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Olympic Dreams
Soon-to-graduate MTSU Video and Film Production student Tobin Smith spent nearly a month in Paris interning for NBC Sports during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Smith worked as a senior utility and Steadicam assistant. His role consisted of transporting gear from place to place, building the Steadicam, and taking care of it and its operator as part of the Maria Taylor Late Night Show.
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Country Music Star
Liliana Manyara (’24) had a remarkable internship with the Country Music Association (CMA) her final semester, covering the annual CMA Fest in Nashville. First and foremost, she met Dolly Parton, but also captured and edited content for CMA’s social media pages. Manyara, who worked on MTSU’s regional Emmy-winning “We Do It All” ad, is now a licensing coordinator at performing rights organization SESAC.
mtsunews.com/liliana-manyara-profile
First in Flight
Aerospace Professor Paul Craig was honored with MTSU’s 2024 Career Achievement Award. C raig was the University’s first flight instructor for MTSU’s renowned aviation training program. Aside from his time in the cockpit, Craig has authored 15 books on aviation safety and flight training, has also worked f or NASA, and received n umerous other University an d industry awards.
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Ever Blue
MTSU's School of Journalism and Strategic Media launched a student-powered communications agency, Ever Blue Branding, intended to boost area businesses while providing students with job-ready experiences in a fully functioning agency. The agency is building i ts professional advisory board, which includes inaugural member and MTSU alumnus Brooks Christol of the advertising a gency Barker & Christol in Murfreesboro.
mtsunews.com/mtsu-launches-everblue-branding
Taking a Risk
The Society of Actuaries recently recognized MTSU as a Center of Actuarial Excellence. The University also hosted one of t he premier annual events for actuaries around the world, the 2024 Actuarial Research Conference. Actuarial science applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in insurance, pension, finance, investment, and other industries and professions.
https://mtsunews.com/mtsu-center-of-acturial-science/
Cyber Experts
With electronic data being so foundational to modern commerce and industry, MTSU’s Jennings A. Jones College of Business now offers the only bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity Management i n the state of Tennessee. Curriculum includes development and programming for cybersecurity, cloud computing, digital forensics, infrastructure design and management, database design, and systems analysis and design.
