Middle Tennessee State University welcomes new and returning students to campus with the Week of Welcome. From Aug. 21 – Sept. 7, the university will offer a variety of free events to MTSU students including a variety show and comedy stand-up show by Cash Cab host Ben Bailey. Check out our photos from the events over the weekend including the President’s Picnic and a calendar of events to come. Check back throughout the week to see new photos from the Week of Welcome.
Check out our photos below of the carnival and the President’s Picnic:
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MTSU students form a dancing train to the Village People’s “YMCA” Sunday afternoon at the 2015 President’s Picnic after Convocation. (MTSU Sidelines/ Sarah Grace Taylor)
MTSU students form a dancing train to the Village People’s “YMCA” Sunday afternoon at the 2015 President’s Picnic after Convocation. (MTSU Sidelines/ Sarah Grace Taylor)
MTSU students form a dancing train to the Village People’s “YMCA” Sunday afternoon at the 2015 President’s Picnic after Convocation. (MTSU Sidelines/ Sarah Grace Taylor)
MTSU students and families enjoy the Week of Welcome carnival on the Student Union Commons Saturday night. (MTSU Sidelines/ Sarah Grace Taylor)
Freshmen Cabarrius Frierson, Mireya Samayoa, Tyeisha Jackson and Briana Johnson play trivia at the Saturday night Carnival at the student Union Building. (MTSU Sidelines/ Sarah Grace Taylor)
President McPhee invites freshmen Makayla Walker and Breuna Phillips to MTSU Sunday afternoon at the 2015 President’s Picnic. (MTSU Sidelines/Sarah Grace Taylor)
Freshman Destiny Willis swipes in at the Saturday night Carnival, her first Connection Point event as part of the 2015 Week of Welcome. (MTSU Sidelines/ Sarah Grace Taylor)
MTSU Students dance and rave at Crash the Commons in front of the Student Union. (MTSU Sidelines/ Sarah Grace Taylor)
Allan Jones (left), a public relations major, and freshman Braden Young, a physics major, go for strategize during a game of giant Jenga at Crash the Commons. (MTSU Sidelines/ Sarah Grace Taylor)
Bryant Nevar, a sophomore business administration major, and Michelle Cochran, a junior recording industry management major, play an intense round of cornhole at Crash the Commons. (MTSU Sidelines/ Sarah Grace Taylor)
Preston H. 19, leave the pizza booth at Break the Commons. Pizza was offered and served majority of the night to the students on Thursday, August 27, 2015. (MTSU Sidelines/ Lakeva Lewis)
Feature Photo by Myles Valrie
Story by Jacob Burgess
Love was in the air during Middle Tennessee vs New Mexico State. MTSU center Julius Pierce proposed to his girlfriend, Brooklyn McIntosh, during the senior day celebrations. Unfortunately, that love turned to heartbreak as Middle Tennessee lost 36-21.
