MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee welcomes attendees Tuesday, Oct. 18, to the kickoff event on the track concourse of the Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University for a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the iconic building, known affectionately as “The Glass House” and recently undergoing almost $6 million in renovations. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)

DJ Damberger, vice president and general manager of SageGlass, discusses his company’s role in providing the 33,000 square feet of “smart windows” installed at Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University over the past two years during a kickoff event Tuesday, Oct. 18, for a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the building. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)

Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach and MTSU alumnus Rick Insell, left, talks about the special game atmosphere for his players inside the Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University during a kickoff event Tuesday, Oct. 18, on the facility’s track concourse for a yearlong celebration of the building’s 50th anniversary. At right is MTSU senior All Conference USA player Courtney Whitson. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)

MTSU men’s basketball coach Nick McDevitt, left, jokes about the modeling skills of sophomore player and team captain Justin Bufford, who donned a retro uniform as part of a kickoff event Tuesday, Oct. 18, inside Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University for a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the iconic building. The uniforms will be worn during a special anniversary game Dec. 15 against the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)

MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee welcomes attendees Tuesday, Oct. 18, to the kickoff event on the track concourse of the Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University for a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the iconic building, known affectionately as “The Glass House” and recently undergoing almost $6 million in renovations. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)

A special cake awaits guests following the kickoff event held Tuesday, Oct. 18, on the Murphy Center track concourse at Middle Tennessee State University for a yearlong celebration of the building’s 50th anniversary. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)