#MyMTStory

What MTSU experience prepared you for your career?

We asked alumni what helped them get hands-on experience at MTSU, where students’ opportunities range from real-life psychology clients to a speech-hearing clinic, a neuroscience lab to a forensic response team, and Bonnaroo production to biology research.

Rob Payne (’97)

The chance to conduct digestibility trials in dairy cows as an undergraduate!!

Matthew Keylon (’23)

Internships through the Career Development Center

Christa Jensen Court (’06)

Honors College thesis research experience with Dr. E. Anthon Eff prepared me for a Ph.D. program in Economics and to be a researchfocused economist! Just promoted to associate professor with tenure at University of Florida this fall!

Jill Napier (’99)

Middle Tennessee State University played a significant role in preparing me for a career in the music industry. Through my involvement with the concerts committee, I gained valuable experience by working in hospitality for various events.

Rachel Hannah Wright (’19)

The Dale Carnegie course!

Shelbey Hill-Hughes (’24)

The Industrial-Organizational Psychology master’s program offered several opportunities for client-facing work. These opportunities varied from survey development to training needs analyses. Collaborating with clients with diverse needs, expectations, and requirements is a daily part of my career now, and having those opportunities during my time at MTSU allowed me to join the workforce as an employee who’s comfortable and experienced in client management.

Zoë Henley (’22)

Becoming an RA!

Will Reynolds (’83)

The strength of a college education is the collective whole. There is no one experience that prepared me for career. My career was enhanced at MTSU due to innumerable experiences and opportunities.

Antonio Dodson (’24)

Career fairs that led to internships

Ross Sibley (’24)

Undergraduate research (SOAR)!!