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Clips for September 2004
NATIONAL NEWS
Business
Dr. William Ford, economics and finance, discussed Federal Reserve Board
Chairman Alan Greenspan’s testimony before Congress on CNBC.
Morgan Stanley managing director David Darst was the featured speaker
at the 12th annual Economic Outlook Conference at MTSU, reported the University
Wire.
Dr. Reuben Kyle, economics and finance, said no more than 25 percent of
Tennessee taxpayers file itemized returns, noted the University Wire.
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Education and Behavioral Science
Dr. Don Morgan, HPERS, said there are profound differences in efficiency
among runners of otherwise equal caliber because elite runners don’t
work as hard as the less gifted, reported the South China Morning Post.
Dr. Mark Anshel, HPERS, discussed exercise psychology in an interview
with the Los Angeles Times.
Liberal Arts
Dr. Mark Byrnes, political science, spearheaded the American Democracy
Project on campus, according to the University Wire.
Byrnes said Tennessee laws regarding political activity and campaigning
on campus seem “highly restrictive,” reported the University
Wire.
Byrnes called the results of the mock election on campus “completely
unscientific,” noted the University Wire.
Dr. John Vile, political science, delivered the Republican response to
“Fahrenheit 9/11” when the movie was shown on campus, reported
the University Wire.
Dr. David Lavery, English, discussed David Lynch’s television program
“Twin Peaks” for an article in A Folha de Sao Paolo (Sao Paulo,
Brazil).
Mass Communication
Loren Mulraine, recording industry management, said a federal appeals
court ruling indicates that artists are obligated to pay for every musical
sample they use in their recordings, noted the University Wire.
The College of Mass Communication established a memorial scholarship fund
in honor of the late Sarah Thompson, according to the University Wire.
The Freedom Forum First Amendment Center sponsored “Freedom Sings,”
a concert of American popular songs that have been challenged or suppressed
because of controversy over content, at MTSU, reported the University
Wire.
“Sidelines,” the MTSU student newspaper, was a regional finalist
in the Society of Professional Journalists’ student newspaper competition,
according to the Washington Post.
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Student Affairs
Freshman Sarah Lee Sexton received a $1,000 National Honor Roll scholarship,
according to the PR Newswire.
Sorority recruitment was held in August and fraternity recruitment was
held in September at MTSU, noted the University Wire.
Dr. Bob Glenn, vice president, student affairs, and vice provost, enrollment
management, attributes much of MTSU’s growth to “niche areas”
unique to MTSU, according to the University Wire.
Glenn criticized the Raider Republicans for the content of a letter they
sent to television host Bill O’Reilly, reported the University Wire.
College Democrats and Raider Republicans staged a debate about presidential
election issues, noted the University Wire.
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General Interest
Meredith Higgs, developmental studies, was profiled by Lisa L. Rollins,
news and public affairs, in a story in CatchIT!, the newsletter of the
United States Twirling Association.
Adjunct Advocate magazine printed a story titled “Waiting for the
Green: MTSU Part-Timers Go From 4 Paychecks to 3.”
Dr. James Walker, president emeritus, took a leave of absence as president
of Southern Illinois University to battle cancer, reported the Chicago
Sun-Times.
Jerry Gentry, assistant vice president, instructional technology, reminded
students via e-mail to install a new security patch for Microsoft Windows,
according to the University Wire.
MTSU employees reacted to new staff salary increases in a story on the
University Wire.
Eight library patrons have been reported for looking at pornographic material
on the Internet since classes started Aug. 30 at MTSU, according to the
University Wire.
Users of PipelineMT had varied reactions to its most recent update, reported
the University Wire.
The University Wire printed the MTSU videoconferencing schedule.
METROPOLITAN NEWS
Administration
Sherian Huddleston, assistant vice provost, said she isn’t sure that
increased enrollment is attributable to lottery scholarships, according
to The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
An editorial in the Nashville City Paper opined that MTSU has the best
success story of all the state-supported universities in complying with
the Geier Consent Decree.
MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee organized a roundtable on TennCare for
Gov. Phil Bredesen (D-TN), according to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press,
the Knoxville News-Sentinel and The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
Basic and Applied Sciences
Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, chemistry, founded Women in Science and Engineering
at MTSU for female students who are interested in science and math, noted
WMOT-FM.
