SEGMENT ONE – 8:15 a.m.
GUEST: Kristen Janson, associate director of freshman recruitment at MTSU
TOPIC: Dec. 1 deadline fast approaching to apply and secure MTSU guaranteed scholarships
Middle Tennessee State University awards an array of guaranteed scholarships to qualifying first-time, incoming freshmen, but the deadline to take advantage is quickly approaching.
Prospective students for the 2025-26 academic year must have a complete application on file with the MTSU Admissions Office by Sunday, Dec. 1, to be considered for an academic merit guaranteed scholarship, ranging from $3,500 to $8,000 per year for four years based on ACT scores and GPA.
Prospective students can apply by going to https://www.mtsu.edu/how-to-apply/ and following the prompts.
The deadline includes those wanting to be a part of the next group of medical school students in the partnership — the Medical School Early Acceptance Program — MTSU and the College of Basic and Applied Sciences has with Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee.
MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee announced the enhancement of the True Blue Scholarship in 2022, almost doubling the amount from a total of $8,000 to $14,000 over four years, while also announcing a Centennial Scholarship that awards a total of $32,000 over four years.
Learn more at https://mtsunews.com/dec-1-mtsu-guaranteed-scholarship-deadline-nears/.
SEGMENT TWO – 8:30 a.m.
GUEST: Michelle Conceison, chair, MTSU Recording Industry Department
TOPIC: Billboard names MTSU Recording Industry Department among best music business schools nationally for 10th year
For a 10th year, Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of Recording Industry in the College of Media and Entertainment has been named among the best music business schools by Billboard.
The recently released article, “Billboard’s 2024 Top Music Business Schools,” noted the 50th anniversary of MTSU’s Department of Recording Industry and spoke highly of the hands-on opportunities students get working at high-profile events like the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Grammy Awards and the Country Music Awards, among other experiences.
MTSU has been on Billboard’s best music business schools list since 2013, receiving recognition that first year for the recording industry program’s entrepreneurial turn.
Said Beverly Keel, dean of MTSU’s College of Media and Entertainment, “What’s exciting is to see the advancements we’ve made since making last year’s list, such as expanding our live entertainment curriculum and taking students to South by Southwest. We’re the only music business program housed in a college of media and entertainment, which means our students gain skill sets and collaborate with programs including film and television production, digital media and animation.”
This year’s list, posted alphabetically, included 42 schools worldwide.
According to the article, “Billboard chooses its top music business schools based on industry recommendations, alumni information provided by honorees from our multiple power lists, information requested from each school and nearly a decade of reporting on these programs.”
Students in MTSU’s Department of Recording Industry have unique hands-on experiences like providing sound, video and lighting for Khalid’s on-campus performance or producing more than 30 hours of concert livestreams from the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival for Hulu.
Learn more at https://mtsunews.com/recording-industry-billboard-best-music-business-schools-2024/.
SEGMENT THREE – 8:45 a.m.
GUESTS: MTSU Police Sgt. Katelynn Liedtke and Sgt. Jason Hurley
TOPIC: MTSU continues to offer its Rape Aggression Defense Systems, or RAD, course
Registration is open for the Middle Tennessee State University Police Department’s upcoming Rape Aggression Defense Systems, or RAD, course.
The free training is available to women and girls ages 13 and older from the campus community and the general public, including women unaffiliated with MTSU.
The free class will be held every Monday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. from Nov. 25 to Dec. 16. Participants must be able to attend ALL classes.
No previous experience or background in physical training is required to attend, said Sgt. Katelynn Liedtke, a course instructor. Attendees can expect to learn realistic self-defense tactics and techniques with hands-on instruction and practice as well as risk awareness, reduction, recognition and avoidance training.
To register, email your name and contact information to rad@mtsu.edu.
