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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Middle_Tennessee_State_University_seal.png/150px-Middle_Tennessee_State_University_seal.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Middle_Tennessee_State_University_seal.png/225px-Middle_Tennessee_State_University_seal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Middle_Tennessee_State_University_seal.png/300px-Middle_Tennessee_State_University_seal.png 2x" data-file-width="319" data-file-height="312" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former name</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Middle Tennessee State Normal School (1911–1925)<br />Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (1925–1943)<br />Middle Tennessee State College (1943–1965)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">Agriculture and Commerce</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> <a href="/wiki/Research_university" title="Research university">research university</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">September 11, 1911<span class="noprint">; 113 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1911-09-11</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Higher_education_accreditation" title="Higher education accreditation">Accreditation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Southern Association of Colleges and Schools">SACS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output 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style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Financial_endowment" title="Financial endowment">Endowment</a></th><td class="infobox-data">$108.9 million (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sidney_A._McPhee" title="Sidney A. McPhee">Sidney A. McPhee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,223</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">20,488 (Fall 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-factbook2022_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-factbook2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">18,042 (Fall 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-factbook2022_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-factbook2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">Postgraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2,446 (Fall 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-factbook2022_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-factbook2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Murfreesboro,_Tennessee" title="Murfreesboro, Tennessee">Murfreesboro, Tennessee</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">United States</div><br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&params=35.849_N_86.365_W_type:edu_region:US-TN"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°50′56″N</span> <span class="longitude">86°21′54″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">35.849°N 86.365°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">35.849; -86.365</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data">Midsize city, 500 acres (200 ha)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0066CC; color:white;"> </span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ffffff; color:black;"> </span> Royal blue & white<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders" title="Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders">Blue Raiders</a><sup id="cite_ref-nickname_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nickname-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Sporting affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a> <a href="/wiki/Football_Bowl_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Bowl Subdivision">FBS</a> – <a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">CUSA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data">Lightning<sup id="cite_ref-mascot_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mascot-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mtsu.edu">www<wbr />.mtsu<wbr />.edu</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:MTSU_Wordmark.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/MTSU_Wordmark.png/220px-MTSU_Wordmark.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/MTSU_Wordmark.png/330px-MTSU_Wordmark.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/MTSU_Wordmark.png/440px-MTSU_Wordmark.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="618" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Middle Tennessee State University</b> (<b>MTSU</b> or <b>MT</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">public</a> <a href="/wiki/Research_university" title="Research university">research university</a> in <a href="/wiki/Murfreesboro,_Tennessee" title="Murfreesboro, Tennessee">Murfreesboro, Tennessee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Founded in 1911 as a <a href="/wiki/Normal_school" title="Normal school">normal school</a>, the university consists of eight <a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">undergraduate</a> colleges as well as a college of <a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">graduate</a> studies, together offering more than 300 degree programs through more than 35 departments.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Classification_of_Institutions_of_Higher_Education" title="Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education">classified</a> among "R2: Universities".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to 2017, MTSU was governed by the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Board_of_Regents" title="Tennessee Board of Regents">Tennessee Board of Regents</a> and part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee. In 2017, governance was transferred to an institutional board of trustees.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MTSU is <a href="/wiki/Higher_education_accreditation_in_the_United_States" title="Higher education accreditation in the United States">accredited</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Southern Association of Colleges and Schools">Southern Association of Colleges and Schools</a> Commission on Colleges.