In addition to advising students, the University College Advising Center coordinates various programs and services for the entire MTSU community. In coordinating these programs, the UCAC strives to bring learning alive all over campus and in the residence halls. The goal is to offer programs that will help students succeed in their majors and offer experiences that will enrich their lives. This is currently accomplished through the Academic Success Series, Advising for Special Populations, Community Summer Reading Program, Generation Next, Raider Learning Communities, The Next Step Program, Partners in Education (PIE), the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Retention Program, The Food Pantry, University Withdrawals and Walk-in Advising.
Advising for Special Populations
In addition to serving undeclared students, we also advise Prescribed Course students
and Pre-Nursing students. These student make up our "special populations".
Prescribed Course Students
Students who are required to take prescribed courses will be advised through our
office even if they have declared a major. These students are seen according to our
alphabetical list. Click here to meet your Advisor.
Pre-Nursing Students
Pre-Nursing students who are not yet eligible to apply for the Nursing Program are
advised through our office. The UCAC Pre-Nursing Advisors are Latonda Knight & Melissa Towe. To set up an appointment with her please call 898-2339.
Community Summer Reading Program
MTSU's Community Summer Reading Program was created in 2002 under the direction of Laurie Witherow, the Assistant Dean in the University College Advising Center. The objectives of the program are to:
- Provide a unifying experience for the entering class of students,
- Partner with Murfreesboro community organizations,
- Encourage intellectual interaction among students,
- Provide students with the opportunity to read and personally interact with critically-acclaimed authors, and
- Affirm the importance of reading for a successful and fulfilling life.
During CUSTOMS, all incoming freshman students receive packets that include a Summer Reading Guide, information about the author, and a list of course sections using the book selection for the Fall. In its first year, over 100 different course sections from three different academic colleges participated, along with six reading groups from the local community! More than 7,000 people attended last Fall's University Convocation where our guest author was invited to speak. Click here to learn more about this program.
Generation Next: Living Learning Community
The Middle Tennessee State University Generation Next Living Learning Community seeks to encourage students from Rutherford, Davidson and surrounding counties that attend MTSU to live on campus and supports them in integrating in the institution both academically and socially. Students will be assigned to live in Cummings; The First Year Experience Residence Hall. Participating students will be enrolled in one of two University Seminar courses reserved specifically for the Generation Next Program. Students will also have the added benefit of having an Academic Advisor in residence. All Generation Next students will be awarded a $300 housing scholarship covering the pre-payment required by Housing to live in Cummings Hall with the other program participants.
Listed below are the eligibility requirements:
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Recipients must be admissible to MTSU;
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Enroll in University Seminar Fall 2012 (see below) and Experiential Learning in Spring 2013;
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Recipients must have attended a Rutherford, Davidson or surrounding county high school;
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Students must be committed to live on campus in Cummings Hall their first year.
For more information & an application, please contact Becca Seul at Becca.Seul@mtsu.edu.
The transition into college can be a challenging one for all students. For students
coming from a foster care situation or for those who have been living as independent
minors, it can be especially difficult- simply because it is hard to know where to
begin the journey or know who to turn to or trust. That is why Middle Tennessee State
University, in conjunction with the Department of Children's Services, and the Tennessee
Youth Advisory Council, created the Next Step Program. The program was created to
provide additional support for our students coming from those difficult situations.
The keystone of our program is our group of student mentors. They are Next Step Program
participants just like you who came from situations just like yours. Participants
of our program come back semester after semester to offer peer support and encouragement
to our newest members. Simply put, the Next Step Program brings students together
to help one another.
Visit our website at www.mtsu.edu/nextstep for more info and contact information.
The Partners In Education program is designed to strengthen the three-way partnership among the student, the family, and the University so as to maximize support of the academic success of the student. By completing and signing a Student Release of Confidential Information form, students may allow designated persons access to specific academic information otherwise protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). These designated persons will have access to grades and progress reports of their student members, letters concerning certain types of disciplinary dispensations, and may telephone or e-mail the University College Advising Center for other information related to their students academic progress, financial aid, and account information as long as the membership is active.
For more information and to download the PIE documents visit www.mtsu.edu/pie
The Raider Learning Community Program (RLC) offer students an opportunity to experience classes at MTSU in a whole new way. The RLC program helps create a small college atmosphere within the large university environment. RLC students belong to small groups of approximately 25 and enroll as a group in courses available to that community. As an RLC participant, you will find that the experience builds a connection with a group of peers. Those relationships with your academic colleagues often lead to lasting friendships and provide a real enhancement to your studies and entire college experience.
MTSU offers two types of RLC experiences . . . residential and non-residential. Housing and Residential Life coordinates residential learning community options. These include the Aerospace and Give Me a Beat communities. Contact Housing and Residential Life for more details. The University College Advising Center coordinates non-residential learning communities. Special sections of various general education courses have been paired together to offer all students the opportunity to experience the learning community concept. Offers are listed each semester on RaiderNet.
For more information about Raider Learning Communities visit www.mtsu.edu/rlc
Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Retention Program
The Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Retention Program is an effort to help incoming freshmen understand and retain the Hope Scholarship. Rebecca Seul and Tyler Henson have been working together since 2008 to identify students who struggle in their first year keeping the required 2.75 GPA for the Hope Scholarship. In 2009 they began teaching a University 1010 course especially for students who gained the Hope Scholarship by either their high school GPA or ACT score, but not by both requirements. Currently, the program is expanding to reach out to high school students before they even begin their college careers, in an attempt to prepare students for their first year before it starts. If you would like to know more about keeping the Hope Scholarship or need one of our advisors to present information to your class or group about retaining the scholarship, email Becca Seul at Becca.Seul@mtsu.edu or Tyler Henson at Tyler.Henson@mtsu.edu.
How To Keep Your Lottery Scholarship
Our office helps students who wish to withdraw from the University. If you are considering a withdraw or need assistance with the process, we will be glad to assist you. For more information on withdrawing from the University visit the website at www.mtsu.edu/withdraw.
During the Fall 2012 semester we will have an advisor available to serve students on a walk-in basis (no appointment needed). The walk-in advisor will be available each weekday from 10:00am-Noon and 2:00pm-4:00pm. The walk-in advisor can assist students with questions about changing your major, adding or dropping a class, etc. Stop by our office in the McFarland Building during the times listed and we will be glad to help you.
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