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Editor's Letter
Speaking Up
by Drew Ruble
This edition of MTSU magazine highlights an especially large number of accomplished alumni making an impact on the world.
They are proof that armed with an MTSU education, the sky is the limit in terms of finding success in life. But they are just a few of the nearly 140,000 MTSU graduates living today.
Many of you readers, too, are making a difference and have professional experience to share that could help guide future graduates along their paths in life.
The MTSU Alumni Relations team recently created a new outreach, MT Talks, that offers speaking engagement opportunities to graduates of the University wishing to give back to today’s students.
Especially now in the COVID age, where much of the higher education being delivered to students is done so virtually, there arguably has never been a better time for alumni around the globe to offer to speak to a class about important industry topics or career advice in their field.
From the Apple campus in California, for example, alumnus Blake Merryman (’13) recently gave a talk to English students titled “Software Engineering at Apple: Where STEM and Liberal Arts Intersect.” Merryman (pictured above on the Apple campus), who is now a software engineer for the big tech company, was active as a resident assistant/director, student ambassador, and intramural sports competitor while at MTSU. In his virtual visit with current students, he shared his journey from being an Aerospace and Mathematics double-major to his career in technical writing on the Health App team at Apple.
Chances are you had a great experience at MTSU and want to give back to current students as they prepare for graduation. A financial gift would be greatly appreciated, but the gift of your time is also valuable. So too is participating again—perhaps for the first time in many years—in the life of your University. If you want to share your professional expertise with current students, the MTSU Alumni Association hopes you will consider applying to be a part of MT Talks. Our students have much to learn from you and enjoy connecting with MTSU alumni.
Heck, you might even find a great new future employee for your business!
