[163] New scholarship opportunity looms as MTSU recruiting tour visits Chattanooga Oct. 16

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — For Chattanooga-area high school students, there’s a new incentive — an enhanced Presidential Scholarship— for prospective students attending Middle Tennessee State Universityand next week’s True Blue Tour.

Chattanoogawill be the seventh city on MTSU’s four-state, 14-city tour to recruit prospective students for 2019 and beyond. MTSU visits Tuesday, Oct. 16, for two events — a 12:30 p.m. luncheon for counselors and community college staff and a 6 p.m. student reception — at the Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St.

MTSU travels across Tennessee and to Atlanta, Georgia; Huntsville and Birmingham, Alabama; and Bowling Green and Louisville, Kentucky, to hold recruiting events.

The True Blue Tour events are free. To register for the reception or counselor luncheon, visit www.mtsu.edu/rsvp.

The Murfreesboro university recently announced a consolidation of scholarships into the new Presidential award, which can mean $18,000 ($4,500 per year) for four years for qualifying students with a 25 to 29 on their ACT and a 3.5 or higher GPA, and applying by Dec. 1.

MTSU President Sidney A. McPheewill share the news with students, their parents and also with counselors at the separate events.

“Our key annual recruiting event, the True Blue Tour, gets bigger and better each year, and we’re looking forward to meeting prospective students,”McPhee said.

To take a closer look at campus life, MTSU offers one more Saturday fall preview day— Nov. 3 starting at 8 a.m. in the Student Union — plus daily campus toursat 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. that begin in the Student Services and Admissions Center. Also, there’s a Saturday campus tour at 10 a.m. Oct. 20. Schedule a tour at www.mtsu.edu/tours.

For more information about admissions, email admissions@mtsu.eduor call 615-898-2233. For information about tours and events, email tours@mtsu.eduor call 615-898-5670.

Prospective students need to submit their application for admission and accompanying documents by Dec. 1 to meet the guaranteed scholarship deadline for 2019. To apply, visit www.mtsu.edu/applynow.

To learn about MTSU’s more than 300 programs, visit www.mtsu.edu/closerlook.