<sup id="cite_ref-accreditation_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-accreditation-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MTSU athletics programs compete intercollegiately in the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a> as a member of <a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-alcom20130701_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alcom20130701-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MTSU_1952_Aerial.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/MTSU_1952_Aerial.jpg/220px-MTSU_1952_Aerial.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/MTSU_1952_Aerial.jpg/330px-MTSU_1952_Aerial.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/MTSU_1952_Aerial.jpg 2x" data-file-width="352" data-file-height="282" /></a><figcaption>1952 aerial photograph of the university</figcaption></figure> <p>One of the earliest calls for a <a href="/wiki/Normal_school" title="Normal school">normal school</a> occurred in 1855 when a Wilson County, Tennessee, politician sought to build a normal school in <a href="/wiki/Lebanon,_Tennessee" title="Lebanon, Tennessee">Lebanon, Tennessee</a>. Education efforts collapsed shortly after the breakout of the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>. Later, state <a href="/wiki/Superintendent_(education)" title="Superintendent (education)">superintendents</a> and teachers traveled around the state giving speeches about the dire need for teacher preparation. In 1909, the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_General_Assembly" title="Tennessee General Assembly">Tennessee General Assembly</a> moved establish three teacher-training institutions, one in each of the grand divisions of the state. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_College_Training_School.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_College_Training_School.JPG/220px-Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_College_Training_School.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_College_Training_School.JPG/330px-Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_College_Training_School.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_College_Training_School.JPG/440px-Middle_Tennessee_State_Teachers_College_Training_School.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3144" data-file-height="1975" /></a><figcaption>Middle Tennessee State Teachers College Training School, now known as the Homer Pittard Campus School, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Middle Tennessee State Normal School</b> (<b>MTSNS</b> or <b>MTNS</b>) opened on September 11, 1911, with a two-year program for training teachers. It evolved into a four-year teachers' college by 1925 with the power of granting the <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">Bachelor of Science</a> degree, and the institution's name was changed for the first time to <b>Middle Tennessee State Teachers College</b>. The school was often abbreviated as "S.T.C." In 1943, the General Assembly designated the institution a state college, changing its name for the second time to <b>Middle Tennessee State College</b>. This new status marked a sharp departure from the founding purpose and opened the way for expanding curricular offerings and programs. In 1965, the institution was advanced to university status, changing its name to <b>Middle Tennessee State University</b>. In October 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Student_Government_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Student Government Association">Student Government Association</a> at MTSU proposed that the university be renamed to the "University of Middle Tennessee". However, approval from both the university administration and the Tennessee Board of Regents was required and was not granted.<sup id="cite_ref-UoMT_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UoMT-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the progressive movement from a two-year normal to a university, several significant milestones may be identified. In 1936, the <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> program was added. Responding to the expressed needs of the institution's service area, the Graduate School was established in 1951. To effect better communications and improve administrative supervision, the schools concept was introduced in 1962. </p><p>As Middle Tennessee State University developed and grew, the <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Arts" title="Doctor of Arts">Doctor of Arts</a> program was added in 1970 and the <a href="/wiki/Specialist_in_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Specialist in Education">Specialist in Education</a> in 1974. These degree programs became attractive centerpieces for other efforts to improve and enhance institutional roles. Library resources were dramatically increased and sophisticated computer services were developed to aid instruction and administration. A highly trained faculty enabled the university to continue growth in program offerings. In 1991, the university's six schools—five undergraduate and the graduate school—became colleges. In 1998, MTSU's <a href="/wiki/Honors_course" class="mw-redirect" title="Honors course">Honors program</a> became the Honors College, the first in the state. In 2002, approval was granted to redesignate three D.A. programs to <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy" title="Doctor of Philosophy">Doctor of Philosophy</a> programs. Ph.D. degree offerings now include computational sciences, mathematics, and science education, molecular biosciences, economics, English, human performance, public history, and literacy studies. </p><p>In 1986, <a href="/wiki/James_McGill_Buchanan" class="mw-redirect" title="James McGill Buchanan">James McGill Buchanan</a> ('40) became the first MT alumnus to be awarded the Nobel Prize. He received the <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Memorial_Prize_in_Economic_Sciences" title="Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences">Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences</a> for his pioneering role in the development of the field of <a href="/wiki/Public_choice" title="Public choice">public choice</a>, a way of studying the behavior of politicians and bureaucrats.<sup id="cite_ref-JamesBuchanan_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JamesBuchanan-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MTSU Honors College has named a full-tuition fellowship after James Buchanan; this honor is given to 20 students each year who take specialized courses through the Honors College.