[317] Celebrate President's Day with Honors College Open House Feb. 21

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Release date: Feb. 16, 2011

News and Media Relations contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Honors College contact: Dr. John Vile, 615-898-2152 or jvile@mtsu.edu

Celebrate President’s Day with Honors College Open House Feb. 21

(MURFREESBORO) — Prospective students from high schools across the region and their parents or guardians are invited to the second University Honors College Open House on Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb. 21.
The open house will be held from noon to 4 p.m. in the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building.
University advisers from all the colleges, financial-aid office personnel, housing staff, the study-abroad office and Honors College staff and students will be available to assist visitors.
The Honors College features small classes, dedicated faculty, unique curricular and extracurricular experiences, an award-winning arts and literary magazine, an honors credit for study abroad, the Governor’s School for the Arts and advanced-placement and International Baccalaureate credits. High-school students must have a 25 ACT score and a minimum 3.5 GPA to be qualified.
Attendees can drop in and meet the Honors College staff, visit the information booths, receive answers to financial-aid and scholarship questions, take a campus tour at 1:30 p.m., tour the Lyon Hall living and learning center for honors students and attend the 3 p.m. Honors Lecture Series.
For more information, call 615-898-5464 or go online to http://www.mtsu.edu/honors/OpenHouse.shtml.

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