MTSU faculty and staff shared information on a variety of upcoming campus happenings, including a new holiday concert, during the Nov. 16 “Action Line” program with veteran host Bart Walker.

The live program was 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 show here.

Guests included:

• Dr. Hilary Miller, director of MTSU’s Veterans and Military Family Center, who discussed the recent grand opening of the center.

Guests for the Nov. 16 WGNS Radio “Action Line” program include, from top, Dr. Hilary Miller of the MTSU Veterans and Military Family Center, Justin Durham of Tucker Theatre and Dr. Bill McDowell, holder of the Pam Wright Chair of Entrepreneurship. (MTSU photos by Jimmy Hart)

With plenty of fanfare, MTSU opened the center with a Nov. 5 ribbon-cutting on the first floor of Keathley University Center followed by a program in front of an overflow crowd in the KUC Theater.

The 2,600-square-foot, $329,000 center will be a one-stop-shop for MTSU’s approximately 1,000 student veterans and family members. The center is now the largest and most comprehensive veterans center among Tennessee universities.

Read the full story here.

• Justin Durham, Department of Theatre and Dance production manager, who discussed the inaugural “Joys of the Season” holiday concert at MTSU.

MTSU Arts will feature the concert, a showcase of music, art, theater and dance, on Dec. 3, and organizers in the College of Liberal Arts hope it will become a holiday tradition. WGNS Radio personality Bart Walker, an MTSU alumnus, will serve as the concert’s master of ceremonies.

The concert is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at MTSU’s Tucker Theatre. Tickets will be $10 for general admission, $5 for seniors (55 and older) and K-12 students and free to MTSU students with valid ID cards.

Read the full story here.

• Dr. Bill McDowell, holder of the Pam Wright Chair of Entrepreneurship at MTSU, discussed Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 16-20 at MTSU.

MTSU students and others have been immersed in entrepreneurial ideas and strategies as part of a full slate of activities. The purpose of the event is to provide students and aspiring entrepreneurs with a taste of the knowledge and skills necessary to turn their own ideas into businesses.

The week included a variety of lectures, workshops, panel discussions and even a fair for high school students. Read more here.

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