Murfreesboro, TN – Middle Tennessee State University hosted three commencement ceremonies in Murphy Center starting at 3:00PM Friday afternoon (5/9/2025), along with 9:00 o’clock Saturday morning and 2:00PM that afternoon (5/10/2025). More than 2,375 students became Blue Raider alumni.
Graduate and undergraduate students in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business, College of Education and College of Media and Entertainment were the first to receive their degrees on Friday. Saturday morning saw the commencement state with students from the College of Basic and Applied Sciences and University College. And then Saturday afternoon concluded with College of Behavioral and Health Sciences and College of Liberal Arts will receive their degrees.
Guest Speakers
• Alumnus Rob Payne, owner of Payne Analytics, will share words of wisdom for the Friday, May 9, ceremony. Payne received his B.S. in animal science from MTSU in 1997, then earned his master’s in 2000 and Ph.D. in animal nutrition in 2004 from Louisiana State University.
His company specializes in providing nutrition design and consulting to the animal production and pet food industries. Before starting Payne Analytics, Payne served 20-plus years in various regional and global nutrition, marketing, and business roles for Cargill Animal Nutrition, Elanco Animal Health, and Evonik Animal Nutrition…