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Colleges">Colleges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Colleges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><a href="/wiki/College_and_university_rankings_in_the_United_States" title="College and university rankings in the United States">Academic rankings</a></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender;">National</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report_Best_Colleges_Ranking" title="U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking"><i>U.S. News & World Report</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-Rankings_USNWR_NU_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rankings_USNWR_NU-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align: right;">304 (2022)<sup id="cite_ref-usnews_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usnews-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JEWL_Aerial.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/JEWL_Aerial.png/220px-JEWL_Aerial.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/JEWL_Aerial.png/330px-JEWL_Aerial.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/JEWL_Aerial.png/440px-JEWL_Aerial.png 2x" data-file-width="3064" data-file-height="1544" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/James_E._Walker_Library" title="James E. Walker Library">James E. Walker Library</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Middle_Tennessee_State_University_Observatory.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Middle_Tennessee_State_University_Observatory.jpg/220px-Middle_Tennessee_State_University_Observatory.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Middle_Tennessee_State_University_Observatory.jpg/330px-Middle_Tennessee_State_University_Observatory.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Middle_Tennessee_State_University_Observatory.jpg/440px-Middle_Tennessee_State_University_Observatory.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5152" data-file-height="3864" /></a><figcaption>MTSU Observatory</figcaption></figure> <p>MTSU is organized into seven colleges: </p> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cbas.mtsu.edu">College of Basic and Applied Sciences</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cbhs.mtsu.edu">College of Behavioral and Health Sciences</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://education.mtsu.edu">College of Education</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://liberalarts.mtsu.edu">College of Liberal Arts</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://media.mtsu.edu">College of Media and Entertainment</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://jones.mtsu.edu">Jennings A. Jones College of Business</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://university-college.mtsu.edu">University College</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Faculty">Faculty</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Faculty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Middle Tennessee State University employs about 1200 faculty members, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 17:1.<sup id="cite_ref-Student-faculty_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Student-faculty-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Department_of_Recording_Industry">Department of Recording Industry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Department of Recording Industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Department of Recording Industry is within the College of Media and Entertainment. The <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> College Guide</i> recognized MTSU as having "one of the preeminent music business programs in the country."<sup id="cite_ref-Eliscu2005_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eliscu2005-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Department_of_Aerospace">Department of Aerospace</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Department of Aerospace"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Department of Aerospace offers an Aerospace Bachelor of Science degree with six concentrations: Aviation Management, Aerospace Technology, Flight Dispatch, Maintenance Management, Professional Pilot, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). An Aeronautical Science master's degree is also available.<sup id="cite_ref-mtsuaero_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mtsuaero-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each concentration has been accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International, and the aerospace program as a whole has been accredited since 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-mtsuaero_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mtsuaero-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Department of Aerospace has a working agreement with the single-runway Murfreesboro Municipal Airport to provide classes on-site. A decommissioned <a href="/wiki/Boeing_727" title="Boeing 727">Boeing 727</a> airliner (donated by <a href="/wiki/FedEx" title="FedEx">FedEx</a>) is housed at the airport as a teaching tool.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines" title="American Airlines">American Airlines</a> donated a 727 cockpit procedure trainer to MTSU.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The aerospace program's training fleet is made up of <a href="/wiki/Diamond_DA40" class="mw-redirect" title="Diamond DA40">Diamond DA40</a> single-engine aircraft featuring <a href="/wiki/Glass_cockpit" title="Glass cockpit">glass cockpits</a>, with an assortment of other single- and multi-engine aircraft available.<sup id="cite_ref-mtsuaero-planes_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mtsuaero-planes-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, the Department of Aerospace purchased ten radar simulators as well as a one-of-a-kind 360 degree control tower simulator to enhance training for its air traffic control students. These simulators allow students to experience lifelike air traffic control scenarios that will aid in preparing them for training at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City.<sup id="cite_ref-sidelines100710_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sidelines100710-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campus">Campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kirskey_Old_Main.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Kirskey_Old_Main.jpg/220px-Kirskey_Old_Main.