialization of culture is something new for Russians, and they do not really have adequate infrastructure, especially in terms of qualified personnel,” Korobkov says.
In fact, Korobkov observes, immediately after the collapse of the Soviet regime, the music business was infiltrated frequently by somewhat disreputable people, prompting Russian academics to strive to improve professionalism.
“The absence initially of adequate market infrastructure resulted in the criminalization of many state and private business structures,” Korobkov says, adding that the situation is changing quickly now.
Leading the Russian delegation is Katya Vinnikova, executive director of Moscow University of Management’s music management program. Vinnikova will stay only a few days, while the Russian students will stay for the entire fall semester. A future visit by Sinisha Lazarevich, one of Moscow’s leading music producers, is in the works.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For color jpegs of MTSU officials in Russia, contact Gina Logue in the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
040 EXPANDING URANIDROME OBSERVATORY AT MTSU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 17, 2007
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Office of News and Public Affairs, 615-898-2919
INNOVATIVE & EXPANDING URANIDROME OBSERVATORY AT MTSU
PROVIDES HANDS-ON LEARNING LAB FOR STUDENTS, SKY WATCHERS
Design Provides ‘Powerful Sense’ of Size of Objects in Solar System, Says Astronomer
Video story - The Uranidrome
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—Say “astronomy,” and most think of a telescope. Or, mention the word “observatory,” and many may envision a domed building with a telescope.
There is, however, an astronomical observatory at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro that has no telescope, no dome. It’s 90 feet in diameter, with 12 columns, each precisely aligned with the Earth and the heavens. The columns are inscribed with information about the Sun, Moon, Earth the other seven planets, as well as Pluto. Atop each column is a metal sculpture, some of which are abstract decorations and others that are formed to represent specific celestial observations. For some observers, it may conjure images of Stonehenge, Tiwanaku in Bolivia or Teotihuacán in Mexico. And if so, that’s fine by its designer, Dr. Eric Klumpe, who said he opted to pay homage to the ancient Greek astronomers by calling it the Uranidrome—URANI from the Greek word for “sky” and DROMOS, meaning “a large specially prepared place.” A professor of physics and astronomy, Klumpe said the original intent of the masterful and unique learning laboratory was merely to replace the old one on the east side of the MTSU campus that had been swallowed by athletic fields and bright lights. “All that we were talking about at first was a building to replace the old observatory,” he said. “The architect was very creative and put columns all around it. I asked him what they were for, and he said, ‘I don’t know. I just thought they looked cool.’
“But when I looked at those columns,” Klumpe continued, “something in my mind clicked. I wondered if we could take those columns and use them to do astronomy? Is there a way we can integrate that into the design?” From that fortuitous accident, the *now-award-winning design of the naked-eye observatory grew. And in addition to its 12 columns, the observatory also boasts a 32-foot image of the sun, with sunspots in the center of the plaza. Combined with the other planetary objects drawn to scale on the columns, Klumpe said this design provides a powerful sense of the relative size of the objects in our solar system. Moreover, the observatory also features a color-coded system for finding the North Star, while columns to the east and west are aligned with the spring and autumn equinox. Plus, there are several other features that a first-time visitor can use.
"It's really an education tool that requires time to use properly,” Klumpe has noted. “You can't exhaust all the functionality with a 15-minute visit. A student can spend four years here studying astronomy and still not exhaust the possibilities."
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Just to the east of the Uranidrome, a second phase of construction is under way, with the building of a traditional, domed observatory that will house a 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Piggybacked on the larger telescope, Klumpe said, will be a smaller solar telescope for daytime observations.
Per the professor, the telescope observatory is projected to be at the other end of the technology spectrum.
“I think we're part of a wave of how technology influences not only how we observe the sky, but how we communicate that information to the public,” he remarked. “The thing that I'm most proud of about the new observatory is that we're going from the long line of people, each entering a building and looking through an eyepiece one at a time. We’re getting away from that approach.