Iriarte-Gross spearheaded the eighth annual Expanding Your Horizons in
Science and Mathematics conference, according to The Tennessean.
Dr. Preston MacDougall, chemistry, said workers in the early felt hat
industry who contracted mercury poisoning on the job exhibited odd behavior,
reported WMOT-FM.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy hosted a “Star Party”
at MTSU, according to The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
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Business
MTSU’s Business and Economic Research Center found that cargo traffic
at Nashville International Airport was up 36 percent in July over the
previous year, reported The Tennessean.
Dr. David Penn, director, BERC, told The Tennessean that job growth in
the Nashville area is “a little down from where we were three years
ago but above where we were last year and the year before.”
Penn said there are some very competitive durable manufacturing companies
in Tennessee, noted FYI magazine.
Dr. Murat Arik, assistant director, BERC, was profiled in FYI magazine.
Morgan Stanley managing director David Darst was the featured speaker
at the 12th annual Economic Outlook Conference at MTSU, noted the Nashville
Pride and The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
Dr. William Ford, economics and finance, said it appalls him when he runs
into “kids holding down two part-time jobs” and going to college,
according to The Tennessean and the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
MTSU’s Center for Economic Education coordinates the Stock Market
Game statewide, reported Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
Dr. Ken Hollman, Martin Chair of Insurance, received the Faculty Career
Achievement Award for 2004, noted WMOT-FM.
Dr. Barbara Haskew, economics and finance, presented “Elbow-Kissing
and Real Life in the Workplace” at the monthly meeting of CABLE,
a professional networking organization for women, reported The Tennessean.
Education and Behavioral Science
Dr. Jay Sanders, educational leadership, said high-poverty, high-performance
schools share common attributes, according to the Nashville Pride.
Linda Wilson, criminal justice administration, said the shooting death
of Mark Maney in Nashville was not inconsistent with suicide, reported
The Tennessean.
Debbie Bauder, director, Project HELP, said a new government grant will
help economically disadvantaged children served by the program with their
reading skills, noted The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
Dr. Ellen Slicker, psychology, said there is no evidence supporting parents’
fears that young girls will become promiscuous if they have easier access
to the so-called “Plan B” pill, reported WMOT-FM.
Dr. Mark Anshel, HPERS, discussed the mental toughness of athletes on
WGFX-FM (Nashville).
MTSU will host “Educating the Next Generation,” a statewide
conference that will focus on some of the state’s most relevant issues
concerning children, reported the Nashville Pride.
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Liberal Arts
Dr. Mark Byrnes, political science, spearheaded the American Democracy
Project on campus, according to The Tennessean’s Rutherford section
and WMOT-FM.
Byrnes said state Rep. Bob Patton (R-Johnson City) was defeated “by
a relatively unknown person who had a lot of money poured into his race”
by conservative interest groups, noted the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
Dr. Andrei Korobkov, political science, discussed the school massacre
in Beslan, Russia on NewsChannel5+.
Bridgette Weir, English, operates Crème Caramel, a Murfreesboro
coffeehouse, with her sister, noted The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
WPLN-FM interviewed Dr. John Vile, political science, about the presidential
election.
The Tennessee Century Farms families were honored at the Tennessee State
Fair, reported The Tennessean.
Dr. Robb McDaniel, political science, addressed the issue of freedom of
speech on college campuses during an election year for the Chattanooga
Times-Free Press.
Greg Simerly, speech and theatre, studied voter discussions on presidential
debates as part of a project of the Commission on Presidential Debates,
noted The Tennessean, WLAC-AM and WMOT-FM.
Patricia Heberer, historian, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, delivered
a free lecture and slide show at MTSU, according to The Tennessean’s
Rutherford section.
“Local Motives,” an exhibit of works by 10 artists, was displayed
in The Barn Gallery at MTSU, reported The Tennessean’s Rutherford
section.
Mass Communication
WMOT-FM aired commentaries by Dr. Larry Burriss, journalism, on how to
teach people to communicate; the inescapability of advertising; difficulties
in accessing digital data; the fate of radio signals in outer space; difficulty
in adjusting to changing data formats; the need for reporters to do more
research on scientific stories; and violence on television.
