About 40 College of Mass Communication students, faculty and staff braved the heat and rain for the opportunity to promote 24/7 coverage of the 2015 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.

Bonnaroo began as a way to reinvigorate outdoor music festivals, its organizers said Wednesday, Oct. 8, at MTSU, and over the last 13 years has used its business model to embrace and expand on the same peaceful, inclusive culture of the events that inspired it.

In an unprecedented opportunity for students, faculty and the Murfreesboro community, the College of Mass Communication will host Bonnaroo co-founders Ashley Capps and Rick Farman and the festival’s entire management team for a discussion

MTSU students John Coulston and Kimi Thompson enjoyed the 2014 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., from a unique vantage point.

A new partnership is in the works between the College of Mass Communication and Bonnaroo.