Release date: Nov. 30, 2010
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Dec. 1 Is Deadline for 2011-12 Academic Scholarships at MTSU
(MURFREESBORO) — Prospective MTSU students seeking academic scholarships for 2011-12 school year must submit all their information by the priority deadline of Wednesday, Dec. 1, university officials said.
Major scholarships include The Buchanan Fellowship; National Merit Achievement Finalist; and Chancellor, Presidential, Academic Service; Valedictorians and Salutatorians, Provost and the DREAM (Diverse Representation and Educational Access at MTSU) scholarships.
Students applying for Transfer Academic Scholarships have a Feb. 1, 2011, deadline for all application materials and transcripts to be on file. Potential awards include Phi Theta Kappa, TBR Community College Academic Service and Non-TBR Academic Service scholarships.
Other potential awards from the Office of Financial Aid include MTSU Foundation Scholarships (Feb. 15 deadline), Music Scholarships and Army Officer Scholarships (typically a Nov. 15 deadline). Students pursuing music must complete a separate scholarship and admission application form online, indicating Jan. 28, Feb. 19 or March 4 as the choice to audition.
Mailed applications that contain a Dec. 1 postmark will be accepted as meeting the priority deadline. Prospective students who apply between Dec. 2 and Feb. 15 may be considered if funding is available.
For more information, call MTSU Financial Aid at 615-898-2830 or visit mtsu.edu/financialaid online.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
[222] MTSU Professor Talks With Russian President In Moscow
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 29, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU PROFESSOR TALKS WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT IN MOSCOW
Dmitry Medvedev Seeks Insight on Bringing Russian Academics Home
(MURFREESBORO) - To get even 10 minutes worth of access to a major head of state is a gift which would make thousands of lobbyists giddy with anticipation. Dr. Andrei Korobkov, professor of political science, spoke with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for two hours at a state reception and dinner at the Kremlin on Nov. 4.
Korobkov encountered Medvedev at the fourth annual Assembly of the Russian World Foundation, which took place Nov. 2-4 in Moscow.
“The organization is actively supported by President Medvedev, who is very interested in pushing it and considers it a way to reestablish links with the Russian diaspora abroad,” says Korobkov. “Increasingly, he is getting interested in bringing back Russian intellectuals who left.”
Medvedev has poured a great deal of his political capital into the Skolkovo Project, an attempt at a Russian Silicon Valley north of Moscow. He has obtained monetary contributions from Microsoft, Cisco and several Japanese companies.
“Huge amounts of money are being invested there, but, for now, their attempts to bring large numbers of Russian academics are in vain, basically,” says Korobkov. “I have been studying this problem for a long time, so I gave the main presentation at the conference.”
Korobkov says he emphasized to Medvedev that Russian intellectuals who have achieved tenure at universities in the West will not be inclined to return to their home country, especially given the degree of interaction with the Russian government they would be expected to endure.
“To imagine that in Russia it would be possible to leave academics alone is very hard because it’s an extremely bureaucratized country, and it became more bureaucratized than it was under the Soviet regime, ironically,” says Korobkov.
Therefore, Korobkov says he suggested to Medvedev that incentives be provided to lure these Russian academics back for short periods of time so they could give top-flight graduate students crash courses that would set them on the path toward becoming the country’s new “brain gain.”
On a personal level, Korobkov says Medvedev operates as a person accustomed to having power and not shy to show it.
“He is not used to people disagreeing with him,” says Korobkov.” And a couple of times he was kind of sharply angrily asking me, ‘So what, you disagree with me?’”
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Korobkov also talked politics with Vyacheslav Nikonov, the Russian World Foundation executive director, who has been a Kremlin insider for some 20 years and an adviser to both Medvedev and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Nikonov is the grandson of Vyacheslav Molotov, former Soviet Prime Minister and then Foreign Minister under Joseph Stalin after Stalin assumed the title of Prime Minister.
“He is a kind of shadow operator who has access to the highest echelons of power,” says Korobkov. ”Nikonov is very smart, very well educated, pretty calculating, a typical political consultant. If you look in the U.S., you can probably compare him to David Axelrod working for (President Barack) Obama or Karl Rove working for (President George W.) Bush.”
Prior to attending the Russian World Federation conference, Korobkov participated in an intense three-day gathering Oct. 27-30 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, sponsored by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.
Members of parliaments, committee chairs, representatives of international organizations and the European Union, as well as academics, discussed security and stability in Central Asia and Mongolia. Korobkov says the countries of this region face great challenges due to a water shortage and governments that are either openly authoritarian or lean in that direction.
However, some of these countries, which include the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, are rich in important substances, including plutonium, platinum, oil and natural gas.
“There is a huge flow of migrants from those countries to Russia and from Russia to other parts of the world,” says Korobkov. “Second, this region is becoming increasingly the traffic route for drugs from Afghanistan.”
However, Korobkov says it would be unlikely that these countries would be invited to join NATO or the European Union as a way of protecting them from totalitarian takeovers.
“After the Georgian-Russian War, it became very dangerous to expand NATO because, in NATO, an attack against any member is an attack against every member,” says Korobkov.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For photos of Dr. Andrei Korobkov in Germany and Russia, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU PROFESSOR TALKS WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT IN MOSCOW
Dmitry Medvedev Seeks Insight on Bringing Russian Academics Home
(MURFREESBORO) - To get even 10 minutes worth of access to a major head of state is a gift which would make thousands of lobbyists giddy with anticipation. Dr. Andrei Korobkov, professor of political science, spoke with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for two hours at a state reception and dinner at the Kremlin on Nov. 4.
Korobkov encountered Medvedev at the fourth annual Assembly of the Russian World Foundation, which took place Nov. 2-4 in Moscow.
“The organization is actively supported by President Medvedev, who is very interested in pushing it and considers it a way to reestablish links with the Russian diaspora abroad,” says Korobkov. “Increasingly, he is getting interested in bringing back Russian intellectuals who left.”
Medvedev has poured a great deal of his political capital into the Skolkovo Project, an attempt at a Russian Silicon Valley north of Moscow. He has obtained monetary contributions from Microsoft, Cisco and several Japanese companies.
“Huge amounts of money are being invested there, but, for now, their attempts to bring large numbers of Russian academics are in vain, basically,” says Korobkov. “I have been studying this problem for a long time, so I gave the main presentation at the conference.”
Korobkov says he emphasized to Medvedev that Russian intellectuals who have achieved tenure at universities in the West will not be inclined to return to their home country, especially given the degree of interaction with the Russian government they would be expected to endure.
“To imagine that in Russia it would be possible to leave academics alone is very hard because it’s an extremely bureaucratized country, and it became more bureaucratized than it was under the Soviet regime, ironically,” says Korobkov.
Therefore, Korobkov says he suggested to Medvedev that incentives be provided to lure these Russian academics back for short periods of time so they could give top-flight graduate students crash courses that would set them on the path toward becoming the country’s new “brain gain.”
On a personal level, Korobkov says Medvedev operates as a person accustomed to having power and not shy to show it.
“He is not used to people disagreeing with him,” says Korobkov.” And a couple of times he was kind of sharply angrily asking me, ‘So what, you disagree with me?’”
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RUSSIA
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Korobkov also talked politics with Vyacheslav Nikonov, the Russian World Foundation executive director, who has been a Kremlin insider for some 20 years and an adviser to both Medvedev and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Nikonov is the grandson of Vyacheslav Molotov, former Soviet Prime Minister and then Foreign Minister under Joseph Stalin after Stalin assumed the title of Prime Minister.
“He is a kind of shadow operator who has access to the highest echelons of power,” says Korobkov. ”Nikonov is very smart, very well educated, pretty calculating, a typical political consultant. If you look in the U.S., you can probably compare him to David Axelrod working for (President Barack) Obama or Karl Rove working for (President George W.) Bush.”
Prior to attending the Russian World Federation conference, Korobkov participated in an intense three-day gathering Oct. 27-30 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, sponsored by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.
Members of parliaments, committee chairs, representatives of international organizations and the European Union, as well as academics, discussed security and stability in Central Asia and Mongolia. Korobkov says the countries of this region face great challenges due to a water shortage and governments that are either openly authoritarian or lean in that direction.
However, some of these countries, which include the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, are rich in important substances, including plutonium, platinum, oil and natural gas.
“There is a huge flow of migrants from those countries to Russia and from Russia to other parts of the world,” says Korobkov. “Second, this region is becoming increasingly the traffic route for drugs from Afghanistan.”
However, Korobkov says it would be unlikely that these countries would be invited to join NATO or the European Union as a way of protecting them from totalitarian takeovers.
“After the Georgian-Russian War, it became very dangerous to expand NATO because, in NATO, an attack against any member is an attack against every member,” says Korobkov.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For photos of Dr. Andrei Korobkov in Germany and Russia, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
[221] MTSU Clarinet Choir Plans Fun, Free Christmas Concert Dec. 1
MTSU CLARINET CHOIR PLANS FUN, FREE CHRISTMAS CONCERT DEC. 1
Holiday Favorites, Special Appearance by ‘Santa and His Gang’ Slated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 29, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
(MURFREESBORO)—The MTSU Clarinet Choir has planned a free, fun-filled Christmas concert at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Hinton Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
“The Clarinet Choir and students from the MTSU Theatre Department will present ‘A Clarinet Christmas,’ featuring favorite holiday tunes, with an appearance by Santa and his gang,” said Dr. Todd Waldecker, professor of clarinet and director of the group.
The Clarinet Choir will perform “Dance of the Shepherds,” “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,” “Deck the Halls,” “Up on the Rooftop,” “Carol of the Bells,” “Still, Still, Still,” “Trepak” from “The Nutcracker,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “A Christmas Festival.”
For more information on this free public concert and other performances at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: The MTSU Clarinet Choir has planned a free, fun-filled Christmas concert at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Hinton Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus. “The Clarinet Choir and students from the MTSU Theatre Department will present ‘A Clarinet Christmas,’ featuring favorite holiday tunes, with an appearance by Santa and his gang,” said Dr. Todd Waldecker, professor of clarinet and director of the group. For more information on this free public concert and other performances at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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Holiday Favorites, Special Appearance by ‘Santa and His Gang’ Slated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 29, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
(MURFREESBORO)—The MTSU Clarinet Choir has planned a free, fun-filled Christmas concert at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Hinton Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
“The Clarinet Choir and students from the MTSU Theatre Department will present ‘A Clarinet Christmas,’ featuring favorite holiday tunes, with an appearance by Santa and his gang,” said Dr. Todd Waldecker, professor of clarinet and director of the group.
The Clarinet Choir will perform “Dance of the Shepherds,” “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,” “Deck the Halls,” “Up on the Rooftop,” “Carol of the Bells,” “Still, Still, Still,” “Trepak” from “The Nutcracker,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “A Christmas Festival.”
For more information on this free public concert and other performances at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: The MTSU Clarinet Choir has planned a free, fun-filled Christmas concert at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Hinton Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus. “The Clarinet Choir and students from the MTSU Theatre Department will present ‘A Clarinet Christmas,’ featuring favorite holiday tunes, with an appearance by Santa and his gang,” said Dr. Todd Waldecker, professor of clarinet and director of the group. For more information on this free public concert and other performances at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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[220] MTSU Professors Return To The 'Dark Side' For Dec. 3 Performance
MTSU PROFESSORS RETURN TO THE ‘DARK SIDE’ FOR DEC. 3 PERFORMANCE
Tribute Band to Perform Pink Floyd Classics at The Blue Rooster
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 29, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Steve Holeman, steve@steveholeman.com or 615-995-6013
(MURFREESBORO)—The Pink Floyd tribute band Us & Them return to The Blue Rooster on Murfreesboro’s Public Square on Friday, Dec. 3, to perform the best-selling album “Dark Side of the Moon” and other Pink Floyd classics.
Cost for the event, which begins at 9:15 p.m., is $9 per person, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit scholarships for MTSU’s Recording Industry Program. Us & Them’s debut earlier this fall at a benefit performance for Autism Speaks netted almost $2,000 from a packed house and seeded a subsequent event that raised more than $100,000 for the charity.
Us & Them includes MTSU recording-industry professors Bill Crabtree, Cosette Collier and Dale Brown and Computer Information Systems professor Amy Hennington as part of a 10-piece band. Us & Them also features Steve Holeman, John Nichols, Tinnin Martin, Stacey Lee and Candace Warner. The talented group has taken on the task of performing the rock classic album as close to the original recording as possible—“from the first heartbeat to the last,” Brown said.
The idea to perform “Dark Side of the Moon,” Pink Floyd’s most commercially successful album, arose during rehearsals for a cover band called 2nd & Vine. That group includes several Us & Them members and is scheduled to perform until midnight following the Us & Them show.
“Dark Side of the Moon,” which has sold more than 15 million copies in the United States alone, spawned two singles, “Money” and “Us and Them.”
For more information about the show, including reserved seating, contact Holeman at 615-995-6013 or Steve@SteveHoleman.com before Wednesday, Dec. 1.
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IN BRIEF: The Pink Floyd tribute band Us & Them return to The Blue Rooster on Murfreesboro’s Public Square on Friday, Dec. 3, to perform the best-selling album “Dark Side of the Moon” and other Pink Floyd classics. Cost for the event, which begins at 9:15 p.m., is $9 per person, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit scholarships for MTSU’s Recording Industry Program. Us & Them includes MTSU recording-industry professors Bill Crabtree, Cosette Collier and Dale Brown and Computer Information Systems professor Amy Hennington as part of a 10-piece band. For more information, contact Steve Holeman at 615-995-6013 or Steve@SteveHoleman.com.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
NOTE: Media needing a color JPEG of the Us & Them benefit performance poster or a B&W JPEG of Us & Them in performance should contact the Office of News and Public Affairs via e-mail at gfann@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5385. Thanks!
Tribute Band to Perform Pink Floyd Classics at The Blue Rooster
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 29, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Steve Holeman, steve@steveholeman.com or 615-995-6013
(MURFREESBORO)—The Pink Floyd tribute band Us & Them return to The Blue Rooster on Murfreesboro’s Public Square on Friday, Dec. 3, to perform the best-selling album “Dark Side of the Moon” and other Pink Floyd classics.
Cost for the event, which begins at 9:15 p.m., is $9 per person, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit scholarships for MTSU’s Recording Industry Program. Us & Them’s debut earlier this fall at a benefit performance for Autism Speaks netted almost $2,000 from a packed house and seeded a subsequent event that raised more than $100,000 for the charity.
Us & Them includes MTSU recording-industry professors Bill Crabtree, Cosette Collier and Dale Brown and Computer Information Systems professor Amy Hennington as part of a 10-piece band. Us & Them also features Steve Holeman, John Nichols, Tinnin Martin, Stacey Lee and Candace Warner. The talented group has taken on the task of performing the rock classic album as close to the original recording as possible—“from the first heartbeat to the last,” Brown said.
The idea to perform “Dark Side of the Moon,” Pink Floyd’s most commercially successful album, arose during rehearsals for a cover band called 2nd & Vine. That group includes several Us & Them members and is scheduled to perform until midnight following the Us & Them show.
“Dark Side of the Moon,” which has sold more than 15 million copies in the United States alone, spawned two singles, “Money” and “Us and Them.”
For more information about the show, including reserved seating, contact Holeman at 615-995-6013 or Steve@SteveHoleman.com before Wednesday, Dec. 1.
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IN BRIEF: The Pink Floyd tribute band Us & Them return to The Blue Rooster on Murfreesboro’s Public Square on Friday, Dec. 3, to perform the best-selling album “Dark Side of the Moon” and other Pink Floyd classics. Cost for the event, which begins at 9:15 p.m., is $9 per person, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit scholarships for MTSU’s Recording Industry Program. Us & Them includes MTSU recording-industry professors Bill Crabtree, Cosette Collier and Dale Brown and Computer Information Systems professor Amy Hennington as part of a 10-piece band. For more information, contact Steve Holeman at 615-995-6013 or Steve@SteveHoleman.com.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
NOTE: Media needing a color JPEG of the Us & Them benefit performance poster or a B&W JPEG of Us & Them in performance should contact the Office of News and Public Affairs via e-mail at gfann@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5385. Thanks!
