TC named to Presidential Honor Roll for Community Service

The Corporation for National and Community Service has honored Tusculum College with a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities.

“Tusculum College is proud to have been recognized for the efforts that our staff, faculty and students put into the Civic Arts and community service projects,” said Tusculum College President Nancy B. Moody.
She added that service projects and service learning experiences are part of the core of Tusculum College’s mission that includes the Civic Arts and service to others as part of its overall mission.

Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. Honorees for the award were chosen based on a series of selection factors including scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service activities, incentives for service and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses.

Poverty, homelessness and hunger were among many of the issues addressed by the most recent group of students participating in service projects in the East Tennessee region. Students have worked with the George Clem Multicultural Association, Greeneville-Greene County Community Ministries, Greene County Habitat for Humanity, the Greeneville and Greene County school systems, the Boys and Girls Club, and the Mission Soup Kitchen at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church and many other groups.

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Hi everyone!

Do you know what completes the above statement?  The answer is: pay your enrollment deposit!

Tusculum will hold 3 Advance Registration Days this summer: May 27 (which is already booked!) June 24 and July 22.  Advance Registration is when you'll come to Tusculum, meet with your Advisor, and register your classes for your Freshman year.  You'll also meet with all the offices on campus (we'll all be in one convenient location: the Pioneer Arena) to make sure everything is ready to go for you for the Fall!  You must make an appointment, and you can contact your Admission Counselor to do so.  We schedule between 9am and 2:30pm, and plan to be here around 2-2.5 hours for the process.

Remember, before you can sign up to Register, you need to take care of your enrollment deposit.  As you may be aware, the enrollment deposit for Tusculum College is $300.  It's not an extra fee, it will come off your bill.  This will be some great news to you: for the month of May, your deposit is only $150!  I highly encourage you to take care of your deposit before May 31 to take advantage of this offer.

You can pay your enrollment deposit one of three ways:

- online at www.tusculum.edu/payment

- mail in a check or money order to The Office of Admission, PO Box 5051, Greeneville, TN   37743

- call the Office of Admission at 800-729-0256, and we can take care of that over the phone with a Visa or Mastercard.

I look forward to seeing you on campus soon for your Registration Day!

Nicole

Tusculum Awards Degrees to 263 Graduates

There was much to celebrate on Saturday, May 7, for 263 individuals who received degrees during Tusculum College’s spring commencement ceremony.

Ninety-seven students earned Bachelor of Science degrees in organizational management and 129 earned Bachelor of Arts degrees. In addition 37 earned Master of Arts degrees.

Walking with this spring’s graduates were representatives of the Tusculum College Class of 1961 who are celebrating their 50^th anniversary year. Representatives walked in the procession, clothed in golden caps and gowns and were recognized during the ceremony by Dr. Nancy B. Moody, president of Tusculum College.
The new graduates were addressed by Moody, who recognized the commencement ceremony as “an occasion of celebration and completion.” Adding, “Each of you have made sacrifices, adjustments and also made tough decisions. This is a testament to your own efforts and also to your persistence. Today is your reward. Be proud of yourself and your accomplishments.”

Read the rest of the story by clicking on this link.

A Fond Farewell... and a Welcome!

Commencement ceremonies for Tusculum's most recent graduates will be held tomorrow. It's hard to believe another year has passed us by! Our students who are not graduating are moving out of the dorms this week, and going home for the summer (or off on other adventures!). Campus will be quiet without them!

The good news: this summer we get to welcome all of our NEW students to campus! Advanced Registration Days (ARD) will be held this summer on May 27, June 24, and July 22. On these days our new students join us to sign up for classes, take care of paperwork, and get all of their loose ends tied up before August arrives. If you're planning to join us at TC this fall, be sure to make an appointment for registration! You can schedule a time by calling 800.729.0256. Hope to see you there!!

Tusculum Signs Affiliation Agreement with LMU College of Medicine

Representatives of Tusculum College and Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine signed an affiliation agreement on Wednesday, April 20, opening the door for a seamless transfer for students majoring in selected academic programs at Tusculum College.

The agreement becomes effective immediately for students enrolled at Tusculum College.

“We are very pleased to announce this new partnership and affiliation agreement that offers Tusculum College students a seamless transition into the osteopathic medical college at LMU,” said Moody. “This affiliation agreement provides a pathway to launch our best and brightest students into a career as an osteopathic physician.”

The two colleges have been working out the details of the affiliation agreement for several months and have come up with a program that allows for Tusculum College undergraduate students who meet the guidelines to be given provisional acceptance into the LMU-DCOM.

Once recommended by Tusculum College, representatives of the program will interview the student in their junior year at Tusculum. Those who have a successful interview will be offered provisional acceptance into the program.

Cheerleading Tryouts to be held April 30

Tusculum College will be holding cheerleading tryouts, Saturday, April 30th at Pioneer Arena on the Greeneville campus.  Tryouts will begin at 9 a.m. and will last until 1 p.m. The application to join the squad may be found by clicking this link.

Check-in and registration will be from 9-9:30 a.m.  Tryouts will start promptly at 9:30 a.m. with the teaching of the cheer, followed by judging of stunting, tumbling, jumps, stunting, and cheer.

For additional information, please email Tusculum cheerleading coach Aubrey Gordon at: gen100plus@yahoo.com.

Decision Time!

It's hard to believe, but it's coming down to decision time for students across the nation! The National Deposit deadline is May 1, and many students have already decided that Tusculum is the place for them in August! We're excited about the students who have chosen to become Pioneers in 2011.

How about you? Have you made your decision on where to attend this Fall? If you want to become a Pioneer, there's still plenty of time! You can pay your enrollment deposit here: https://www.tusculum.edu/payment/.

Once we receive your deposit, we can move forward to a couple of things that are a little more fun: housing and registration! :) 

If you're ready to take that next step at TC, call our office, and we'll be happy to welcome you to the Tusculum family!

~Becky