{"id":30,"date":"2024-08-07T16:25:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T16:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-07-27T05:58:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:58:02","slug":"contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/contact\/","title":{"rendered":"About\u00a0Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Office Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday &#8211; Friday 8:00am &#8211; 4:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For general inquiries about Graduate Studies or the admissions process, please contact us at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Email:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:askgrad@mtsu.edu\">askgrad@mtsu.edu<\/a><br><strong>Phone:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:6158982840\">615-898-2840<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:askgrad@mtsu.edu\"><br><\/a><strong>International students may email:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:internationalgrad@mtsu.edu\">internationalgrad@mtsu.edu<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>International students may call:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:6158982840\">615-904-8190<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Administrative Staff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>David L. Butler, Ph.D.<\/strong><br>Vice Provost for Research&nbsp;Dean of Graduate Studies<br><a href=\"mailto:David.Butler@mtsu.edu\">David.Butler@mtsu.edu<\/a><br>615-898-2840<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Racha El Kadiri, Ph.D.<\/strong><br>Associate Dean of Graduate Studies<br><a href=\"mailto:Racha.Elkadiri@mtsu.edu\">Racha.ElKadiri@mtsu.edu<\/a><br>615-898-2218<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tara Hayes<\/strong><br>Administrative Assistant to Dr. Butler<br><a href=\"mailto:tara.hayes@mtsu.edu\">tara.hayes@mtsu.edu<\/a><br>615-898-2840<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Christine Crisp<\/strong><br>Executive Assistant to Dr. El Kadiri<br><a href=\"mailto:askgrad@mtsu.edu\">Christine.Crisp@mtsu.edu<\/a><br>615-898-2218<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Renee Aydelott<\/strong><br>Accountant<br><a href=\"mailto:renee.aydelott@mtsu.edu\">renee.aydelott@mtsu.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<br>615-898-2840<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vacant<\/strong><br>Office Coordinator\/Manager<br><a href=\"mailto:askgrad@mtsu.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:askgrad@mtsu.edu\">askgrad@mtsu.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<br>615-898-2177<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Emily Butch<\/strong><br>Business Process Specialist<br><a href=\"mailto:askgrad@mtsu.edu\">emily.butch@mtsu.edu<\/a><br>615-898-5589<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ramona Collins<br><\/strong>Director of Strategic Digital Marketing<br><a href=\"mailto:ramona.collins@mtsu.edu\">ramona.collins@mtsu.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<br>615-494-7630<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lightgray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Student Support Staff&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lyndsey Bennett<\/strong><em><strong><br><\/strong><\/em>Analyst Manager<br><a href=\"mailto:askgrad@mtsu.edu\">askgrad@mtsu.edu<\/a><br>615-898-2840<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hector Hernandez<\/strong><br>Graduate Analyst<br><a href=\"mailto:askgrad@mtsu.edu\">askgrad@mtsu.edu<\/a><br>615-898-2840<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Denise Hathaway<\/strong><br>Graduate Analyst<br><a href=\"mailto:askgrad@mtsu.edu\">askgrad@mtsu.edu<\/a><br>615-898-2840<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Andi Jones<\/strong><br>Graduate Analyst<br><a href=\"mailto:askgrad@mtsu.edu\">askgrad@mtsu.edu<\/a><br>615-898-2840<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>International Admissions<br><\/strong>Analyst, International Graduate Enrollment&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br><a href=\"mailto:Internationalgrad@mtsu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">InternationalGrad@mtsu.edu<\/a><br>(615) 904-8190<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Immigration&nbsp;<br><\/strong>Immigration Graduate Specialist<br><a href=\"mailto:InternationalStudentScholarServices@mtsu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">InternationalStudentScholarServices@mtsu.edu<\/a><br>(615)&nbsp;494-8643<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-block accordion expandable-group expandable-group-lightblock\" id=\"newExpandable\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-lightblock\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headinglocation\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandablelocation\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandablelocation\">Location<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandablelocation\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-lightblock\" aria-labelledby=\"headinglocation\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mailing Address (Domestic