Middle Tennessee State representatives appeared on WGNS Radio recently to talk about an impactful public history degree program, a full slate of events on campus for National Women’s History Month in March, and an upcoming conference on positive aging.

They appeared on the live “Action Line” program with host Scott Walker broadcast on FM 100.5, 101.9 and AM 1450 from the WGNS studio in downtown Murfreesboro. If you missed it, you can listen to a podcast of the Feb. 19 program.

Guests included:         

• Dr. Kelly A. Kolar, associate professor in the MTSU Department of History, discussed the department’s highly respected Public History Ph.D. program and the impressive work by current students.

MTSU has led the way in offering a Ph.D. with public history as the major field of study. This program offers an innovative, practice-based, individualized program of study and provides a community of nationally recognized scholars and cultural heritage professionals cooperating to train the next generation of leaders in the field.

• Dr. Maigan Wipfli, director of the June Anderson Center for Women and Nontraditional Students, discussed a full slate of events on tap for this year’s National Women’s History Month observance throughout March and into early April.

Coordinated by the JAC, the official kickoff for the observance will be held Tuesday, March 12, with a National Women’s History Month Opening Ceremony including presentation of this year’s Trailblazer Awards beginning at 2 p.m. March 12 at Tucker Theatre.

The full calendar of events and pdf copy of the calendar are available on the June Anderson Center’s website at https://mtsu.edu/jac/nwhm.php. 

• Dr. Deborah Lee, NHC Chair of Excellence in Nursing and director of the Positive Aging Consortium, and Kevin Fehr, owner of Amada Senior Care and a community member of the MTSU Positive Aging Consortium and the conference planning team, discussed the second Positive Aging Conference in early April at MTSU.

Registration is now open for the second conference, scheduled for April 5 at the MTSU Miller Education Center in Murfreesboro. Registration fee is $35. Calling this year’s conference at “transformative event,” organizers are reminding the public that registration is exclusively available online, and spots are limited. Registration will conclude March 22.

Registration and conference speaker details are available by going to https://w1.mtsu.edu/pac/conference.php and clicking on the registration link or the conference agenda link.

Students, faculty and staff who are interested in guesting on WGNS to promote their MTSU-related activities should contact Jimmy Hart, director of MTSU News and Media Relations, at 615-898-5131 or via email at jimmy.hart@mtsu.edu.