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Clips for June 2004
NATIONAL NEWS
Basic and Applied Sciences
MTSU hosted the National Intercollegiate Flight Association’s Safety
and Flight Evaluation Conference, reported the University Wire.
Business
Dr. William Ford, economics and finance, discussed the latest decisions
of the Federal Reserve Board on CNBC and Bloomberg News.
Education and Behavioral Science
Ben Austin, sociology and anthropology, quoted The Guardian (London) as
saying Pat Buchanan called Adolf Hitler “a man of great courage,”
according to the Jerusalem Post.
Dr. Helen Binkley, HPERS, is a candidate for a member-at-large position
on the board of directors of the National Strength and Conditioning Association,
noted Broadcast Interview Source.
Liberal Arts
Dr. David Lavery, English, hosted a conference on “Buffy the Vampire
Slayer” in Nashville, reported the Los Angeles Times, the Louisville
Courier-Journal, the Toronto Star, the Sunday Mail (South Adelaide, Australia),
The Times of London and CNN Headline News.
Lavery analyzed the HBO TV series “The Sopranos” for the Washington
Post.
Dr. Mary Hoffschwelle, history, told the Baltimore Sun that, in their
heyday, schools built with the help of philanthropist Julius Rosenwald
accounted for one in five black schools in the South.
Mass Communication
Paul Allen, recording industry management, said radio is likely to take
an independent label seriously only if there are high-profile names associated
with its staff, according to Billboard magazine.
In a speech at MTSU, former Vice President Al Gore said he was excited
about launching an independent cable television network, noted the New
York Observer.
Between the 1999-2000 and 2002-03 academic years, the College Board certified
73 Mississippi students to pursue a bachelor’s degree in recording
industry management at MTSU, reported The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS).
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated and remanded to the Sixth U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals the case of “Parr v. Middle Tennessee State University,”
according to Disability Compliance Bulletin.
Student Affairs
Elizabeth Matuszewski, a broadcast journalism student at MTSU, was Miss
Lake Huron Shores in 2000, noted the Times Herald (Port Huron, MI).
General Interest
Dr. Mel Scarlett, president emeritus, discussed his book “The Great
Rip-Off in American Education: Undergrads Underserved” on The Michael
Dresser Show, a nationally syndicated radio program.
Dr. Elyse Helford, director, women’s studies, analyzed the movie
remake of “The Stepford Wives” for the Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader.
METROPOLITAN NEWS
Administration
MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee provided his opinion on honorary degrees
to The Tennessean and The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
A satirical piece in the Nashville Scene “reported” that McPhee
was opening his own dance studio.
McPhee said he doubts football teams should be kicked out of the NCAA’s
Division I-A for not averaging 15,000 people in attendance at games, reported
The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
McPhee agreed with education critics that universities fail to produce
teachers adequately prepared to teach reading, noted Business Nashville
magazine.
MTSU and O’More College of Design signed a formal articulation agreement,
according to The City Paper (Nashville) and The Tennessean.
Athletics
The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame newsletter for May printed a photo of
Andy McCollum, head football coach, with THSF volunteer Amy Smith at the
TSHF Golf Classic.
Basic and Applied Sciences
Dr. Cliff Ricketts, agribusiness and agriscience, was interviewed by WKRN-TV
about alternative fuels.
Karen Case, coordinator, is creating the International Students Scholarship
Fund to help foreign students who are not eligible for federal financial
aid, reported The City Paper (Nashville).
Page Three (Metro, Basic and Applied Sciences, cont’d.)
The MTSU chapter of Students for Environmental Action helped with the
cleanup after the Bonnaroo music festival, according to The Tennessean.
Karen Hargrove, coordinator, Center for Environmental Education, discussed
the WaterWorks! Campaign on WMOT-FM.
MTSU hosted Camp PRISM, an opportunity for fifth-graders interested in
science and math, reported The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
Dr. Saaed Faroudastan, engineering technology and industrial studies,
helped students at workshops as part of the “Building Bridges to
College” program, according to The Tennessean.
About 40 black students from across the state were exposed to MTSU’s
aerospace program through the third annual In Flight! Program, according
to the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
Dr. Cindi Smith-Walters, biology, commented on Tennessee’s notoriety
as an asthma and allergies hotspot on WMOT-FM.
