The grant comes from Lilly Endowment’s Advancing the Science of Reading in Indiana initiative.

More than 150 students presented their research to panels of faculty and the public.

The funding totals more than $580,000 and is the result of two separate grants.

Students who earn a bachelor degree in Pharmacy from Tusculum University have a pathway toward the Doctor of Pharmacy program at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Alumnus of Middle Tennessee State University Nathan Swartz is now a senior manager with Amazon and was able to organize the opportunity.

The Doak House Museum became a museum in 1975, having previously been a residence for the Doak family, who helped establish Tusculum Academy, which later became Tusculum University.

Students proposed ideas for businesses and products and presented them to a panel of business owners and local entrepreneurs.

The marketing students worked in teams with Jamie’s Eats & Sweets, a Cookeville cafe.

High-Impact Practices classes at Motlow State have been added to the curriculum in order to help students learn how to communicate effectively.

Go Baby Go Appalachia, in partnership with AdapToPlay, gave Milligan Engineering students the opportunity to help children with limited mobility play.