Middle Tennessee State University’s “Out of the Blue” TV magazine show is staying on course for our new academic year in the August 2020 edition, featuring discussions with three university leaders who’ve been working on our safe return to campus.

Join us to hear from:

• Dr. Eric Clark, medical director of MTSU’s Student Health Services, who reminds us of the requirements for social distancing and masks and has tips for students to keep themselves and others safer when they’re on campus.

• Dr. Mark Byrnes, university provost and chair of MTSU’s COVID-19 Strategic Task Force, who explains the five class formats MTSU students and faculty will be using to learn and teach this fall, including traditional, online, remote, hybrid and web-assisted courses.

• Dr. Deb Sells, vice president for student affairs and vice provost for enrollment and academic services at MTSU, who has updates on changes in on-campus living, including dorm move-in appointments and private dorm rooms, along with changes in activities and special events.

The show also is closed-captioned for viewers with hearing impairments.

You can watch “Out of the Blue,” with host Andrew Oppmann, anytime online and on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 daily at 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and on NewsChannel5+ at 3:30 p.m. Sundays. “Out of the Blue” also is available as iTunes and Google Play podcasts and on other cable outlets in Middle Tennessee, so check local listings.

Enjoy previous editions of “Out of the Blue” here in our archives, too.