Tusculum College is offering high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to learn about college life and options available to them in continuing their education during open house on Saturday, May 2.
Registration will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. An official welcoming program will be held from 12:30 – 12:45 p.m., followed by a financial aid session for parents and a discussion panel for students until 1:30 p.m. A parent discussion panel will take place from 1:30 – 2:45 p.m., while students participate in mock classes.
“A visit during Open House gives prospective students and their families a chance to get to know Tusculum College and our home in East Tennessee,” said Melissa Ripley, executive director of enrollment management operations and residential admission at the college.
.A campus tour will begin at 3 p.m., with tours ending at the Pioneer Park baseball stadium, where the Pack the Park event will take place from 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. Pack the Park will include live performances by Austin Blaze, Michelle Leigh and Step Cousins. Food will be available and a Kids Zone, complete with inflatables, games and face painting, will also be open.
The Tusculum Baseball team will take on Bluefield State at 6:30 p.m. and a fireworks show, sponsored by Watauga Orthopaedics, will be held following the game.
To RSVP or to learn more, call the Office of Admission at 423-636-7312, or visit www.tusculum.edu.
By Kevin Franklin, junior, digital media major from Concord, N.C.