[219] Aviation Trends in China Guide New Conference
Release date: Nov. 29, 2010
News & Public Affairs contacts: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
and Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919 or ttozer@mtsu.edu
Aviation Trends in China Guide New Conference
MTSU Aerospace Department Hosts Dec. 1-2 Event at Airport’s McDonald Hangar
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU’s Aerospace Department will serve as host for the first National Conference on General Aviation Trends in China, set for Dec. 1-2 in the Donald McDonald Hangar inside the university’s Flight Operations Center at Murfreesboro Airport.
“We’re extremely excited about this conference, as it is one of the first in the United States that will have members of one of the largest universities in China here to learn about U.S. general aviation,” said Aerospace Chair Wayne Dornan.
“We have a distinguished list of U.S. speakers that will lend their expertise to the Chinese officials,” Dornan added. “… I am unaware of any such gathering that has taken place in the United States where high-ranking officials from both countries interact on aviation.”
The first day’s activities will include:
• welcoming remarks by MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee;
• a conference overview from Mike Vaughn, president of Corporate Flight Management-China and director of government services for Smyrna-based Corporate Flight Management;
• a discussion on general aviation in the United States, provided by Craig Spence, vice president for operations and international affairs for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association;
• news about aviation in China, from Dr. Sun XinQuang, vice dean of the Beihang University Law School;
• a panel discussion on general aviation in China and the United States; and
• an update from Dean Fulmer, National Special Activity Airspace project manager for the Federal Aviation Administration.
Following lunch, Mark Libby, head of collaborative decision-making at the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center, will lead a session on airspace management and air traffic control. Qiao Xin Shan, director of China’s air traffic control system, will speak on airspace management and air traffic control in that nation, and a discussion on similarities and differences in air traffic control in the nations will close the session before the group tours the MTSU ATC labs in the Business and Aerospace Building.
The group later will have dinner at Corporate Flight Management in Smyrna.
Thursday’s morning session will begin with a talk on regional airline operations in the United States from Charles “Chuck” Howell, CEO of Great Lakes Aviation Ltd., and will be followed by:
• a discussion on regional airline development in China, led by Geng Xue Song, vice president of operations and chief mechanic with China Flying Dragon General Aviation Co. Ltd.;
• a review of fixed-base operations and the role of the charter airlines, led by Allen Howell of Corporate Flight Management;
• a manufacturers’ panel discussion on general aviation business trends; and
• closing remarks from Beihang University’s Sun.
After lunch, the group will tour Smyrna Airport’s aviation facilities, followed by a Corporate Flight Management-sponsored reception.
The conference is closed to the general public.
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Media welcomed.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
In Brief
MTSU’s Aerospace Department will serve as host for the first National Conference on General Aviation Trends in China, set for Dec. 1-2 in the Donald McDonald Hangar inside the university’s Flight Operations Center at Murfreesboro Airport. Officials and experts will discuss topics ranging from general aviation in China and the United States, airspace management and air traffic control, Next Gen ATC, regional airline operations in the U.S., regional airline development in China, a review of fixed-base operations and the role of charter airlines, business trends and more.
News & Public Affairs contacts: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
and Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919 or ttozer@mtsu.edu
Aviation Trends in China Guide New Conference
MTSU Aerospace Department Hosts Dec. 1-2 Event at Airport’s McDonald Hangar
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU’s Aerospace Department will serve as host for the first National Conference on General Aviation Trends in China, set for Dec. 1-2 in the Donald McDonald Hangar inside the university’s Flight Operations Center at Murfreesboro Airport.
“We’re extremely excited about this conference, as it is one of the first in the United States that will have members of one of the largest universities in China here to learn about U.S. general aviation,” said Aerospace Chair Wayne Dornan.
“We have a distinguished list of U.S. speakers that will lend their expertise to the Chinese officials,” Dornan added. “… I am unaware of any such gathering that has taken place in the United States where high-ranking officials from both countries interact on aviation.”
The first day’s activities will include:
• welcoming remarks by MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee;
• a conference overview from Mike Vaughn, president of Corporate Flight Management-China and director of government services for Smyrna-based Corporate Flight Management;
• a discussion on general aviation in the United States, provided by Craig Spence, vice president for operations and international affairs for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association;
• news about aviation in China, from Dr. Sun XinQuang, vice dean of the Beihang University Law School;
• a panel discussion on general aviation in China and the United States; and
• an update from Dean Fulmer, National Special Activity Airspace project manager for the Federal Aviation Administration.
Following lunch, Mark Libby, head of collaborative decision-making at the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center, will lead a session on airspace management and air traffic control. Qiao Xin Shan, director of China’s air traffic control system, will speak on airspace management and air traffic control in that nation, and a discussion on similarities and differences in air traffic control in the nations will close the session before the group tours the MTSU ATC labs in the Business and Aerospace Building.
The group later will have dinner at Corporate Flight Management in Smyrna.
Thursday’s morning session will begin with a talk on regional airline operations in the United States from Charles “Chuck” Howell, CEO of Great Lakes Aviation Ltd., and will be followed by:
• a discussion on regional airline development in China, led by Geng Xue Song, vice president of operations and chief mechanic with China Flying Dragon General Aviation Co. Ltd.;
• a review of fixed-base operations and the role of the charter airlines, led by Allen Howell of Corporate Flight Management;
• a manufacturers’ panel discussion on general aviation business trends; and
• closing remarks from Beihang University’s Sun.
After lunch, the group will tour Smyrna Airport’s aviation facilities, followed by a Corporate Flight Management-sponsored reception.
The conference is closed to the general public.
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Media welcomed.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
In Brief
MTSU’s Aerospace Department will serve as host for the first National Conference on General Aviation Trends in China, set for Dec. 1-2 in the Donald McDonald Hangar inside the university’s Flight Operations Center at Murfreesboro Airport. Officials and experts will discuss topics ranging from general aviation in China and the United States, airspace management and air traffic control, Next Gen ATC, regional airline operations in the U.S., regional airline development in China, a review of fixed-base operations and the role of charter airlines, business trends and more.
[217] MTSU's 'Project Cuba' Revives Study-Abroad Effort After 6-Year Hiatus
MTSU’S ‘PROJECT CUBA’ REVIVES STUDY-ABROAD EFFORT AFTER 6-YEAR HIATUS
‘No Excuse for Being Ignorant’ about Caribbean Neighbor, Professor Says
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 24, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Dr. Ric Morris, 615-898-2284, rmorris@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)— After a six-year hiatus due to stringent U.S. government controls on travel to Cuba by American citizens, MTSU’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures has revived its successful Cuba study-abroad program for summer 2011.
The new program, called “Project Cuba,” has been retooled to fit new laws and is one of only a few such programs in existence nationwide.
“It’s a shame to wait out political changes that might never come,” said Dr. Ric Morris, professor of Spanish and linguistics at MTSU, who is serving as program director. “There has never been greater urgency for Americans to get behind the Iron Curtain and see for themselves what Cuba is all about.”
Because of the trade embargo, visiting Cuba without U.S. government permission can incur fines in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and up to 10 years in prison. As a result, very few Americans go there. The 2011 Cuba program is covered under an academic license, however, and is 100 percent legal for all qualifying participants.
The program will be open to three classifications of participants: undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty. All three groups will depart Nashville together on May 20, 2011, but will return at different times. Faculty and graduate students will stay two weeks and return on June 3. Undergraduates will stay 10 weeks and return on July 31.
“The undergraduate program is longer because U.S. law requires undergraduate study in Cuba to be at least 10 continuous weeks, no exceptions,” Morris explains. “Graduate study falls under the category of research and is not durationally restricted.”
While in Cuba, undergraduates will earn nine hours of Spanish credit taking language classes at the University of Havana. They also will take a custom-designed course, “Anthropological History of the Cuban People,” to be taught in English at the Montané Anthropological Museum in Havana. On return to MTSU, the course may be equated to three hours of credit either in ANTH 3710, Special Topics in Anthropology, or GS 3010, Global Studies: Study Abroad.
Graduate students and faculty will conduct independent-research projects. As much as possible, they will work in the field with research assistants, who will also help break down any cultural or language barriers encountered along the way.
For the duration of the visit, all three groups will reside in Havana in comfortable guest- house lodging. They will take meals together and enjoy cultural activities and excursions as a group.
“The only difference will be what each person does during working hours,” Morris says “Undergraduates will be taking classes, while the faculty and grad students are working on their research.”
All three prongs of the program are open to participants in any academic field and with any level of Spanish ability.
So why visit Cuba? Morris explains that much of what we hear about Cuba in the United States today is highly politicized, leading to grossly inaccurate perceptions of what Cuba is really like.
“We have no excuse for being ignorant about Cuba,” he says. “Cuba is closer to our borders than Chattanooga is to Murfreesboro, but what do we really know about Cuba besides the fact that it’s Marxist and exports cigars? How many Americans know, for example, that Cuba has virtually eradicated several lethal diseases that still kill thousands of Americans each year?”
Morris points out that past trip participants typically come away deeply challenged by the experience of being in Cuba even for just a few weeks.
“A lot of what you’ve believed about Cuba turns out to be correct, but even more turns out to be wrong,” he says.
“Cuba is the final frontier,” Morris adds. “After graduating college, most Americans will never have the opportunity to visit Cuba again legally. If Cuba intrigues you, there won’t be a better time to go than now.”
Morris has been to Cuba five times: four as an educational-program director and once on a humanitarian mission.
For more information about Project Cuba, interested students and faculty should contact Morris as soon as possible at 615-898-2284 or rmorris@mtsu.edu.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: MTSU is reviving its successful study-abroad excursion to Cuba for summer 2011 after a six-year hiatus caused by government travel restrictions. Dr. Ric Morris, professor of Spanish and linguistics at MTSU and program director of the new “Project Cuba,” says students and faculty should sign up now and not “wait out political changes that might never come. There has never been greater urgency for Americans to get behind the Iron Curtain and see for themselves what Cuba is all about.” The trip is open to undergraduates, graduate students and faculty, and they’ll depart May 20, 2011 for stays ranging from two to 10 weeks. For more information about Project Cuba, interested students and faculty should contact Morris at 615-898-2284 or rmorris@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a color JPEG of Dr. Morris or a PDF of the “Project Cuba” informational brochure, contact Gina E. Fann in the Office of News and Public Affairs via e-mail at gfann@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5385. Thanks!
‘No Excuse for Being Ignorant’ about Caribbean Neighbor, Professor Says
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 24, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Dr. Ric Morris, 615-898-2284, rmorris@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)— After a six-year hiatus due to stringent U.S. government controls on travel to Cuba by American citizens, MTSU’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures has revived its successful Cuba study-abroad program for summer 2011.
The new program, called “Project Cuba,” has been retooled to fit new laws and is one of only a few such programs in existence nationwide.
“It’s a shame to wait out political changes that might never come,” said Dr. Ric Morris, professor of Spanish and linguistics at MTSU, who is serving as program director. “There has never been greater urgency for Americans to get behind the Iron Curtain and see for themselves what Cuba is all about.”
Because of the trade embargo, visiting Cuba without U.S. government permission can incur fines in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and up to 10 years in prison. As a result, very few Americans go there. The 2011 Cuba program is covered under an academic license, however, and is 100 percent legal for all qualifying participants.
The program will be open to three classifications of participants: undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty. All three groups will depart Nashville together on May 20, 2011, but will return at different times. Faculty and graduate students will stay two weeks and return on June 3. Undergraduates will stay 10 weeks and return on July 31.
“The undergraduate program is longer because U.S. law requires undergraduate study in Cuba to be at least 10 continuous weeks, no exceptions,” Morris explains. “Graduate study falls under the category of research and is not durationally restricted.”
While in Cuba, undergraduates will earn nine hours of Spanish credit taking language classes at the University of Havana. They also will take a custom-designed course, “Anthropological History of the Cuban People,” to be taught in English at the Montané Anthropological Museum in Havana. On return to MTSU, the course may be equated to three hours of credit either in ANTH 3710, Special Topics in Anthropology, or GS 3010, Global Studies: Study Abroad.
Graduate students and faculty will conduct independent-research projects. As much as possible, they will work in the field with research assistants, who will also help break down any cultural or language barriers encountered along the way.
For the duration of the visit, all three groups will reside in Havana in comfortable guest- house lodging. They will take meals together and enjoy cultural activities and excursions as a group.
“The only difference will be what each person does during working hours,” Morris says “Undergraduates will be taking classes, while the faculty and grad students are working on their research.”
All three prongs of the program are open to participants in any academic field and with any level of Spanish ability.
So why visit Cuba? Morris explains that much of what we hear about Cuba in the United States today is highly politicized, leading to grossly inaccurate perceptions of what Cuba is really like.
“We have no excuse for being ignorant about Cuba,” he says. “Cuba is closer to our borders than Chattanooga is to Murfreesboro, but what do we really know about Cuba besides the fact that it’s Marxist and exports cigars? How many Americans know, for example, that Cuba has virtually eradicated several lethal diseases that still kill thousands of Americans each year?”
Morris points out that past trip participants typically come away deeply challenged by the experience of being in Cuba even for just a few weeks.
“A lot of what you’ve believed about Cuba turns out to be correct, but even more turns out to be wrong,” he says.
“Cuba is the final frontier,” Morris adds. “After graduating college, most Americans will never have the opportunity to visit Cuba again legally. If Cuba intrigues you, there won’t be a better time to go than now.”
Morris has been to Cuba five times: four as an educational-program director and once on a humanitarian mission.
For more information about Project Cuba, interested students and faculty should contact Morris as soon as possible at 615-898-2284 or rmorris@mtsu.edu.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: MTSU is reviving its successful study-abroad excursion to Cuba for summer 2011 after a six-year hiatus caused by government travel restrictions. Dr. Ric Morris, professor of Spanish and linguistics at MTSU and program director of the new “Project Cuba,” says students and faculty should sign up now and not “wait out political changes that might never come. There has never been greater urgency for Americans to get behind the Iron Curtain and see for themselves what Cuba is all about.” The trip is open to undergraduates, graduate students and faculty, and they’ll depart May 20, 2011 for stays ranging from two to 10 weeks. For more information about Project Cuba, interested students and faculty should contact Morris at 615-898-2284 or rmorris@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a color JPEG of Dr. Morris or a PDF of the “Project Cuba” informational brochure, contact Gina E. Fann in the Office of News and Public Affairs via e-mail at gfann@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5385. Thanks!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
[216] Parts of MTSU Campus Open During Long Holiday Weekend
Release date: Nov. 23, 2010
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Parts of MTSU Campus Open During Long Holiday Weekend
MT Dining Venues, Walker Library, Campus Rec Offer Special Hours of Operation
(MURFREESBORO) — While MTSU will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving, certain areas of the campus will be open and serving the campus community during the extended holiday weekend. The areas include:
Campus Recreation Center – Open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday; closed Nov. 25-27; open from 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday; and reopen at 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 29.
ARAMARK/MT Dining (food service) – The JUB Raider Zone, McCallie Dining Hall and KUC Grill will close at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; all other dining service venues will be closed Thursday, but a Thanksgiving dinner, sponsored by the MTSU Parents Association, MT Dining and Housing and Residential Life, will be served in the Scarlett Commons Clubhouse from 2 to 5 p.m.; McCallie Dining Hall will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday (all other food venues closed Nov. 26-27); and Cyber Café will be open from 6 p.m. Nov. 28 to 2 a.m. Nov. 29.
Keathley University Center and James Union Building – Both will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday; JUB will be closed Nov. 25-28; and KUC will be closed Nov. 25-27, but open from 4 to 11 p.m. Nov. 28.
James E. Walker Library – Open 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday; closed Nov. 25-27; and open Sunday from 1 p.m. to midnight.
After the holiday, fall semester classes will resume Monday and offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
In case of an emergency, people should call MTSU Campus Police at 615-898-2424.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Parts of MTSU Campus Open During Long Holiday Weekend
MT Dining Venues, Walker Library, Campus Rec Offer Special Hours of Operation
(MURFREESBORO) — While MTSU will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving, certain areas of the campus will be open and serving the campus community during the extended holiday weekend. The areas include:
Campus Recreation Center – Open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday; closed Nov. 25-27; open from 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday; and reopen at 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 29.
