MTSU Mondays: True Blue Tour, volunteer fair

Nancy DeGennaro, Murfreesboro Daily News Journal
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MTSU Mondays
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True Blue keeps truckin'

The next stop of MTSU’s True Blue Tour for prospective students is just around the corner, slated for Wednesday at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center in Clarksville.

The visit — the second of 14 tour stops that travel across the state and into Alabama, Georgia, and Kentucky — consists of a luncheon and evening reception that give local school counselors, prospective students, and prospective student families the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the leadership of MTSU’s biggest colleges, departments, and programs.

Attendees also hear from University President Sidney A. McPhee, who can win one of many giveaways and learn what being enrolled in Middle Tennessee’s largest university is all about.

MTSU President Sidney McPhee talks to potential students and their families Wednesday night at the kickoff on home turf for the True Blue Tour, which travels to more than a dozen cities across Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee over the fall semester to recruit students.
MTSU President Sidney McPhee talks to potential students and their families Wednesday night at the kickoff on home turf for the True Blue Tour, which travels to more than a dozen cities across Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee over the fall semester to recruit students.

Those interested in attending should register at mtsu.edu/rsvp, which also enters attendees into the scholarship drawings conducted at the evening reception. Walk-ups are also welcomed.

Starting at noon Wednesday, school counselors meet with the faculty and staff of MTSU.

At 6 p.m., doors open for the evening student reception, and prospective students, usually with family in tow, can enjoy light refreshments while meeting with deans and advisors and getting to learn more about university programs they may be interested in, housing, financial aid or anything related to the True Blue experience.

Prospective students do not need to have a specific program or department in mind to participate in the reception. Faculty and staff will help connect prospective students with the many different MTSU programs that could be a good fit.

McPhee caps off the evening with an address to the attendees and holds scholarship and prize drawings, typically awarding thousands of dollars in scholarships to students who attend.

Volunteer fair

MTSU students will partner with 16 Murfreesboro-area organizations seeking volunteer help in the coming year.

The students, a mix of freshmen and upperclassmen, recently spent time with representatives from on- and off-campus businesses or ministries.

It was all a part of the annual Volunteer Fair, held during the fall of each new academic year to give students an opportunity to assist agencies and ministries with their efforts to meet individual needs in the community.

Greenhouse Ministries, Read to Succeed, Special Kids, Isaiah 117, and Feed the Children were among the outside organizations participating.

Part of the True Blue Pledge, adopted just over a decade ago following the death of a student-athlete, includes “being a member of a diverse community, being engaged in the life of this community, being a recipient and a giver” and more.

From campus, the MTSU Stormwater Program, Raider Health Corps, and Campus Recreation were among those offering opportunities.

Reach reporter Nancy DeGennaro at degennaro@dnj.com.

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