“Now,” he added, “people will sit around the exterior walls of the observatory looking at large plasma screen televisions, and a television camera that has a visual response superior to the human eye will be placed at the eyepiece. Now, dozens of people will witness in very large scale the same object simultaneously.” As for those who utilize the telescope observatory as an educational facility and tool, “The lecturer will have the ability to draw everybody's attention to the critical features that are important,” he observed. “It’s more interactive; people can interact with each other and the instructor. And I think that interactive social environment makes learning more fun and longer lasting, (because) you can do more in less time.” Another benefit of the new technology, Klumpe said, is that digital images from the MTSU telescope can be sent anywhere via the Internet. Thus, an observable celestial event in Murfreesboro may be shared with astronomers all over the world. At present, Klumpe estimates that second-phase construction will be completed around December 2007, but could extend until summer or fall 2008. “Currently, we have funds in hand for the telescope, the computers—all the things that support astronomical observation,” he said. “But it will probably take a couple of months for things to be purchased, set up, debugged and working as a unit.”
On the downside, “We currently don't have money to pay for the big-screen TVs, a sound system, DVD players and similar electronics,” Klumpe added, “ but I'm confident that the money can be found (so) if you add all these factors together, I would say spring of 2008. Realistically it could be summer or fall 2008.”
*Earlier this year, the Uranidrome earned an Honor Award for Engineering Excellence for Hart Freeland Roberts Inc., a Nashville-based engineering firm.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA—To secure jpeg images of the Uranidrome or a headshot of Dr. Klumpe, or to request interviews with Klumpe, please contact John Lynch in the Office of News and Public Affairs at MTSU at jlynch@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5591.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Office of News and Public Affairs, 615-898-2919
INNOVATIVE & EXPANDING URANIDROME OBSERVATORY AT MTSU
PROVIDES HANDS-ON LEARNING LAB FOR STUDENTS, SKY WATCHERS
Design Provides ‘Powerful Sense’ of Size of Objects in Solar System, Says Astronomer
Video story - The Uranidrome
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—Say “astronomy,” and most think of a telescope. Or, mention the word “observatory,” and many may envision a domed building with a telescope.
There is, however, an astronomical observatory at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro that has no telescope, no dome. It’s 90 feet in diameter, with 12 columns, each precisely aligned with the Earth and the heavens. The columns are inscribed with information about the Sun, Moon, Earth the other seven planets, as well as Pluto. Atop each column is a metal sculpture, some of which are abstract decorations and others that are formed to represent specific celestial observations. For some observers, it may conjure images of Stonehenge, Tiwanaku in Bolivia or Teotihuacán in Mexico. And if so, that’s fine by its designer, Dr. Eric Klumpe, who said he opted to pay homage to the ancient Greek astronomers by calling it the Uranidrome—URANI from the Greek word for “sky” and DROMOS, meaning “a large specially prepared place.” A professor of physics and astronomy, Klumpe said the original intent of the masterful and unique learning laboratory was merely to replace the old one on the east side of the MTSU campus that had been swallowed by athletic fields and bright lights. “All that we were talking about at first was a building to replace the old observatory,” he said. “The architect was very creative and put columns all around it. I asked him what they were for, and he said, ‘I don’t know. I just thought they looked cool.’
“But when I looked at those columns,” Klumpe continued, “something in my mind clicked. I wondered if we could take those columns and use them to do astronomy? Is there a way we can integrate that into the design?” From that fortuitous accident, the *now-award-winning design of the naked-eye observatory grew. And in addition to its 12 columns, the observatory also boasts a 32-foot image of the sun, with sunspots in the center of the plaza. Combined with the other planetary objects drawn to scale on the columns, Klumpe said this design provides a powerful sense of the relative size of the objects in our solar system. Moreover, the observatory also features a color-coded system for finding the North Star, while columns to the east and west are aligned with the spring and autumn equinox. Plus, there are several other features that a first-time visitor can use.
"It's really an education tool that requires time to use properly,” Klumpe has noted. “You can't exhaust all the functionality with a 15-minute visit. A student can spend four years here studying astronomy and still not exhaust the possibilities."
