MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s College of Basic and Applied Sciences welcomed dozens of outstanding students from the Riverdale High School Honors College. A first-time partnership between MTSU and the Riverdale program will, potentially, be a springboard for future visits from Riverdale and “a model” for collaborations with other area high schools, said Greg Van Patten, dean of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences. With assistance from t .