Burriss was appointed to the Tennessee Board of Regents, according to
the Memphis Business Journal and The Commercial Appeal (Memphis).
Burriss discussed freedom of speech on college campuses on WGFX-FM (Nashville).
Dr. Bob Pondillo, electronic media communication, taught a course on “Images
of God in the American Media,” noted WMOT-FM.
The Nashville Scene said the introduction Dr. David Eason, journalism,
wrote to photographer Bill Rouda’s book “Nashville’s Lower
Broad: The Street That Music Made” “puts the celebrated strip
in both a historic and humanistic perspective, and his words frame Rouda’s
gritty photographs well.”
WTVF-TV asked mass communication students what they thought about the
controversy over Dan Rather’s report on President Bush’s National
Guard service.
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Student Affairs
MTSU student Andrea Dawn Martin was recognized by President Bush for her
volunteerism, reported WSMV-TV, the Tennessee Radio Network, WREC-AM (Memphis),
and WRXR-FM (Chattanooga).
MTSU students Andrew Owusu and Christian Nsiah competed in the 2004 Summer
Olympics, according to WMOT-FM.
Dr. Bob Glenn, vice president, student affairs, and vice provost, enrollment
management, spoke briefly at convocation about 18-year-old Renee Cummings,
who drowned before she had a chance to attend MTSU, noted The Commercial
Appeal (Memphis).
Alicia Ann Pelton and Landon David Sessoms have been selected for inclusion
in “Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities,”
reported the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
The Educational & Memorial Foundation of the Tennessee Society of
Certified Public Accountants awarded a scholarship to MTSU student Amy
D. Burris, according to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
MTSU student Elizabeth Miller was a delegate to the Republican National
Convention, reported the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.
General Interest
Randy Weiler, news and public affairs, wrote sports stories for The Tennessean’s
Rutherford section.
Lisa L. Rollins, news and public affairs, co-wrote a sports story for
The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
Incoming freshmen participated in MTSU’s Lightning Leadership Camp,
reported The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
Larceny and theft rose eight percent at MTSU from 2001 to 2003, noted
The Tennessean, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis) and the Chattanooga Times-Free
Press.
MTSU saw an increase in student choice on the ACT, according to the Chattanooga
Times-Free Press and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
MTSU officials reported a record 22,114 students were registered for the
first day of classes in the Fall 2004 semester, noted The Tennessean’s
Rutherford section and the Nashville City Paper.
Ginger Corley was hired as the new director of alumni relations at MTSU,
reported The Tennessean’s Rutherford section.
David Hutton, director, financial aid, told The Tennessean and The Commercial
Appeal (Memphis) he doesn’t want the Tennessee Lottery scholarship
project “to be a one-and-done program.”
Hutton told FYI magazine that about 4,000 students were expected to qualify
for financial aid this year.
MTSU reported a 3.7 percent increase in enrollment over last year, according
to The Tennessean, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis), WMOT-FM and the Chattanooga
Times-Free Press.
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In a letter to the Nashville Scene, Bill Fisher, editor, publications
and graphics, took issue with Claire Suddath’s contention that J.D.
Salinger “is the best writer of the 20th century.”
MTSU and the Tennessee Highland Games parted company, noted The Tennessean’s
Rutherford section.
Kim Chaudoin, director, marketing and public relations, Lipscomb University,
said lottery scholarships may have made MTSU too attractive financially
for some students to ignore, reported The Tennessean.
MTSU will host a debate on pornography featuring adult film star Ron Jeremy
and anti-pornography advocate Susan G. Cole, according to WSMV-TV and
The Tennessean.
The Urban Journal (Nashville) printed an article on diversity at MTSU.
LOCAL NEWS
Administration
Dr. John Cothern, vice president, business and finance, said MTSU purchased
the former Middle Tennessee Baptist Church at 217 N. Tennessee Boulevard,
noted the DNJ.
The DNJ printed a photo of Joe Bales, vice president, development and
university relations, at a Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce event.
MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee organized a roundtable on TennCare for
Gov. Phil Bredesen (D-TN), according to the Jackson Sun and the Bristol
Herald-Courier.
McPhee said the raise scale for state university system employees will
be determined on the financial health of individual branches, noted the
Tullahoma News.
McPhee said MTSU is encouraging students to attend Motlow State Community
College in Smyrna before enrolling at MTSU to manage student growth, reported
the DNJ.
Athletics
The MTSU-Florida football game was postponed due to Hurricane Frances,
according to the DNJ.
MTSU head baseball coach Steve Patterson told the DNJ that the clubhouse
at Reese Smith Field is equipped with technology similar to the weather
station at Old Fort Golf Course.
Murfreesboro Magazine printed the schedule for MTSU Homecoming Weekend.
Kermit Davis, men’s basketball coach, was named one of Murfreesboro’s
Most Beautiful People by Murfreesboro Magazine.
In a letter to the DNJ, Freddy Phifer complained about MTSU’s football
game with Florida Atlantic University being blacked out by Comcast on
the CSS network.
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Basic and Applied Sciences
Drs. Eric Klumpe and Charles Higgins, physics and astronomy, hosted a
star party at MTSU, noted the DNJ.
Klumpe and Higgins analyzed the impact of the crash of the Genesis capsule
for the DNJ.
Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, chemistry, spearheaded the eighth annual Expanding
Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics conference, according to the
Marshall Gazette, the DNJ and the Rutherford Courier.
A new website developed by the Tennessee Mathematics, Science & Technology
Education Center at MTSU will provide lesson plans for the second annual
Business
Community Connections Academy for Math and Science Study Enhancement,
noted the DNJ Business Pulse.
Dr. Abdul Rao, biology, discussed the science of cloning on WGNS-AM (Murfreesboro).
Dr. Jeffrey Walck, biology, takes students on field trips to Flat Rock,
reported the Rutherford Courier.
Dr. Stephen Wright, biology, has studied West Nile virus, noted the DNJ.
Dr. Amy Jetton, biology, said dissection is a “very valuable tool”
for teaching biology, reported the DNJ.
Brig. Gen. Stan Lillie, chief chemical officer and commander of the U.S.
Army Chemical School, spoke to students of the College of Basic and Applied
Sciences, noted the DNJ.
The DNJ profiled Dr. Preston MacDougall, chemistry.
The award-winning MTSU Space Robotics Team is the first group to grace
a poster in a series linking excellence on campus with the James E. Walker
Library, noted the DNJ.
The National Science Foundation provided a $1.7 million, five-year grant
for research for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, according
to the DNJ.
A course in Six Sigma, an industry-approved training methodology for business
and manufacturing, is being offered for the first time through MTSU this
fall, noted the DNJ.
Dr. Albert Ogden, geosciences, studied sinkholes in La Vergne, reported
the DNJ.Business
Dr. Ken Hollman, economics and finance, was awarded the Faculty Career
Achievement award for creating an insurance program at MTSU, according
to the DNJ.
Dr. William Ford, economics and finance, called Rutherford County Sheriff
Truman Jones “the biggest budget hog of them all,” reported
the DNJ.
Ford said it appalls him when he runs into “kids holding down two
part-time jobs” and going to college, according to the Sevierville
Mountain Press, the Cookeville Herald-Citizen, the Maryville Daily Times,
the Morristown Citizen Tribune, the Cleveland Daily Banner and the Johnson
City Press.
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Ford spoke on “The Economy, the Election and You” at a meeting
of the Cool Springs Chamber of Commerce, reported the Franklin Review-Appeal.
MTSU co-sponsored the third annual State Farm Summer Business Camp, noted
the DNJ Business Pulse.
Dr. Marsha O. Smith, business management and marketing, led a workshop
on new enterprise formation at the Business Women’s Conference in
Murfreesboro, according to the DNJ Business Pulse.
Morgan Stanley managing director David Darst was the featured speaker
at the 12th annual Economic Outlook Conference at MTSU, reported the Tullahoma
News and the DNJ.
Banker Lee Moss was presented with the sixth annual Jennings A. Jones
Champion of Free Enterprise Award at the MTSU Economic Outlook Conference,
noted the DNJ.