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Just to the east of the Uranidrome, a second phase of construction is under way, with the building of a traditional, domed observatory that will house a 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Piggybacked on the larger telescope, Klumpe said, will be a smaller solar telescope for daytime observations.
Per the professor, the telescope observatory is projected to be at the other end of the technology spectrum.
“I think we're part of a wave of how technology influences not only how we observe the sky, but how we communicate that information to the public,” he remarked. “The thing that I'm most proud of about the new observatory is that we're going from the long line of people, each entering a building and looking through an eyepiece one at a time. We’re getting away from that approach.
“Now,” he added, “people will sit around the exterior walls of the observatory looking at large plasma screen televisions, and a television camera that has a visual response superior to the human eye will be placed at the eyepiece. Now, dozens of people will witness in very large scale the same object simultaneously.” As for those who utilize the telescope observatory as an educational facility and tool, “The lecturer will have the ability to draw everybody's attention to the critical features that are important,” he observed. “It’s more interactive; people can interact with each other and the instructor. And I think that interactive social environment makes learning more fun and longer lasting, (because) you can do more in less time.” Another benefit of the new technology, Klumpe said, is that digital images from the MTSU telescope can be sent anywhere via the Internet. Thus, an observable celestial event in Murfreesboro may be shared with astronomers all over the world. At present, Klumpe estimates that second-phase construction will be completed around December 2007, but could extend until summer or fall 2008. “Currently, we have funds in hand for the telescope, the computers—all the things that support astronomical observation,” he said. “But it will probably take a couple of months for things to be purchased, set up, debugged and working as a unit.”
On the downside, “We currently don't have money to pay for the big-screen TVs, a sound system, DVD players and similar electronics,” Klumpe added, “ but I'm confident that the money can be found (so) if you add all these factors together, I would say spring of 2008. Realistically it could be summer or fall 2008.”
*Earlier this year, the Uranidrome earned an Honor Award for Engineering Excellence for Hart Freeland Roberts Inc., a Nashville-based engineering firm.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA—To secure jpeg images of the Uranidrome or a headshot of Dr. Klumpe, or to request interviews with Klumpe, please contact John Lynch in the Office of News and Public Affairs at MTSU at jlynch@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5591.
038 Event Offers Proven Techniques for the Farmer-Stockman and Horseman
NEW HOLLAND “RANCH STEWARDSHIP LIVE” TOUR COMES TO TENNESSEE
Event Offers Proven Techniques for the Farmer-Stockman and Horseman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 14, 2007
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Todd McCartney, 817-594-9996
or todd@thejoestewardgroup.com
(MURFREESBORO)—Their co-workers are four-legged, their livelihoods depend as much on the weather as the stock market, and their stress comes from crunching numbers as well as equipment and livestock.
Men and women in the region’s livestock industry can learn practical techniques of ranch stewardship at the two-day New Holland Ranch Stewardship LIVE educational event, set Aug. 22 and 23 at MTSU’s Tennessee Livestock Center on Greenland Drive.
Nationally known speakers will use cattle, horses and equipment to illustrate stewardship principles for everyday farm and ranch work. Renowned Montana horseman, rancher and 2007 AQHA clinician Curt Pate leads the group of expert speakers for this tour, which also has made stops in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Nebraska and Virginia.
The first day’s demonstrations include life lessons from livestock; correct administration of vaccines and medications; pasture management; low-stress chute-side practices, stockmanship principles applied on horseback, with an ATV and on foot; plus a New Holland equipment presentation. During day two, sessions focus on live cattle selection, evaluation and marketing, farm family issues, economic benefits of stewardship practices, horsemanship tips and pasture supplementation options.
“Those who join us for the New Holland Ranch Stewardship LIVE will learn how stewardship principles in livestock production can actually increase profits and improve your quality of life,” said Todd McCartney, segment host for the new RFD-TV show “Cattlemen to Cattlemen,” who will serve as event moderator.
