MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Get ready for the new academic year with the latest edition of “Out of the Blue,” the television magazine program of Middle Tennessee State University.

This month, viewers will discover how the Tennessee Small Business Development Center empowers entrepreneurs across the state, learn about the services offered by our Career Development Center, and get a behind-the-scenes look at this year’s upcoming homecoming festivities.

Watch the full episode below:

Guests who sat down with program host Andrew Oppmann, vice president for marketing and communications, include: 

• Kayla Miller, associate state director of the Tennessee Small Business Development Centers, discusses the no cost consultation services the center provides to entrepreneurs and aspiring small business owners through multiple centers located throughout state. The center network is hosted by Middle Tennessee State University, with a Murfreesboro center operated in partnership with the Jones College of Business. 

• Beka Moore, director of MTSU’s Career Development Center, and Elisha Lawrence, a career advisor at the center, discuss the center’s various services to current students and alumni such as resume creation and updates, interviewing skills and job and internship searches.

• Anna Jacobellis, the 2024 Student Government Association Homecoming director, previews this year’s celebration with the theme of “Blue Raider Rodeo” and the various events scheduled throughout the week of Sept. 16 — swag wagon, chili cookoff, yard party and more — culminating with the Sept. 21 Homecoming Parade that morning, followed later that day with the third Party in the Grove and then the football game against Duke University at Floyd Stadium where the homecoming court is announced at half.

“Out of the Blue” is available anytime on the university’s YouTube channel, the True Blue TV channel, Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV. It also airs on Murfreesboro cable Channel 9 daily at 6 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; NewsChannel5+ at 3:30 p.m. Sundays (6:30 p.m. after Sept. 16); and streamed on the MTSU Jazz Network through WMOT.org at 7 a.m. on the first Sunday of each month; and on other cable outlets in Middle Tennessee, so check local listings. 

It is also available as a podcast on iTunes and Google Play and as individual interview segments on Spotify at https://spoti.fi/453hxg3. 

Watch previous episodes of “Out of the Blue” at https://mtsunews.com/out-of-the-blue.

— Jimmy Hart (Jimmy.Hart@mtsu.edu)