Administrative efforts to make MTSU both a statewide and national leader in educating veterans takes a significant turn this fall. By late October, the new Veterans and Military Family Center will be up and running, enabling the university’s student-veteran population to have a virtual one-stop-shop to meet a variety of academic-related needs. MTSU will celebrate the dedication of the center at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, highlighting a busy fall semester for student-veterans. The public and MTSU community are invited. At the second Graduating Senior Stole Ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 5, in the Tom H. Jackson Building’s Cantrell Hall, university President Sidney A. McPhee unveiled renderings for the proposed facility, providing facts and the need for the center. Here’s a recap:

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