Joining McCartney and Pate will be other scheduled national speakers including fourth-generation Texas rancher Kyle Clement; Dr. Ron Gill, Texas A&M Extension Livestock Specialist; and Tammy Pate, horse clinician and engaging presenter on farm family issues. Sessions also will include University of Tennessee specialists and other regional industry experts.
The registration fee is $60 per person. A reduced registration fee of $50 is offered to members of AQHA and NCBA plus their state affiliate members such as the Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association and their guests. New Holland customers and subscribers to any of the Farm Progress publications and their guests may also receive the $50 registration fee. FREE registration is offered to all FFA and 4-H members.
More information and registration are available at www.RanchStewardshipLive.com or by calling 817-594-9996.
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IN BRIEF: The two-day New Holland Ranch Stewardship LIVE, set Aug. 22 and 23 at MTSU’s Tennessee Livestock Center on Greenland Drive, will offer practical techniques of farm and ranch stewardship to men and women in the region’s livestock industry. Registration is $60 per person; a reduced registration fee of $50 is offered to members of the American Quarter Horse Association and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, plus their state affiliate members such as the Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association, and their guests. New Holland customers and subscribers to any of the Farm Progress publications and their guests may also receive the $50 registration fee. Free registration is offered to all FFA and 4-H members. More information and registration are available at www.RanchStewardshipLive.com or by calling 817-594-9996.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
Event Offers Proven Techniques for the Farmer-Stockman and Horseman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 14, 2007
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Todd McCartney, 817-594-9996
or todd@thejoestewardgroup.com
(MURFREESBORO)—Their co-workers are four-legged, their livelihoods depend as much on the weather as the stock market, and their stress comes from crunching numbers as well as equipment and livestock.
Men and women in the region’s livestock industry can learn practical techniques of ranch stewardship at the two-day New Holland Ranch Stewardship LIVE educational event, set Aug. 22 and 23 at MTSU’s Tennessee Livestock Center on Greenland Drive.
Nationally known speakers will use cattle, horses and equipment to illustrate stewardship principles for everyday farm and ranch work. Renowned Montana horseman, rancher and 2007 AQHA clinician Curt Pate leads the group of expert speakers for this tour, which also has made stops in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Nebraska and Virginia.
The first day’s demonstrations include life lessons from livestock; correct administration of vaccines and medications; pasture management; low-stress chute-side practices, stockmanship principles applied on horseback, with an ATV and on foot; plus a New Holland equipment presentation. During day two, sessions focus on live cattle selection, evaluation and marketing, farm family issues, economic benefits of stewardship practices, horsemanship tips and pasture supplementation options.
“Those who join us for the New Holland Ranch Stewardship LIVE will learn how stewardship principles in livestock production can actually increase profits and improve your quality of life,” said Todd McCartney, segment host for the new RFD-TV show “Cattlemen to Cattlemen,” who will serve as event moderator.
Joining McCartney and Pate will be other scheduled national speakers including fourth-generation Texas rancher Kyle Clement; Dr. Ron Gill, Texas A&M Extension Livestock Specialist; and Tammy Pate, horse clinician and engaging presenter on farm family issues. Sessions also will include University of Tennessee specialists and other regional industry experts.
The registration fee is $60 per person. A reduced registration fee of $50 is offered to members of AQHA and NCBA plus their state affiliate members such as the Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association and their guests. New Holland customers and subscribers to any of the Farm Progress publications and their guests may also receive the $50 registration fee. FREE registration is offered to all FFA and 4-H members.
More information and registration are available at www.RanchStewardshipLive.com or by calling 817-594-9996.