Business
A study by Dr. Murat Arik, assistant director, Business and Economic Research
Center, says increasing global competitive pressure is the main reason
for the loss of jobs in Tennessee, reported the Chattanooga Times-Free
Press.
Economic indicators compiled by the BERC, show that the inventory of home
listings in the Nashville area dropped in April compared with the same
month last year, according to The Tennessean.
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center’s central office
moved to MTSU July 1, noted The Tennessean’s Rutherford section,
the Knoxville News-Sentinel and the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
Dr. David Penn, director, BERC, said diversification works particularly
well with the manufacturing sector, according to The Tennessean.
Penn said recent job growth is an improvement, but not as strong as it
should be, reported The Tennessean.
MTSU’s EMBA program is a 36-hour program that costs $296 per credit
hour and requires a minimum score of 450 on the GMAT, noted Business Nashville
magazine.
Education and Behavioral Science
More than 150 young people participated in the National Youth Sports Program
at MTSU, reported WMOT-FM, The Tennessean’s Rutherford section and
The Tennessean.
Dr. Mark Anshel, HPERS, said almost any type of music can enhance a workout,
according to The Tennessean.
Dr. Kevin Smith, sociology and anthropology, supervised students unearthing
slave cabins at the Sam Davis Home, noted The Tennessean’s Rutherford
section.
Liberal Arts
Dr. David Lavery, English, hosted a conference on “Buffy the Vampire
Slayer” in Nashville, reported The Commercial Appeal (Memphis), the
Chattanooga Times-Free Press and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
The Governor’s School for the Arts ran for four weeks starting June
13th on the MTSU campus, noted The Tennessean.
Dr. Shelley Thomas, foreign languages and literatures, created the Summer
Language Institute at MTSU, according to the Nashville Pride and The Tennessean.
The Murfreesboro Antique Dealers Association donated $1,000 to the Center
for Historic Preservation, reported The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
Dr. Steven Livingston, political science, said the North American Free
Trade Agreement was “way oversold by the people who wanted it and
way overthreatened by those who didn’t,” noted the Nashville
Business Journal.
Dr. John Vile, political science, provided his analysis of the U.S. Supreme
Court decisions in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld and Rumsfeld v. Padilla for the Tennessee
Radio Network, WREC-AM (Memphis), and WRXR-FM (Chattanooga).
Page Four (Metro, Liberal Arts, cont’d.)
The 2004 Drum Corps International Masters of the Summer Music Games will
take place July 30th at MTSU, noted The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
Mass Communication
Bill Kovach, former Washington bureau chief of The New York Times, was
named to the John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment
Studies, reported the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
Dr. David Ryfe, journalism, analyzed Ronald Reagan’s legacy as a
communicator on WZTV-TV.
Ryfe and Dr. Larry Burriss, journalism, explained in The Tennessean’s
Rutherford section why many young people are declining the opportunity
to go into journalism.
Chris Haseleu, recording industry management, said MTSU’s RIM program
has 1,700 students in its engineering/technology and music business tracks,
reported The Tennessean.
WMOT-FM aired commentaries by Dr. Larry Burriss, journalism, on the breakdown
in the chain of command on Sept. 11, 2001; “The Da Vinci Code”;
the Nielsen ratings; hate speech on the Internet; the Pentagon Papers
case; John Kerry’s campaign; and the latest Harry Potter movie.
Student Affairs
State Rep. Donna Rowland (R-Murfreesboro) stated on the House floor that
the death of an MTSU student was caused by “an illegal immigrant
with a Tennessee driver’s license,” according to the Knoxville
News-Sentinel.
Katherine Lauren Pittenger, Tiffany Rose Bass, Amber Dawn Chauncey and
Bradley Eric Hutson were inducted into the MTSU chapter of Phi Eta Sigma
National Honor Society, noted The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
Most of the staffers at the Extended School Program at Mitchell-Neilson
Primary School in Murfreesboro are MTSU students, noted The Tennessean’s
Rutherford section.
