MTSU prepares to host hundreds for Feb. 10, March 23 True Blue Preview recruiting events

Hundreds of prospective students and their families will be visiting Middle Tennessee State University for special recruiting events in the coming weeks.

MTSU staff and administrators are preparing for the upcoming True Blue Preview Saturday, Feb. 10. The second spring preview day will be Saturday, March 23. To register for the free events in advance, go to www.mtsu.edu/rsvp.

Preview day events start at 9 a.m. in the Student Union and end midafternoon.

Prospective Middle Tennessee State University students and their parents attend the November True Blue Preview recruiting event. Upcoming spring True Blue Preview events, which are free, will be Saturday, Feb. 10, and Saturday, March 23. High school and potential transfer students can enjoy the full campus experience during the preview days, which include a free application workshop. (MTSU file photo by James Cessna) — Prospective Middle Tennessee State University students and their parents attend the November 2023 True Blue Preview recruiting event. Upcoming spring True Blue Preview events, which are free, will be Saturday, Feb. 10, and Saturday, March 23. High school and potential transfer students can enjoy the full campus experience during the preview days, which include a free application workshop. (MTSU file photo by James Cessna)

Both are special days where high school and potential transfer students can enjoy the full campus experience. MTSU rolls out the blue carpet for these distinctive events, with top university officials welcoming many future Blue Raiders to campus — the best time to explore what it means to be “True Blue.”

Visitors can participate in academic and departmental presentations, receive financial aid and scholarship information and choose from many different special interest sessions that are customized, based on the prospective students’ needs. MTSU will offer a free application workshop at both True Blue Preview events.

Tony Strode, interim undergraduate admissions director — Tony Strode

“We’re inviting transfer students and high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, many of whom are already MTSU admits,” said Tony Strode, director of MTSU undergraduate admissions. “Our goal is to showcase our beautiful campus and world-renowned academic programs, giving them a taste of the True-Blue experience.

“At True Blue Preview, students and families can meet academic colleges, take a campus tour, explore housing options and connect with our MT One stop team. It’s an inside look at life as a Blue Raider, and we can’t wait to welcome them to campus.”

The agenda includes True Blue Browsing with numerous student services and academic departments on the Student Union’s first floor and in the second-floor ballroom, hearing the welcome from MTSU officials at 10 a.m. in the ballroom, taking campus tours (10:45 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 1 p.m.) and housing tours (12:15 and 1 p.m.), lunch from noon to 2 p.m. and more.

Jonathan Trundle, center, coordinator of the Middle Tennessee State University College of Media and Entertainment photography lab in the McFarland Building, gives prospective students a perspective of the photo program and tells them about hanging exhibition opportunities during the November True Blue Preview recruiting event in the Baldwin Photography Gallery in the Bragg Media and Entertainment Building. Hundreds of prospective students are scheduled to attend the True Blue Preview events, which are free for potential high school and transfer students, on Saturday, Feb. 10, and Saturday, March 23. (MTSU file photo by James Cessna)

Prospective students and their parents and family members can attend special 10:45 a.m. sessions with most of the university’s academic colleges — Basic and Applied Sciences, Behavioral and Health Sciences, Jennings A. Jones College of Business, Education, Liberal Arts, Media and Entertainment and University College — and at 12:15 p.m. with the Honors College.

Student support services, including the MT One Stop for help with financial aid and scholarships, will be available.

Feb. 19 Honors Open House and more

In between the two True Blue Preview events are the Honors Open House for prospective students and the Celebration of Scholars, both on Monday, Feb. 19. MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee welcomes students who have accepted major scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year at the Celebration of Scholars.

Now a Middle Tennessee State University sophomore, Ananya Arcot, right, of Brentwood, Tenn., a Speech-Language, Pathology and Audiology major in Health and Human Performance and minoring in the Honors program, and her mother, Aparna Arcot, browse through an Honors College brochure in the Student Union while visiting MTSU during the annual Honors College Open House and Celebration of Scholars in February 2022. Along with True Blue Preview events on Feb. 10 and March 23, the Honors College Open House on Feb. 19 will bring prospective students and their parents to campus for a visit. (MTSU file photo by James Cessna)

MTSU offers guided campus tours throughout the fall. Self-guided tours also are available. For more information, call 615-898-5670 or email admissions@mtsu.edu.

Admissions is located in Room 120 in the Student Services and Admissions Center, or MT One Stop, 1860 Blue Raider Drive. For more information, call 615-898-2333. Parking can be found in nearby lots. Admissions provides daily parking passes for visitors for daily campus tours and special events.

MTSU offers more than 300 combined undergraduate and graduate programs. Many are listed in the preview agenda and the university’s website.

— Randy Weiler (Randy.Weiler@mtsu.edu)