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IN BRIEF: The two-day New Holland Ranch Stewardship LIVE, set Aug. 22 and 23 at MTSU’s Tennessee Livestock Center on Greenland Drive, will offer practical techniques of farm and ranch stewardship to men and women in the region’s livestock industry. Registration is $60 per person; a reduced registration fee of $50 is offered to members of the American Quarter Horse Association and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, plus their state affiliate members such as the Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association, and their guests. New Holland customers and subscribers to any of the Farm Progress publications and their guests may also receive the $50 registration fee. Free registration is offered to all FFA and 4-H members. More information and registration are available at www.RanchStewardshipLive.com or by calling 817-594-9996.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
037 ‘Free at Last’ Chronicles African Americans’ Early Freedom in Tennessee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 14, 2007
CONTACT: Laura Holder, 615-898-2947 or via e-mail at lholder@mtsu.edu
TRAVELING EXHIBIT MAKES ITS HOME IN MURFREESBORO NOW THROUGH SEPT. 21
‘Free at Last’ Chronicles African Americans’ Early Freedom in Tennessee
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—“Free at Last! Emancipation and Reconstruction in Tennessee,” a traveling exhibit created by the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area (TCWNHA), is on display now through Sept. 21 at the Oaklands Historic House Museum, 900 N. Maney Ave., in Murfreesboro.
The two-panel exhibit, which began its journey Feb. 14 at the 26th Annual Conference on African-American History and Culture at Tennessee State University, emphasizes the significance of emancipation as a result of the Civil War, said Antoinette van Zelm, historian for the TCWNHA.
“Freedom for former slaves was a key outcome of the Civil War, and it was the slaves themselves who made it happen,” van Zelm said. “They took advantage of the presence of the occupying Union army to break down the bonds of slavery.”
In addition to raising awareness about the agency of former slaves in bringing about their freedom, the “Free at Last!” exhibit provides an introduction to the joys and challenges shared by African Americans in Tennessee during the aftermath of slavery, van Zelm observed.
Prior to its current stop at the Oaklands Historic House Museum, which is on the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural significance and its rich historical associations the exhibit was on display in Lebanon, Smyrna, Granville, Franklin and Murfreesboro, as well as at the Civil War Preservation Trust Summer Teacher Institute Chattanooga in late July and the Legacy of Stones River Symposium in Murfreesboro last March.
Regarding the exhibit’s inspiration, van Zelm said, “The Reconstruction years were crucial to the development of African-American communities throughout Tennessee. Former slaves founded scores of schools and churches … (and the exhibit) highlights some of the emancipation communities that are wonderfully preserved in our state.”
The locally based heritage area has provided the exhibit to these museums free of charge, reported Laura Holder, manager of the TCNHA, which receives funding from the National Park Service and is administered by the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU.
“Our goal is to tell the whole story of the Civil War and Reconstruction in Tennessee,” she said. “These venues are terrific places to tell the emancipation story.”
For more information about the Oaklands, please access its Web site at http://www.oaklandsmuseum.org/ or call 615-893-0022.
• For more information about the “Free at Last!” exhibit, please contact Holder at 615-898-2947 or via e-mail at lholder@mtsu.edu.
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CONTACT: Laura Holder, 615-898-2947 or via e-mail at lholder@mtsu.edu
TRAVELING EXHIBIT MAKES ITS HOME IN MURFREESBORO NOW THROUGH SEPT. 21
‘Free at Last’ Chronicles African Americans’ Early Freedom in Tennessee
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—“Free at Last! Emancipation and Reconstruction in Tennessee,” a traveling exhibit created by the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area (TCWNHA), is on display now through Sept. 21 at the Oaklands Historic House Museum, 900 N. Maney Ave., in Murfreesboro.
The two-panel exhibit, which began its journey Feb. 14 at the 26th Annual Conference on African-American History and Culture at Tennessee State University, emphasizes the significance of emancipation as a result of the Civil War, said Antoinette van Zelm, historian for the TCWNHA.
“Freedom for former slaves was a key outcome of the Civil War, and it was the slaves themselves who made it happen,” van Zelm said. “They took advantage of the presence of the occupying Union army to break down the bonds of slavery.”
In addition to raising awareness about the agency of former slaves in bringing about their freedom, the “Free at Last!” exhibit provides an introduction to the joys and challenges shared by African Americans in Tennessee during the aftermath of slavery, van Zelm observed.
Prior to its current stop at the Oaklands Historic House Museum, which is on the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural significance and its rich historical associations the exhibit was on display in Lebanon, Smyrna, Granville, Franklin and Murfreesboro, as well as at the Civil War Preservation Trust Summer Teacher Institute Chattanooga in late July and the Legacy of Stones River Symposium in Murfreesboro last March.
