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Murray State to celebrate holiday season with special events

By MSU Public Relations

Murray State University will celebrate the holiday season with a pair of special events in December that are free and open to the public; the events include the Town & Gown Holiday Concert and the annual Holidays at Oakhurst.

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Bentley Badgett and Rhea Ashby

More western Kentucky teachers now eligible to apply for scholarship for graduate study at MSU’s Madisonville campus

By Aviva Yasgur

Murray State University is pleased to announce that the Rogers Badgett Sr. Foundation Scholarship for Graduate Education will be expanding its eligibility to give access to scholarship support to more teachers in western Kentucky.

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Vandergriff family and friends

Family and friends of Leah Vandergriff establish scholarship for Speech-Language Pathology graduate students

By Aviva Yasgur

Murray State University has announced the establishment of the Leah Vandergriff Memorial Scholarship, funded by gifts to the Murray State University Foundation by Leah’s family and friends in her memory.

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Alexander Hall

CAEP visits MSU’s College of Education and Human Services

By Claire Layne

Murray State University’s College of Education and Human Services (COEHS) and teacher preparation programs in the Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, and the Hutson School of Agriculture received their final site visit report from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) this year.

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Department of Art & Design senior capstone exhibitions on display

By MSU Public Relations

The Murray State University Department of Art & Design and University Galleries are pleased to announce the capstone exhibitions of work by Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) students for fall 2023.

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Syler Kennedy and Kaid Marek

Fall 2023 Outstanding Senior recipients

By MSU Public Relations

Murray State University has named Syler Kennedy and Kaid Marek as the recipients of the fall 2023 Outstanding Senior recognition.

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The Whole Town's Talking cast

MSU to present its 100th anniversary theatre production of “The Whole Town’s Talking”

By Dr. Brent Menchinger

The Department of Global Languages and Theatre Arts at Murray State University celebrates its 100th anniversary of theatre by presenting “The Whole Town’s Talking,” last performed in 1924-1925.

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MSU receives award for marketing campaign highlighting University’s centennial year

By MSU Public Relations

Murray State University has been recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) as an award winner for its marketing campaign highlighting the University’s centennial year in 2022

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Tommy Lewis

Tommy Lewis Endowed Scholarship for Business established at Murray State University

By Aviva Yasgur

Tommy Lewis, a 1982 graduate of Livingston Central High School and 1986 graduate of Murray State University, has established an endowed scholarship at Murray State for business majors from Livingston, Lyon, and Marshall counties in Kentucky.

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AUA Honor Society members

Alpha Upsilon Alpha Literacy Honors Society makes impact on the Murray community

By Claire Layne

Alpha Upsilon Alpha Literacy Honors Society (AUA) at Murray State University is committed to serving classrooms, schools, communities, and the world by bringing literature to the forefront.

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