MURFREESBORO, Tenn. —
Blackman Collegiate Academy juniors sampled science at MTSU and the University
Honors College during a Friday (March 24) visit to campus.
Geosciences, biology, physics and astronomy, Concrete
Industry Management and the university’s Experimental Vehicles Program were areas the Blackman High School
students discovered in the school’s second visit to MTSU this year.
The MTSU-Blackman partnership is one of several arranged
each semester during the academic year. It allows freshmen, sophomores, juniors
and seniors opportunities to spend time on the college campus, meeting MTSU
students, faculty and administrators and learning about many of the
university’s 140-plus programs.
As part of the partnership, which is designed to give them a
competitive edge as they prepare for college, juniors and seniors in the
academy who meet eligibility standards can take up to six hours of university
courses taught by MTSU instructors at Blackman at no cost. The credits will
count on high school and college transcripts.
Diamond Bradley,
17, was one of nearly 10 students taking in a 45-minute session on concrete.
They even made concrete coasters.
“This has been a good experience,” Bradley said at the
conclusion of the session. “I had trouble with mine, but I enjoyed the process.
There’s a lot to learn off simple concrete. There’s a lot to the process.”
Classmate Gabrielle
Brown, 16, liked the fact “a lot of job opportunities” can be found in the
concrete industry.
Zach Rachidi, 16,
was with a group in Wiser-Patten Science
Hall witnessing “cool” things happening in physics, led by Department of
Physics and Astronomy chair Ron Henderson.
“Actually it was pretty cool and entertaining
(demonstrations by Henderson), but it is not something I want to do,” said
Rachidi, who expressed a strong interest in being a pilot and following an
aerospace path.
Rachidi said he “learned a lot about the Honors College —
the GPA requirements and the (Honors) opportunities at MTSU.”
Henderson, concrete’s Nicole
Green, biology chair Lynn Boyd,
geosciences chair Warner Cribb and
engineering technology chair Walter
Boles discussed careers in their respective fields. In addition to
Wiser-Patten, sessions were the new Science
Building, Davis Science Building,
Voorhies Engineering Technology Building
Dean John Vile
and event coordinator Susan Lyons
provided a complete rundown of Honors College options and requirements as they
toured the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building.
Concluding their visit, Blackman students heard about “a
typical day in the life of a college student” from MTSU Student Ambassadors in the Student
Union Building.
After arriving on campus earlier in the day at the Student Services and Admissions Center/MT
One Stop, Blackman students received True
Blue Bags and heard about the admissions process from Linda Olsen, director of undergraduate recruitment, and recruiter Joey Clark.
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