ARAMARK/MT Dining (food service) – The JUB Raider Zone, McCallie Dining Hall and KUC Grill will close at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; all other dining service venues will be closed Thursday, but a Thanksgiving dinner, sponsored by the MTSU Parents Association, MT Dining and Housing and Residential Life, will be served in the Scarlett Commons Clubhouse from 2 to 5 p.m.; McCallie Dining Hall will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday (all other food venues closed Nov. 26-27); and Cyber Café will be open from 6 p.m. Nov. 28 to 2 a.m. Nov. 29.
Keathley University Center and James Union Building – Both will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday; JUB will be closed Nov. 25-28; and KUC will be closed Nov. 25-27, but open from 4 to 11 p.m. Nov. 28.
James E. Walker Library – Open 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday; closed Nov. 25-27; and open Sunday from 1 p.m. to midnight.
After the holiday, fall semester classes will resume Monday and offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
In case of an emergency, people should call MTSU Campus Police at 615-898-2424.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
Monday, November 22, 2010
[214] MTSU to Close for Thanksgiving Holiday Observance
Release date: Nov. 22, 2010
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
MTSU to Close for Thanksgiving Holiday Observance
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 25-26, for the Thanksgiving holiday, university officials announced. No classes will be held and all offices will be closed as students, faculty, staff and administrators celebrate the national holiday with families and friends. No Saturday classes will be held as well.
All fall semester classes will resume at their regularly scheduled times and all offices will be open from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29.
In case of an emergency on campus, people should call MTSU Campus Police at 615-898-2424.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
MTSU to Close for Thanksgiving Holiday Observance
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 25-26, for the Thanksgiving holiday, university officials announced. No classes will be held and all offices will be closed as students, faculty, staff and administrators celebrate the national holiday with families and friends. No Saturday classes will be held as well.
All fall semester classes will resume at their regularly scheduled times and all offices will be open from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29.
In case of an emergency on campus, people should call MTSU Campus Police at 615-898-2424.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
[213] Women, Gender Studies Offers Graduate Certificate At MTSU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 22, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
WOMEN, GENDER STUDIES OFFERS GRADUATE CERTIFICATE AT MTSU
Training Can Be Beneficial to Aspiring Academic or Advancing Professional
(MURFREESBORO) – Professionals seeking to gain an advantage in a tight labor market can add another credential after their names with a new interdisciplinary graduate certificate offered by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at MTSU.
“The 18 credit-hour program is an opportunity for professionals in areas such as healthcare, education, legal and social services, and in the nonprofit sector to acquire expertise on women’s and gender issues that can help them advance in their careers,” says Dr. Newtona (Tina) Johnson, Women’s and Gender Studies Director.
Starting in the spring 2011 semester, students will have an opportunity to gain advanced training in the areas of feminist theory and methodologies, and in-depth knowledge of gender inequality, and the intersection of gender and other forms of social identity and positioning, such as race, age, ability, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation and socioeconomic class.
“The program will expose students to new ways of thinking about women and gender that interrogate and expand the processes by which knowledge about human beings is acquired, interpreted and transmitted,” says Johnson. “Students will have the opportunity to research these new ways of thinking and to apply the knowledge to their personal and professional lives.”
The certificate can be a stand-alone credential for non-degree seeking students or an additional credential for students who are enrolled in graduate degree programs at MTSU.
Core requirements constitute nine of the 18 credit hours required to obtain the certificate. They are Feminist Theory (WGST 6000), Feminist Methods (WGST 6010), and either an internship (WGST 6020) or Directed Reading and Research (WGST 6021).
“People who are already working professionals not aiming for a graduate degree might prefer the internship, whereas students who are thinking of an academic career might want to do more research,” says Johnson.
Nine hours of electives may be chosen from at least two different departments that offer approved electives, including English, history, psychology and sociology/anthropology. At least three credit hours of electives must be taken at the 6000 level.
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Electives must be 5000-level, 6000-level or 7000-level courses that meet the WGST criteria for course selection. They also must be approved by the WGST curriculum committee, be taught by graduate faculty members, and be approved by the graduate council.
For more information, contact Johnson at 615-898-5910 or womenstu@mtsu.edu or the College of Graduate Studies at 615-898-2840 or graduate@mtsu.edu.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
WOMEN, GENDER STUDIES OFFERS GRADUATE CERTIFICATE AT MTSU
Training Can Be Beneficial to Aspiring Academic or Advancing Professional
(MURFREESBORO) – Professionals seeking to gain an advantage in a tight labor market can add another credential after their names with a new interdisciplinary graduate certificate offered by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at MTSU.
“The 18 credit-hour program is an opportunity for professionals in areas such as healthcare, education, legal and social services, and in the nonprofit sector to acquire expertise on women’s and gender issues that can help them advance in their careers,” says Dr. Newtona (Tina) Johnson, Women’s and Gender Studies Director.
Starting in the spring 2011 semester, students will have an opportunity to gain advanced training in the areas of feminist theory and methodologies, and in-depth knowledge of gender inequality, and the intersection of gender and other forms of social identity and positioning, such as race, age, ability, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation and socioeconomic class.
“The program will expose students to new ways of thinking about women and gender that interrogate and expand the processes by which knowledge about human beings is acquired, interpreted and transmitted,” says Johnson. “Students will have the opportunity to research these new ways of thinking and to apply the knowledge to their personal and professional lives.”
The certificate can be a stand-alone credential for non-degree seeking students or an additional credential for students who are enrolled in graduate degree programs at MTSU.
Core requirements constitute nine of the 18 credit hours required to obtain the certificate. They are Feminist Theory (WGST 6000), Feminist Methods (WGST 6010), and either an internship (WGST 6020) or Directed Reading and Research (WGST 6021).
“People who are already working professionals not aiming for a graduate degree might prefer the internship, whereas students who are thinking of an academic career might want to do more research,” says Johnson.
Nine hours of electives may be chosen from at least two different departments that offer approved electives, including English, history, psychology and sociology/anthropology. At least three credit hours of electives must be taken at the 6000 level.
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WOMEN
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Electives must be 5000-level, 6000-level or 7000-level courses that meet the WGST criteria for course selection. They also must be approved by the WGST curriculum committee, be taught by graduate faculty members, and be approved by the graduate council.
For more information, contact Johnson at 615-898-5910 or womenstu@mtsu.edu or the College of Graduate Studies at 615-898-2840 or graduate@mtsu.edu.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
Friday, November 19, 2010
[212] MTSU Supports Efforts to Secure Science-Building Funding
MTSU SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO SECURE SCIENCE-BUILDING FUNDING
President Echoes Legislators’ Urgency on Advancing Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 19, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Andrew Oppmann, 615-339-8851, aoppmann@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—Middle Tennessee State University officials support preliminary discussions by lawmakers to secure funding for the $126 million proposed science building by reducing the state’s share of the project to less than $100 million.
University President Sidney A. McPhee said he was grateful for the work by legislators, state officials and others to advance the science building, which has been on the state’s priority list for higher-education building projects since 1998 and designated as the No. 1 priority for the last three years. The university’s current science buildings have been deemed outdated and inadequate to support demand created by MTSU’s record-breaking enrollment.
State Sens. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, and Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville, said at a Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce legislative luncheon on Nov. 17 that they thought the project would fare better before the Legislature if the state’s cost could be reduced below the $100 million mark.
McPhee said he will work with the senators, as well as the entire local legislative delegation and other key lawmakers, on ways to reduce the state’s portion of the cost and move the project forward. Under such a scenario, he said, the university would secure the balance needed to finish the building through other options apart from state funding.
The president also echoed the senators’ urgency on moving quickly with the project to take advantage of lower construction and material costs. While the $126 million project has been scaled back considerably during the years-long planning process, McPhee said the university will look for additional ways to reduce costs while preserving the building’s functionality and educational mission.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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President Echoes Legislators’ Urgency on Advancing Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 19, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Andrew Oppmann, 615-339-8851, aoppmann@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—Middle Tennessee State University officials support preliminary discussions by lawmakers to secure funding for the $126 million proposed science building by reducing the state’s share of the project to less than $100 million.
University President Sidney A. McPhee said he was grateful for the work by legislators, state officials and others to advance the science building, which has been on the state’s priority list for higher-education building projects since 1998 and designated as the No. 1 priority for the last three years. The university’s current science buildings have been deemed outdated and inadequate to support demand created by MTSU’s record-breaking enrollment.
State Sens. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, and Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville, said at a Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce legislative luncheon on Nov. 17 that they thought the project would fare better before the Legislature if the state’s cost could be reduced below the $100 million mark.
McPhee said he will work with the senators, as well as the entire local legislative delegation and other key lawmakers, on ways to reduce the state’s portion of the cost and move the project forward. Under such a scenario, he said, the university would secure the balance needed to finish the building through other options apart from state funding.
The president also echoed the senators’ urgency on moving quickly with the project to take advantage of lower construction and material costs. While the $126 million project has been scaled back considerably during the years-long planning process, McPhee said the university will look for additional ways to reduce costs while preserving the building’s functionality and educational mission.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
[209] New MTSU TV Show Comes From 'Out Of The Blue'
Nov. 17, 2010
CONTACT: MTSU News and Public Affairs
NEW MTSU TV SHOW COMES FROM ‘OUT OF THE BLUE’
MURFREESBORO—Middle Tennessee State University has launched “Out of the Blue,” a new monthly television program that is a joint effort by the Office of News and Public Affairs, Department of Audio/Visual Services and the College of Mass Communication. It replaces “MT Record,” the long-running TV-magazine program
The November program, the first installment of “Out of the Blue,” airs locally on cable Channel 9 Monday through Sunday at 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. It also airs on NewsChannel5Plus (Comcast 250) on Sundays at 1:30 p.m.
“It’s an exciting collaboration on campus that is a work in progress,” says Tom Tozer, director of News and Public Affairs. “We’re still experimenting with format and content, but we are committed to showcasing all the good things and great people at MTSU. We’re proud of our program debut.”
The November program includes a tribute to Dot Harrison, longtime public relations director at MTSU, who passed away on Sept. 8 of this year; a look back at an earlier MTSU with Dr. Reuben Kyle, professor emeritus of economics; advice to college students from nationally known economist Dr. Donald Ratajczak— and MTSU senior Nicki Decroce shares several offbeat ways to use a pumpkin.
CONTACT: MTSU News and Public Affairs
NEW MTSU TV SHOW COMES FROM ‘OUT OF THE BLUE’
MURFREESBORO—Middle Tennessee State University has launched “Out of the Blue,” a new monthly television program that is a joint effort by the Office of News and Public Affairs, Department of Audio/Visual Services and the College of Mass Communication. It replaces “MT Record,” the long-running TV-magazine program
The November program, the first installment of “Out of the Blue,” airs locally on cable Channel 9 Monday through Sunday at 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. It also airs on NewsChannel5Plus (Comcast 250) on Sundays at 1:30 p.m.
“It’s an exciting collaboration on campus that is a work in progress,” says Tom Tozer, director of News and Public Affairs. “We’re still experimenting with format and content, but we are committed to showcasing all the good things and great people at MTSU. We’re proud of our program debut.”
The November program includes a tribute to Dot Harrison, longtime public relations director at MTSU, who passed away on Sept. 8 of this year; a look back at an earlier MTSU with Dr. Reuben Kyle, professor emeritus of economics; advice to college students from nationally known economist Dr. Donald Ratajczak— and MTSU senior Nicki Decroce shares several offbeat ways to use a pumpkin.
[208] Key Harvard-MIT Stem Cell Researcher Speaks Nov. 19 at MTSU
Release date: Nov. 18, 2010
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Chemistry/Molecular Biosciences contact: Dr. Charles Chusuei, 615-898-2079 or chusuei@mtsu.edu
Key Harvard-MIT Stem Cell Researcher Speaks Nov. 19 at MTSU
Khademhosseini Talk Will Be at 1:50 p.m. in Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room 102
(MURFREESBORO) — Dr. Ali Khademhosseini, assistant professor of medicine and health sciences and technology at Harvard Medical School-MIT and researcher for the Center of Biomedical Engineering at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass., will speak Friday, Nov. 19, at MTSU.
The noted stem-cell researcher will appear in Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room 102, speaking from 1:50 to 3 p.m. His talk is open to the MTSU community—students, faculty, staff—and the general public. The seminar is part of the first-year Molecular Biosciences Ph.D. Program.
“Dr. Khademhosseini is a leading researcher in tissue engineering,” said Dr. Charles Chusuei, who is an associate professor in the MTSU chemistry department.
Khademhosseini’s talk will be on “Microengineered Hydrogels for Stem Cell Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration.”
“I will outline our work in controlling the cell-microenvironment interactions by using patterned hydrogels to direct the differentiation of stem cells,” the Harvard professor said, adding, “I will describe the fabrication and the use of microscale hydrogels for tissue engineering by using a ‘bottom-up’ and a ‘top-down’ approach.”
Khademhosseini said his “group has also pioneered bottom-up approaches to generate tissues by the assembly of shape-controlled cell-laden microgels (such as tissue-building blocks) that resemble functional tissue units."
“In this approach, microgels were fabricated and seeded with different cell types and induced to self-assemble to generate 3D tissue structures with controlled microarchitecture and cell-cell interactions.”
Earlier this month, officials announced that Khademhosseini will receive the 2011 Society for Biomaterials Young Investigator Award April 13-16 at the SFB annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.
Khademhosseini has earned numerous other awards and accolades in a 10-plus-year professional career. For more about Khademhosseini, who earned his doctorate. in bioengineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005, visit his website: http://hst.mit.edu/public/people/faculty/facultyBiosketch.jsp?key=Khademhosseini.
Dr. Elliot Altman is the Molecular Biosciences Ph.D. Program director at MTSU.
For more information about Khademhosseini’s visit, contact Chusuei at 615-898-2956, e-mail chusuei@mtsu.edu or view the following on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXnAk2lM-yg.
Media welcomed.
Note: A high-resolution jpeg photo of Dr. Ali Khademhosseini is available. To obtain, please contact Randy Weiler in MTSU News and Public Affairs by calling 615-898-5616 or 615-898-2919, or e-mail jweiler@mtsu.edu.
IN BRIEF: Highly awarded Harvard-MIT stem cell researcher Dr. Ali Khademhosseini will speak Friday, Nov. 19, from 1:50 to 3 p.m. at MTSU in Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room 102. The talk is free and open to the public.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Chemistry/Molecular Biosciences contact: Dr. Charles Chusuei, 615-898-2079 or chusuei@mtsu.edu
Key Harvard-MIT Stem Cell Researcher Speaks Nov. 19 at MTSU
Khademhosseini Talk Will Be at 1:50 p.m. in Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room 102
(MURFREESBORO) — Dr. Ali Khademhosseini, assistant professor of medicine and health sciences and technology at Harvard Medical School-MIT and researcher for the Center of Biomedical Engineering at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass., will speak Friday, Nov. 19, at MTSU.
The noted stem-cell researcher will appear in Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room 102, speaking from 1:50 to 3 p.m. His talk is open to the MTSU community—students, faculty, staff—and the general public. The seminar is part of the first-year Molecular Biosciences Ph.D. Program.
“Dr. Khademhosseini is a leading researcher in tissue engineering,” said Dr. Charles Chusuei, who is an associate professor in the MTSU chemistry department.
Khademhosseini’s talk will be on “Microengineered Hydrogels for Stem Cell Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration.”
“I will outline our work in controlling the cell-microenvironment interactions by using patterned hydrogels to direct the differentiation of stem cells,” the Harvard professor said, adding, “I will describe the fabrication and the use of microscale hydrogels for tissue engineering by using a ‘bottom-up’ and a ‘top-down’ approach.”
Khademhosseini said his “group has also pioneered bottom-up approaches to generate tissues by the assembly of shape-controlled cell-laden microgels (such as tissue-building blocks) that resemble functional tissue units."
“In this approach, microgels were fabricated and seeded with different cell types and induced to self-assemble to generate 3D tissue structures with controlled microarchitecture and cell-cell interactions.”
Earlier this month, officials announced that Khademhosseini will receive the 2011 Society for Biomaterials Young Investigator Award April 13-16 at the SFB annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.
Khademhosseini has earned numerous other awards and accolades in a 10-plus-year professional career. For more about Khademhosseini, who earned his doctorate. in bioengineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005, visit his website: http://hst.mit.edu/public/people/faculty/facultyBiosketch.jsp?key=Khademhosseini.
