The Jesse Stuart room in Pogue Library was a full house Friday as the Board of Regents met to discuss topics such as the Tennessee Valley Authority contract, tuition increases, Waterfield Library renovations and the campus tobacco policy amongst others. UPCOMING CHANGES With last week’s closures fresh on their minds, the regents approved negotiations with Read More
With temperatures falling and winter setting in, Tennessee Valley Authority, which provides electricity for the University, poses the threat of a campus-wide power outage. “If the TVA needs the power or has a limited source, they will call us and we have five minutes to shut down,” President Bob Davies said. “In return for shutting Read More
On Jan. 6, 2014, Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, required Murray State to shut off power to conserve energy and it has a chance to happen again. The contract requires the University to power down during low temperatures due to a high demand for energy. The contract, called 5MR (five minute response) gives Murray State a Read More
Murray State’s Equine Center received $309,000 to install, test and operate a biomass heating system for the facility from the Tennessee Valley Authority and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The biomass heating system will utilize renewable plant/crop feedstock — an agricultural crop that can be grown and used for energy or the waste from a Read More