MTSU student Matt Chapman was the only member of the Tennessee Board of
Regents to vote against the latest tuition increase, according to WPLN-FM,
the Knoxville News-Sentinel and the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
MTSU students Jamie Ingalls and Lauren Tingle of Germantown, who play
drums in the marching band at MTSU, won the world indoor percussion title
at the 2004 World Guard International Sport of the Arts Championships
in San Diego, reported The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
MTSU students Nick Edwards and Derek Lewis are members of Sloppy Roast
Beef, a Chattanooga-based rock band, according to the Chattanooga Times-Free
Press.
Student Mark Robbins won the Outstanding Senior in Computer Information
Systems award and Adam May received the Financial Executives Institute
Award and the Accounting Alumni Appreciation Award, noted The Tennessean’s
Rutherford section.
General Interest
MTSU is involved in the Tennessee Homeland Security Consortium, according
to The Tennessean and The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
Tuition and fees rose about 140.4 percent at MTSU between 1993-94 and
2003-04, noted the Knoxville News-Sentinel and The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
The Tennessean’s Rutherford section printed the names of students
who graduated following the Spring 2004 semester.
Randy Weiler, news and public affairs, wrote sports stories for The Tennessean’s
Rutherford section.
The deadline for freshmen and transfer students to apply for admission
to MTSU was July 1, according to The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
Kathy Musselman, director, human resource sources, said the decision on
when to pay adjunct professors was based on a late-starting semester,
reported The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
Dr. Kiyoshi Kawahito, economics and finance, and director, Japan-U.S.
Program, and Rev. Bill Campbell, Wesley Foundation, helped a veteran of
the World War II battle of Okinawa return a photo album to a descendant
of a Japanese soldier, noted The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
MTSU’s annual Summer Discovery Institute gave African American teenagers
a taste of college life, according to The Tennessean and the Chattanooga
Times-Free Press.
Page Six (Metro, General Interest, cont’d.)
Audio clips of D-Day veterans are available at www.mtsu.edu via the Albert
Gore Senior Research Center’s oral history project, reported The
Tennessean.
Sherian Huddleston, assistant vice provost, enrollment, said MTSU has
enrolled a personal record number of national merit finalists for the
fall, noted The City Paper (Nashville).
Gina Poff, director, student development, said CUSTOMS is a chance for
prospective students to become more familiar with MTSU, according to the
Chattanooga Times-Free Press and The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
MTSU co-sponsored “Celebration Under the Stars,” an annual Independence
Day gala, reported The Tennessean’s Rutherford section and WMOT-FM.
“Naked in Baghdad” by Anne Garrels is the summer reading title
for incoming freshmen, noted the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
According to TSAC data, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and MTSU
are the most popular choices of students who have received lottery scholarships,
reported The Tennessean.
Brenda Wunder, event coordination, was the subject of the “Five Questions”
column in The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.LOCAL NEWS
Administration
MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee was named president of the Sun Belt Conference,
reported the DNJ.
McPhee provided his opinion on honorary degrees to the Johnson City Press.
Joe Bales, vice president, development and university relations, said
the Neill-Sandler Scholarships “serve an important part of the college
population,” according to the Murfreesboro Sun.
MTSU and O’More College of Design signed a formal articulation agreement,
noted the Tullahoma News.
Athletics
The 12th annual Raider Roundup, which is held to raise money for athletic
scholarships, was slated for July 30th, reported the DNJ.
Blake Anderson, assistant football coach, said he is not concerned about
contracting West Nile Virus, according to the DNJ.
The Blue Raider Athletic Association and the MTMC Foundation will split
the proceeds from the Fenton Payne and Fred 5K Run, noted the DNJ.
“Lightning,” MTSU’s mascot, posed for photos at Stones
River Mall as part of the “Club Kid” program, reported the Shelbyville
Times-Gazette.
Basic and Applied Sciences
Capt. Rob Riedel, military science, expressed shock and disbelief when
he heard of the death of 1st Lt. Ken Ballard, an MTSU graduate, in Iraq,
noted the DNJ.
Members of MTSU’s military science department participated in a candlelight
vigil for Ballard, according to the DNJ.
About 40 black students from across the state were exposed to MTSU’s
aerospace program through the third annual In Flight! Program, according
to the DNJ, the Paris Post-Intelligencer, the Oak Ridger, the Sevierville
Mountain Press and the Morristown Citizen-Tribune.