Regarding the exhibit’s inspiration, van Zelm said, “The Reconstruction years were crucial to the development of African-American communities throughout Tennessee. Former slaves founded scores of schools and churches … (and the exhibit) highlights some of the emancipation communities that are wonderfully preserved in our state.”
The locally based heritage area has provided the exhibit to these museums free of charge, reported Laura Holder, manager of the TCNHA, which receives funding from the National Park Service and is administered by the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU.
“Our goal is to tell the whole story of the Civil War and Reconstruction in Tennessee,” she said. “These venues are terrific places to tell the emancipation story.”
For more information about the Oaklands, please access its Web site at http://www.oaklandsmuseum.org/ or call 615-893-0022.
• For more information about the “Free at Last!” exhibit, please contact Holder at 615-898-2947 or via e-mail at lholder@mtsu.edu.
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036 MTSU OFFERS ‘LOFTY’ CREATIVE WRITING EXPERIENCE
MTSU OFFERS ‘LOFTY’ CREATIVE WRITING EXPERIENCE
Aug. 13, 2007 CONTACT: Molly Culbreath, 615-898-2179
MURFREESBORO—The Writer’s Loft, a certificate program in creative writing at Middle Tennessee State University, pairs published mentors with aspiring writers to develop their work at their own pace in the convenience of their home or office. Applications are now being accepted for the fall session which begins on Sept.15.
Part of the university’s College of Continuing Education and Distance Learning, the 12-month certificate-in-writing program provides students who span many different generations, lifestyles, geographic locations and schedules, the opportunity to pursue their craft on a customized, individual basis. Aspiring authors from Memphis to Mountain City now have a chance to study writing with the help of a group of dedicated mentors.
“Our mentors are essential to The Writer’s Loft’s success,” says Molly Culbreath, The Writer’s Loft’s program coordinator. “Mentors and students meet for a day of orientation where the students decide whether to write fiction, memoir, non-fiction, or poetry, and then everyone returns home … wherever home may be.”
“Studying creative writing in a low-residency format is the ideal situation because writers should be home writing, not sitting in class,” says Charlotte Rains Dixon, one of the certificate’s mentors and an award-winning writer from Portland, Ore. “A mentor in a low-residency program respects the student’s writing on its own terms and exists to guide that writing to excellence.”
“Almost every good writer has a mentor at some point in his or her career,” adds Jason Hunt, a mentor with The Writer’s Loft. “Take Hemingway, for example. Where would he have been without Sherwood Anderson, Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald?”
Each mentor works with a maximum of three writers throughout the semester, and the students mail packets of writing to their mentors approximately every four weeks. In turn, the mentors evaluate the work and send the writing back to the students with detailed comments.
“Our mentors work out beautifully,” Culbreath says, “because they know how it feels to be creative-writing students who work with mentors. Anyone serious about the craft of writing can submit an application,” she noted. “Our goal is to help people improve, whether you’re 85-years-old or just getting out of high school.”
Culbreath indicated that some high school seniors could be eligible to participate. “Everyone here in The Writer’s Loft knows that many high schools have wonderful school newspapers, and if there is a high school senior with some writing experience and a drive to work, we’ll take a serious look at his or her application package.”
There is no competitive component to the application process, but space is limited. The program has a limited number of mentors and a very low mentor-to-writer ratio. Entering classes are limited in size.
“Those who respond the fastest will have the best chance at getting in,” Culbreath says. “And the rest could end up on a waiting list for the next session.”
Interested writers should contact Culbreath at 615-898-2179 or email theloft@mtsu.edu. Visit www.mtsu.edu/theloft.
For MTSU news and information, visit mtsunews.com.
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Aug. 13, 2007 CONTACT: Molly Culbreath, 615-898-2179
MURFREESBORO—The Writer’s Loft, a certificate program in creative writing at Middle Tennessee State University, pairs published mentors with aspiring writers to develop their work at their own pace in the convenience of their home or office. Applications are now being accepted for the fall session which begins on Sept.15.
