Recent disparaging remarks from Western Kentucky University’s Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Gordon Emslie regarding Murray State, prompted response Friday from the University. Emslie is quoted in a Kentucky School Board Association press release concerning the impending closure of Mid-Continent University and where the displaced students are seeking to finish their degrees. Murray Read More
Representatives from the Student Government Association, Faculty Senate and Staff Congress met recently to create a new inclement weather schedule. The new schedule proposed that all classes meeting before 9:30 a.m. will be canceled during inclement weather, and classes meeting after 9:30 a.m. will continue at the regularly scheduled time. While the changes have not Read More
Last Thursday, following approval by the Council of Post-Secondary Education, Murray State adopted its second doctorate degree program. Set to be available fall 2014 and already accepting applications for the new program, Murray State will offer a doctorate degree in education. Interim President Tim Miller said this is tremendous news for the University and the Read More
In preparation for Murray State’s centennial, Jay Morgan, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, has implemented a task force to discuss plans for the University’s academic future. “When I came in as the new chief academic officer, I realized we needed to have a strategic plan or visioning plan for Academic Affairs,” Morgan said. Read More
While students have enjoyed a three-month vacation, A&K Construction and its subcontractors have been hard at work turning what began as a concrete base into Murray State’s new Paducah, Ky., regional campus facility. Kim Oatman, Murray State’s chief facilities officer, says construction is right where it needs to be. The campus is scheduled to be Read More
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges accredit Murray State every 10 years. The University is required to develop a Quality Enhancement Plan, a plan of action for improving student learning, as part of the reaccreditation. The theme for Murray State’s new QEP is the application of knowledge and skills in a Read More
On Feb. 24 – 28 of 2014, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges will have an on-site visit of Murray State. In an effort to prepare for the reaccreditation by SACS, faculty and staff have worked for the past two years in order to make the exchange of documents easier on Read More