MTSU News Summary for September 2001
The following is a summary of major news activities at MTSU divided into National, Metropolitan, and Local, and further broken down as follows: Administrative, Athletics, Basic and Applied Sciences, Business, Education and Behavioral Science, Liberal Arts, Mass Communication, and Student Affairs.
The last category is General Interest and may include a broad spectrum of programs and people, encompassing such areas as alumni, public safety, graduate programs, human interest, special celebrations, concerts, etc.NATIONAL NEWS
Basic and Applied Sciences
The FBI asked Dr. Paul Craig, interim chair, aerospace, for a list of all students who enrolled in aeronautics courses at MTSU since 1996 as part of the bureau’s investigation of terrorism, reported the Wall Street Journal.
Business
Dr. Bill Ford, Weatherford Chair of Finance, was interviewed on CNBC regarding the shutdown of the stock market and its impact on the economy.
Ford, in his role as TeleCheck Senior Economic Advisor, commented on a three percent increase in same-store retail sales in August in a story on the P.R. Newswire.
Dr. Richard Hannah, economics and finance, was interviewed by Bloomberg News’ Detroit bureau for a story on a union vote at the Nissan plant in Smyrna.
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Administration

The Tennessee Tribune printed MTSU President Dr. Sidney McPhee’s official statement reacting to the terrorist attacks on America.
An article in the Knoxville News-Sentinel about lower funding at a time of increased enrollment quoted McPhee.
The Chattanooga Times-Free Press reported that Gov. Sundquist’s cuts from the state Department of Labor budget includes $50,000 earmarked for the Institute for Labor Management Studies at MTSU.
The Nashville Business Journal reported that employees of MTSU’s Office of Development and University Relations won seven honors in the Tennessee Advancement Resources Council’s 2001 awards competition
Athletics
Basic and Applied Sciences

Business
Dr. Bill Ford, Weatherford Chair of Finance, said how soon the stock markets can return to normal will depend on how quickly they can restore their telecommunications capabilities, reported the Nashville Business Journal.
Ford also discussed the terrorist attacks’ impact on the markets on WLAC-AM and on "MorningLine" on NewsChannel5+, as well as in an article in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
Dr. Charles Baum, economics and finance, told the Chattanooga Times-Free Press that unions must be more cooperative with management if they are to survive. The story was a two-part overview of the state of organized labor in the U.S.Page Three
Education and Behavioral Science
Tennessee Radio Network interviewed Lisa Rollins, assistant director, News and Public Affairs, about research conducted by Robert Rucker, social work. Rucker is examining the Blue Ribbon Program, a former statewide health program designed to get school children to drink milk.
WLAC-AM interviewed Dr. Belinda Traughber, psychology, on how to help children cope with the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11th.
WSM-AM’s Buddy Sadler interviewed Dr. Susan Sobel, psychology, on the emotional impact of the terrorist attacks on America.
The Tennessee Tribune printed an article quoting Dr. Jane Tibbs, director, Counseling and Testing Center, on the need for counseling following the Sept.11th tragedies.
Liberal Arts
In an interview with WPLN-FM, Dr. Ron Messier, history, implored the American people not to blame all Moslems for the acts of terrorism at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
The Tennessean and the Knoxville News-Sentinel reported that former vice-president Al Gore returned to MTSU to teach his second semester of classes in "Family-Centered Community Building.".
Dr. John Vile, chair, political science, wrote an editorial on America’s commitment to freedom for the Nashville Business Journal.
MTSU is participating in Sound Check, a program through which students buy the best available tickets for Nashville Symphony Orchestra concerts, according to the Nashville Business Journal.
Student Affairs

General Interest

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John Furgess’s column in Nashville Westview noted that MTSU would host its 20th annual "Salute to Veterans" at halftime of the MTSU-Troy State football game.
MTSU ROTC Maj. Chuck Tilton said interest in signing up for military service is no higher than usual following the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks, reported the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
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WZTV-TV covered a peace rally on campus sponsored by Solidarity for Environmental Action.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal and the Chattanooga Times-Free Press noted that Dr. Mary Nichols, radio/TV/photography, donated one of her kidneys to a former student, Greg Maupin.LOCAL NEWS
Administration
Tennessee Higher Education Commission Executive Director Rich Rhoda commented on the future of Tennessee colleges and universities, including MTSU, in an in-depth interview in the DNJ.
MTSU President Dr. Sidney McPhee was described as a "canny administrator" for heading the drive for money for construction of a building to house the Honors College.
The Rutherford Courier reported that McPhee embraced some of the visitors to the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial at MTSU.
Articles in the Elizabethton Star, the Johnson City Press, the Lebanon Democrat, the Athens Post-Athenian, and the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle about lower funding at a time of increased enrollment quoted McPhee.
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The Rutherford Courier stated that McPhee used the annual Lee Victory Fish Fry in Smyrna to become better acquainted with local and state politicians.


