[316] Veterans-Turned-Scholars Receive Assistance At MTSU

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 17, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081, or WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800

VETERANS-TURNED-SCHOLARS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE AT MTSU
MTSU Military Center Coordinator Explains Vets’ Needs on “MTSU on the Record”

(MURFREESBORO) - Cathy Delametter, coordinator of the MTSU Military Center, will be the guest on “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue at 8 a.m. this Sunday, Feb. 21, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
The mission of the center is to provide a comprehensive support structure to serve military personnel and veterans choosing to attend MTSU. This includes programs and services to ensure a positive and successful experience for veteran students.
The center offers access and referral for educational opportunities and veterans’ benefits; personal interaction, peer support and guidance; orientation and assimilation into the MTSU community; use of military credit toward degree completion; career counseling for job market transition; veteran communities and family activities; and access to organizations like BRAVO and ROTC.
To hear last week’s program with MTSU student and independent filmmaker Warren Smythe, go to go to http://frank.mtsu.edu/~proffice/podcast2010.html and click on “February 14, 2010.”
For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.


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