Last week the Board of Regents decided to open the search for Murray State’s next president to the public in the final stages after the search committee previously debated having a private search. SEARCH COMMITTEE In the absence of search committee chair Stephen Williams, Harry Lee Waterfield acted as chair pro-tem at the meeting Read More
Murray State has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges as one of the top schools in the country for 23 years in a row. The recently released 2014 rankings listed Murray State in eighth place among the top public regional universities in the South. The University has been a top-ranked public Read More
Sporting bright yellow T-shirts while patrolling campus, Racer Patrol stand out from the rest of the student body. According to David DeVoss, chief of Murray State police and director of Public Safety and Emergency Management, said Racer Patrol officers on campus serve an enormous benefit to the University, which sometimes can go unnoticed by students. Read More
Last year Murray State adopted its new slogan, “Take Your Place.” This year that slogan is being put into practice by 11 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, and Alliance students as they become involved in the new Out Racers: Take Your Place program. D. Andrew Porter, junior from Scottsville, Ky., is the student coordinator for Read More
Following unexpected budgetary issues, the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity has now obtained the necessary funds to offer Research Scholar Fellowships for this academic year. David Eaton, an URSA board member, said there were multiple signals at the beginning of the school year that money was going to be tight for fellowships. He Read More
Faculty, staff and students gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the Hutson School of Agriculture’s renovated Arboretum Thursday afternoon. The multi-use facility contains crops, a pond, greenhouses, gardens, pathways on 16-acres of land. “The Arboretum definitely has become a community and city resource,” Tony Brannon, dean of Hutson School of Agriculture, said. “It’s first Read More
The Murray Police Department will be offering an educational program this fall for residents and those who work in Murray aimed at strengthening their bond with the city. The Fall 2013 Citizens’ Police Academy is an eight-week program put on by the Murray Police Department to inform citizens on the roles our local law enforcement Read More
In an attempt to try and standardize Murray State’s Fall Break schedule starting in 2014, Faculty Regent Renee Fister has begun to gauge the interest of several constituencies on campus. Already, Fister has talked to Provost Jay Morgan, Staff Regent Phil Schooley, Student Government Association President Jeremiah Johnson and also addressed various members of the Read More