The June 2019 edition of the “Out of the Blue” television magazine show from Middle Tennessee State University, available to watch above, features conversations on MTSU’s new interactive media major, a local partnership that’s become the Sleep Research Consortium, and preparing students for an in-demand field with the Professional Selling Program. Join us to hear from:

• Dr. Stephanie Dean of the Department of Media Arts in the College of Media and Entertainment, who discusses the digital tools media students are mastering to engage audiences.

• Cynthia Chafin, associate director of the Center for Health and Human Services in the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, who explains how MTSU and local specialists are learning more about how deeply humans need restful sleep for mental, emotional and physical functioning.

• Dr. Lucy Matthews of the Department of Marketing in the Jones College of Business, who discusses how the new Professional Selling Program is bringing faculty expertise in sales and management into an in-demand career field.

Along with viewing online anytime, you can watch “Out of the Blue,” with host Andrew Oppmann, 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.