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Kirskey_Old_Main.jpg/330px-Kirskey_Old_Main.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Kirskey_Old_Main.jpg/440px-Kirskey_Old_Main.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1786" data-file-height="830" /></a><figcaption>Kirksey Old Main</figcaption></figure> <p>The campus, set on 466 acres (1.9 km<sup>2</sup>), features 234 permanent buildings with 3.1 million square feet (290,000 m<sup>2</sup>) of space.<sup id="cite_ref-Campus_area_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Campus_area-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is one mile (1.6 km) from the geographic center of Tennessee and 1.3 miles (2.1 km) east of downtown <a href="/wiki/Murfreesboro,_Tennessee" title="Murfreesboro, Tennessee">Murfreesboro</a>. </p><p>There are 12 residence halls on campus, as well as two apartment complexes.<sup id="cite_ref-dorms_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorms-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The residence halls were being renovated and modernized as of 2011<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the residence halls, one <a href="/wiki/Fraternities_and_sororities" title="Fraternities and sororities">fraternity</a> and six sororities have chapter houses on Greek Row. </p><p>It has been announced that the Womack Lane Apartments will be demolished in 2025 to accommodate the construction of newer living facilities on the same site. </p><p>As of November 2024, MTSU is slated to open its new, Applied Engineering Building, on the south end of campus, adjacent to the School of Concrete and Construction Management building. </p><p>Announced in 2024, the oldest building on campus, Kirksey Old Main (KOM) along with Rutledge Hall are to be renovated with a $53.4 million project slated to be completed in 2026. </p><p>In the center is the main <a href="/wiki/Quadrangle_(architecture)" title="Quadrangle (architecture)">quad</a>, surrounded by the Learning Resource Center, the Business and Aerospace Building, the Mass Communications Building, and the <a href="/wiki/James_E._Walker_Library" title="James E. Walker Library">James E. Walker Library</a>. One of the newest facilities is the <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$147 million</span> Science Building adjacent to the library, on the south end of campus.<sup id="cite_ref-science_building_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-science_building-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The eastern part of campus features some of the newest structures, such as the College of Education, Student Union, and the Academic Classroom which is the newest building at a cost of $47 million. Other notable facilities include the Recreation Center, softball field, intramural fields, and Greek Row.<sup id="cite_ref-campusmap_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-campusmap-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to alcohol prohibitions, all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, are <a href="/wiki/Dry_campus" title="Dry campus">prohibited on campus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tobaccofree_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tobaccofree-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Japanese Supplementary School in Middle Tennessee (JSMT, 中部テネシー日本語補習校 <i>Chūbu Teneshī Nihongo Hoshūkō</i>), a <a href="/wiki/Hoshuko" class="mw-redirect" title="Hoshuko">weekend Japanese education program</a>, holds its classes at Peck Hall, while its school offices are in Jefferson Square.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Student_life">Student life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Student life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Autumn_in_the_library_quad_at_Middle_Tennessee_State_University.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Autumn_in_the_library_quad_at_Middle_Tennessee_State_University.jpg/170px-Autumn_in_the_library_quad_at_Middle_Tennessee_State_University.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Autumn_in_the_library_quad_at_Middle_Tennessee_State_University.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>The quad in front of the <a href="/wiki/James_E._Walker_Library" title="James E. Walker Library">James E. Walker Library</a></figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"> <caption style="font-size:90%">Student body composition as of May 2, 2022 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race and ethnicity<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2" data-sort-type="number">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_whites" title="Non-Hispanic whites">White</a> </td> <td align="right">64% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">64</span><div style="width:128px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:gray"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">Black</a> </td> <td align="right">18% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">18</span><div style="width:36px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:mediumblue"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic</a> </td> <td align="right">7% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">7</span><div style="width:14px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:green"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">5% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">5</span><div style="width:10px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:brown"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> </td> <td align="right">4% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">4</span><div style="width:8px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:purple"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Foreign_national" title="Foreign national">Foreign national</a> </td> <td align="right">2% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">2</span><div style="width:4px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:orange"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/Economic_diversity" title="Economic diversity">Economic diversity</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_lower_class" title="American lower class">Low-income</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">46% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">46</span><div