Circuit Court Judge Steve Daniel, accounting, was roasted upon his retirement
and prior to his ascension to a senior judgeship, noted the Cannon Courier.
Dr. Earl Thomas, management and marketing, explained the goals for a facilitator
who is involved in team building and conflict resolution for the Franklin
Review-Appeal.
Dr. David Penn, director, Business and Economic Research Center, said
Middle Tennessee’s booming economy has hit a lull, reported the DNJ.
Leadership Middle Tennessee graduated its fourth class at MTSU, according
to the Ashland City Times.
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center, a project of the College
of Business, offers free assistance to help business owners grow, reported
the DNJ.
Dr. Jill Austin, management and marketing, said tailgating has really
grown in Walnut Grove over the last couple of years, noted the DNJ.
MTSU co-sponsored a two-day seminar at Volunteer State Community College
on workplace strategies, according to the Gallatin News-Examiner.
Education and Behavioral Science
Dr. Jay Sanders, educational leadership, explained his research on math
and reading scores in poverty-stricken school districts for the Paris
Post-Intelligencer.
Dr. Gloria Bonner, dean, was a member of the 2004 Women’s Conference
Steering Committee, noted the DNJ Business Pulse.
Bonner moderated a forum for mayoral and aldermanic candidates in La Vergne,
according to the DNJ.
MTSU received a Tennessee Department of Education grant to address the
state’s need for more special education teachers, reported the Jellico
Advance Sentinel, the Elk Valley Times, the LaFollette Press and the Manchester
Times.
Debbie Bauder, director, Project HELP, said Project HELP is participating
in the “Raising a Reader” program, noted the DNJ.
United Way volunteers trimmed bushes, mulched and planted at MTSU’s
Project HELP headquarters, according to the DNJ.
Dr. Janet Belsky, psychology, said depression rates in females go up during
the teenage years, reported the DNJ.
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Belsky was interviewed by WGNS-AM (Murfreesboro) about baby boomer issues,
including working, retirement and quality of life.
The DNJ printed a photo of the Fall Festival co-chairs at Homer Pittard
Campus School.
Liberal Arts
In a letter to the DNJ, Dr. Christine Isley-Farmer, music, stated her
reasons for wanting to defeat President Bush in the 2004 election.
John Mitchell donated his collection of black music to MTSU’s Center
for Popular Music, according to the DNJ.
Karen Clarke and Valerie Trujillo of Florida State University presented
the first concert of the season for the McLean School of Music, noted
the DNJ and the Rutherford Courier.
Dr. Mark Byrnes, political science, said he is looking forward to getting
started as a member of the Rutherford County School Board, reported the
DNJ.
Byrnes said it was a “nice surprise” to be voted vice chairman
of the Rutherford County School Board, noted the DNJ.
Byrnes spearheaded the American Democracy Project at MTSU, reported the
DNJ.
Byrnes said state Rep. Bob Patton (R-Johnson City) was defeated “by
a relatively unknown person who had a lot of money poured into his race”
by conservative interest groups, noted the Johnson City Press, the Greeneville
Sun and the Oak Ridger.
Lisa Moore, speech and theatre, conducted a seminar on communication skills
for women at the Business Women’s Conference in Murfreesboro, according
to the DNJ Business Pulse.
Dr. John Vile, political science, said he thinks Tennessee is President
Bush’s to lose, noted the Franklin Review-Appeal, the Clarksville
Leaf-Chronicle, the Athens Post-
Athenian, the Maryville Daily Times, the Cleveland Daily Banner, the Union
City Daily Messenger, the Columbia Daily Herald and the Sevierville Mountain
Press.
Vile said the mock election at MTSU, which Bush narrowly lost to U.S.
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), mirrored the 2000 presidential election, according
to the DNJ.
The Renner Farm and Sideline Farms were designated as Tennessee Century
Farms by the Center for Historic Preservation, reported the Newport Plain
Talk.
The Wiley Farm and the Wiley-Kidd Farm were designated as Tennessee Century
Farms by the CHP, noted the Elk Valley Times.
Caneta Hankins, projects coordinator, CHP, said Tennessee Century Farms
“represent all of the farm families past and present in Tennessee
throughout its 200 years of statehood,” reported the DNJ.
