[134] 60-Plus Colleges Join MTSU for Oct. 12 Rutherford County College Night

Release date: Oct. 8, 2009


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Admissions contact: Michelle Arnold, 615-898-5280 or marnold@mtsu.edu

60-plus Colleges Join MTSU for Oct. 12 Rutherford County College Night

(MURFREESBORO) — The annual Rutherford County College Night will be held Monday, Oct. 12, from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. in Murphy Center, MTSU admissions officials said.
The 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 to learn about higher-education opportunities, said Michelle Arnold, an associate director in the Office of Admissions.
Representatives from more than 60 colleges, universities, community colleges and other organizations from across Tennessee and the South have requested booth space around the track area, Arnold said.
MTSU’s Office of Financial Aid will have a booth manned by Bonnie McCarty and Melanie Collins, said Director David Hutton. McCarty and Collins are scholarship and HOPE Lottery Scholarship experts who can answer financial-aid questions, Hutton added.
Students can ask their guidance counselors for details or call 615-898-2111 for more information, Arnold said.
The event is endorsed by the Tennessee Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.

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