Students)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">College of Graduate Studies<br>1301 East Main Street Box 42<br>Murfreesboro, TN 37132<br>United States<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mailing Address (International Students)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Office of International Affairs<br>1301 East Main Street Box 120<br>Murfreesboro, TN 37132<br>United States<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physical Address (and Courier\/Express Delivery Address)- Domestic Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">College of Graduate Studies<br>Sam H. Ingram Building<br>2269 Middle 乐播传媒入口 Blvd. Main Floor<br>Murfreesboro, TN 37132<br>United States<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physical Address (and Courier\/Express Delivery Address)- International Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Office of International Affairs<br>Jones Hall<br>624 Old Main Circle Room 152<br>Murfreesboro, TN 37132<br>United States<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/maps\/campusmap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/08\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"Map of mtsu campus\" class=\"wp-image-31\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/08\/image.jpeg 794w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/08\/image-300x176.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/08\/image-768x451.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mtsu-blocks-expandable-item accordion-item expandable-heading expandable-heading-lightblock\"><h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headinghistory-of-the-college-of-graduate-studies\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsenewExpandablehistory-of-the-college-of-graduate-studies\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsenewExpandablehistory-of-the-college-of-graduate-studies\">History of the College of Graduate Studies<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"collapsenewExpandablehistory-of-the-college-of-graduate-studies\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse expandable-content expandable-content-lightblock\" aria-labelledby=\"headinghistory-of-the-college-of-graduate-studies\" data-bs-parent=\"#newExpandable\"><div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1951, the&nbsp;<strong>Middle 乐播传媒入口 State College Graduate School<\/strong>&nbsp;was established in recognition of the importance that graduate instruction had attained. In 1991, as graduate education continued to grow and develop, the Graduate School was renamed as the&nbsp;<strong>College of Graduate Studies at 乐播传媒入口<\/strong>&nbsp;to signify the academic status of the College. All graduate degrees are awarded by the College of Graduate Studies, under the auspices of the Graduate Dean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">乐播传媒入口, founded in 1911 as a Normal School, is now a major public institution of higher learning in the state, the southeast, and the nation, is a member of the State University and Community College System of 乐播传媒入口. The University draws energy from and responds to the vibrant and diverse culture of middle 乐播传媒入口, known for its internationally recognized arts, entertainment, and music communities; an innovative health-care sector; a robust manufacturing economy; and the historic 乐播传媒入口 Walking Horse. As a broad-based, comprehensive university, 乐播传媒入口 offers selected graduate programs, primarily serving students of the region but also attracting many others from across the nation and throughout the world. The University takes pride in providing quality educational programs that incorporate the most recent technologies to meet the changing needs of the dynamic environment. At the same time, it maintains a sense of community and a commitment to student-centered learning. Its focus on scholarship reflects an increasing emphasis on research, creative arts, and public and professional service&#8211;activities that mirror the vitality of its students, its faculty, and the region. 乐播传媒入口 remains committed to the education of a non-racially identifiable student body and promotes diversity and access without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students of the College of Graduate Studies are expected to demonstrate superior talent, high motivation, and dedication to advancing the goals of the University. These goals include an emphasis on academic excellence, teaching distinction, public service, research, expanding economic opportunity, cultural preservation, and quality of life. To achieve those ends the University seeks outstanding, highly motivated students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">乐播传媒入口 offers graduate programs&nbsp;at the certificate, masters, specialist and doctoral levels,&nbsp;with more than 100 programs of study from which to choose. From short-term-study certificate programs to doctoral degrees, MTSU has something for almost everyone. Niche programs in recording arts and technologies, aviation administration, and public history attract top scholars from around the world. The University routinely hosts students who participate in renowned programs such as the Fulbright and Muskie Fellowships. 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