MURFREESBORO — With
about 180 new undergraduate international students entering MTSU this semester,
they’ll need folks to show them around.
The Office of International Affairs will host its annual New
International Student Welcome Picnic at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at Pavilion
One in Old Fort Parkway Park.
“We are friendly people, and I try to embody that,” said Dr.
David Schmidt, vice provost for international affairs. “Hopefully, that will
translate to positive word of mouth when students go back home.”
The picnic is only part of a complete weeklong schedule that
includes placement tests, health service center visits and shopping trips,
leading up to an entire day of orientation starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug.
21, in the State Farm Lecture Hall of the Business and Aerospace Building.
Students will receive immigration information, learn about
life at MTSU and in Murfreesboro and meet individually with advisers.
“If you look at the increases over the last few years, we’ve
had a steady 50 to 60 percent increase in international students per incoming
class per year,” Schmidt said.
For more information, contact the Office of International
Affairs at 615-898-2116 or international@mtsu.edu.
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