Part of the university’s College of Continuing Education and Distance Learning, the 12-month certificate-in-writing program provides students who span many different generations, lifestyles, geographic locations and schedules, the opportunity to pursue their craft on a customized, individual basis. Aspiring authors from Memphis to Mountain City now have a chance to study writing with the help of a group of dedicated mentors.
“Our mentors are essential to The Writer’s Loft’s success,” says Molly Culbreath, The Writer’s Loft’s program coordinator. “Mentors and students meet for a day of orientation where the students decide whether to write fiction, memoir, non-fiction, or poetry, and then everyone returns home … wherever home may be.”
“Studying creative writing in a low-residency format is the ideal situation because writers should be home writing, not sitting in class,” says Charlotte Rains Dixon, one of the certificate’s mentors and an award-winning writer from Portland, Ore. “A mentor in a low-residency program respects the student’s writing on its own terms and exists to guide that writing to excellence.”
“Almost every good writer has a mentor at some point in his or her career,” adds Jason Hunt, a mentor with The Writer’s Loft. “Take Hemingway, for example. Where would he have been without Sherwood Anderson, Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald?”
Each mentor works with a maximum of three writers throughout the semester, and the students mail packets of writing to their mentors approximately every four weeks. In turn, the mentors evaluate the work and send the writing back to the students with detailed comments.
“Our mentors work out beautifully,” Culbreath says, “because they know how it feels to be creative-writing students who work with mentors. Anyone serious about the craft of writing can submit an application,” she noted. “Our goal is to help people improve, whether you’re 85-years-old or just getting out of high school.”
Culbreath indicated that some high school seniors could be eligible to participate. “Everyone here in The Writer’s Loft knows that many high schools have wonderful school newspapers, and if there is a high school senior with some writing experience and a drive to work, we’ll take a serious look at his or her application package.”
There is no competitive component to the application process, but space is limited. The program has a limited number of mentors and a very low mentor-to-writer ratio. Entering classes are limited in size.
“Those who respond the fastest will have the best chance at getting in,” Culbreath says. “And the rest could end up on a waiting list for the next session.”
Interested writers should contact Culbreath at 615-898-2179 or email theloft@mtsu.edu. Visit www.mtsu.edu/theloft.
For MTSU news and information, visit mtsunews.com.
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007
032 MTSU MIDDLE EAST CENTER CELEBRATES YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 6, 2007
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU MIDDLE EAST CENTER CELEBRATES YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT
More Focus on Arabic and Hebraic Cultures Coming in 2007-2008 Academic Year
(MURFREESBORO) – The Middle East Center celebrates the conclusion of its inaugural year with a bittersweet farewell and plans for even more enlightening activities in the near future.
Younes Riyani, lecturer and doctoral candidate at Abdelmalek Essaadi University in Tetouan, Morocco, returned to his homeland last month. The Fulbright Scholar spent the past academic year at MTSU working on his doctoral dissertation.
“The concern of my dissertation is to show the affiliation of American representation of Morocco with French representation of Morocco,” Riyani said in a pre-departure interview.
Specifically, Riyani is examining American impressions of Morocco between 1912 and 1956, the time of Spanish and French colonization. His goal is to reread those texts from another perspective overlooked by Western scholars, but he said he does not intend to bash the West for viewing the Arab world through a Caucasian mindset.
“There is a chasm between the political society and the academic society,” Riyani said. “So the academic society has the spirit to create an equal dialogue between cultures, between civilizations.”
That viewpoint largely characterizes the purpose of the fledgling Middle East Center.
“In a kind of institutional fashion, what you do is build bridges through your exchanges,” said Dr. Allen Hibbard, English professor and center director.
In one short year, it has seen the approval of an interdisciplinary minor in Middle East studies, an introductory course in the subject, classes in first-year Arabic and Hebrew and a community outreach program aimed at middle school and high school teachers.
