Atlanta, Huntsville,
Louisville, Bowling Green, 7 in-state cities among stops
MURFREESBORO — Middle Tennessee State University’s top
administrators and deans will meet with prospective students in 11 cities this
fall — seven in Tennessee and four in bordering states — as part of MTSU’s
expanded True Blue Tour.
Planned annually by the
university’s Admissions Office, this year’s True Blue Tour includes the
traditional seven Tennessee recruitment stops in Chattanooga on Tuesday, Oct. 4; Johnson City on Tuesday, Oct. 18; Knoxville on Wednesday, Oct. 19; Williamson County (Franklin) on Wednesday, Oct. 26; Nashville on Tuesday, Nov. 1; Memphis on Wednesday, Nov. 9; and Jackson on Thursday, Nov. 10.
MTSU will add Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday,
Nov. 16, for the first time after expanding out of state to Atlanta, Huntsville, Alabama, and Bowling Green, Kentucky, last year. This
fall, MTSU travels to Atlanta on Wednesday, Oct. 5; Huntsville on Tuesday, Oct.
11; and Bowling Green on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
Each True
Blue Tour student reception starts at 6 p.m. local time, except for the
Nashville stop, which begins at 6:30 p.m. The events are free, but students
should register in advance at www.mtsu.edu/schedule-a-visit/special-events.php.
MTSU President Sidney A.
McPhee and interim Provost Mark Byrnes will join other administrators and deans
from the university’s eight academic colleges, advisers and counselors from the
admissions and financial aid offices on the tour. They will be on hand to
answer questions from prospective students, transfer students and their parents
at the events.
“Our entire team always
looks forward to these visits with outstanding prospective students and their
families,” McPhee said. “It’s a great opportunity to share the exceptional
educational experience MTSU offers. We welcome our alumni and friends from
across the state and region to join us and tell others about MTSU.”
During the
four out-of-state stops, university leaders will emphasize MTSU’s Academic
Common Market program. This tuition savings program allows prospective students
who live in participating states to qualify for in-state tuition rates for
unique academic majors not offered in their home state. Learn more at www.mtsu.edu/acm/.
Dr. Deb Sells, vice president of Student Affairs and vice provost
for Enrollment and Academic Services, calls the tour “our signature recruiting
event for MTSU,” one that’s “just as important for freshmen and sophomores to
begin gathering information as it is for juniors, seniors and transfer students
to meet with us as they finalize their college choice.”
“We experienced double-digit increases in our new students from
out-of-state on the heels of last year’s expansion to Huntsville, Atlanta and
Bowling Green — so we are especially excited to be adding Louisville to this
year’s tour,” she said. “It’s a treat for us to be able to tell the MTSU
story, including news about some of our most exciting academic programs on the
campus.”
Fall MTSU True Blue Tour reception sites
are:
•
Oct. 4: Chattanooga
Convention Center, 1 Carter Plaza, Chattanooga;
•
Oct. 5: Crown Plaza
Atlanta Perimeter at Ravina, 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Atlanta;
•
Oct. 11: U.S. Space and
Rocket Center, 1 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama;
•
Oct. 18: The Millennium
Centre, 2001 Millennium Place, Johnson City;
•
Oct. 19: The Foundry
on the Fair Site, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive, Knoxville;
• Oct. 26: Franklin Marriott Cool Springs,
700 Cool Springs Blvd., Franklin;
•
Nov. 1: Renaissance
Nashville Hotel, 611 Commerce St., Nashville;
•
Nov. 9: Esplanade
Memphis, 901 Cordova Station Ave., Cordova;
•
Nov. 10: Jackson Country
Club, 31 Jackson Country Club Drive, Jackson.
•
Nov. 15: Holiday Inn
University Plaza, 1021 Wilkinson Trace, Bowling Green, Kentucky;
•
Nov. 16: Marriott
Louisville East, 1903 Embassy Square Road, Louisville, Kentucky.
Sells wants
prospective students and their families to be aware of two key dates:
• Saturday,
Oct. 1 — the new filing date for FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student
Aid) through https://fafsa.ed.gov. Previously, it had been Jan. 1.
• Thursday,
Dec. 1 — the MTSU freshman scholarship deadline. Freshmen students (Class of
2021) who meet all scholarship criteria and complete their application for
admissions will receive guaranteed awards. (Transfer students who meet all
transfer scholarship criteria and who complete applications for fall admission
no later than Feb. 15, also will receive guaranteed awards).
Fall Preview Days are
scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24, and Saturday, Nov. 5, both starting at 8 a.m.
in the Student Union. High school and community college students and
counselors, as well as parents, can register to attend any free MTSU Admissions
events by going to http://www.mtsu.edu/schedule-a-visit/special-events.php.
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