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Showcasing Success
MTSU and alumna Tracey Rogers, WKRN vice president/general manager, announced a partnership for Nashville’s ABC affiliate to showcase the success of students and graduates from MTSU Online programs and the College of Education. In May and June, Local on 2 interviewed students who reached their educational goals through MTSU Online. This fall, the College of Education will join the station’s “Take a Titan 2 School” feature.
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Building a Résumé
Computer Science and Data Science students were not only creating games and dabbling with virtual reality and artificial intelligence at this year’s HackMT, but also networking and establishing relationships with (hopefully) potential employers. Joined by industry representatives, students on 10 teams spent 36 nonstop hours creating apps and more during the January event. HackMT receives support from industry partners, led by Asurion and Amazon.
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A Scholar’s Scholar
A my Aldridge Sanford, vice provost for academic programs, is the recipient of the Jack Kay Award for Community Engagement and Applied Communication Scholarship—a major regional honor from the 13-state Central States Communication Association. The award recognizes communication scholars who have achieved notable success in applying their work to confront issues of social injustice, inequality, intolerance, and prejudice.
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Tech Titan
Sam Zaza, assistant professor in the Department of Information Systems and Analytics of MTSU’s Jones College of Business, recently received a prestigious Greater Nashville Technology Council Award as Diversity and Inclusion Advocate of the Year. Zaza said she emphasizes the importance of attracting underrepresented populations early toward pursuing degrees in technology fields.
mtsunews.com/zaza-ntc-award-diversity-inclusion-advocacy
Research Behind Bars
The highest quality research on prison education and workforce programs shows a positive impact on recidivism rates, earnings, and employment opportunities for participants, according to a report by MTSU professors Steven Sprick Schuster and Ben Stickle (working with MTSU’s Political Economy Research Institute). The Mackinac Center for Public Policy released a summary of this journal-accepted research—the largest meta-analysis on the topic to date.
mtsunews.com/sprick-schusterstickle-prison-education-research
Expert in Her Field
Marie Patterson, director of MTSU’s Physician Assistant Studies program, which launched in 2022, was named Physician Assistant of the Year by the Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants. Patterson, a former clinician who for many years staffed MTSU’s student health center, moved into academia in 2017, helping establish Lipscomb University’s PA program. The MTSU program leads to an M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies.