The DNJ highlighted MTSU’s milk production program.
MTSU’s TN-LEAP program co-sponsored the “Franklin County Community
Lead Awareness Fair” in Cowan, reported the Winchester Herald-Chronicle.
MTSU sponsored its 46th annual Tennessee Aerospace Education Workshop,
noted the DNJ.
Dr. Cliff Ricketts, agribusiness and agriscience, was interviewed by the
DNJ about alternative fuels.
Dr. Warren Anderson, agribusiness and agriscience, said he became involved
in the Agricultural Extension Service’s Master Gardener program to
keep up with changes in the field, according to the DNJ.
Page Seven (Local, Basic and Applied Sciences, cont’d.)
MTSU hosted Camp PRISM, an opportunity for fifth-graders interested in
science and math, reported the DNJ.
Business
Dr. Paula Thomas, accounting, won the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants’ Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education
Award, reported the DNJ and the Elk Valley Times.
Dr. Al DePrince, economics and finance, said the state’s economic
structure is moving into closer alignment with the rest of the nation,
according to the Ashland City Times.
Dr. David Penn, director, Business and Economic Research Center, conducted
a study on revenue alternatives for Rutherford County, noted the DNJ.
Penn said midstate economic indicators are up, according to the DNJ.
The BERC completed a study that shows that the workforce in northwest
Tennessee is unprepared for growth, noted the Alamo Times.
A report by Dr. Murat Arik, assistant director, Business and Economic
Research Center, says increasing global competitive pressure is the main
reason for the loss of jobs in Tennessee, reported the Maryville Daily
Times.
MTSU hosted a Lean Manufacturing Certification seminar, according to the
DNJ Business Pulse and the Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
MTSU offered a Tennessee business tax seminar and workshop, reported the
DNJ, the Rutherford Courier, the Columbia Daily Herald and the DNJ Business
Pulse.
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center’s central office
moved to MTSU July 1, according to the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, the
Oak Ridger, the Newport Plain Talk and the Dyersburg State Gazette.
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center sponsored a course for
persons interested in securing government contracts, noted the Shelbyville
Times-Gazette, the DNJ Business Pulse and the DNJ.
MTSU hosted the 17th Cumberland Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory
and Computing, according to the Jackson Sun.
The Tennessee Center for Labor-Management Relations at MTSU offered applications
for scholarships from the Tennessee Labor-Management Conference, reported
the LaFollette Press.
MTSU hosted a regional competition of Business Professionals of America,
noted the Carthage Courier.
Dr. William Ford, economics and finance, said the Rutherford County sheriff’s
budget requests are too high, reported the DNJ.
Ford stated that funding for the sheriff’s department should be tied
with increases in county population, according to the DNJ.
Ford said the sheriff’s budget has increased 327 percent in 10 years,
reported the DNJ.
Ford wrote a guest editorial for the DNJ about the sheriff’s budget.
MTSU hosted its annual Executives-in-Residence Program with more than
60 area executives teaching on campus, noted the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
Circuit Court Judge Steve Daniel and Dr. Lara Womack, accounting, helped
to choose the actors who would perform in a local production of “Twelve
Angry Men,” reported the DNJ.
Dr. Harold Wilson, accounting, was named the winner of the Tennessee Society
of Certified Public Accountants’ 2004 Lifetime Achievement in Accounting
Education Award, according to the DNJ.
Education and Behavioral Science
More than 150 young people participated in the National Youth Sports Program
at MTSU, reported the DNJ and the Murfreesboro Sun.
Dr. Terry Weeks, educational leadership, was presented the National Teacher
of the Year Award by President Reagan in 1988, according to the DNJ.
Weeks told the DNJ he cherishes the jelly beans Reagan gave him.
Dr. Stacey Borasky, social work, said MTSU will participate in a program
that will enable social work graduates to get jobs with the Tennessee
Department of Children’s Services, reported the DNJ.
Dr. Kevin Smith, sociology and anthropology, supervised students unearthing
slave cabins at the Sam Davis Home, noted the Rutherford Courier.
Page Seven (Local, Education and Behavioral Science, cont’d.)
An MTSU feasibility study proposed several options for the Lee School
building in Paris, reported the Paris Post-Intelligencer.