Dr. Carroll Van West, director, CHP, attended the dedication of the new
Stones River National Battlefield visitor center, noted the DNJ.
The Middle Tennessee Choral Society opened its “season of celebrations”
with a salute to Broadway on the MTSU campus, according to the DNJ and
Murfreesboro Magazine.
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Dr. Sekou Franklin, political science, said the American Democracy Project
tries to “encourage civil and political engagement” among the
students, reported the DNJ.
The MTSU theater season opened with a production of “Cabaret,”
noted the DNJ and the Tullahoma News.
In a letter to the DNJ, Dr. Louis Haas, history, rebutted a previous letter’s
criticism of the choice of NPR’s Anne Garrels to be convocation speaker.
Homer Pittard Campus School is offering an evening Extended School Program,
noted the DNJ.
“Local Motives,” an exhibit of diverse words by 10 artists,
is on display through Oct. 15th in The Barn Gallery on the MTSU campus,
according to the DNJ and the Rutherford Courier.
Musician Kenneth Bloom performed in concert at MTSU on a bowed dulcimer
and other hand-built stringed instruments, reported the DNJ.
Dr. Robb McDaniel, political science, addressed the issue of freedom of
speech on college campuses during an election year in the Newport Plain
Talk, the Cookeville Herald-Citizen, the Oak Ridger, the Johnson City
Press and the Dyersburg State Gazette.
Greg Simerly, speech and theatre, studied voter discussions on presidential
debates as part of a project of the Commission on Presidential Debates,
noted the DNJ.
MTSU’s debate team took on the British International team at MTSU,
reported the Rutherford Courier.
Patricia Heberer, historian, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, delivered
a free lecture and slide show at MTSU, according to the Rutherford Courier.
The audience at the opening concert for the Tennessee Philharmonic Symphony
gave Stefan Petrescu, music, a standing ovation for his violin performance,
reported the DNJ.
The Stones River Chamber Players opened their home concert season at Wright
Music Hall, according to the DNJ.
Mass Communication
Dr. Larry Burriss, journalism, was appointed to the Tennessee Board of
Regents, reported the DNJ, the Cleveland Daily Banner, the Lewisburg Tribune
and the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
The Freedom Forum First Amendment Center sponsored “Freedom Sings,”
a concert of American popular songs that have been challenged or suppressed
because of controversy over content, at MTSU, according to the DNJ and
the Rutherford Courier.
Student Affairs
MTSU student Andrea Dawn Martin was recognized by President Bush for her
volunteerism, noted the DNJ.
A DNJ editorial praised Martin for her volunteer work.
Freshman Steven Brandon Robinson was awarded the David Lasseter/Murfreesboro
Central High School Class of 1969 Scholarship, reported the DNJ.
Political science major Andrew Manning told the DNJ he thinks President
Bush “is definitely going to reach swing voters.”
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MTSU students April Taylor and Megan Brandon gave rave reviews to Bonhoeffer’s,
a college ministry sponsored by the Church at Cross Point, noted the DNJ.
The MTSU chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi renewed its membership in the Rutherford
County Chamber of Commerce, according to the DNJ Business Pulse.
Linda Hayes, who is working toward a master’s degree in business
administration, presented a small business seminar for the Rutherford
County Chamber of Commerce, noted the DNJ Business Pulse.
Agriculture major Michael Coley attended the National Institute on Cooperative
Education in Blacksburg, Va., reported the Gallatin News-Examiner.
Robyn Danielle Diez, Jason Thomas Curtis, Cindy Lea Walker, Whitney L.
Johnson, Misty Lynne Cox, Jennifer Michelle Holder, Keri Elaine Lee, Cody
Skyye Medley, Kolby L. Conway, Sara Elizabeth Wolhuter, Jami Leigh Vernon,
Stephanie Marie Pike, John Ray Harker and Staci Lynn Doig were accepted
into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, according to the Lewis
County Herald, Lewisburg Tribune, Carthage Courier, the Franklin Review-Appeal,
the Bolivar Bulletin-Times, the Dayton Herald News, the Fayette County
Review, the Ashland City Times, the Germantown News, the Shelbyville Times-Gazette,
the Elk Valley Times, the DNJ and the Maryville Daily Times.
