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Department of Management

Careers and Employment

The Department of Management at MTSU provides the foundation for students to successfully pursue various career paths in the business field. The primary areas include Management, Business Administration, and Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship. To discover some of the numerous opportunities available given your major, click on the following links.


Coordinator of Career Planning

Jean Wilson, Department of Management Instructor

E-mail: Jean.Wilson@mtsu.edu
Phone: (615) 898-2436
Office: Business and Aerospace Building N140
Mailing Address:
PO Box 75
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Additional Resources for Careers and Employment


Fall Career ShowcaseTuesday | October 8, 2024 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | MTSU BAS | Outside in the Courtyard

  • This Career Fair is for ALL Jones College of Business Majors!
  • “business casual”, as the career fair will take place outside in the courtyard (if it rains, it will be inside on the southside of the building, the first three floors)
  • a traditional-style career fair
  • 20 companies who have either internships or professional positions available or will be available at the beginning of the year, paying salaries at a minimum of $45,000 or $20/hour for internships (unless otherwise noted)

List of companies attending:  

    Chick-fil-A Murfreesboro
    City of Murfreesboro
    Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.
    Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc. – Tennessee Valley
    Enterprise Mobility
    Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman, LLC
    GEODIS
    Lockton
    Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores 
    Mars, Inc.
    Modern Woodmen of America
    Murphy_Hoffman Company (MHC Kenworth)
    OMNIA Partners
    Oracle
    Republic Finance
    The Sherwin-Williams Company – Paint Stores Group
    TK Elevator
    Waffle House, Inc.
    XPO – Less Than Truckload

MTSU Career Development Center

Management students seeking additional career-related services (Career Exploration, On-Campus Recruiting, and Job Searching) should register with the Career Development Center. The Career Development Center is located in room 328 of the KUC and can be contacted at (615) 898-2500. Or, you can visit the MTSU Career Development Center.

Other Useful Sites to Research Careers and Majors

  • www.collegegrad.com
    information on resumes, cover letters, interviewing preparations, job videos, job search advice, and salary
  • www.careeronestop.org
    occupational, industry, and state information; career tools; videos
  • www.careerjournal.com
    The Wall Street Journal’s career site
  • www.thecareerproject.org/
    learn personally about various careers from thousands of profiled mentors
  • www.nycareerzone.org
    online career exploration and planning system designed for today’s high-tech youth in New York State
  • CityTownInfo.com
    real-world career descriptions, advice, and tips
  • careersoutthere.com
    real advice from real professionals in video form
  • www.bls.gov/oco
    Occupational Outlook Handbook, the Government’s publication for hundreds of different jobs: training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditions
  • online.onetcenter.org
    tool for career exploration and job analysis
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Contact the

Department of Management Office

Dr. Deana Raffo
Department Chair
BAS N121
(615) 494-8713
Deana.Raffo@mtsu.edu
Sarita Criswell
Executive Assistant
BAS N121
(615) 898-2992
Sarita.Criswell@mtsu.edu 
Donna Gunter
Administrative Assistant
BAS N121
(615) 898-2736
Donna.Gunter@mtsu.edu 


Our regular office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Our mailing address is:
Department of Management
Box 75
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Management Graduate Program

Dr. Daniel Morrell
Program Director and Advisor
BAS N134
(615) 494-7758
Dan.Morrell@mtsu.edu