Dr. Elliot Altman is the Molecular Biosciences Ph.D. Program director at MTSU.
For more information about Khademhosseini’s visit, contact Chusuei at 615-898-2956, e-mail chusuei@mtsu.edu or view the following on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXnAk2lM-yg.
Media welcomed.
Note: A high-resolution jpeg photo of Dr. Ali Khademhosseini is available. To obtain, please contact Randy Weiler in MTSU News and Public Affairs by calling 615-898-5616 or 615-898-2919, or e-mail jweiler@mtsu.edu.
IN BRIEF: Highly awarded Harvard-MIT stem cell researcher Dr. Ali Khademhosseini will speak Friday, Nov. 19, from 1:50 to 3 p.m. at MTSU in Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room 102. The talk is free and open to the public.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
[207] MTSU Wind Ensemble to Unveil New Works in Free Nov. 18 Concert
MTSU WIND ENSEMBLE TO UNVEIL NEW WORKS IN FREE NOV. 18 CONCERT
Students Will Premiere Music with ‘World-Class Soloists’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 17, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
(MURFREESBORO)—The MTSU Wind Ensemble will unveil three new works, including a piece specially written for the group, in a free public concert Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Hinton Hall in the Wright Music Building.
“This concert is going to be terrific,” said conductor Dr. Reed Thomas. “I have brought in two world-class soloists to premiere a new work written for them and the MTSU Wind Ensemble. Jennifer Gunn of the Chicago Symphony and Jonathan Gunn of the Cincinnati Symphony will play ‘Concertante’ by Edson Beltrami, a friend of mine from Brazil.
“We also will premiere two new works by Nigel Clarke, an English composer, and will be recording these for our next Naxos CD. The concert will conclude with Adam Gorb’s ‘Awayday.’”
The MTSU Wind Ensemble is a performing group for wind, brass and percussion students. Members audition each semester to become part of the elite musical group, which performs works of diverse musical styles while also showcasing music of historical significance.
The MTSU Wind Ensemble has been invited to perform in Thailand, Korea, Japan and several European countries.
For more information on this free public concert and other performances at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: The MTSU Wind Ensemble will unveil three new works, including a piece specially written for the group, in a free public concert Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Hinton Hall in the Wright Music Building. Conductor Dr. Reed Thomas is bringing in soloists from the Chicago Symphony and Cincinnati Symphony to play a new work by a Brazilian composer and friend, and the group also will premiere two new works by an English composer to be included on the ensemble’s next Naxos CD. For more information on this and other concerts at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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Students Will Premiere Music with ‘World-Class Soloists’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 17, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
(MURFREESBORO)—The MTSU Wind Ensemble will unveil three new works, including a piece specially written for the group, in a free public concert Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Hinton Hall in the Wright Music Building.
“This concert is going to be terrific,” said conductor Dr. Reed Thomas. “I have brought in two world-class soloists to premiere a new work written for them and the MTSU Wind Ensemble. Jennifer Gunn of the Chicago Symphony and Jonathan Gunn of the Cincinnati Symphony will play ‘Concertante’ by Edson Beltrami, a friend of mine from Brazil.
“We also will premiere two new works by Nigel Clarke, an English composer, and will be recording these for our next Naxos CD. The concert will conclude with Adam Gorb’s ‘Awayday.’”
The MTSU Wind Ensemble is a performing group for wind, brass and percussion students. Members audition each semester to become part of the elite musical group, which performs works of diverse musical styles while also showcasing music of historical significance.
The MTSU Wind Ensemble has been invited to perform in Thailand, Korea, Japan and several European countries.
For more information on this free public concert and other performances at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: The MTSU Wind Ensemble will unveil three new works, including a piece specially written for the group, in a free public concert Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Hinton Hall in the Wright Music Building. Conductor Dr. Reed Thomas is bringing in soloists from the Chicago Symphony and Cincinnati Symphony to play a new work by a Brazilian composer and friend, and the group also will premiere two new works by an English composer to be included on the ensemble’s next Naxos CD. For more information on this and other concerts at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
[206] MTSU Fall Dance Concert Event Deadline Extended
MTSU FALL DANCE CONCERT EVENT DEADLINE EXTENDED
Special Pre-Performance Fundraising Dinner, Lecture Set for Dec. 4
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 16, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Kim Neal Nofsinger, 615-494-7904 or nofsinge@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—Arts lovers still have a chance to join the award-winning MTSU Dance Theatre for a special pre-performance fundraising dinner and lecture on Saturday, Dec. 4, before the final evening of the company’s Fall Dance Concert.
The reservation deadline has been extended through Wednesday, Nov. 24, for the 5:30 p.m. event in MTSU’s Tom Jackson Building. Tickets are $35 per person, and reservations can be made by calling 615-494-7628 or e-mailing chudd@mtsu.edu.
The special event will include a pre-concert talk by visiting dance scholar Dr. Maura Keefe. After dinner and the lecture, attendees will join other audience members in Tucker Theatre at 7:30 p.m. for the Fall Dance Concert.
Proceeds from the evening will help fund dance scholarships at MTSU and the Dance Theatre’s participation in “Sharing the Legacy: The Nikolais Centennial” at Hunter College in New York City next April.
“The performance in this venue will allow MTSU to perform alongside some of the foremost dance companies and universities in the nation and to be reviewed by some of the foremost dance critics, scholars and historians,” said Professor Kim Neal Nofsinger, director of the pre-professional, auditioned dance company.
The nationally recognized troupe learned repertory, participated in master classes and attended a series of lectures on Alwin Nikolais, one of American modern dance’s acclaimed pioneers, during a weeklong residency led by Alberto Del Saz, artistic director of the Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance Company, earlier this semester. MTSU’s students are incorporating one of Nikolais’ classic works, “Pond,” into the company’s national tour as well as the Fall Dance Concert.
The MTSU Dance Theatre Fall Dance Concert will be performed nightly at 7:30 Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 2-4, in Tucker Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for MTSU faculty and staff and K-12 students; MTSU students will be admitted free with valid ID.
Dance Concert tickets are available in advance by calling 615-494-8810 or by visiting the Tucker Theatre lobby box office from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets also will be available at the door before the performances.
For more information and a complete schedule of events for MTSU’s Dance Program in the Department of Speech and Theatre, visit www.mtsu.edu/dance.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: Arts lovers still have a chance to join the award-winning MTSU Dance Theatre for a special pre-performance fundraising dinner and lecture on Saturday, Dec. 4, before the final evening of the company’s Fall Dance Concert. The reservation deadline has been extended through Wednesday, Nov. 24, for the 5:30 p.m. event in MTSU’s Tom Jackson Building. Tickets are $35 per person, and reservations can be made by calling 615-494-7628 or e-mailing chudd@mtsu.edu. Proceeds will help fund dance scholarships at MTSU and the Dance Theatre’s participation in “Sharing the Legacy: The Nikolais Centennial” at Hunter College in New York City next April. The MTSU Dance Theatre Fall Dance Concert will be performed nightly at 7:30 Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 2-4, in Tucker Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for MTSU faculty and staff and K-12 students and free for MTSU students with valid ID. For ticket information, call 615-494-8810; for more information and a complete schedule of events for MTSU’s Dance Program, visit its website at www.mtsu.edu/dance.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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Special Pre-Performance Fundraising Dinner, Lecture Set for Dec. 4
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 16, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Kim Neal Nofsinger, 615-494-7904 or nofsinge@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—Arts lovers still have a chance to join the award-winning MTSU Dance Theatre for a special pre-performance fundraising dinner and lecture on Saturday, Dec. 4, before the final evening of the company’s Fall Dance Concert.
The reservation deadline has been extended through Wednesday, Nov. 24, for the 5:30 p.m. event in MTSU’s Tom Jackson Building. Tickets are $35 per person, and reservations can be made by calling 615-494-7628 or e-mailing chudd@mtsu.edu.
The special event will include a pre-concert talk by visiting dance scholar Dr. Maura Keefe. After dinner and the lecture, attendees will join other audience members in Tucker Theatre at 7:30 p.m. for the Fall Dance Concert.
Proceeds from the evening will help fund dance scholarships at MTSU and the Dance Theatre’s participation in “Sharing the Legacy: The Nikolais Centennial” at Hunter College in New York City next April.
“The performance in this venue will allow MTSU to perform alongside some of the foremost dance companies and universities in the nation and to be reviewed by some of the foremost dance critics, scholars and historians,” said Professor Kim Neal Nofsinger, director of the pre-professional, auditioned dance company.
The nationally recognized troupe learned repertory, participated in master classes and attended a series of lectures on Alwin Nikolais, one of American modern dance’s acclaimed pioneers, during a weeklong residency led by Alberto Del Saz, artistic director of the Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance Company, earlier this semester. MTSU’s students are incorporating one of Nikolais’ classic works, “Pond,” into the company’s national tour as well as the Fall Dance Concert.
The MTSU Dance Theatre Fall Dance Concert will be performed nightly at 7:30 Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 2-4, in Tucker Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for MTSU faculty and staff and K-12 students; MTSU students will be admitted free with valid ID.
Dance Concert tickets are available in advance by calling 615-494-8810 or by visiting the Tucker Theatre lobby box office from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets also will be available at the door before the performances.
For more information and a complete schedule of events for MTSU’s Dance Program in the Department of Speech and Theatre, visit www.mtsu.edu/dance.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: Arts lovers still have a chance to join the award-winning MTSU Dance Theatre for a special pre-performance fundraising dinner and lecture on Saturday, Dec. 4, before the final evening of the company’s Fall Dance Concert. The reservation deadline has been extended through Wednesday, Nov. 24, for the 5:30 p.m. event in MTSU’s Tom Jackson Building. Tickets are $35 per person, and reservations can be made by calling 615-494-7628 or e-mailing chudd@mtsu.edu. Proceeds will help fund dance scholarships at MTSU and the Dance Theatre’s participation in “Sharing the Legacy: The Nikolais Centennial” at Hunter College in New York City next April. The MTSU Dance Theatre Fall Dance Concert will be performed nightly at 7:30 Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 2-4, in Tucker Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for MTSU faculty and staff and K-12 students and free for MTSU students with valid ID. For ticket information, call 615-494-8810; for more information and a complete schedule of events for MTSU’s Dance Program, visit its website at www.mtsu.edu/dance.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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[205] Category 5 Quintet Plans Free Nov. 17 Concert At MTSU
CATEGORY 5 QUINTET PLANS FREE NOV. 17 CONCERT AT MTSU
University of Southern Mississippi Performers ‘Exhilarating’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 16, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
(MURFREESBORO)—Category 5, a wind quintet from the University of Southern Mississippi, will present a free public concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Room 117 of the Saunders Fine Arts Building, adjacent to the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
“We are so excited that Category 5 is going to be here,” said Dr. Maya Stone, professor of bassoon at MTSU. “We are looking forward to an exhilarating performance,”
The group always seeks to present a diverse and exciting program, often performing specially commissioned pieces and other items of new music alongside works for the standard wind quintet.
USM faculty members comprise the group. Scheduled to perform are Heidi Lucas, horn; Kim Woolly, bassoon; Anna Pennington, oboe; Danilo Mezzadri, flute; and Jonathan Holden, clarinet.
Category 5 will perform “Three Shanties for Wind Quintet” by Malcolm Arnold, “Wind Quintet No. 2 (Homeland)” by Judith Lang Zaimont, “Partita for Wind Quintet” by Irving Fine and “Oblivion/Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla.
For more information on this free event and other concerts at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: Category 5, a wind quintet from the University of Southern Mississippi, will present a free public concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Room 117 of the Saunders Fine Arts Building, adjacent to the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus. Category 5 will perform “Three Shanties for Wind Quintet” by Malcolm Arnold, “Wind Quintet No. 2 (Homeland)” by Judith Lang Zaimont, “Partita for Wind Quintet” by Irving Fine and “Oblivion/Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla. For more information on this and other concerts at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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University of Southern Mississippi Performers ‘Exhilarating’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 16, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
(MURFREESBORO)—Category 5, a wind quintet from the University of Southern Mississippi, will present a free public concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Room 117 of the Saunders Fine Arts Building, adjacent to the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
“We are so excited that Category 5 is going to be here,” said Dr. Maya Stone, professor of bassoon at MTSU. “We are looking forward to an exhilarating performance,”
The group always seeks to present a diverse and exciting program, often performing specially commissioned pieces and other items of new music alongside works for the standard wind quintet.
USM faculty members comprise the group. Scheduled to perform are Heidi Lucas, horn; Kim Woolly, bassoon; Anna Pennington, oboe; Danilo Mezzadri, flute; and Jonathan Holden, clarinet.
Category 5 will perform “Three Shanties for Wind Quintet” by Malcolm Arnold, “Wind Quintet No. 2 (Homeland)” by Judith Lang Zaimont, “Partita for Wind Quintet” by Irving Fine and “Oblivion/Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla.
For more information on this free event and other concerts at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: Category 5, a wind quintet from the University of Southern Mississippi, will present a free public concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Room 117 of the Saunders Fine Arts Building, adjacent to the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus. Category 5 will perform “Three Shanties for Wind Quintet” by Malcolm Arnold, “Wind Quintet No. 2 (Homeland)” by Judith Lang Zaimont, “Partita for Wind Quintet” by Irving Fine and “Oblivion/Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla. For more information on this and other concerts at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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[204] University Breaks Ground on New Diary Nov. 15
Release date: Nov. 12, 2010
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
School of Agribusiness and Agriscience contact: Dr. Warren Gill,
615-898-2404 / 615-478- 3828 (cell)
or wgill@mtsu.edu
University Breaks Ground on New Dairy Nov. 15
(MURFREESBORO) — Officials will conduct a groundbreaking ceremony for a new dairy facility at the MTSU Farm, located at 3001 Guy James Road, at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 15.
The public and MTSU community are invited. The property is located 5.5 miles east of campus off Halls Hill Pike.
“The start of the new dairy is an exciting and wonderful event for the School of Agribusiness and Agriscience,” said Dr. Warren Gill, director of the school.
“We are the only school in the state where students milk the cows and process the milk for students to drink,” Gill added. “By doing this, the students learn practical lessons in food safety, cattle management and quality assurance, which makes them highly desired (as employees) by Tennessee’s large food-processing industry.”
Farm Lab Director Tim Redd noted that the expansion “will be an outstanding opportunity as a lab for our students.”
“We’ll now have a greater opportunity for teaching,” Redd continued. “The facility will be state-of-the-art. It will be much more functional for cattle comfort. It’s something we look forward to.”
MTSU’s Campus Planning office said the university received $4.375 million for the new dairy facility. The funding will pay for design and construction, including a milking facility and equipment, free-stall barn, hay barn, grain bins, shop and storage area, feed shed, fuel and chemical storage and all associated infrastructure, roads and fencing needed to support the facilities.
The new dairy will cost $2.7 million, Gill said, adding that the additional funding will pay for fencing, moving costs to transfer the cattle herd from the current dairy on Manson Pike, bedding for the animals, improving the grass areas at the Guy James Road location, buying equipment such as tractors and trucks and purchasing office furniture.
“Fencing is expensive but needed,” Gill said. “It costs something to move cattle. We need to get the pastures ready, and the office furniture and chairs all cost something.”
Designed by Nashville-based Lose & Associates Inc., the project began in earnest in mid-October by Hardcastle Construction Co. Inc. of Madison, Tenn.
Gill said the agreed-upon 180-day completion date would have the project finished “in early spring, April or thereabouts.”
MTSU’s herd of 60 cows is a combination of Holsteins and Jerseys, Gill said, adding that they provide all the white and chocolate milk consumed on campus by MT Dining customers. Redd indicated that milk consumption on campus is about 3,800 pounds per week or one-third of the MTSU Dairy’s production, Gill said.
“Holsteins provide more milk per day. Jerseys provide richer, more flavorful milk,” Gill said. “Chocolate milk is one of the most popular things that students consume. We’re famous for our chocolate milk.”
The remaining milk is sold to the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, which proclaims at its website that it is “marketing milk for dairy-farm families from Pennsylvania to Alabama.”
Gill said the dairy will be a “double-eight parallel parlor with state-of-the-art computerized equipment. Initially, we will milk 60 to 70 cows, but the facility will be capable of expanding to as many as 350 cows.
