News from Murray State University

Willie Carver

Acclaimed author and 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Willie Edward Taylor Carver, Jr. to speak at MSU

By Aviva Yasgur

Acclaimed author, native Kentuckian and 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Willie Edward Taylor Carver, Jr. will speak in the Freed Curd Auditorium in the Collins Center for Industry and Technology on Murray State University’s campus at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 18.

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Tech Mania 2024

Cyber Education and Research Center hosts high school tech day: Tech Mania

By Annie Dail

More than 150 students from high schools around west Kentucky and northwest Tennessee recently competed in Tech Mania 2024.

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Students on the pedestrian walkway

Future Racers encouraged to apply for 2024-25 admission today

This year’s freshman class is the largest in Murray State history

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Partnership between Murray State University and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to boost economic development in agriculture

By MSU Public Relations

Murray State University and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture have announced a formal partnership in advancing economic development in the agricultural industry.

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Paige Weising

Student selected to participate in prestigious Critical Language Scholarship Program in South Korea this summer

By Dani Ray

Murray State University junior Paige Weising has been selected as one of about 500 students nationwide to participate in the 2024 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program this summer

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Clockwise from top left:  Popeye Jones ‘05, Cindy Griner ‘82, Dr. Sacha Sharp ‘10, Richard Heath ’84, ’89, and Steven David

Alumni Association names 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients

By MSU Alumni Association

The Murray State University Alumni Association (MSUAA) is proud to announce that four outstanding Murray State alumni have been selected as the 2024 recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award.

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Outstanding Educator awards

College of Education and Human Services calls for outstanding educator nominations ahead of Sparks Lecture

By Claire Layne

Murray State University’s College of Education and Human Services (COEHS) will host its annual Sparks Lecture on April 30 in the Alexander Hall Auditorium.

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Campus entrance with tulips

MSU to host drug safety summit on combating illicit fentanyl and saving lives

By MSU Public Relations

Event to include Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, as well as former White House Director Drug Czar Jim Carroll

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Model UN group 2024

Model UN Team takes home seven awards at Midwest Model UN conference

By Dani Ray

Murray State University’s Model United Nations (UN) Team took home seven awards at the Midwest Model UN (MMUN) conference Feb. 21-24 in St. Louis, Missouri

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Hopkinsville Regional Academy

MSU to host Hopkinsville Academy for Nonprofit Development and Leadership beginning this fall

By Natalie Thurmond

Murray State University's Center for Adult and Regional Education will co-host the Hopkinsville Academy for Nonprofit Development and Leadership (HANDL) with the University's Nonprofit Resource Center beginning in fall 2024 and running through spring 2025

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