Dr. Carol Michler Detmer, director, Child Development Center, said it
is important to address the problem of destructive cliques early in a
child’s life, according to the Murfreesboro Sun.
MTSU hosted the 12th annual Invention Convention for fourth-, fifth-,
and sixth-graders, noted the Lebanon Democrat.
The College of Education and Behavioral Science is developing three “signature”
academic programs, reported the DNJ.
Liberal Arts
Lori Kissinger, speech and theatre, presided over music history sessions
for fine arts students at Portland High school and music students at Portland
Middle School, reported the Gallatin News-Examiner.
The Governor’s School for the Arts ran for four weeks starting June
13th on the MTSU campus, noted the Morristown Citizen-Tribune and the
DNJ.
The Center for Historic Preservation designated acreage owned by Joe D.
Reed and Estel Smith Reed as a Tennessee Century Farm, according to the
Cannon Courier.
The CHP entered into a $7,000 contract with the Pulaski Board of Mayor
and Aldermen for development of a comprehensive historic tourism program,
noted the Giles Free Press.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved an increase in funding for
the CHP, according to the DNJ.
Dr. Shelley Thomas, foreign languages and literatures, created the Summer
Language Institute at MTSU, reported the DNJ and the Rutherford Courier.
Dr. David Lavery, English, hosted a conference on “Buffy the Vampire
Slayer” in Nashville, according to the Maryville Daily Times, the
Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, the Bristol Herald-Courier, the Morristown
Citizen-Tribune and the Dyersburg State Gazette.
A jazz combo from MTSU provided music for the All-Alumni Dinner on the
St. Andrew’s Sewanee campus, reported the Grundy County Herald.
Don Aliquo, music, played tenor saxophone with the Nashville Sax Quartet
at a concert in Selmer, noted the Jackson Sun.
Dr. Charles Wolfe, English, said the criteria used in selecting Uncle
Dave Macon Days Heritage Award winners has changed over the years, according
to the DNJ.
Dr. Brenden Martin, history, and his students created a display chronicling
Smith County’s history from the 1880s to the 1930s for the Smith
County Heritage Museum, reported the Carthage Courier.
Mass Communication
Bill Kovach, former Washington bureau chief of The New York Times, was
named to the John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment
Studies, noted the Elizabethton Star.
In a column in the Lebanon Democrat, Mark Rose called an MTSU poll that
found that 76 percent of Tennesseans would favor a state income tax if
coupled with a sales tax reduction “badly flawed.”
WMOT-FM co-sponsored a concert by the Glenn Miller Orchestra and MTSU
alumna Julia Rich in Cookeville, according to the Murfreesboro Sun and
Murfreesboro Magazine.
Dr. Larry Burriss, journalism, said “Fahrenheit 9/11” is being
played in relatively few theaters as a business strategy, not as an act
of censorship, noted the DNJ.
Student Affairs
Jessica Reeves was awarded the Greek New Member of the Year award at MTSU’s
2004 Greek Awards, reported the Carthage Courier.
Katie Lauren Pittenger, Tiffany Rose Bass, Amber Dawn Chauncey and Bradley
Eric Hutson were inducted into the MTSU chapter of Phi Eta Sigma National
Honor Society, according to the Collierville Herald.
The DNJ profiled MTSU student Brandon Pelizzari, who studied in Mexico
through a Gilman International Study Abroad scholarship.
The DNJ printed a photo of student Chris Jones as he participated in a
fishing and casting class at MTSU.
Page Eight (Local, Student Affairs, cont’d.)
Students Kim Haught and Laura Bishop told the DNJ how they felt about
the latest tuition increase.
Members of Alpha Delta Pi donated their time as servers for the “Martinis
in May” fundraiser, reported the DNJ.
Stephenie Lynn Judkins, a senior majoring in public relations, has been
promoted to manager of Phase II, a consignment clothing store in Murfreesboro,
noted the DNJ.
U.S. Army Sgt. Joe Nokes will graduate from MTSU in December with a marketing
degree, according to the Mount Juliet News and the Lebanon Democrat.
MTSU sophomore Meghann Knake received the Grady R. Haynes Scholarship
from the Jennings A. Jones College of Business, reported the Gallatin
News-Examiner.
