Creative projects enhance the human experience and are an important contribution to scholarship at MTSU.

Creative projects include the creation, production, exhibition, performance, or publication of works by one or more individuals demonstrating originality in design or execution. Creative projects eligible for funding (or for consideration as part of tenure and promotion) should include a clear articulation of the scholarly process, a definable product, and a mechanism for outside review and/or dissemination.

The product of creative projects may be disseminated to academic, consumer, government or other publics through original artwork, live performances, exhibits, consumer and other print media, academic journals, books, photographs, film, reports, video recordings, audio recordings, graphic designs, digital imaging, or other technologies.

Typically, the significance accorded the creative project depends on the audience it achieves—local, regional, national, or international.

Creative Activity White Paper (pdf)