[154]50-PLUS SCHOOLS COMMIT TO OCT. 13 RUTHERFORD COUNTY COLLEGE NIGHT

Release date: Oct. 10, 2008


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Office of Admissions contact: Michelle Arnold, 615-898-2111


50-PLUS SCHOOLS COMMIT TO OCT. 13 RUTHERFORD COUNTY COLLEGE NIGHT
OCT. 13 AT TENNESSEE MILLER COLISEUM


(MURFREESBORO) — Rutherford County College Night will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at Tennessee Miller Coliseum, 304B West Thompson Lane, an MTSU Office of Admissions representative said recently.
This event is free and open to the public. Any student and their parents or guardians from public or private high schools in Rutherford and surrounding counties are welcome to attend, said Michelle Arnold, an admissions associate director.
Representatives from more than 50 colleges, universities, community colleges and other organizations from across Tennessee and the South have requested booth space around the track area, Arnold said.
Seminars will be given on “Financial Aid 101: A Guide to Financial Aid and Scholarships” and Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation HOPE Lottery Scholarships, she said.
As of Sept. 22, colleges and universities and other organizations planning to participate include:
Aquinas College; Austin Peay State University; Belmont University; Berry College (Ga.); Bethel; Bryan College; Carson-Newman College; Cumberland University; East Tennessee State University; EdSouth; Emory & Henry (Va.) College; Free Will Baptist College; Hiwassee College; Johnson & Wales University; Lane College; Lee University; Lincoln Memorial University; Lipscomb University; Martin Methodist; MTSU; MTSU College of Basic and Applied Sciences; MTSU College of Liberal Arts; MTSU College of Mass Communications; Miller-Mote Technical College; Milligan College; Mississippi College; Motlow State Community College; Murray State University; Nossi College of Art; O’More College of Design;
Sulivan University; Tennessee State University; Tennessee Technological University; Tennessee Wesleyan College; University of Memphis; Tusculum College; United States Military Academy; University of Alabama-Huntsville; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; University of Tennessee at Martin; Vanderbilt University; West Point-Tennessee; and Western Kentucky University.
Students can ask their guidance counselor for details or call 615-898-2111, Arnold said.
The event is endorsed by the Tennessee Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.

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