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Athletics

Basic and Applied Sciences

Business
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The Ardmore Community Shopper and the Tullahoma News ran articles about Tennessee’s reliance on exports based on figures compiled by MTSU’s Business and Economic Research Center.

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Liberal Arts
Stories about the elimination of MTSU’s Governor’s School for the Arts due to budget cuts and the speech and theatre department’s plans to offer a dance major in the future ran on the University Wire.
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Former vice-president Al Gore returned to MTSU to teach his second semester of classes in "Family-Centered Community Building," reported the Athens Post-Athenian, the Crossville Chronicle, and the Tullahoma News..
The Middle Tennessee Choral Society, based at MTSU, embarked on its 31st season, according to the Franklin Review-Appeal.

Mass Communication
MTSU’s recording industry program was the focus of an article in the M’boro Sun.
The Southern Standard reported that former state Rep. John Bragg, for whom MTSU’s Mass Communication Building is named, was awarded the Dr. Joe E. Nunley Memorial Award in a ceremony on campus.

Student Affairs
The Rutherford Courier ran a photo of the Smyrna leg of the Raider Relay.
The M’boro Sun reported on a pep rally prior to the MTSU-Vanderbilt game.
The Sun also noted the performance of the Baha Men at the pep rally.

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Some students are being housed three to a room in on-campus housing, reported the University Wire.
MTSU student Jennifer Boher, a member of the Circle K club, raised money on campus for the Red Cross following the terrorist attacks, reported the M’boro Sun.
The M’boro Sun reported that Chris Amacher, a National Guard officer in training who is scheduled to graduate from MTSU in December, says he’s ready to report to one of the disaster sites if necessary..
MTSU nursing major and Smyrna Rescue Squad volunteer Charles Matheson is among the volunteers helping rescue workers at "Ground Zero" in New York, reported the DNJ.
Matheson will miss a week of school in order to help the victims of the World Trade Center collapse, reported the DNJ and the Johnson City Press.
The University Wire ran a story on a rally for peace and solidarity sponsored by MTSU Students for Environmental Action.
General Interest
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The Tullahoma News reported that MTSU expected another record enrollment this fall.

The DNJ and the M’boro Sun covered the celebration and the DNJ ran a color photo of Lightning, the MTSU mascot.
MTSU will host the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial and ceremonies honoring America’s military veterans, according to the Tullahoma News, Franklin Review-Appeal, Moore County News, University Wire, DNJ Business Pulse, the DNJ,
the Springfield Times, the Southern Standard, the Ardmore Community Shopper, Gallatin News-Examiner, the Cleveland Daily Banner, and the Rutherford Courier.
An editorial in the DNJ urged readers to visit the replica of "The Wall."
The Marshall Gazette reported that Dr. Mary Nichols, recording industry management, donated one of her kidneys to Greg Maupin, a former student.
The DNJ, the Shelbyville Times-Gazette, and the Cleveland Daily Banner noted that Nichols and Maupin are recovering from their surgeries.
The DNJ and the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle previewed a conference entitled "Creating a Legacy: Coming of Age in the Tennessee General Assembly" featuring former Tennessee Governors Winfield Dunn and Ned McWherter and U.S.Congressman Bart Gordon (D-Murfreesboro) at MTSU.
The Rutherford County Reader printed a story about the creation of MTSU as a teacher’s college in 1909.
MTSU’s Division of Continuing Studies and Public Service is offering instruction in ballroom dancing, reported the DNJ and the Marshall Gazette.
The DNJ and the Tullahoma News noted that the Division of Continuing Studies and Public Service is providing a course in residential landscape design.
The Fayette County Review noted that the Tennessee Board of Regents approved a 15 percent increase in tuition at all state-supported universities outside the U-T system, including MTSU.students, faculty, and staff, and the counseling offered to the
The University Wire reported that MTSU Health Services is upgrading its services by hiring three new medical professionals and by buying new equipment.
Students, faculty members, and others participated in a prayer chain at MTSU for the victims of the terrorist attacks, according to the M’boro Sun.
The Division of Continuing Studies and Public Service at MTSU is offering a grad record exam preparation course, according to the Tullahoma News.
The annual 5K/10K Run and one-mile walk at MTSU was scheduled for Sept. 29th, reported the M’boro Sun..
MTSU is second behind the University of Memphis in the number of students enrolled in the Tennessee Board of Regents Online Degree Program with 190, reported the Jackson Sun.