“We are going to make it as environmentally friendly as possible. We currently are evaluating the use of geothermal technology to assist in cooling the milk and utilizing solar panels for electricity.”
Gill said he does not anticipate expanding the herd soon.
In addition to Redd, dairy personnel include Liz Troup, the dairy-processing lab manager; Jason Tanner, Stark Dairy herdsman; and Ralph Smith, assistant dairy herdsman.
About 30 students a year are hired part-time to assist with MTSU Farm Lab operations, Gill added.
For more information about the Nov. 15 groundbreaking ceremony, call 615-898-2523. For more information about the dairy, contact Gill at 615-898-2404.
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Media welcomed.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
School of Agribusiness and Agriscience contact: Dr. Warren Gill,
615-898-2404 / 615-478- 3828 (cell)
or wgill@mtsu.edu
University Breaks Ground on New Dairy Nov. 15
(MURFREESBORO) — Officials will conduct a groundbreaking ceremony for a new dairy facility at the MTSU Farm, located at 3001 Guy James Road, at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 15.
The public and MTSU community are invited. The property is located 5.5 miles east of campus off Halls Hill Pike.
“The start of the new dairy is an exciting and wonderful event for the School of Agribusiness and Agriscience,” said Dr. Warren Gill, director of the school.
“We are the only school in the state where students milk the cows and process the milk for students to drink,” Gill added. “By doing this, the students learn practical lessons in food safety, cattle management and quality assurance, which makes them highly desired (as employees) by Tennessee’s large food-processing industry.”
Farm Lab Director Tim Redd noted that the expansion “will be an outstanding opportunity as a lab for our students.”
“We’ll now have a greater opportunity for teaching,” Redd continued. “The facility will be state-of-the-art. It will be much more functional for cattle comfort. It’s something we look forward to.”
MTSU’s Campus Planning office said the university received $4.375 million for the new dairy facility. The funding will pay for design and construction, including a milking facility and equipment, free-stall barn, hay barn, grain bins, shop and storage area, feed shed, fuel and chemical storage and all associated infrastructure, roads and fencing needed to support the facilities.
The new dairy will cost $2.7 million, Gill said, adding that the additional funding will pay for fencing, moving costs to transfer the cattle herd from the current dairy on Manson Pike, bedding for the animals, improving the grass areas at the Guy James Road location, buying equipment such as tractors and trucks and purchasing office furniture.
“Fencing is expensive but needed,” Gill said. “It costs something to move cattle. We need to get the pastures ready, and the office furniture and chairs all cost something.”
Designed by Nashville-based Lose & Associates Inc., the project began in earnest in mid-October by Hardcastle Construction Co. Inc. of Madison, Tenn.
Gill said the agreed-upon 180-day completion date would have the project finished “in early spring, April or thereabouts.”
MTSU’s herd of 60 cows is a combination of Holsteins and Jerseys, Gill said, adding that they provide all the white and chocolate milk consumed on campus by MT Dining customers. Redd indicated that milk consumption on campus is about 3,800 pounds per week or one-third of the MTSU Dairy’s production, Gill said.
“Holsteins provide more milk per day. Jerseys provide richer, more flavorful milk,” Gill said. “Chocolate milk is one of the most popular things that students consume. We’re famous for our chocolate milk.”
The remaining milk is sold to the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, which proclaims at its website that it is “marketing milk for dairy-farm families from Pennsylvania to Alabama.”
Gill said the dairy will be a “double-eight parallel parlor with state-of-the-art computerized equipment. Initially, we will milk 60 to 70 cows, but the facility will be capable of expanding to as many as 350 cows.
“We are going to make it as environmentally friendly as possible. We currently are evaluating the use of geothermal technology to assist in cooling the milk and utilizing solar panels for electricity.”
Gill said he does not anticipate expanding the herd soon.
In addition to Redd, dairy personnel include Liz Troup, the dairy-processing lab manager; Jason Tanner, Stark Dairy herdsman; and Ralph Smith, assistant dairy herdsman.
About 30 students a year are hired part-time to assist with MTSU Farm Lab operations, Gill added.
For more information about the Nov. 15 groundbreaking ceremony, call 615-898-2523. For more information about the dairy, contact Gill at 615-898-2404.
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Media welcomed.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
Friday, November 12, 2010
[203] Dec. 1 Marks Honors College Buchanan Fellowship Deadline
Release date: Nov. 12, 2010
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Honors College contact: Dr. John Vile, 615-898-2152 or jvile@mtsu.edu
Dec. 1 Marks Honors College Buchanan Fellowship Deadline
(MURFREESBORO) — Qualified high-school seniors interested in applying for the Buchanan Fellowship at Middle Tennessee State University must meet a Wednesday, Dec. 1, deadline in order to be considered, University Honors College Dean John R. Vile said.
The Buchanan Fellowship is one of the most prestigious undergraduate scholarships with the state, Vile added.
The fellowship pays full tuition (up to 16 hours a semester) and most fees for four years of eligibility as well as providing an annual book allowance of $1,000 and other perks such as early registration and study abroad opportunities, Vile said.
Students interested in securing applications for Buchanan Fellowships should go online to mtsu.edu/honors/scholarships.html. The fellowship is limited to 20 students per year, and it is a coveted, competitive award.
An applicant must apply for undergraduate admission to MTSU; complete and return the Buchanan application form to the Honors College by Dec. 1 (Dec. 1 postmarks are acceptable); have a high-school GPA of 3.5 or higher; have a composite ACT of 29 or higher or SAT composite of 1280 or higher; provide an official transcript of all work completed; and provide a personal statement (what the applicant is interested in learning at MTSU and how he or she will use what they learn to affect your community in 500 words or less).
The fellowship is named in honor of Dr. James M. Buchanan (Class of 1940), a Nobel Prize-winning alumnus.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Honors College contact: Dr. John Vile, 615-898-2152 or jvile@mtsu.edu
Dec. 1 Marks Honors College Buchanan Fellowship Deadline
(MURFREESBORO) — Qualified high-school seniors interested in applying for the Buchanan Fellowship at Middle Tennessee State University must meet a Wednesday, Dec. 1, deadline in order to be considered, University Honors College Dean John R. Vile said.
The Buchanan Fellowship is one of the most prestigious undergraduate scholarships with the state, Vile added.
The fellowship pays full tuition (up to 16 hours a semester) and most fees for four years of eligibility as well as providing an annual book allowance of $1,000 and other perks such as early registration and study abroad opportunities, Vile said.
Students interested in securing applications for Buchanan Fellowships should go online to mtsu.edu/honors/scholarships.html. The fellowship is limited to 20 students per year, and it is a coveted, competitive award.
An applicant must apply for undergraduate admission to MTSU; complete and return the Buchanan application form to the Honors College by Dec. 1 (Dec. 1 postmarks are acceptable); have a high-school GPA of 3.5 or higher; have a composite ACT of 29 or higher or SAT composite of 1280 or higher; provide an official transcript of all work completed; and provide a personal statement (what the applicant is interested in learning at MTSU and how he or she will use what they learn to affect your community in 500 words or less).
The fellowship is named in honor of Dr. James M. Buchanan (Class of 1940), a Nobel Prize-winning alumnus.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
[202] Chrietzberg to be Honored Saturday for Greenway Efforts
Release date: Nov. 12, 2010
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
MTSU Center for Environmental Education contact: Dr. Kim Cleary Sadler 615-904-8283 or ksadler@mtsu.edu
Chrietzberg to be Honored Saturday for Greenway Efforts
(MURFREESBORO) — Longtime environmentalist, MTSU alumna and faculty member Bertha Chrietzberg will be honored Saturday, Nov. 13, during a special celebration to recognize her many achievements.
A ceremony will take place starting at 12:30 p.m. at the 410 Overall Street Trailhead. It is open to the public, and parking will be available in Old Fort Park.
Chrietzberg will be saluted for her efforts that paved the way for the Stones River Greenway a number of years ago, said Dr. Kim Cleary Sadler, associate professor in the biology department, member of the MTSU Center for Environmental Education staff and a member of the Friends of Stones River Greenway Board.
“Bertha has been instrumental in a lot of things that make Murfreesboro a better place, protecting our green space and bike trails in her own quiet way,” Sadler said. “This is to honor her work and energy.”
Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg will deliver remarks. Retiring 6th District U.S. Congressman Bart Gordon and Mack Pritchard of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, environmental attorney Frank Fly are among the invitees who may share remarks, Sadler said.
Friends and associates of Chrietzberg, now 90, will be asked to share a few comments about the woman who has earned numerous accolades, Sadler added.
A plaque, a natural bench made of limestone and a Shumard Oak tree, which happens to be her favorite species, will be part of the ceremonies, Sadler said.
The Friends of Stones River Greenway and Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation are presenting the event. To reach the 410 Overall Street Trailhead, once inside Old Fort Park, turn right at the tennis courts onto Overall Street. Park in the nearby gravel lots. Event tents should be visible from the tennis courts.
Chrietzberg earned her master’s in education from MTSU in 1968. She was a faculty member from 1969 to 1981.
For more information, contact Deborah Paschall with Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation by calling 615-642-3148.
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Media welcomed.
A high-resolution jpeg photo of Bertha Chrietzberg is available. To obtain, please contact Randy Weiler in News and Public Affairs by calling 615-898-5616 or 898-2919, or e-mail jweiler@mtsu.edu.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
MTSU Center for Environmental Education contact: Dr. Kim Cleary Sadler 615-904-8283 or ksadler@mtsu.edu
Chrietzberg to be Honored Saturday for Greenway Efforts
(MURFREESBORO) — Longtime environmentalist, MTSU alumna and faculty member Bertha Chrietzberg will be honored Saturday, Nov. 13, during a special celebration to recognize her many achievements.
A ceremony will take place starting at 12:30 p.m. at the 410 Overall Street Trailhead. It is open to the public, and parking will be available in Old Fort Park.
Chrietzberg will be saluted for her efforts that paved the way for the Stones River Greenway a number of years ago, said Dr. Kim Cleary Sadler, associate professor in the biology department, member of the MTSU Center for Environmental Education staff and a member of the Friends of Stones River Greenway Board.
“Bertha has been instrumental in a lot of things that make Murfreesboro a better place, protecting our green space and bike trails in her own quiet way,” Sadler said. “This is to honor her work and energy.”
Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg will deliver remarks. Retiring 6th District U.S. Congressman Bart Gordon and Mack Pritchard of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, environmental attorney Frank Fly are among the invitees who may share remarks, Sadler said.
Friends and associates of Chrietzberg, now 90, will be asked to share a few comments about the woman who has earned numerous accolades, Sadler added.
A plaque, a natural bench made of limestone and a Shumard Oak tree, which happens to be her favorite species, will be part of the ceremonies, Sadler said.
The Friends of Stones River Greenway and Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation are presenting the event. To reach the 410 Overall Street Trailhead, once inside Old Fort Park, turn right at the tennis courts onto Overall Street. Park in the nearby gravel lots. Event tents should be visible from the tennis courts.
Chrietzberg earned her master’s in education from MTSU in 1968. She was a faculty member from 1969 to 1981.
For more information, contact Deborah Paschall with Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation by calling 615-642-3148.
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Media welcomed.
A high-resolution jpeg photo of Bertha Chrietzberg is available. To obtain, please contact Randy Weiler in News and Public Affairs by calling 615-898-5616 or 898-2919, or e-mail jweiler@mtsu.edu.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree — the only one in Tennessee — as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
[199] Grading New Teachers' Work Subject of 'MTSU On The Record'
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 10, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081, or WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800
GRADING NEW TEACHERS’ WORK SUBJECT OF ‘MTSU ON THE RECORD’
Dr. Rick Short Leads Task Force Charged with Developing New Teacher Assessment
(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. Rick Short, associate dean of the MTSU College of Behavioral and Health Sciences and professor of psychology, will talk about the continuing drive for a reliable means of grading novice K-12 teachers on their job performance on the next edition of “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue at 8 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 14, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
In addition to his duties as associate dean, Short is coordinator of the Ready2Teach Assessment Task Force, a subgroup of the Teaching Performance Assessment Consortium of Tennessee (TPAC-TN). The Tennessee Board of Regents intends to have the new Ready2Teach model for pre-service teacher preparation and assessment in place and running by 2013.
To listen to previous programs, go to http://www.mtsu.edu/news/podcast/podcast2010.shtml. For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081, or WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800
GRADING NEW TEACHERS’ WORK SUBJECT OF ‘MTSU ON THE RECORD’
Dr. Rick Short Leads Task Force Charged with Developing New Teacher Assessment
(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. Rick Short, associate dean of the MTSU College of Behavioral and Health Sciences and professor of psychology, will talk about the continuing drive for a reliable means of grading novice K-12 teachers on their job performance on the next edition of “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue at 8 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 14, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
In addition to his duties as associate dean, Short is coordinator of the Ready2Teach Assessment Task Force, a subgroup of the Teaching Performance Assessment Consortium of Tennessee (TPAC-TN). The Tennessee Board of Regents intends to have the new Ready2Teach model for pre-service teacher preparation and assessment in place and running by 2013.
To listen to previous programs, go to http://www.mtsu.edu/news/podcast/podcast2010.shtml. For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
[198] Entrepreneurship Expert Shares Advice With Florida Businesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 10, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPERT SHARES ADVICE WITH FLORIDA BUSINESSES
MTSU’s Doug Tatum Takes Real-World Experience and Academic Know-How to Orlando
(MURFREESBORO) – Doug Tatum, associate professor in the MTSU Department of Business Communication and Entrepreneurship, will conduct a workshop titled “Navigate Your Company’s Future” at noon Thursday, Nov. 18, at The B.I.G. Summit at The Peabody in Orlando, Fla.
Tatum, holder of the Wright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship, is a recognized expert on the capital markets and entrepreneurial growth businesses. He has testified before Congress concerning financing issues faced by growing companies and tax policy.
The author of No Man’s Land: What to do when your company is too big to be small and too small to be big, Tatum was Chairman and CEO of Tatum LLC for more than 17 years, growing the company to the largest executive services consulting firm in the United States with more than 1,000 employees and professionals in 30 offices. He later served on the firm’s board and as Chairman Emeritus until the company merged with Spherion Corporation in early 2010.
The B.I.G. (Business, Innovation and Growth) Summit is sponsored by Tony Jenkins, market president for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida, and Gary J. Earl, President/CEO of Workforce Central Florida. They tout the gathering as an opportunity “to better understand expectations, buying decisions and quirks about how messages are communicated.”
For more information about the summit, go to www.orlando.org. To talk to Tatum about entrepreneurship in today’s economy, contact him at 615-898-2785 or dtatum@mtsu.edu.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a color jpeg photo of Doug Tatum, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPERT SHARES ADVICE WITH FLORIDA BUSINESSES
MTSU’s Doug Tatum Takes Real-World Experience and Academic Know-How to Orlando
(MURFREESBORO) – Doug Tatum, associate professor in the MTSU Department of Business Communication and Entrepreneurship, will conduct a workshop titled “Navigate Your Company’s Future” at noon Thursday, Nov. 18, at The B.I.G. Summit at The Peabody in Orlando, Fla.
Tatum, holder of the Wright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship, is a recognized expert on the capital markets and entrepreneurial growth businesses. He has testified before Congress concerning financing issues faced by growing companies and tax policy.
The author of No Man’s Land: What to do when your company is too big to be small and too small to be big, Tatum was Chairman and CEO of Tatum LLC for more than 17 years, growing the company to the largest executive services consulting firm in the United States with more than 1,000 employees and professionals in 30 offices. He later served on the firm’s board and as Chairman Emeritus until the company merged with Spherion Corporation in early 2010.
The B.I.G. (Business, Innovation and Growth) Summit is sponsored by Tony Jenkins, market president for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida, and Gary J. Earl, President/CEO of Workforce Central Florida. They tout the gathering as an opportunity “to better understand expectations, buying decisions and quirks about how messages are communicated.”
For more information about the summit, go to www.orlando.org. To talk to Tatum about entrepreneurship in today’s economy, contact him at 615-898-2785 or dtatum@mtsu.edu.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a color jpeg photo of Doug Tatum, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
[197] MTSU Speaker Discusses Getting Communities Off The Couch
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 10, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU SPEAKER DISCUSSES GETTING COMMUNITIES OFF THE COUCH
Visiting Lecturer Promotes Exercise as Part of Healthier Lifestyles, Societies
(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. Steven Hooker will discuss “Partnering with Communities to Promote Active Living: Accomplishments, Challenges and Lessons Learned” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, in the State Farm Lecture Hall of MTSU’s Business and Aerospace Building.