style="width:92px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:red"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Affluence_in_the_United_States" title="Affluence in the United States">Affluent</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">54% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">54</span><div style="width:108px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:black"> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media_outlets">Media outlets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Media outlets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to a significant emphasis on Mass Communication at MTSU, the campus has several mass media outlets. <i>Sidelines</i> is the campus's editorially independent, student-run news source, with daily content online and special print editions three times per semester. <i>Off Center</i> is an online-only publication sponsored by the Margaret H. Ordubadian University Writing Center. <i>Collage: A Journal of Creative Expression</i> is the Honors College's semesterly magazine for student-submitted literary and artistic creative works.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MT10 (formerly known as MTTV), a student-run TV station, is carried locally by <a href="/wiki/Comcast" title="Comcast">Comcast</a>. The two radio stations on MTSU's campus are 88.3 FM <a href="/wiki/WMTS-FM" title="WMTS-FM">WMTS</a>, a student-run radio station, and 89.5 FM <a href="/wiki/WMOT" title="WMOT">WMOT</a>, a publicly supported Americana & Roots Music radio station operated in a partnership with Music City Roots, a weekly Americana live performance entity based in nearby Franklin, Tennessee. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sidelines"><i>Sidelines</i></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Sidelines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Sidelines</i>, founded in 1925, is the editorially independent, student-run newspaper of MTSU.<sup id="cite_ref-sidelinesabout_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sidelinesabout-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The physical product is printed by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tennessean" title="The Tennessean">The Tennessean</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-sidelinesabout_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sidelinesabout-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the digital edition is hosted at MTSUSidelines.com.<sup id="cite_ref-sidelines_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sidelines-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Archives for <i>Sidelines</i> between 1938 and 2011 are available in MTSU's digital collections.<sup id="cite_ref-sidelinesarchive_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sidelinesarchive-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Off_Center:_A_Creative_Magazine_for_the_MTSU_Community"><i>Off Center: A Creative Magazine for the MTSU Community</i></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Off Center: A Creative Magazine for the MTSU Community"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Off Center,</i> first published online in 2016, is a student-led publication produced by the tutors of the Margaret H. Ordubadian University Writing Center which focuses on the creative works of students, faculty, and staff.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Scientia_et_Humanitas"><i>Scientia et Humanitas</i></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Scientia et Humanitas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Scientia et Humanitas</i> is a peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the University Honors College which allows undergraduate and graduate students a professional publishing experience, and shares academic research on campus.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Scientia et Humanitas</i> was first published in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Student_organizations">Student organizations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Student organizations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The university is host to approximately 340 student organizations, fraternities, and interest groups.<sup id="cite_ref-studentorgs_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-studentorgs-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> About five percent of undergraduate men and nine percent of undergraduate women are active in MTSU's Greek system.<sup id="cite_ref-usnews_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usnews-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>MTSU's Greek Life consists of numerous social fraternities and sororities. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Band_of_Blue" title="Band of Blue">Band of Blue</a> is considered the largest student organization on campus, counting approximately 350 members each year; it is a marching band.<sup id="cite_ref-bandofblue_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bandofblue-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The university hosts MT Lambda, an <a href="/wiki/LGBTQ" title="LGBTQ">LGBTQ</a> organization for students founded in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-mtlambda_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mtlambda-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Middle_Tennessee_MT_Logomark.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Middle_Tennessee_MT_Logomark.svg/220px-Middle_Tennessee_MT_Logomark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Middle_Tennessee_MT_Logomark.svg/330px-Middle_Tennessee_MT_Logomark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Middle_Tennessee_MT_Logomark.svg/440px-Middle_Tennessee_MT_Logomark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="104" /></a><figcaption>MTSU logomark</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders" title="Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders">Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders</a></div> <p>Middle Tennessee's athletic teams, known as the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders" title="Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders">Blue Raiders</a>, compete in <a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> of the <a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Football_Bowl_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Bowl Subdivision">Football Bowl