MTSU faculty and staff appeared on WGNS Radio recently to share information about the opening of a new photographic archive, a highly ranked online master’s degree program and a new degree offering in tourism and hospitality management.

The details were shared during the April 15 “Action Line” program with 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.

MTSU faculty and staff appeared on WGNS Radio recently for the April 15 “Action Line” program with host Bart Walker. Pictured, top right, is Jackie Heigle, curator of the Baldwin Photographic Gallery at MTSU; top left, from left, Dr. Rick Sluder, dean of MTSU’s University College and vice provost for Student Success, and Dr. Pamela Morris, Master of Professional Studies graduate coordinator in the University Studies Department; and bottom left, from left, Dr. Nicky Wu, an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance, and Dr. Joey Gray, an associate professor in MTSU’s Department of Health and Human Performance and coordinator for the Leisure, Travel and Tourism Studies Program. (MTSU photo illustration by Jimmy Hart)

Guests and their topics were as follows:

• Jackie Heigle, curator of the Baldwin Photographic Gallery at MTSU, discussed the new Baldwin Photographic Collection and Archive located inside the Miller Education Center on Bell Street.

MTSU now has a new state-of-the-art, temperature-controlled archive on campus that will allow faculty, staff and students to gain access to its extensive collection while also allowing the university to determine a more definitive value of a rich trove of visual art.

Learn more at https://mtsunews.com/baldwin-archive-ribbon-cutting/.

• Dr. Rick Sluder, dean of MTSU’s University College and vice provost for Student Success, and Dr. Pamela Morris, Master of Professional Studies graduate coordinator in the University Studies Department, discussed MTSU’s highly ranked online program for Master of Professional Studies in Training and Development.

The program has received top rankings for quality and affordability. Learn more at https://mtsunews.com/online-masters-training-development-rankings-19/.

• Dr. Joey Gray, an associate professor in MTSU’s Department of Health and Human Performance and coordinator for the Leisure, Travel and Tourism Studies Program, and Dr. Nicky Wu, an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance, discussed MTSU’s new Tourism and Hospitality Management degree.

MTSU is poised to become one of the premier institutions for furnishing personnel to a burgeoning industry that is critical to the Midstate economy and in need of skilled professionals. Learn more at https://mtsunews.com/tourism-hospitality-degree-launch-mar2019/

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.