MTSU students can discover ways this week to be more
involved in the campus community through a host of activities to promote MT
Engage, the name of the university’s latest Quality Enhancement Plan, or QEP.
The first MT Engage Week features events hosted by several
colleges and divisions to bring students a wide array of events and engagement
opportunities at MTSU.
Monday’s events include:
- Informal science
discussions, 2 p.m., Liz and Creighton Rhea Atrium, Science Building.
Presented by the College of Basic and Applied Sciences.
- Honors lecture: “Black Constitutionalism, the Civil War, and the
Foundations of American Citizenship,” by speaker Timothy Huebner, 4:15-5:15
p.m., Room 106, Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building. Presented by
University Honors College.
Visit the MT Engage website at http://www.mtsu.edu/mtengage/get_involved.php
for the full list of events, including electronic fliers with more
information. MT Engage events will run through Thursday, Sept. 29.
Participating students can also win prizes, with students
who attend more than one event entered to win an iPad Mini and other prizes.
“We are grateful to the colleges and divisions for their
support of our first MT Engage Week,” said Dr. Mary S. Hoffschwelle, a
professor of history and director or MT Engage. “Deans, staff, and faculty
across the entire campus are showcasing the many ways students can be more
involved in their learning and campus life.”
With a motto of “engage academically, learn
exponentially, showcase yourself,” MT Engage encourages students to not only
think in a more integrative way about their academics but to reflect on their
experiences inside and outside of the classroom from the time they set foot on
campus. The mission is to create opportunities for students “to become
physically and psychologically involved in productive learning activities.”
The QEP is a requirement by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, or SACSCOC, the regional
accreditation body for higher education institutions in the South. A SACSCOC
review committee visited campus in late March for a campus assessment of MT
Engage, which was developed through an inclusive, comprehensive approach that
included input from faculty, administration and staff, as well as students,
alumni and community members.
Lexy Denton was recently named assistant director of MT
Engage with responsibilities for MT Engage experiences initiatives, student
outreach and recognitions, and marketing and communications for the program. Denton
was involved in the development of the MT Engage program as assistant to QEP
Chair Dr. Dianna Rust and is an MTSU alumna.
Reach her at Alexis.Denton@mtsu.edu
or 615-904-8281. Her office is in Walker Library Room 236.
Shakeya Fielder is the secretary for MT Engage and
responsible for office management. She previously worked at Health Connect
America and Tuskegee University. Reach her at Shakeya.Fielder@mtsu.edu or 615-898-2761. Her office is in Walker
Library Room 216.
To learn more about MT Engage, visit www.mtsu.edu/MTEngage.
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