April ‘Out of the Blue’ features great MTSU news

No need for April showers to find great news blooming all over the MTSU campus! Check out this month’s edition of “Out of the Blue,” MTSU’s video magazine, and learn more about:

  • amazing seasons for Blue Raider women’s and men’s basketball;
  • a unique honor for state Rep. Beth Harwell, the first female speaker of a state House of Representatives in the South;
  • new leaders and new directions for the university’s commercial songwriting program and the Department of Recording Industry that houses it; and
  • a profile of one of MTSU’s celebrated Fulbright Scholars, whose story is only part of the reason MTSU was recently named Tennessee’s top producer of international Fulbright Scholars by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

You can watch the new “Out of the Blue” above anytime, or watch it on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 Monday through Sunday at 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on NewsChannel5+ Sundays at 1:30 p.m. It’s also available on other cable outlets in middle Tennessee, so check local listings. Check the “Out of the Blue” archives, too, at www.youtube.com/user/MTSUOutOfTheBlue/videos!

March ‘Out of the Blue’ springs into view

Early spring is bringing plenty of news in the March edition of “Out of the Blue,” MTSU’s video magazine! Take a few minutes to learn more about:

  • national recognition for an especially creative senior;
  • how instructors prepare to teach Girls Raised in Tennessee Science;
  • the annual Groundhog Day Luncheon for MTSU baseball;
  • a professor’s research on a legendary Hollywood director;
  • Blue Raider sports highlights, and more!

You can watch the new “Out of the Blue” above anytime, or watch it on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 Monday through Sunday at 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on NewsChannel5+ Sundays at 1:30 p.m. It’s also available on other cable outlets in middle Tennessee, so check local listings. Check the “Out of the Blue” archives, too, at www.youtube.com/user/MTSUOutOfTheBlue/videos!

February ‘Out of the Blue’ offers sweet treats

There’s plenty of great news to savor in the February edition of “Out of the Blue,” MTSU’s video magazine! Take a few minutes to learn more about:

  • a special milestone for the new Science Building;
  • a unique honor for a slain MTSU alumnus;
  • an artistic opportunity fueled by a retired professor;
  • expanded security options to keep campus even safer;
  • behind-the-scenes efforts by student
  • a professor’s documentary on Cuba’s history, and more!

You can watch the new “Out of the Blue” above anytime, or watch it on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 Monday through Sunday at 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on NewsChannel5+ Sundays at 1:30 p.m. It’s also available on other cable outlets in middle Tennessee, so check local listings. Check the “Out of the Blue” archives, too, at www.youtube.com/user/MTSUOutOfTheBlue/videos!

January ‘Out of the Blue’ welcomes new semester

It’s a new year, a new semester and time for a new edition of “Out of the Blue,” MTSU’s video magazine! Take a few minutes to learn more about:

  • MTSU Athletics’ move to Conference USA; 
  • national and international recognition for programs and professors;
  • the upcoming issue of MTSU Magazine;
  • an alternative-fuel go-kart race;
  • the university’s hidden jewel, the MTSU Mineral, Gem and Fossil Museum, and more!

You can watch the new “Out of the Blue” above anytime, or watch it on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 Monday through Sunday at 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on NewsChannel5+ Sundays at 1:30 p.m. It’s also available on other cable outlets in middle Tennessee, so check local listings. Check the “Out of the Blue” archives, too, at www.youtube.com/user/MTSUOutOfTheBlue/videos!

December ‘Out of the Blue’ filled with gifts of news

Fall semester 2012 is over and the December edition of “Out of the Blue,” the university’s monthly video magazine, is as full as Santa’s sleigh! Enjoy this month’s features on:

  • a new agreement between MTSU and Columbia State Community College to help transfer students earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees;
  • national recognition for one university magazine and an exclusive new interactive version of another;
  • an open house and surprise celebration for the new VetSuccess on Campus program and more veterans’ news;
  • the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Stones River, and more!

You can watch the new “Out of the Blue” above anytime, or watch it on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 Monday through Sunday at 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on NewsChannel5+ Sundays at 1:30 p.m. It’s also available on other cable outlets in middle Tennessee, so check local listings. Check the “Out of the Blue” archives, too, at www.youtube.com/user/MTSUOutOfTheBlue/videos!

November ‘Out of the Blue’ documents a busy semester

The fall semester already is more than half over, and the November edition of “Out of the Blue,” the university’s monthly video magazine, is more proof that MTSU never slows down! Enjoy this month’s features on:

  • students working alongside their music-industry pro peers to capture the annual “Capitol Street Party” in downtown Nashville;
  • campus highlights like the repeat “Military Friendly Schools” honor, the “True Blue Tour” across the state, alumni awards and an historic new name for Old Main Circle;
  • the festivities around the annual “Ag Field Day”;
  • the renowned National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tenn., and an MTSU alumna’s part in it, and more!