This event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the MTSU Center for Physical Activity and Health in Youth as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series.
Hooker is director of the Prevention Research Center, Graduate Director of the Master of Public Health Program in Physical Activity and Public Health and Research Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina.
The focus of Hooker’s research efforts has been to highlight the relationship between physical activity and healthy living with special emphasis on policy, environmental and community strategies to enhance physical activity in underserved populations and rural areas.
Hooker is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He has received more than $13 million in research and program funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For more information, contact Dr. Don Morgan at 615-898-5549 or dmorgan@mtsu.edu.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU SPEAKER DISCUSSES GETTING COMMUNITIES OFF THE COUCH
Visiting Lecturer Promotes Exercise as Part of Healthier Lifestyles, Societies
(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. Steven Hooker will discuss “Partnering with Communities to Promote Active Living: Accomplishments, Challenges and Lessons Learned” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, in the State Farm Lecture Hall of MTSU’s Business and Aerospace Building.
This event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the MTSU Center for Physical Activity and Health in Youth as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series.
Hooker is director of the Prevention Research Center, Graduate Director of the Master of Public Health Program in Physical Activity and Public Health and Research Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina.
The focus of Hooker’s research efforts has been to highlight the relationship between physical activity and healthy living with special emphasis on policy, environmental and community strategies to enhance physical activity in underserved populations and rural areas.
Hooker is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He has received more than $13 million in research and program funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For more information, contact Dr. Don Morgan at 615-898-5549 or dmorgan@mtsu.edu.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
[196] Student Displays Filipino Heritage At MTSU's Peck Hall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 10, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
STUDENT DISPLAYS FILIPINO HERITAGE AT MTSU’S PECK HALL
Images of Oppression Turn into Icons of Cultural Courage in Doll Collection
(MURFREESBORO) - Images of the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis include such transformative, futuristic inventions as airplanes, motion pictures, automobiles and ice cream. Juxtaposed against these iconic images of 20th century engineering know-how were so-called “living exhibits” of tribesmen from the Philippine Islands in native garb. They were paraded before the mostly white, middle-class fairgoers to show the United States’ superiority over the supposedly “backward savages” and to validate colonialism.
Learning about the humiliation of the Filipinos who were displayed in these “human zoos” has inspired an MTSU student of Filipino parents to learn more about his ethnic heritage. And Laurence Tumpag is sharing his knowledge with others by placing his dolls, each depicting a different Filipino tribe, on display in rotation outside the Global Studies office on the second floor of MTSU’s Peck Hall during this academic year.
Tumpag’s grandfather fought for the United States in World War II. He petitioned the government to allow his daughter to be brought to America. At the time, she was pregnant with Laurence, who was born in New Jersey. However, he was sent back to the Philippines to live for three years while his mother tried to get a stable footing in the U.S.
“Ever since I was younger, I wanted to reconnect with my culture,” says the 25-year-old Tumpag. “I began collecting when I was 13 or so. I do my best to understand my heritage and appreciate it.”
Tumpag can provide background on each figurine and its culture. For example, he points to a doll representing the Lumad tribe and explains that the Lumad were able to preserve their culture by fleeing to the mountains as Spaniards, Americans and others invaded.
Next to the Lumad doll is the Moros doll. The Moros are Muslims who live on Mindanao and in the Sulu and Tawi-Tawi Archipelagos. They adopted Islam when it was introduced to the Philippines in the 1300s by Arab traders. However, the Arabs did not subjugate them as the Spanish and Americans did with the Christian tribes. In fact, says Tumpag, some Moros were allowed to form their own sultanates.
“There is a movement to try to preserve the nation by coexistence between the Muslims and the Christians,” says Tumpag. “But it’s really difficult because there is always infighting and religious tension.”
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Another doll represents the Igarots, known for their rice terraces on the northern island of Luzon. Yet another doll shows the Negrito tribe, black-skinned peoples who were the earliest inhabitants of the islands.
Tumpag says his own family is descended from the Tagalog, one of the largest predominantly Christian ethnic groups and the one from which the main language of the Philippines is derived. But cultural hegemony does not impress the soft-spoken social work major.
“In social work, we are taught to advocate and speak for people who do not have a voice,” says Tumpag. “I feel like their lives had meaning,” speaking of the tortured indigenous peoples, “and, even though they suffered these injustices, they still have something to share with the people of the future. We learn from the past.”
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For color jpegs of Laurence Tumpag and his Filipino heritage dolls, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
STUDENT DISPLAYS FILIPINO HERITAGE AT MTSU’S PECK HALL
Images of Oppression Turn into Icons of Cultural Courage in Doll Collection
(MURFREESBORO) - Images of the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis include such transformative, futuristic inventions as airplanes, motion pictures, automobiles and ice cream. Juxtaposed against these iconic images of 20th century engineering know-how were so-called “living exhibits” of tribesmen from the Philippine Islands in native garb. They were paraded before the mostly white, middle-class fairgoers to show the United States’ superiority over the supposedly “backward savages” and to validate colonialism.
Learning about the humiliation of the Filipinos who were displayed in these “human zoos” has inspired an MTSU student of Filipino parents to learn more about his ethnic heritage. And Laurence Tumpag is sharing his knowledge with others by placing his dolls, each depicting a different Filipino tribe, on display in rotation outside the Global Studies office on the second floor of MTSU’s Peck Hall during this academic year.
Tumpag’s grandfather fought for the United States in World War II. He petitioned the government to allow his daughter to be brought to America. At the time, she was pregnant with Laurence, who was born in New Jersey. However, he was sent back to the Philippines to live for three years while his mother tried to get a stable footing in the U.S.
“Ever since I was younger, I wanted to reconnect with my culture,” says the 25-year-old Tumpag. “I began collecting when I was 13 or so. I do my best to understand my heritage and appreciate it.”
Tumpag can provide background on each figurine and its culture. For example, he points to a doll representing the Lumad tribe and explains that the Lumad were able to preserve their culture by fleeing to the mountains as Spaniards, Americans and others invaded.
Next to the Lumad doll is the Moros doll. The Moros are Muslims who live on Mindanao and in the Sulu and Tawi-Tawi Archipelagos. They adopted Islam when it was introduced to the Philippines in the 1300s by Arab traders. However, the Arabs did not subjugate them as the Spanish and Americans did with the Christian tribes. In fact, says Tumpag, some Moros were allowed to form their own sultanates.
“There is a movement to try to preserve the nation by coexistence between the Muslims and the Christians,” says Tumpag. “But it’s really difficult because there is always infighting and religious tension.”
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Another doll represents the Igarots, known for their rice terraces on the northern island of Luzon. Yet another doll shows the Negrito tribe, black-skinned peoples who were the earliest inhabitants of the islands.
Tumpag says his own family is descended from the Tagalog, one of the largest predominantly Christian ethnic groups and the one from which the main language of the Philippines is derived. But cultural hegemony does not impress the soft-spoken social work major.
“In social work, we are taught to advocate and speak for people who do not have a voice,” says Tumpag. “I feel like their lives had meaning,” speaking of the tortured indigenous peoples, “and, even though they suffered these injustices, they still have something to share with the people of the future. We learn from the past.”
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For color jpegs of Laurence Tumpag and his Filipino heritage dolls, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
[195] MTSU To Serve As Host For 2010 Global Entrepreneurship Week Events
MTSU TO SERVE AS HOST FOR 2010 GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK EVENTS
Speeches, Documentary Screening All Free and Open to Public
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 9, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Kay Blasingame-Boike, kblasing@mtsu.edu or 615-898-5687
(MURFREESBORO)—Continuing its focus on lifelong learning, MTSU will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 15-19 to connect young people through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators.
MTSU’s Department of Business Communication and Entrepreneurship is coordinating the university’s events with the Wright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business, the College of Mass Communication, Department of Recording Industry and the MTSU School of Music. The worldwide event, involving 100 countries and an estimated 10 million people, is an initiative to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity and to turn their ideas into reality.
A speech from nationally syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock, “Obama vs. Free Enterprise,” on Friday, Nov. 19, will cap five days of entrepreneurship education. Murdock's columns appear in The New York Post, The Boston Herald, The Washington Times, National Review, The Orange County Register and many other newspapers and magazines in the United States and abroad. His political commentary airs on ABC's “Nightline,” “NBC Nightly News,” CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, PBS and other television news channels and radio outlets.
Also speaking that Friday will be Sheilah Griggs, vice president of Point 3 Media and executive director of Ladies Who Launch, who has a diverse real-world background in public relations, media relations and marketing.
Other events include local and national speakers as well as a viewing of the film “Ten9Eight,” which will be shown in the Keathley University Center. “Ten9Eight” tells the inspirational stories of several inner-city teens of differing races, religions and ethnicities, from Harlem to Compton and all points in between, as they compete in an annual business plan competition run by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship.
All of MTSU’s Global Entrepreneurship Week events are free and open to the public and will be held in the Business and Aerospace Building and Keathley University Center. Off-campus visitors should obtain a campus map and temporary parking pass at the second-floor reference department of the Linebaugh Public Library at 105 W. Vine St., just south of Murfreesboro’s Public Square.
For more information, visit the Global Entrepreneurship Week website at www.mtsu.edu/~entre or call the BCEN department at 615-898-2902.
The week’s full event schedule includes:
Monday, Nov. 15
• 10:20-11:15 a.m., Room S324, Business and Aerospace Building—“Planning for Success,” Roy Baudoin, owner/proprietor, Smyrna Bowling Center;
• 2:20-3:45 p.m., BAS S324—“A RIM Graduate’s Story,” Garrett Parris, songwriter and freelance music producer, Magic Mustang Music and Trax Productions.
Tuesday, Nov. 16
• 9:40–11:05 a.m., BAS S338—“Be Who You Are in Business: Founding a Business that Fits Who You Are, Rather than Changing Yourself to Fit Your Business,” Victor Wooten, bass virtuoso, author and teacher;
• 11:20 a.m.-12:45 p.m., BAS S324—“Getting Seen and Getting Signed in the Music Business,” Lorenzo Spikes, CEO/scout for Get Seen, Get Signed;
• 1-2:25 p.m., BAS S130A—“Getting Seen and Getting Signed in Sports,” Lorenzo Spikes;
• 1-2:30 p.m. and 2:40-4:10 p.m., Keathley University Center Theater—“Ten9Eight” documentary film screenings.
Wednesday, Nov. 17
• 9-11 a.m., TBA—Tour of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc., hosted by Ronnie Barrett, president, and Ralph Vaughn, business and global brand marketing, Murfreesboro (limited to 12 students; e-mail rcwilson@mtsu.edu to be placed on the tour list or waiting list);
• 10:20-11:15 a.m., BAS S324—“Zoning and Planning Issues: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know,” Matthew Blomeley, principal planner for the City of Murfreesboro;
• 12:40-2:05 p.m., BAS S324—“How to Start Up and Run a Small Business,” Ray Montgomery, co-owner of Floors and Doors Santa Cruz Garden Furniture and Sidco Worldwide.
Thursday, Nov. 18
• 8-9:25 a.m., BAS S130A—“Blending Quality and Atmosphere into the Perfect Shot,” Teresa Harmon, co-owner, JoZoara Coffee Shop;
• 9:40-11:05 a.m., BAS S324—“Today’s Business Insurance Needs,” Andy Womack of State Farm Insurance;
• 11:20 a.m.-12:45 p.m., BAS S324—“From the Classroom to the Boardroom,” Connie Landers, owner of jaci’s jewels;
• 1-2:25 p.m., BAS S130A—“What Does It Take to Start a Business?”, Connie Landers;
• 1-2:25 p.m., BAS S324—“Today’s Business Insurance Needs,” Andy Womack;
• 2:40-4:05 p.m., BAS S324—“Sustaining Momentum in the Non-Profit World,” G. Allen Jackson, senior pastor of World Outreach Church/Intend Ministries of Murfreesboro.
Friday, Nov. 19
• 10:20-11:15 a.m., BAS S324—“The Art of the Elevator Pitch: How to Sell Your Idea in 60 Seconds or Less,” Douglass Tatum, Wright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship and associate professor of business communication and entrepreneurship;
• 1-2:15 p.m., BAS S102 (State Farm Lecture Hall)—Entrepreneurship Speaker Series: Sheilah Griggs, vice president of Point 3 Media and executive director of Ladies Who Launch;
• 2:15-3:30 p.m., BAS S102—Entrepreneur Panel Discussion featuring Sheilah Griggs, Tim Liu of Urjanet and Angelyn Pass, founder of Atlanta-based Glāk Love;
• 3:45-5 p.m., BAS S102—“Obama vs. Free Enterprise,” Deroy Murdock, columnist, New York City.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: Continuing its focus on lifelong learning, MTSU will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 15-19 to connect young people through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. MTSU’s Department of Business Communication and Entrepreneurship is coordinating the university’s events. A speech from nationally syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock, “Obama vs. Free Enterprise,” on Friday, Nov. 19, will cap five days of entrepreneurship education. Also speaking on that Friday will be Sheilah Griggs, vice president of Point 3 Media and executive director of Ladies Who Launch. All of MTSU’s Global Entrepreneurship Week events are free and open to the public and will be held in the Business and Aerospace Building and Keathley University Center. Off-campus visitors should obtain a campus map and temporary parking pass at the second-floor reference department of the Linebaugh Public Library at 105 W. Vine St., just south of Murfreesboro’s Public Square. For more information, visit the Global Entrepreneurship Week website at www.mtsu.edu/~entre or call the BCEN department at 615-898-2902.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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NOTE: Media needing color JPEGs of Murdock and Griggs to accompany this release should contact the Office of News and Public Affairs via e-mail at gfann@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5385. Thanks!
Speeches, Documentary Screening All Free and Open to Public
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 9, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Kay Blasingame-Boike, kblasing@mtsu.edu or 615-898-5687
(MURFREESBORO)—Continuing its focus on lifelong learning, MTSU will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 15-19 to connect young people through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators.
MTSU’s Department of Business Communication and Entrepreneurship is coordinating the university’s events with the Wright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business, the College of Mass Communication, Department of Recording Industry and the MTSU School of Music. The worldwide event, involving 100 countries and an estimated 10 million people, is an initiative to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity and to turn their ideas into reality.
A speech from nationally syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock, “Obama vs. Free Enterprise,” on Friday, Nov. 19, will cap five days of entrepreneurship education. Murdock's columns appear in The New York Post, The Boston Herald, The Washington Times, National Review, The Orange County Register and many other newspapers and magazines in the United States and abroad. His political commentary airs on ABC's “Nightline,” “NBC Nightly News,” CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, PBS and other television news channels and radio outlets.
Also speaking that Friday will be Sheilah Griggs, vice president of Point 3 Media and executive director of Ladies Who Launch, who has a diverse real-world background in public relations, media relations and marketing.
Other events include local and national speakers as well as a viewing of the film “Ten9Eight,” which will be shown in the Keathley University Center. “Ten9Eight” tells the inspirational stories of several inner-city teens of differing races, religions and ethnicities, from Harlem to Compton and all points in between, as they compete in an annual business plan competition run by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship.
All of MTSU’s Global Entrepreneurship Week events are free and open to the public and will be held in the Business and Aerospace Building and Keathley University Center. Off-campus visitors should obtain a campus map and temporary parking pass at the second-floor reference department of the Linebaugh Public Library at 105 W. Vine St., just south of Murfreesboro’s Public Square.
For more information, visit the Global Entrepreneurship Week website at www.mtsu.edu/~entre or call the BCEN department at 615-898-2902.
The week’s full event schedule includes:
Monday, Nov. 15
• 10:20-11:15 a.m., Room S324, Business and Aerospace Building—“Planning for Success,” Roy Baudoin, owner/proprietor, Smyrna Bowling Center;
• 2:20-3:45 p.m., BAS S324—“A RIM Graduate’s Story,” Garrett Parris, songwriter and freelance music producer, Magic Mustang Music and Trax Productions.
