SEPTEMBER

Constitution Day

The MTSU community again spoke the words that ordained and established America during the annual Constitution Week observance September 13–15. September 17 marked Constitution Day, the 235th anniversary of the signing of the document in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall.

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the public gathered daily beginning September 13, at sites across campus for 75-minute-long readings of the Constitution.

The University’s traditional outdoor public readings of the historic American document were coordinated by the MTSU chapter of the American Democracy Project. Volunteers walked up, joined the line of readers, and took their turn reading a brief section of the Constitution aloud.

University of Opportunities

MTSU again made the U.S. News & World Report’s Top 100 national list for Top Performers in Social Mobility for its efforts to help disadvantaged students reach their educational goals.

U.S. News announced its 2022–23 evaluations of 1,500 colleges and universities, ranking MTSU at No. 82 for social mobility, No. 156 for Top Public Schools, No. 130 for Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (at schools where doctorates are not offered), No. 206 in Nursing, and No. 247 in Business. The University also was ranked No. 299 among the top National Universities.

MTSU, which first made U.S. News’ Top 100 in Social Mobility in 2020, devotes considerable efforts to serve first-generation and underrepresented college students. We recently launched a new push, called MT Tuition Free, to help qualified students determine pathways that could eliminate or greatly reduce their tuition costs.

9/11 Remembrance

Greg Mays, director of Homeland Security at the Tennessee Department of Safety, helped MTSU commemorate the 21st anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack by the extremist group al-Qaida, as MTSU hosted the eighth annual 9/11 Remembrance on campus.

The event was held September 11, in the Tom H. Jackson Building’s Cantrell Hall. It was hosted by the

A retired U.S. Secret Service agent and a U.S. Navy veteran, Mays was the guest speaker for the ceremony. He shared memories as part of then-Vice President Dick Cheney’s Secret Service detail in the aftermath.

Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center, which assists more than 1,100 student veterans and family members seeking degrees, pursuing careers, or needing help with Veteran Affairs benefits.