MTSU student Adam May received the Financial Executives Institute Award
and the Accounting Alumni Appreciation Award from the Jennings A. Jones
College of Business, noted the Dickson Herald.
MTSU student Champ Langford is running for state representative to serve
Jackson, Clay, Pickett, Scott, and a portion of Anderson counties, according
to the Jackson County Sentinel.
MTSU senior James Clint Washburn died in a single-car accident on State
Route 57 in Ramer, noted the Selmer Independent Appeal.
Student Caroline Chambers received the Outstanding Masters Graduate Assistant
Award, reported the Southern Standard.
MTSU student Matt Chapman was the only member of the Tennessee Board of
Regents to vote against the latest tuition increase, according to the
Tullahoma News, the Elizabethton Star, the Sevierville Mountain Press
and the Johnson City Press.
MTSU junior Ronald Blache told the DNJ that it’s hard to find a Father’s
Day present for his father.
The DNJ profiled MTSU student Petar Skobic, a Croatian student who is
having difficulty raising enough money to pay for his senior year.
Dr. Bob Glenn, vice president, student affairs, and vice provost, enrollment
management, said he hopes his kids don’t worry about getting the
perfect gift for Father’s Day, noted the DNJ.
MTSU junior Mitchell Mask was selected to go to Sweden this summer with
Campus Crusade, according to the Bristol Herald-Courier.
Janie Becker was awarded a June Anderson Foundation Scholarship, noted
the Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
English major Stacy Lyn Arnold received an Ingram/Montgomery Research
Scholarship, according to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette.
MTSU senior Jason McVey received an undergraduate research, scholarship,
and creative activity award from the College of Graduate Studies, reported
the Southern Standard.
MTSU student Hunter White was given a friendly send-off by the Shelbyville
Times-Gazette after five years there as a graphic artist.
Sarah Schneider, Crystal Blue and Jennifer Whitehead took the top three
prizes in the winds division of the annual Beethoven Club Young Artist
competition, according to the Murfreesboro Sun.
Christian Nsiah, a graduate research associate, analyzed 2002-03 county-to-county
migration date for the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area, noted
the DNJ.
Laura Filtness, a physical education major, teaches yogalates at Patterson
Park Community Center, reported the DNJ.
MTSU student Amanda Barrett received the “Outstanding Senior in Economics
and Finance” award, according to the Gallatin News-Examiner.
Kathryn Lee MacLucas accepted membership in Golden Key International Honour
Society at MTSU, noted the Jonesborough Herald-Tribune.
Senior Anna Rannells competed in the Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant,
reported the Selmer Independent Appeal.
MTSU students were disappointed to hear that tuition is going up again,
according to the Lewis County Herald.
General Interest
An editorial in the DNJ hailed the legacy of Dr. Mel Scarlett, president
emeritus.
Page Nine (Local, General Interest, cont’d.)
Gov. Phil Bredesen (D-TN) recommended to the legislature that MTSU and
other four-year universities fund 30 percent of its construction project
budget, reported the Dyersburg State Gazette, the Columbia Daily Herald,
the Lebanon Democrat, the Paris Post-Intelligencer, the Jackson Sun and
the Bristol Herald-Courier.
Tuition and fees rose about 140.4 percent at MTSU between 1993-94 and
2003-04, according to the Cookeville Herald-Citizen, the Dyersburg State
Gazette and the Newport Plain Talk.
MTSU has passed the University of Tennessee at Knoxville as the state’s
largest undergraduate school, noted the Columbia Daily Herald and the
Greeneville Sun.
The DNJ printed photos of the Spring 2004 commencement.
Dr. Kiyoshi Kawahito, economics and finance, and director, Japan-U.S.
Program, and Rev. Bill Campbell, Wesley Foundation, helped a veteran of
the World War II battle of Okinawa return a photo album to a descendant
of a Japanese soldier, reported the Lewisburg Tribune and the Columbia
Daily Herald.
The Peace Corps launched a recruitment drive on the MTSU campus, noted
the Gallatin News-Examiner.
David Hutton, director, financial aid, said he has never seen tuition
“go up so fast” after the Tennessee Higher Education Commission
recommended a seven percent increase for those attending universities
and community colleges, according to the DNJ.
