Area high school students, their parents and families are invited to attend the upcoming Rutherford County College Night — one of the first college recruiting fairs in the Midstate this fall.

The free event, hosted annually by MTSU, features 50 colleges and universities from across the Southeast. It will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, in the Student Union Ballroom, 1768 MTSU Blvd., on the Middle Tennessee State University campus in Murfreesboro. For general information, visit https://www.mtsu.edu/rccn/.

Guests will be able to park in the Student Union Lot starting at 5:30 p.m., with overflow parking in the gravel lot behind Scarlett Commons across from the softball field. To find parking and building location, a printable campus map is available at https://bit.ly/MTSUParking.

Public, private and homeschool students from Rutherford and surrounding counties — including Davidson, Williamson, Wilson, Sumner, Cannon, Bedford, Coffee and others — are welcome to attend the event.

“We are excited to host students and their families from Rutherford and surrounding counties as they come to learn more about MTSU and other postsecondary opportunities,” said Tony Strode, MTSU undergraduate recruitment director.

There is no cost for students or their parents to register for the fair online through the automated system athttps://gotocollegefairs.com.

MTSU will have a huge presence at the event, manning numerous tables in the large ballroom.

For questions about the college night, call 615-898-5807 or email Katilyn.Lankford@mtsu.edu.

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