Tuesday, Nov. 16
• 9:40–11:05 a.m., BAS S338—“Be Who You Are in Business: Founding a Business that Fits Who You Are, Rather than Changing Yourself to Fit Your Business,” Victor Wooten, bass virtuoso, author and teacher;
• 11:20 a.m.-12:45 p.m., BAS S324—“Getting Seen and Getting Signed in the Music Business,” Lorenzo Spikes, CEO/scout for Get Seen, Get Signed;
• 1-2:25 p.m., BAS S130A—“Getting Seen and Getting Signed in Sports,” Lorenzo Spikes;
• 1-2:30 p.m. and 2:40-4:10 p.m., Keathley University Center Theater—“Ten9Eight” documentary film screenings.
Wednesday, Nov. 17
• 9-11 a.m., TBA—Tour of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc., hosted by Ronnie Barrett, president, and Ralph Vaughn, business and global brand marketing, Murfreesboro (limited to 12 students; e-mail rcwilson@mtsu.edu to be placed on the tour list or waiting list);
• 10:20-11:15 a.m., BAS S324—“Zoning and Planning Issues: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know,” Matthew Blomeley, principal planner for the City of Murfreesboro;
• 12:40-2:05 p.m., BAS S324—“How to Start Up and Run a Small Business,” Ray Montgomery, co-owner of Floors and Doors Santa Cruz Garden Furniture and Sidco Worldwide.
Thursday, Nov. 18
• 8-9:25 a.m., BAS S130A—“Blending Quality and Atmosphere into the Perfect Shot,” Teresa Harmon, co-owner, JoZoara Coffee Shop;
• 9:40-11:05 a.m., BAS S324—“Today’s Business Insurance Needs,” Andy Womack of State Farm Insurance;
• 11:20 a.m.-12:45 p.m., BAS S324—“From the Classroom to the Boardroom,” Connie Landers, owner of jaci’s jewels;
• 1-2:25 p.m., BAS S130A—“What Does It Take to Start a Business?”, Connie Landers;
• 1-2:25 p.m., BAS S324—“Today’s Business Insurance Needs,” Andy Womack;
• 2:40-4:05 p.m., BAS S324—“Sustaining Momentum in the Non-Profit World,” G. Allen Jackson, senior pastor of World Outreach Church/Intend Ministries of Murfreesboro.
Friday, Nov. 19
• 10:20-11:15 a.m., BAS S324—“The Art of the Elevator Pitch: How to Sell Your Idea in 60 Seconds or Less,” Douglass Tatum, Wright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship and associate professor of business communication and entrepreneurship;
• 1-2:15 p.m., BAS S102 (State Farm Lecture Hall)—Entrepreneurship Speaker Series: Sheilah Griggs, vice president of Point 3 Media and executive director of Ladies Who Launch;
• 2:15-3:30 p.m., BAS S102—Entrepreneur Panel Discussion featuring Sheilah Griggs, Tim Liu of Urjanet and Angelyn Pass, founder of Atlanta-based Glāk Love;
• 3:45-5 p.m., BAS S102—“Obama vs. Free Enterprise,” Deroy Murdock, columnist, New York City.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: Continuing its focus on lifelong learning, MTSU will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 15-19 to connect young people through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. MTSU’s Department of Business Communication and Entrepreneurship is coordinating the university’s events. A speech from nationally syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock, “Obama vs. Free Enterprise,” on Friday, Nov. 19, will cap five days of entrepreneurship education. Also speaking on that Friday will be Sheilah Griggs, vice president of Point 3 Media and executive director of Ladies Who Launch. All of MTSU’s Global Entrepreneurship Week events are free and open to the public and will be held in the Business and Aerospace Building and Keathley University Center. Off-campus visitors should obtain a campus map and temporary parking pass at the second-floor reference department of the Linebaugh Public Library at 105 W. Vine St., just south of Murfreesboro’s Public Square. For more information, visit the Global Entrepreneurship Week website at www.mtsu.edu/~entre or call the BCEN department at 615-898-2902.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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NOTE: Media needing color JPEGs of Murdock and Griggs to accompany this release should contact the Office of News and Public Affairs via e-mail at gfann@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5385. Thanks!
[193] MTSU Faculty, Guests Jazzing Up A Classic This Holiday Season
MTSU FACULTY, GUESTS JAZZING UP A CLASSIC THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
‘The Jazz Nutcracker’ Performance Set Dec. 2 in University’s Hinton Hall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 9, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
(MURFREESBORO)—MTSU jazz faculty and special Nashville guests will jazz up a classic this Christmas season as part of the 2010-11 MTSU Jazz Artist Series, performing “The Jazz Nutcracker” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, in Hinton Hall in the university’s Wright Music Building.
Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky originally created “The Nutcracker Suite” for ballet in 1891.
“Performed in the Christmas season, this ballet score has become one of Tchaikovsky’s most popular pieces,” said Jamey Simmons, associate professor of jazz studies and jazz trumpet at MTSU.
“Jazz masters Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn transformed this familiar piece into a nine-movement work for jazz orchestra, and it was recorded and released in 1960 by Columbia Records to critical acclaim.”
Simmons noted that as a creative team, Ellington and Strayhorn were among the most influential jazz composers and arrangers of all time, creating masterpieces like “Take the A Train,” “Lush Life” and “Chelsea Bridge.”
“Because these arrangements were written for the soloists in Duke’s band, it makes it fun to get inside their approach to performing,” Simmons said.
Performing “The Jazz Nutcracker” alongside Simmons on Dec. 2 will be jazz faculty members Don Aliquo on saxophone, Jim Ferguson on bass and Derrek Phillips on drum set. They’ll be joined by three other professional jazz musicians from Nashville: Matt Davich on alto saxophone and clarinet, Roy Agee on trombone and Jim Williamson on trumpet.
During the performance, guest commentator Austin Bealmear, host of the syndicated radio show “Jazz on the Side,” will provide insights into the history behind this jazz version of “The Nutcracker Suite.”
“It will be fun for the audience to hear how familiar melodies such as ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’ and ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ were transformed to fit into the unique Ellington sound,” Simmons said.
Tickets for the Dec. 2 show are $15 for the general public. Admission is free for MTSU faculty, staff and students with proper ID.
For more information on this and other concerts at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: MTSU jazz faculty and special Nashville guests will jazz up a classic this Christmas season as part of the 2010-11 MTSU Jazz Artist Series, performing “The Jazz Nutcracker” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, in Hinton Hall in the university’s Wright Music Building. “Jazz masters Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn transformed this familiar piece into a nine-movement work for jazz orchestra,” said Jamey Simmons, associate professor of jazz studies and jazz trumpet at MTSU. “It will be fun for the audience to hear how familiar melodies such as ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’ and ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ were transformed to fit into the unique Ellington sound.” Tickets for the Dec. 2 show are $15 for the general public. Admission is free for MTSU faculty, staff and students with proper ID. For more information on this and other concerts at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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‘The Jazz Nutcracker’ Performance Set Dec. 2 in University’s Hinton Hall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 9, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
(MURFREESBORO)—MTSU jazz faculty and special Nashville guests will jazz up a classic this Christmas season as part of the 2010-11 MTSU Jazz Artist Series, performing “The Jazz Nutcracker” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, in Hinton Hall in the university’s Wright Music Building.
Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky originally created “The Nutcracker Suite” for ballet in 1891.
“Performed in the Christmas season, this ballet score has become one of Tchaikovsky’s most popular pieces,” said Jamey Simmons, associate professor of jazz studies and jazz trumpet at MTSU.
“Jazz masters Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn transformed this familiar piece into a nine-movement work for jazz orchestra, and it was recorded and released in 1960 by Columbia Records to critical acclaim.”
Simmons noted that as a creative team, Ellington and Strayhorn were among the most influential jazz composers and arrangers of all time, creating masterpieces like “Take the A Train,” “Lush Life” and “Chelsea Bridge.”
“Because these arrangements were written for the soloists in Duke’s band, it makes it fun to get inside their approach to performing,” Simmons said.
Performing “The Jazz Nutcracker” alongside Simmons on Dec. 2 will be jazz faculty members Don Aliquo on saxophone, Jim Ferguson on bass and Derrek Phillips on drum set. They’ll be joined by three other professional jazz musicians from Nashville: Matt Davich on alto saxophone and clarinet, Roy Agee on trombone and Jim Williamson on trumpet.
During the performance, guest commentator Austin Bealmear, host of the syndicated radio show “Jazz on the Side,” will provide insights into the history behind this jazz version of “The Nutcracker Suite.”
“It will be fun for the audience to hear how familiar melodies such as ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’ and ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ were transformed to fit into the unique Ellington sound,” Simmons said.
Tickets for the Dec. 2 show are $15 for the general public. Admission is free for MTSU faculty, staff and students with proper ID.
For more information on this and other concerts at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: MTSU jazz faculty and special Nashville guests will jazz up a classic this Christmas season as part of the 2010-11 MTSU Jazz Artist Series, performing “The Jazz Nutcracker” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, in Hinton Hall in the university’s Wright Music Building. “Jazz masters Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn transformed this familiar piece into a nine-movement work for jazz orchestra,” said Jamey Simmons, associate professor of jazz studies and jazz trumpet at MTSU. “It will be fun for the audience to hear how familiar melodies such as ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’ and ‘Waltz of the Flowers’ were transformed to fit into the unique Ellington sound.” Tickets for the Dec. 2 show are $15 for the general public. Admission is free for MTSU faculty, staff and students with proper ID. For more information on this and other concerts at the MTSU School of Music, please call 615-898-2493 or visit the “Concert Calendar” link at www.mtsumusic.com.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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[192] MTSU Opera To Present 'The Marriage Of Figaro' Nov. 12-14
MTSU OPERA TO PRESENT ‘THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO’ NOV. 12-14
‘Witty, Entertaining’ Student Cast to Tackle Mozart’s Most Famous Opera
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 9, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
(MURFREESBORO)—The MTSU Opera will present Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” in three performances in Hinton Music Hall in MTSU’s Wright Music Building: at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12 and 13, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14.
“This is Mozart’s most famous opera,” said director Dr. Raphael Bundage, MTSU choral and opera professor. “I am so very proud of this cast. They are witty, vocally strong and entertaining.”
The cast includes:
• Scott Willis and Fitzgerald St. Louis playing Count Almaviva;
• Erica Simmons, Charley Talley and Leslie Freeman performing Rosina, Countess Almaviva;
• Gene Hudson and Corbin Phillips in the role of Figaro;
• Sarah Wofford and Amy Trautwein portraying Susanna;
• Katie Spencer and Lindsey Mapes playing Cherubino; and
• Cayla Bryson, Victoria Stephens and Elizabeth Elliot in the role of Marcellina.
“The Marriage of Figaro” is based on Beaumarchais's 1784 play “La Folle Journée, or Le Mariage de Figaro,” a sequel to his earlier play, “Le Barbier de Séville (The Barber of Seville).” The latter is familiar to opera audiences in Rossini’s famous work, where Count Almaviva, with substantial help from Figaro, wooed and won the lovely Rosina away from her crusty old would-be husband, Dr. Bartolo.
In “The Marriage of Figaro,” Beaumarchais continued their story, but the Count and Rosina’s marriage has gone sour because of his philandering. Figaro, now in charge of the count's household, is engaged to Susanna, Rosina's maid and the count's intended conquest. Old Bartolo is back seeking revenge on Figaro with the help of the slimy music-master, Don Basilio. Adding to the fun are an amorous teenager, a scheming old maid, a drunken gardener and a silly young girl.
Bundage said the stage director for the program is John Kramar, currently professor of voice and director of opera at East Carolina University. The assistant director is Wendy Payne, the choreographer is Justin Nelson, costume designer is Patricia Clark and the set designer and technical director is Justin Durham.
Tickets for each of the three performances are $10 for general admission and $7 for students. Admission is free for MTSU students with ID. For other ticket information, call 615-898-2849.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: The MTSU Opera will present Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” in three performances in Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus: at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12 and 13, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14. “This is Mozart’s most famous opera,” said director Dr. Raphael Bundage, MTSU choral and opera professor. “I am so very proud of this cast. They are witty, vocally strong and entertaining.” Tickets for each of the three performances are $10 for general admission and $7 for students. Admission is free for MTSU students with ID. For other ticket information, call 615-898-2849.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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‘Witty, Entertaining’ Student Cast to Tackle Mozart’s Most Famous Opera
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 9, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
(MURFREESBORO)—The MTSU Opera will present Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” in three performances in Hinton Music Hall in MTSU’s Wright Music Building: at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12 and 13, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14.
“This is Mozart’s most famous opera,” said director Dr. Raphael Bundage, MTSU choral and opera professor. “I am so very proud of this cast. They are witty, vocally strong and entertaining.”
The cast includes:
• Scott Willis and Fitzgerald St. Louis playing Count Almaviva;
• Erica Simmons, Charley Talley and Leslie Freeman performing Rosina, Countess Almaviva;
• Gene Hudson and Corbin Phillips in the role of Figaro;
• Sarah Wofford and Amy Trautwein portraying Susanna;
• Katie Spencer and Lindsey Mapes playing Cherubino; and
• Cayla Bryson, Victoria Stephens and Elizabeth Elliot in the role of Marcellina.
“The Marriage of Figaro” is based on Beaumarchais's 1784 play “La Folle Journée, or Le Mariage de Figaro,” a sequel to his earlier play, “Le Barbier de Séville (The Barber of Seville).” The latter is familiar to opera audiences in Rossini’s famous work, where Count Almaviva, with substantial help from Figaro, wooed and won the lovely Rosina away from her crusty old would-be husband, Dr. Bartolo.
In “The Marriage of Figaro,” Beaumarchais continued their story, but the Count and Rosina’s marriage has gone sour because of his philandering. Figaro, now in charge of the count's household, is engaged to Susanna, Rosina's maid and the count's intended conquest. Old Bartolo is back seeking revenge on Figaro with the help of the slimy music-master, Don Basilio. Adding to the fun are an amorous teenager, a scheming old maid, a drunken gardener and a silly young girl.
Bundage said the stage director for the program is John Kramar, currently professor of voice and director of opera at East Carolina University. The assistant director is Wendy Payne, the choreographer is Justin Nelson, costume designer is Patricia Clark and the set designer and technical director is Justin Durham.
Tickets for each of the three performances are $10 for general admission and $7 for students. Admission is free for MTSU students with ID. For other ticket information, call 615-898-2849.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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IN BRIEF: The MTSU Opera will present Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” in three performances in Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus: at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12 and 13, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14. “This is Mozart’s most famous opera,” said director Dr. Raphael Bundage, MTSU choral and opera professor. “I am so very proud of this cast. They are witty, vocally strong and entertaining.” Tickets for each of the three performances are $10 for general admission and $7 for students. Admission is free for MTSU students with ID. For other ticket information, call 615-898-2849.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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Monday, November 08, 2010
[190] Vietnam-Era Vets Focus Of Observance At MTSU Memorial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 5, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
VIETNAM-ERA VETS FOCUS OF OBSERVANCE AT MTSU MEMORIAL
Prisoners of War, Missing in Action Also to be Honored with Flag-Raising
(MURFREESBORO) – The MTSU Veterans Memorial Committee will plant a tree to honor all Vietnam-era veterans in a ceremony beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, near the memorial in front of the Tom H. Jackson Building on campus.
In addition, a flag paying tribute to prisoners of war and personnel listed as missing in action will be added to the new flagpole. Rolling Thunder will conduct the POW/MIA flag installation ceremony.
The memorial is a bipartite black granite wall engraved with the names of members of the MTSU community who have perished in the service of the nation. It is a living memorial constructed in the form of a plaza that can be used for classroom instruction, formal ceremonies or private contemplation.
Brick pavers, many featuring the names of family members and other loved ones who have served their country, are arrayed in rows between the wall and the Jackson Building. Proceeds from the ongoing sale of the pavers go into the memorial fund.
The ceremony at the memorial is part of the Salute to Armed Services/Veterans Day activities prior to the 2:30 p.m. Sun Belt Conference football game between the Blue Raiders and North Texas. Halftime festivities also will pay tribute to current and retired military personnel.