Hutton said some students find it more difficult to take summer courses
because most scholarships and grants are not awarded at that time, noted
the DNJ.
MTSU will host the second annual Southern Girls Rock and Roll Camp July
26-31, reported the Winchester Herald-Chronicle and Murfreesboro Magazine.
The deadline for freshmen and transfer students to apply for admission
to MTSU was July 1, noted the Murfreesboro Sun, the Kingsport Times-News,
the Cleveland Daily Banner, the Moore County News, the Athens Post-Athenian
and the DNJ.
MTSU co-sponsored “Celebration Under the Stars,” according to
the DNJ and the DNJ Extra.
A descendant of Louisa Daniel Rutledge donated all her writings to the
Albert Gore Sr. Research Center at MTSU, reported the DNJ.
Dr. Lisa Pruitt, Gore Center, wrote an article on Rutherford County’s
farming and manufacturing history for Murfreesboro Magazine.
The Gore Center loaned World War II memorabilia to Linebaugh Public Library
for its commemoration of the 60th anniversary of D-Day, according to the
Rutherford Courier.
Laurie Witherow, director, academic support services, said “Naked
in Baghdad” by Anne Garrels is the subject of MTSU’s Community
Reading Program, noted the DNJ.
The Lauderdale County Enterprise, the Grundy County Herald, the Lauderdale
Voice, the Union City Daily Messenger, the Rutherford Courier, the Clinton
Courier-News, the Carthage Courier, the Cleveland Daily Banner, the Shelbyville
Times-Gazette, the Oak Ridger, the LaFollette Press, the Rogersville Review,
the Weakley County Press, the Camden Chronicle, the Huntingdon News-Leader,
the Parsons News Leader, the Camden Chronicle and the Moore County News
printed names of students who graduated following the Spring 2004 commencement.
The Dunlap Tribune, the Rogersville Review, the Huntingdon News-Leader,
the LaFollette Press and the Shelbyville Times-Gazette printed the names
of students who made the dean’s list for the Spring 2004 semester.
MTSU is involved in the Tennessee Homeland Security Consortium, according
to the Franklin Review-Appeal, the Bristol Herald-Courier, the Dyersburg
State Gazette, the Sevierville Mountain Press, the Maryville Daily Times,
the Athens Post-Athenian, the Oak Ridger and the Cleveland Daily Banner.
Officer Tony Taylor, public safety, was honored by Crime Stoppers for
his commitment to community policing, noted the DNJ.
Angela Cannon Hayes, news and public safety, wrote restaurant reviews
for the DNJ.
Outdoor Pursuits, a program of the Campus Recreation Center, has planned
hiking, camping and kayaking trips for adventure seekers, reported the
DNJ.
Gina Poff, director, student development, said CUSTOMS is a chance for
prospective students to become more familiar with MTSU, according to the
DNJ.
The DNJ profiled Circuit Court Judge Don Ash, president, MTSU Foundation.
Page Ten (Local, General Interest, cont’d.)
Dr. John Paul Montgomery, dean, Honors College, announced his retirement,
according to the DNJ.
For the eighth straight year, MTSU is the top choice of midstate valedictorians
and salutatorians, reported the DNJ, the Shelbyville Times-Gazette and
the Rutherford Courier.
Sgt. Matt Foster, public safety, was injured when he tried to help a Wal-Mart
employee apprehend a shoplifting suspect during his off-duty hours, noted
the DNJ.
June 2004 ENTIRE YEAR 03-04
National 20 99
Metropolitan 82 675
Local 198 1408
*Excluded 229 972
All 525 3150
*"Excluded" indicates those stories that mention MTSU but do
not focus on the university.
Since MTSU's Office of Sports Information handles much of the sports publicity,
this report also excludes most sports stories except those that have additional
news significance beyond athletic events and contests.
A complete book of news clippings for June 2004 is available in the News
and Public Affairs Office and in the campus library. Summaries of all
news clippings since June 1997 may be found on the Web at http://www.mtsu.edu/~proffice/clips.html.
"MTSU IN THE NEWS" includes the news for an entire month and
is distributed monthly. Please feel free to share copies of this report
with faculty, staff and students.
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