Local Information

Travel

Tennessee Interstate Map

Located 30 miles southeast of Nashville on the I-24 corridor between Nashville and Chattanooga, Murfreesboro is the exact geographic center of the state of Tennessee and is within a day's drive of 75 percent of the population of the United States.

Air

If you are traveling by air, the Nashville International Airport-BNA is 35 miles from Murfreesboro and provides service for all major airlines and car rental companies.

Airport Shuttle Service
Shuttle service from the Nashville airport to Murfreesboro is available through Anytime Transport Airport Shuttle Service. Conference rates are as follows:

  • Round trip - $50
  • One Way - $30

A minimum 5-day advanced reservation is required to receive conference rates. Please call toll free 1-877-479-5483. Be sure to mention the "Farther Along" conference at MTSU to receive the conference rates.

Local Transportation
Limited shuttle service to and from the Doubletree and the Wingate will be available prior to and at the completion of each day's activities. If you will need shuttle transportation between either of these hotels and campus on Friday and Saturday, please contact Kym Stricklin (615-898-2449).

Driving Directions

    From Nashville
  • Take I-24E to Murfreesboro exit 78B (Hwy 96E).
  • Merge onto Old Fort Parkway (Hwy 96E) and drive 2.1 miles.
  • Turn right onto Broad Street (US-41S / 70S).
  • Drive 0.4 miles and turn left onto W. Main Street, proceed through the town square to E. Main Street.
  • Proceed 1.1 miles on E. Main Street and turn left onto Middle Tennessee Blvd.
  • Proceed 0.2 miles on Middle Tennessee Blvd. and turn right onto Bell St.
  • Make an immediate left onto Alma Mater Dr.
  • The Tom H. Jackson Building is located at the end of Alma Mater to the right.
    From Knoxville
  • Take I-40W toward Nashville/Lebanon and exit onto TN 840W (exit 235).
  • Take TN 840W to exit 53A (I-24E / Chattanooga).
  • Take I-24E to exit 78B (Hwy 96E / Murfreesboro).
  • Merge onto Old Fort Parkway (Hwy 96E) and drive 2.1 miles.
  • Turn right onto Broad Street (US-41S / 70S).
  • Drive 0.4 miles and turn left onto W. Main Street, proceed through the town square to E. Main Street.
  • Proceed 1.1 miles on E. Main Street and turn left onto Middle Tennessee Blvd.
  • Proceed 0.2 miles on Middle Tennessee Blvd. and turn right onto Bell St.
  • Make an immediate left onto Alma Mater Dr.
  • The Tom H. Jackson Building is located at the end of Alma Mater to the right.
    From Chattanooga
  • Take I-24W to exit 78B (Hwy 96E / Murfreesboro).
  • Merge onto Old Fort Parkway (Hwy 96E) and drive 2 miles.
  • Turn right onto Broad Street (US-41S / 70S).
  • Drive 0.4 miles and turn left onto W. Main Street, proceed through the town square to E. Main Street.
  • Proceed 1.1 miles on E. Main Street and turn left onto Middle Tennessee Blvd.
  • Proceed 0.2 miles on Middle Tennessee Blvd. and turn right onto Bell St.
  • Make an immediate left onto Alma Mater Dr.
  • The Tom H. Jackson Building is located at the end of Alma Mater to the right.
    From Columbia, TN / Birmingham, AL
  • Take I-65N toward Nashville and exit onto TN 840E (exit 59A).
  • Take TN 840E to exit 53A (I-24E / Chattanooga).
  • Take I-24E to exit 78B (Hwy 96E / Murfreesboro).
  • Merge onto Old Fort Parkway (Hwy 96E) and drive 2.1 miles.
  • Turn right onto Broad Street (US-41S / 70S).
  • Drive 0.4 miles and turn left onto W. Main Street, proceed through the town square to E. Main Street.
  • Proceed 1.1 miles on E. Main Street and turn left onto Middle Tennessee Blvd.
  • Proceed 0.2 miles on Middle Tennessee Blvd. and turn right onto Bell St.
  • Make an immediate left onto Alma Mater Dr.
  • The Tom H. Jackson Building is located at the end of Alma Mater to the right.
    From Memphis
  • Take I-40E to Nashville and then I-440 to I-24E.
  • Take I-24E to Murfreesboro exit 78B.
  • Merge onto Old Fort Parkway (Hwy 96E) and drive 2.1 miles.
  • Turn right onto Broad Street (US-41S / 70S).
  • Drive 0.4 miles and turn left onto W. Main Street, proceed through the town square to E. Main Street.
  • Proceed 1.1 miles on E. Main Street and turn left onto Middle Tennessee Blvd.
  • Proceed 0.2 miles on Middle Tennessee Blvd. and turn right onto Bell St.
  • Make an immediate left onto Alma Mater Dr.
  • The Tom H. Jackson Building is located at the end of Alma Mater to the right.
Map of Murfreesboro

Conference Location and Parking

Conference Site

All conference activities will take place in the Tom H. Jackson Building on the MTSU campus.

Parking

On campus parking will be available for all conference participants. There are several parking lots near the Tom H. Jackson Building. A visitor's parking permit will be required for all Friday sessions and will be included in the registration confirmation packets along with a campus parking map. Visitor's permits are not required on Saturdays.

Conference participants may park in any legal parking space within a green or yellow color coded parking lot as designated on the MTSU Campus Map.