 

You can watch the new “Out of the Blue” above anytime, or watch it on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 Monday through Sunday at 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on NewsChannel5+ Sundays at 1:30 p.m. It’s also available on other cable outlets in middle Tennessee, so check local listings. Check the “Out of the Blue” archives, too, at www.youtube.com/user/MTSUOutOfTheBlue/videos!

Fall into the latest campus news with October ‘Out of the Blue’

The temperatures are cooler and foliage at MTSU is changing colors with the new season! The October 2012 edition of the university’s monthly video magazine, “Out of the Blue,” is ready to warm you up with features on:

  • a unique Constitution Day naturalization ceremony that saw three MTSU students join almost 300 other immigrants to become U.S. citizens;
  • new deans joining the College of Basic and Applied Sciences and the James E. Walker Library;
  • new scientific-research recognition thanks to a partnership with Oak Ridge Associated Universities;
  • a statewide live-TV “surprise party” for successful K-12 schools helmed by MTSU Audio-Visual Services;
  • a rabbi and a reverend finding common ground on the Ten Commandments;
  • more than 400 middle- and high-school girls expanding their horizons in math and science, and more!

You can watch the new “Out of the Blue” above anytime, or watch it on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 Monday through Sunday at 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on NewsChannel5+ Sundays at 1:30 p.m. It’s also available on other cable outlets in middle Tennessee, so check local listings. Check the “Out of the Blue” archives, too, at www.youtube.com/user/MTSUOutOfTheBlue/videos!

Celebrate new academic year with September ‘Out of the Blue’

MTSU’s fall 2012 classes are in full swing, and the September 2012 edition of the university’s monthly video magazine, “Out of the Blue,” has all the campus news you need for a new academic year! This month includes features on:

  • a partnership with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps for unmanned-vehicle and robotics research;
  • MTSU’s most recent Fulbright Scholars as well as a Fulbright professor’s adventures abraod;
  • new courses and services at the Middle Tennessee Education Center in Shelbyville;
  • the summer 2012 commencement ceremony;
  • a special tour of the new Student Union Building;
  • the opening of the Jeff Hendrix Stadium Club, honoring a loyal Blue Raider supporter high above Jones Field;
  • a visit from rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson, and more!

You can watch the new “Out of the Blue” above anytime, or watch it on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 Monday through Sunday at 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on NewsChannel5+ Sundays at 1:30 p.m. It’s also available on other cable outlets in middle Tennessee, so check local listings.

Check the “Out of the Blue” archives, too, at www.youtube.com/user/MTSUOutOfTheBlue/videos!

August ‘Out of the Blue’ gearing up for fall

Fall 2012 classes begin Aug. 25 at MTSU, and the August 2012 edition of the university’s monthly video magazine, “Out of the Blue,” is gearing up for another great academic year! This month includes features on:

  • the new Student Union Building on the west side of campus;
  • an educational partnership between MTSU and Turkey’s Meliksah University;
  • the “True Blue” campaign;
  • war journalist and documentary filmmaker Sebastian Junger’s latest projects, and more!

You can watch the new “Out of the Blue” above anytime, or watch it on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 Monday through Sunday at 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on NewsChannel5+ Sundays at 1:30 p.m. It’s also available on other cable outlets in middle Tennessee, so check local listings.

Check the “Out of the Blue” archives, too, at www.youtube.com/user/MTSUOutOfTheBlue/videos!

July ‘Out of the Blue’ celebrates all things MTSU

At the lake, at the barbecue, in the pool or in the cool, you can enjoy the July 2012 edition of MTSU’s monthly video magazine, “Out of the Blue,” all month long! This month includes features on:

* the special Star Party at MTSU’s Naked-Eye Observatory for the amazing transit of Venus;

* a couple of fascinating campus visitors, Dr. Bill Bass and the Rev. Becca Stephens;

* an experimental vehicle that’s burning up the dirt track this summer, and a local supporter who’s helping keep the program’s engines running;

* a focus on features in the new MTSU Magazine, including a follow-up on the PBS pledge-drive coverage of the “Pa’s Fiddle” music special;

* teachers-in-training helping to paint the town red, and blue and green and yellow, with students at a neighboring community center, and more!

You can watch the new “Out of the Blue” above anytime, or watch it on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 Monday through Sunday at 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on NewsChannel5+ Sundays at 1:30 p.m. It’s also available on other cable outlets in middle Tennessee, so check local listings.

Check the “Out of the Blue” archives, too, at www.youtube.com/user/MTSUOutOfTheBlue/videos!