MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Author Ryan Jenkins began his keynote remarks for Middle Tennessee State University’s recent Leadership Summit at Embassy Suites with the story of the tiny hamlet of Kugluktuk in western Canada that at one point had the world’s highest teen suicide rate despite a population of just under 1,500 people.
In response to the crisis, the community introduced the sport of lacrosse to the local high school, he said, and the team, the Kugluktuk Griz .
Sponsored in part by the Political Economy Research Institute at Middle Tennessee State University, the first Dr. Harold A. Black Academic Conference took place at the historic Read House in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in early September.
The conference showcased papers from 10 authors and five co-authors that directly examined, extended or built on Black’s scholarship, made possible by a PERI partnership with the Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise at the University of Tennessee, .
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University is again recognizing outstanding alumni who represent excellence and distinction through their professional careers, loyal support and service to the broader community.
From 1960 to present, the MTSU Alumni Association has recognized accomplished alumni with the association’s highest honor: the Distinguished Alumni Award.
This year’s recipient is Katie Vance (Class of 2005) .