Subdivision</a>. On November 29, 2012, MTSU announced they had accepted an invitation to the conference,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and formally became a part of Conference USA on July 1, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-alcom20130701_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alcom20130701-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-murfpost20130704_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-murfpost20130704-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The school transferred from the <a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt Conference</a>, and had participated in the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">Ohio Valley Conference</a> before that. </p><p>The most prominent athletic facilities on the campus are <a href="/wiki/Johnny_%22Red%22_Floyd_Stadium" title="Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium">Johnny "Red" Floyd football stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Murphy_Center" title="Murphy Center">Murphy Center basketball arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reese_Smith_Jr._Field" title="Reese Smith Jr. Field">Reese Smith Jr. baseball field</a>, and Alumni Memorial Gym volleyball court. MTSU has won two national championships: golf in 1965, and men's doubles tennis in 2007. The Blue Raider football team won the Sun Belt Championship two times (2001 and 2006) and has participated in thirteen bowl games (1956, 1959, 1961, 1964, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, & 2021) with a 5-8 bowl record. The Blue Raider Baseball team has sixteen conference titles and fourteen NCAA tournament appearances. </p><p>The MTSU mascot is "Lightning", a winged horse based on Pegasus from Greek mythology. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Middle_Tennessee_State_University_people" title="List of Middle Tennessee State University people">List of Middle Tennessee State University people</a></div> <p>MTSU's alumni include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Julien_Baker" title="Julien Baker">Julien Baker</a>, rock artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Van_Etten" title="Sharon Van Etten">Sharon Van Etten</a>, singer-songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reed_Blankenship" title="Reed Blankenship">Reed Blankenship</a>, football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_M._Buchanan" title="James M. Buchanan">James M. Buchanan</a>, economist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Byard" title="Kevin Byard">Kevin Byard</a>, football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seth_Christian" title="Seth Christian">Seth Christian</a>, film director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alysha_Clark" title="Alysha Clark">Alysha Clark</a>, basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_S._Clinton" title="George S. Clinton">George S. Clinton</a>, composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donna_Scott_Davenport" title="Donna Scott Davenport">Donna Scott Davenport</a>, former MTSU adjunct professor; retired <a href="/wiki/Rutherford_County,_Tennessee_juvenile_arrest_and_incarceration_scandal#Juvenile_justice_system_of_Judge_Donna_Scott_Davenport" title="Rutherford County, Tennessee juvenile arrest and incarceration scandal">juvenile court judge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Gore_Sr." title="Albert Gore Sr.">Albert Gore Sr.</a>, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardy_(singer)" title="Hardy (singer)">Hardy</a>, country music artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Holcomb" title="Kelly Holcomb">Kelly Holcomb</a>, football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amber_Holt" title="Amber Holt">Amber Holt</a>, basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_James_(audio_engineer)" title="Chris James (audio engineer)">Chris James</a>, audio engineer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tay_Keith" title="Tay Keith">Tay Keith</a>, music producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lecrae" title="Lecrae">Lecrae</a>, rapper</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Lee" title="Amy Lee">Amy Lee</a>, singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sondra_Locke" title="Sondra Locke">Sondra Locke</a>, actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayer_Mack" title="Bayer Mack">Bayer Mack</a>, music executive</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillary_Scott" title="Hillary Scott">Hillary Scott</a>, country music artist (<a href="/wiki/Lady_A" title="Lady A">Lady A</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Taylor_(baseball)" title="Chuck Taylor (baseball)">Chuck Taylor</a>, MLB baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Young_(singer)" title="Chris Young (singer)">Chris Young</a>, singer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nobel_Prize_laureates">Nobel Prize laureates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Nobel Prize laureates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1986, <a href="/wiki/James_M._Buchanan" title="James M. Buchanan">James McGill Buchanan</a> ('40) became the first MTSU alumnus to be awarded the Nobel Prize. Buchanan received the <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Memorial_Prize_in_Economic_Sciences" title="Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences">Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences</a> for his pioneering role in the development of the field of <a href="/wiki/Public_choice" title="Public choice">public choice</a>, a way of studying politician's and bureaucrat's behaviors.<sup id="cite_ref-JamesBuchanan_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JamesBuchanan-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition, former MTSU economics professor <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus" title="Muhammad Yunus">Muhammad Yunus</a> received the <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="Nobel Peace Prize">Nobel Peace Prize</a> for efforts through <a href="/wiki/Microcredit" title="Microcredit">microcredit</a> to create economic and social development.<sup id="cite_ref-Muhammad_Yunus_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Muhammad_Yunus-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Tennessee_State_University&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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