Freshman Loryn Hillis of Fayetteville attended the Lightning Leadership
Camp, noted the Elk Valley Times.
The Monteagle Sunday School Assembly Education Committee granted a scholarship
to MTSU student Kimberly E. Richards Geary of Tracy City, reported the
Grundy County Herald.
Andy Hackworth of Clinton received a $1,000 Chick-Fil-A Leadership Scholarship,
according to the Oak Ridger.
MTSU student Trina Thompson donated 13 inches of her hair to Locks of
Love, a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially
disadvantaged children, reported the Moore County News.
The Oak Ridger profiled MTSU study abroad student Brandon Pellizzari in
a story by Gina Logue, news and public affairs.
MTSU senior Mitchell Queener ran for mayor of Mount Juliet, according
to the Lebanon Democrat.
Dr. Bob Glenn, vice president, student affairs, and vice provost, student
enrollment, said it is very difficult to assess enrollment at the start
of the semester, reported the Cookeville Herald-Citizen and the Lewisburg
Tribune.
MTSU student Peter Skobic held a bake/yard sale to raise money to pay
for his education, noted the Rutherford Courier.
The DNJ printed photos of Skobic’s fundraiser.
The DNJ interviewed MTSU students Krystal Weber, Sheila Umayam and Julie
Wilson about their volunteer activities.
The Educational & Memorial Foundation of the Tennessee Society of
Certified Public Accountants awarded scholarships to Bethany G. Farr and
Emily L. Thormaehlen, reported the Marshall Gazette.
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Information systems major Jabbar Buchanan received a Joe and Elizabeth
Cleveland Golf Tournament Memorial Scholarship, according to the Shelbyville
Times-Gazette.
The DNJ printed an overview of MTSU’s student organizations.
Dr. Gene Fitch, assistant vice president, student life, said MTSU students
want “that Division I-A school feel,” reported the DNJ.
Tyler A. Smith, a mass communications major and vice president of the
Raider Republicans, attended the Republican National Convention, according
to the Moore County News.
The Germantown News printed a photo of MTSU student Lauren Tingle and
a friend at Stonehenge.
MTSU organizational communications major Merilee Martin served as an intern
at the St. Clair Street Senior Center, noted the DNJ.
Trey Porter, Ashley Elizabeth Graham, Tyler Smith, Ted Geho and Karen
Hardin commented on the atmosphere on campus for Our Towns magazine in
the DNJ.
Brittany Greene, a sophomore marketing major, received a scholarship from
the National Association for the Self-Employed, according to the Rutherford
Courier.
Rebecca Ruth Rodgers, an art education major, received a scholarship from
the Walking Horse Trainers’ Auxiliary, reported the Columbia Daily
Herald.
Kawanis Watkins, an actuary science major, was in the U.S. Air Force Junior
ROTC at the time of the 9/11 attacks, noted the Jackson Sun.
The DNJ sampled students’ opinions of www.votergasm.com, a Web site
encouraging college-age voters to have sex with voters on election night
and deny sex to nonvoters.
General Interest
Thousands of MTSU students participated in “Meet Murfreesboro,”
an event to help students become better acquainted with the community,
according to the DNJ.
The DNJ sampled the community atmosphere in the University Honors Building.
Ginger Corley was hired as the director of alumni relations, reported
the DNJ, the Marshall Gazette and the Rutherford Courier.
The DNJ printed photos of participants at the Lightning Leadership Camp.
The Albert Gore Sr. Research Center provided the DNJ with a photo of a
1940 football game between Tennessee Tech and Middle Tennessee State Teachers’
College (later MTSU).
The Gore Center provided the DNJ with a photo of the gymnasium in Kirksey
Old Main in 1914.
The Gore Center provided the DNJ with a photo of John Bragg shaking the
hand of Joan Mondale.
The Gore Center provided the DNJ with a photo of Murfreesboro’s League
of Women Voters’ 50th anniversary celebration.
MTSU co-sponsored the annual Community Service Awards in Rutherford County,
according to the DNJ.