For more information about the Veterans Memorial ceremony or how to purchase personalized brick pavers, contact Robyn Kilpatrick at 615-390-5675 or rkilpatr@mtsu.edu. To learn more about the complete Salute to Armed Services/Veterans Day agenda, contact Maj. Chuck Giles at 615-898-2470 or cgiles@mtsu.edu.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
VIETNAM-ERA VETS FOCUS OF OBSERVANCE AT MTSU MEMORIAL
Prisoners of War, Missing in Action Also to be Honored with Flag-Raising
(MURFREESBORO) – The MTSU Veterans Memorial Committee will plant a tree to honor all Vietnam-era veterans in a ceremony beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, near the memorial in front of the Tom H. Jackson Building on campus.
In addition, a flag paying tribute to prisoners of war and personnel listed as missing in action will be added to the new flagpole. Rolling Thunder will conduct the POW/MIA flag installation ceremony.
The memorial is a bipartite black granite wall engraved with the names of members of the MTSU community who have perished in the service of the nation. It is a living memorial constructed in the form of a plaza that can be used for classroom instruction, formal ceremonies or private contemplation.
Brick pavers, many featuring the names of family members and other loved ones who have served their country, are arrayed in rows between the wall and the Jackson Building. Proceeds from the ongoing sale of the pavers go into the memorial fund.
The ceremony at the memorial is part of the Salute to Armed Services/Veterans Day activities prior to the 2:30 p.m. Sun Belt Conference football game between the Blue Raiders and North Texas. Halftime festivities also will pay tribute to current and retired military personnel.
For more information about the Veterans Memorial ceremony or how to purchase personalized brick pavers, contact Robyn Kilpatrick at 615-390-5675 or rkilpatr@mtsu.edu. To learn more about the complete Salute to Armed Services/Veterans Day agenda, contact Maj. Chuck Giles at 615-898-2470 or cgiles@mtsu.edu.
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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
[189] Tanzania Trip is Unforgettable for MTSU Senior ROTC Cadet
Editor’s note: This is an in-her-own words piece written by MTSU senior Erika Ortega. It is her first-person account of a trip she made this summer to Tanzania.
Release date: Nov. 4, 2010
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Military Science contact: Lt. Col. T.K. Kast, 615-898-2470 or tkast@mtsu.edu
Tanzania Trip is Unforgettable for MTSU Senior ROTC Cadet
(MURFREESBORO) — This past summer, I returned home from Tanzania, Africa, where I volunteered for three weeks with 25 other cadets from schools all over the nation, all paid by university Reserve Officer Training Corps groups.
I saw a side of the world that maybe a quarter of Americans, if that many, will ever experience. My volunteer work consisted of teaching little children, ages 5 to 7, subjects such as math and English and, most importantly, nursery rhymes.
Along with teaching, we were given opportunities to visit places like the Ngorongoro Crater, The Serengeti ecosystem and geographical region in northwest Tanzania, and the villages of the ancient Masai tribe.
Let me tell you, seeing the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater live puts National Geographic to shame! Having been to these places that are said to be “great” and “fantastic,” I have learned that such adjectives are an understatement. The sights were breathtaking.
Most people would be terrified to travel to Africa, but I saw this as an opportunity for adventure and a new perspective. Best part of the trip: It was free!
I couldn’t explain in one article how magnificent this country is and the amount of generosity I was shown by their people, but I can say that I think about that place every day, wondering what will be next for the Tanzanians.
Being in that country gave me the feeling that I had walked through a time machine and landed where there were no washers and dryers, no clean water and other luxuries we see as necessities, and I think of how far the United States has come. I am and always will be extremely grateful for the chance to have seen in person what I have always seen on television.
Erika Ortega, 21, of Clarksville, Tenn., is president and captain of the MTSU women’s rugby team and an MS IV, or senior military science, cadet. She plans to graduate in May 2011 with a global-studies degree and receive her commission. Because her father, William, served in the military, she has been to numerous countries, including Japan and Germany.
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Note: A high-resolution jpeg photo of Erika Ortega is available. It is of her teaching in a classroom in Tanzania. Please contact Randy Weiler in the Office of News and Public Affairs by calling 615-898-5616 or 898-2919 to obtain.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
Release date: Nov. 4, 2010
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Military Science contact: Lt. Col. T.K. Kast, 615-898-2470 or tkast@mtsu.edu
Tanzania Trip is Unforgettable for MTSU Senior ROTC Cadet
(MURFREESBORO) — This past summer, I returned home from Tanzania, Africa, where I volunteered for three weeks with 25 other cadets from schools all over the nation, all paid by university Reserve Officer Training Corps groups.
I saw a side of the world that maybe a quarter of Americans, if that many, will ever experience. My volunteer work consisted of teaching little children, ages 5 to 7, subjects such as math and English and, most importantly, nursery rhymes.
Along with teaching, we were given opportunities to visit places like the Ngorongoro Crater, The Serengeti ecosystem and geographical region in northwest Tanzania, and the villages of the ancient Masai tribe.
Let me tell you, seeing the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater live puts National Geographic to shame! Having been to these places that are said to be “great” and “fantastic,” I have learned that such adjectives are an understatement. The sights were breathtaking.
Most people would be terrified to travel to Africa, but I saw this as an opportunity for adventure and a new perspective. Best part of the trip: It was free!
I couldn’t explain in one article how magnificent this country is and the amount of generosity I was shown by their people, but I can say that I think about that place every day, wondering what will be next for the Tanzanians.
Being in that country gave me the feeling that I had walked through a time machine and landed where there were no washers and dryers, no clean water and other luxuries we see as necessities, and I think of how far the United States has come. I am and always will be extremely grateful for the chance to have seen in person what I have always seen on television.
Erika Ortega, 21, of Clarksville, Tenn., is president and captain of the MTSU women’s rugby team and an MS IV, or senior military science, cadet. She plans to graduate in May 2011 with a global-studies degree and receive her commission. Because her father, William, served in the military, she has been to numerous countries, including Japan and Germany.
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Note: A high-resolution jpeg photo of Erika Ortega is available. It is of her teaching in a classroom in Tanzania. Please contact Randy Weiler in the Office of News and Public Affairs by calling 615-898-5616 or 898-2919 to obtain.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
[188] Nov. 13 Planned as Day of Armed Services Events at MTSU
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Military Science contact: Maj. Chuck Giles, 615-898-2470 or cgiles@mtsu.edu
Nov. 13 Planned as Day of Armed Services Events at MTSU
(MURFREESBORO) — World War II veteran Charles A. Jones of McMinnville will be the recipient of the 21st annual Joe Nunley Award on Saturday, Nov. 13, at MTSU.
The presentation to Jones will be made during pregame picnic festivities as part of the 29th annual Salute to Armed Services/Veterans Day activities, said Maj. Chuck Giles, assistant professor of military science. The events are a prelude to MTSU’s 2:30 p.m. Sun Belt Conference game against North Texas.
Along with their family members, veterans and active-duty military personnel from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard are welcome to participate, Giles said.
A Veterans’ Memorial Service will be held outside the Tom H. Jackson Building starting at 11:30 a.m. The catered picnic will start at noon outside the Rose and Emmett Kennon Hall of Fame, and the Nunley Award presentation will begin at 1 p.m. In case of inclement weather, activities will be moved indoors.
Jones, born in 1923, is a native of McMinnville. He graduated from McMinnville High School and attended Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville.
Inducted into the U.S. Army at age 20 in 1943, Jones served until December 1945, said Harriett L. Howard, a former nurse and veteran and recipient of the Nunley Award in 1999. Jones served in the 88th Infantry Division, known as the Blue Devils, which fought from North Africa to Italy and to the Brenner Pass in Austria.
After the war, Jones was employed by First National Bank of McMinnville for more than 20 years. In 1965, Jones was elected state adjutant-quartermaster for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Tennessee. In this role, he accounted for funds of 142 VFW posts from Kingsport to Memphis and served his fellow veterans with distinction until retiring in 1988, Howard said.
Sixteen alumni officers also have been invited to be special guests of university President Sidney A. McPhee and his wife, Liz, for the day’s events.
As of Nov. 4, five alumni officers have indicated they plan to return to campus for the festivities. They include retired Brig. Gens. Patrick W. Harrison (Class of ’51) and Robert D. Ogg Jr. (’78); retired Maj. Gen. David L. Evans ’80); active-duty Brig. Gen. Max Haston (’79); and retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Tony L. Cothron.
MT Athletics and the Department of Military Science are collaborating on a number of other activities, including a possible flyover by either National Guard or Air Force planes. Free game tickets are being provided for veterans, active-duty personnel and their families, and MTSU ROTC cadets will lead the veterans onto Jones Field when the Band of Blue plays their branch’s official song during the patriotic halftime salute.
The Marine Corps once again will collect new toy donations at the gate in the annual Toys for Tots drive.
Sponsors include State Farm Insurance, Barrett Firearms, the National Guard and Dollar General.
For more information, contact Giles at 615-898-2470 or Brad Keen, athletics marketing and promotions assistant director, at 615-494-7825.
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Media welcomed. Note: Special media credential is needed to cover the MTSU vs. North Texas football game. Contact Athletic Communications at 615-898-2968 to obtain.
Please note that Maj. Chuck Giles in the military science program has contact information pertaining to the Joe Nunley Award. He can be reached at 615-898-2470 or e-mail cgiles@mtsu.edu.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
Military Science contact: Maj. Chuck Giles, 615-898-2470 or cgiles@mtsu.edu
Nov. 13 Planned as Day of Armed Services Events at MTSU
(MURFREESBORO) — World War II veteran Charles A. Jones of McMinnville will be the recipient of the 21st annual Joe Nunley Award on Saturday, Nov. 13, at MTSU.
The presentation to Jones will be made during pregame picnic festivities as part of the 29th annual Salute to Armed Services/Veterans Day activities, said Maj. Chuck Giles, assistant professor of military science. The events are a prelude to MTSU’s 2:30 p.m. Sun Belt Conference game against North Texas.
Along with their family members, veterans and active-duty military personnel from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard are welcome to participate, Giles said.
A Veterans’ Memorial Service will be held outside the Tom H. Jackson Building starting at 11:30 a.m. The catered picnic will start at noon outside the Rose and Emmett Kennon Hall of Fame, and the Nunley Award presentation will begin at 1 p.m. In case of inclement weather, activities will be moved indoors.
Jones, born in 1923, is a native of McMinnville. He graduated from McMinnville High School and attended Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville.
Inducted into the U.S. Army at age 20 in 1943, Jones served until December 1945, said Harriett L. Howard, a former nurse and veteran and recipient of the Nunley Award in 1999. Jones served in the 88th Infantry Division, known as the Blue Devils, which fought from North Africa to Italy and to the Brenner Pass in Austria.
After the war, Jones was employed by First National Bank of McMinnville for more than 20 years. In 1965, Jones was elected state adjutant-quartermaster for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Tennessee. In this role, he accounted for funds of 142 VFW posts from Kingsport to Memphis and served his fellow veterans with distinction until retiring in 1988, Howard said.
Sixteen alumni officers also have been invited to be special guests of university President Sidney A. McPhee and his wife, Liz, for the day’s events.
As of Nov. 4, five alumni officers have indicated they plan to return to campus for the festivities. They include retired Brig. Gens. Patrick W. Harrison (Class of ’51) and Robert D. Ogg Jr. (’78); retired Maj. Gen. David L. Evans ’80); active-duty Brig. Gen. Max Haston (’79); and retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Tony L. Cothron.
MT Athletics and the Department of Military Science are collaborating on a number of other activities, including a possible flyover by either National Guard or Air Force planes. Free game tickets are being provided for veterans, active-duty personnel and their families, and MTSU ROTC cadets will lead the veterans onto Jones Field when the Band of Blue plays their branch’s official song during the patriotic halftime salute.
The Marine Corps once again will collect new toy donations at the gate in the annual Toys for Tots drive.
Sponsors include State Farm Insurance, Barrett Firearms, the National Guard and Dollar General.
For more information, contact Giles at 615-898-2470 or Brad Keen, athletics marketing and promotions assistant director, at 615-494-7825.
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Media welcomed. Note: Special media credential is needed to cover the MTSU vs. North Texas football game. Contact Athletic Communications at 615-898-2968 to obtain.
Please note that Maj. Chuck Giles in the military science program has contact information pertaining to the Joe Nunley Award. He can be reached at 615-898-2470 or e-mail cgiles@mtsu.edu.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
For MTSU news and information, go online to mtsunews.com.
[187] Obion County Farm Joins Ranks of State's Century Farms Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 4, 2010
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, Center for Historic Preservation, 615-898-2947
OBION COUNTY FARM JOINS RANKS OF STATE’S CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM
Burnett Farm Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO)—The Burnett Farm, located in Obion 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 at MTSU.
The Century Farms Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have owned and kept family land in production continuously for at least 100 years.
The Burnett family has lived in Obion County since about 1868 when David Dillie Burnett is believed to have arrived in the area from Lynchburg, Va.
The family recounts that the Civil War Veteran built a log home “with a ‘dog trot’ and only ladders leading to the upstairs.” Here, he and his wife, Maggie Evelyn Carter, and their seven children lived, raising cotton, corn, beans, cattle and hogs. Burnett also donated land for what is now the Mt. Ararat Cumberland Presbyterian Church and for the Wells School.
David Henry and J. J. Burnett, sons of David and Maggie acquired about 350 acres in 1897, which provides the documentation for the current family farm. David H. Burnett and his brother owned the farm together until J. J. Burnett was shot and killed. Married twice, first to Archie Jane Robinson and then to Emma Mae Dare, David Henry fathered seven children. He expanded the farm to nearly 1,200 acres, which he rented out to sharecroppers who raised wheat, corn, beans and cotton. Burnett served two terms in the Tennessee General Assembly, was the mayor of Troy and a member of the Obion County Board of Education and taught school for 23 years.
Since 1941, Virginia Abbot Burnett, the widow of the founder’s grandson, David Crockett Burnett, has owned the farm. Of the 350 acres, about 100 is the original land of David Dillie Burnett. This property is in a joint estate with Mrs. Burnett and her twin daughters, Jane B. Murphey and Jan B. Rankin. Soon, Interstate 69 will be constructed close to the farm, which Mrs. Burnett says “will bring many changes.”
Since 1984, the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farms Program. For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit www.tncenturyfarms.org.The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132 or 615-898-2947.
• ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owner or request jpegs of the farm for editorial use, please contact the CHP at 615-898-2947.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, Center for Historic Preservation, 615-898-2947
OBION COUNTY FARM JOINS RANKS OF STATE’S CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM
Burnett Farm Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO)—The Burnett Farm, located in Obion 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 at MTSU.
The Century Farms Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have owned and kept family land in production continuously for at least 100 years.
The Burnett family has lived in Obion County since about 1868 when David Dillie Burnett is believed to have arrived in the area from Lynchburg, Va.
The family recounts that the Civil War Veteran built a log home “with a ‘dog trot’ and only ladders leading to the upstairs.” Here, he and his wife, Maggie Evelyn Carter, and their seven children lived, raising cotton, corn, beans, cattle and hogs. Burnett also donated land for what is now the Mt. Ararat Cumberland Presbyterian Church and for the Wells School.
David Henry and J. J. Burnett, sons of David and Maggie acquired about 350 acres in 1897, which provides the documentation for the current family farm. David H. Burnett and his brother owned the farm together until J. J. Burnett was shot and killed. Married twice, first to Archie Jane Robinson and then to Emma Mae Dare, David Henry fathered seven children. He expanded the farm to nearly 1,200 acres, which he rented out to sharecroppers who raised wheat, corn, beans and cotton. Burnett served two terms in the Tennessee General Assembly, was the mayor of Troy and a member of the Obion County Board of Education and taught school for 23 years.
Since 1941, Virginia Abbot Burnett, the widow of the founder’s grandson, David Crockett Burnett, has owned the farm. Of the 350 acres, about 100 is the original land of David Dillie Burnett. This property is in a joint estate with Mrs. Burnett and her twin daughters, Jane B. Murphey and Jan B. Rankin. Soon, Interstate 69 will be constructed close to the farm, which Mrs. Burnett says “will bring many changes.”
Since 1984, the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farms Program. For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit www.tncenturyfarms.org.The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132 or 615-898-2947.
• ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owner or request jpegs of the farm for editorial use, please contact the CHP at 615-898-2947.
Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.
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