In addition, several accomplished scholars were brought to campus, including Riyani’s fellow Fulbright Scholar, Muhammad Masud of Yarmouk University in Irbid, Jordan, who served as a teaching assistant in elementary Arabic courses.
Plans are underway to bring Dr. Abdul Aziz Said, founder of American University’s Center for Global Peace, and Dr. Robert Satloff, Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, to MTSU this fall in conjunction with
conferences on diversity and the Holocaust, respectively. In addition, MTSU will co-sponsor an international conference in Tangier next May.
“This year, we’ve been fortunate to have a federal grant, an Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages grant offered through the Department of Education, and that’s a matching grant so that when we put in our proposal there is a commitment from the university to match the dollars,” Hibbard said.
The center has established its own brick-and-mortar headquarters with phones and a part-time secretary, Chantal Rich, in Room 104 of the Midgett Building. Hibbard attributes the center’s rapid growth to leadership and backing from President Sidney A. McPhee, Vice President and Provost Dr. Kaylene Gebert, and College of Liberal Arts Dean Dr. John McDaniel, as well as the immediacy of worldwide political issues and the enthusiasm of faculty and students.
“We’re investing our time and energy into this new program, and that’s contagious,” Hibbard said.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a color jpeg photo of Younes Riyani, contact Gina Logue in the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU MIDDLE EAST CENTER CELEBRATES YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT
More Focus on Arabic and Hebraic Cultures Coming in 2007-2008 Academic Year
(MURFREESBORO) – The Middle East Center celebrates the conclusion of its inaugural year with a bittersweet farewell and plans for even more enlightening activities in the near future.
Younes Riyani, lecturer and doctoral candidate at Abdelmalek Essaadi University in Tetouan, Morocco, returned to his homeland last month. The Fulbright Scholar spent the past academic year at MTSU working on his doctoral dissertation.
“The concern of my dissertation is to show the affiliation of American representation of Morocco with French representation of Morocco,” Riyani said in a pre-departure interview.
Specifically, Riyani is examining American impressions of Morocco between 1912 and 1956, the time of Spanish and French colonization. His goal is to reread those texts from another perspective overlooked by Western scholars, but he said he does not intend to bash the West for viewing the Arab world through a Caucasian mindset.
“There is a chasm between the political society and the academic society,” Riyani said. “So the academic society has the spirit to create an equal dialogue between cultures, between civilizations.”
That viewpoint largely characterizes the purpose of the fledgling Middle East Center.
“In a kind of institutional fashion, what you do is build bridges through your exchanges,” said Dr. Allen Hibbard, English professor and center director.
In one short year, it has seen the approval of an interdisciplinary minor in Middle East studies, an introductory course in the subject, classes in first-year Arabic and Hebrew and a community outreach program aimed at middle school and high school teachers.
In addition, several accomplished scholars were brought to campus, including Riyani’s fellow Fulbright Scholar, Muhammad Masud of Yarmouk University in Irbid, Jordan, who served as a teaching assistant in elementary Arabic courses.
Plans are underway to bring Dr. Abdul Aziz Said, founder of American University’s Center for Global Peace, and Dr. Robert Satloff, Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, to MTSU this fall in conjunction with
conferences on diversity and the Holocaust, respectively. In addition, MTSU will co-sponsor an international conference in Tangier next May.
“This year, we’ve been fortunate to have a federal grant, an Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages grant offered through the Department of Education, and that’s a matching grant so that when we put in our proposal there is a commitment from the university to match the dollars,” Hibbard said.
The center has established its own brick-and-mortar headquarters with phones and a part-time secretary, Chantal Rich, in Room 104 of the Midgett Building. Hibbard attributes the center’s rapid growth to leadership and backing from President Sidney A. McPhee, Vice President and Provost Dr. Kaylene Gebert, and College of Liberal Arts Dean Dr. John McDaniel, as well as the immediacy of worldwide political issues and the enthusiasm of faculty and students.
“We’re investing our time and energy into this new program, and that’s contagious,” Hibbard said.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a color jpeg photo of Younes Riyani, contact Gina Logue in the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
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