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MTSU reported a 3.7 percent increase in enrollment over last year, noted
the Tullahoma News, the Dyersburg State Gazette, the Morristown Citizen
Tribune, the Sevierville Mountain Press, the Cleveland Daily Banner, the
Newport Plain Talk, the Shelbyville Times-Gazette and the Franklin Review-Appeal.
MTSU saw an increase in student choice on the ACT, according to the Sevierville
Mountain Press, the Oak Ridger, the Jackson Sun, the Athens Post-Athenian,
the Dyersburg State Gazette, the Cleveland Daily Banner, the Maryville
Daily Times, the Columbia Daily Herald, the Paris Post-Intelligencer,
the Franklin Review-Appeal and the Bristol Herald-Courier.
The Shelbyville Times-Gazette, the Carthage Courier, the Lewis County
Herald, the Manchester Times, the Franklin Review-Appeal, the Morristown
Citizen Tribune, the Fayette Falcon, the Crossville Chronicle, the Celina
Citizen-Statesman, the Dickson Herald, the Maryville Daily Times, the
Fayette County Review, the Crockett Times, the Tullahoma News, the LaFollette
Press, the Ashland City Times, the Middle Tennessee Times and the Lewisburg
Tribune printed the names of students who graduated following the Summer
2004 semester.
The Morristown Citizen Tribune, the Manchester Times, the Tullahoma News
and the Roane County News printed the names of students who made the dean’s
list in the Spring 2004 semester.
The records of the Colonial Dames organization are kept on the MTSU campus,
reported the Dresden Enterprise.
Tony Snook, director, printing services, saved a dog from a burning home
in his capacity as Christiana Fire Chief, noted the DNJ.
Snook was profiled in Our Towns magazine in the DNJ.
Angela Cannon Hayes, news and public affairs, reviewed restaurants for
the DNJ.
NPR correspondent Anne Garrels was the featured speaker at MTSU’s
University Convocation, noted the Jackson Sun.
In a letter to the DNJ, Karen W. Hudson criticized MTSU for inviting NPR
correspondent Anne Garrels to be the convocation speaker, writing, “
…political propaganda speakers do not belong at university convocations
…”
In another letter to the DNJ, Dr. Jerry Brookshire, history, wrote that
Garrels’ address “… encouraged the students to aspire,
to diligently seek out information (and not to dismiss inconvenient facts)
and to think!”
In a letter to Murfreesboro Magazine, Laura Dunn, coordinator, WMOT-FM,
expressed her appreciation for an article on the Jazz in Cookeville event.
The Marshall Gazette printed the MTSU 2004-05 university calendar.
New mathematics and computer education textbooks proposed for use in public
schools were displayed at the James E. Walker Library, according to the
Lewisburg Tribune.
The Fall 2004 Honors lecture series focused on “pop culture,”
noted the DNJ.
MTSU is the largest undergraduate university in the state, reported the
DNJ.
The DNJ printed a photo of the Dames Club’s new officers.
David Hutton, director, financial aid, said he doesn’t want the Tennessee
Lottery scholarship project “to be a one-and-done program,”
according to the Dyersburg State
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Gazette, the Union City Daily Messenger, the Elizabethton Star and the
Morristown Citizen Tribune.
Hutton told the DNJ that some 96 percent of MTSU freshmen from Tennessee
were awarded lottery scholarships.
The late Gentry Ward Moffitt made a $1.2 million bequest to MTSU, noted
the Southern Standard.
The 11th annual Danner Invitational Golf Tournament to raise money for
Neill-Sandler Scholars was scheduled for Oct. 6, reported the DNJ.
Donald Fann and Evan Hatch of the Arts Center of Cannon County lectured
to MTSU Honors students, according to the DNJ.
Photographer Amy Toensing displayed her photos at a presentation sponsored
by several colleges at MTSU, reported the DNJ.
MTSU will host a debate on pornography featuring adult film star Ron Jeremy
and an anti-pornography advocate, according to the DNJ.
Sept. 2004 ENTIRE YEAR 04-05
National 27 52
Metropolitan 84 244
Local 229 657
*Excluded 122 416
All 462 1369
*"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 September 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
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