MURFREESBORO, Tenn.
— New and returning MTSU
student veterans and their
families are
welcome to attend a “newcomers briefing” provided by the
The event,
which is free, will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, in Hazelwood
Dining Room of the James Union Building, 516 Alma Mater Drive. To find the location
and parking, visit http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap.
The briefing
is to ensure veterans and their families are up to speed on
campus
resources, said Hilary Miller,
center director.
Miller and her
staff are targeting new-to-MTSU student veterans and family
members, but
it is open to all military-connected students, she said.
“The newcomers
briefing is an opportunity for our new military-connected students to meet
people who can absolutely make a difference in their academic career,” Miller
said. “It is a chance to start out on the right foot and to stay on the
right foot. It is an important event.”
The agenda
includes:
• Dinner from
5:30 to 6 p.m.
• Welcome,
introduction of staff and center’s mission, led by Keith M. Huber, senior adviser for veterans and leadership
initiatives and retired U.S. Army
lieutenant general.
• Veterans’
introductions.
• Current
center programs and spring semester events, led by Miller.
• MTSU and the
veterans’ relationship, led by Derek
Frisby, a veteran, MTSU alumnus and faculty member in the Global Studies
and Cultural Geography program in the College of Liberal Arts.
• Discovering
campus resources (includes information about G.I. Bill, VetSuccess on Campus,
tutoring and more).
• College
challenge from Miller, emphasizing graduation and employment expectations.
Student
veterans can RSVP for the event by emailing Teana Harle at
Teana.Harle@mtsu.edu or call 615-904-8347.
MTSU has more than 240
combined undergraduate and graduate programs.
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