Brrrrrr...it's cold outside!

While this cold weather may be keeping you from enjoying the outdoors, here are some ideas for inside activities:

• Finish your college application!  Most colleges let you complete the application online, as does TC.  If you have already completed your application, be sure your high school guidance office knows where to send your transcripts and test scores.
  
• Look for scholarships/grants!  But how do I do this, you may ask.   First, you'll want to talk to your high school guidance office and see what scholarships/grants they have information on, and see if you can apply for them.  Then you'll want to create an account at www.fastweb.com and do a search for scholarship/grant money there.  You may also want to call around (or venture out if you can) to your local Chamber of Commerce, bank, etc.  It never hurts to look!

• Get ready to complete  your FAFSA!  I say "get ready" because it is not yet time to complete this application.  You can begin as soon as January 1.  While you and your parents wait for January 1, you can go ahead and complete your PINs.  You will need a PIN and your parent will need a PIN to electronically sign the FAFSA.  You can do this here: www.fafsa.ed.gov/  Please remember that Tusculum College's deadline for the FAFSA is February 15!

That should help with your cabin fever while waiting for the snow to melt.  With that thought, I leave you with this picture of Tusculum College's campus, blanketed with snow.

Merry Christmas!

Nicole

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Christmas Around the Corner (and so is free money!)

Hi everyone!

I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving, and are gearing up for Christmas! It's been a busy time in the admission office, as we've had lots of students come in for campus visits before the holidays officially arrive! If you haven't scheduled your campus tour yet, I hope you will! You can schedule by calling our office at 800.729.0526. or online here: https://www.tusculum.edu/mytusculum/visit.php.

Please remember, our campus visits are private visits, tailored to each individual student, rather than large group visits. It helps to have a couple of different days in mind on which you can visit, so that we can make your experience the best possible!

As Christmas approaches, it brings another important season right behind it: Financial Aid season! All students want to receive as much help as possible when paying for college. The key to getting help is the FAFSA. The FAFSA is a form you and your family will fill out after January 1, based upon your 2010 tax returns. This will help the government, and each college you are considering, find the financial aid your are eligible for, and you can find the form here: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Even though you can't fill out the FAFSA today, you can apply for your PIN. You'll need two different ones--one for the student, and one for the parent. Once January arrives, you can complete the FAFSA--remember, the priority deadline is February 15! If you apply after this date, you could miss out on some great scholarship opportunities. Remember, the earlier the better!

If you have questions regarding financial aid, give us a call at 800.729.0256, and we'll be glad to help.

Merry Christmas!
~Becky

Tusculum Signs Affiliation Agreement with ETSU School of Pharmacy

Representatives of Tusculum College and East Tennessee State University signed an affiliation agreement on Monday, November 15, that gives qualifying Tusculum College graduates priority candidate status for entry into the Doctor of Pharmacy program at East Tennessee State University's Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy.

Under the agreement, Tusculum College students who meet coursework and grade point average requirements as well as meet required scoring on the Pharmacy College Admission Test will be guaranteed an admissions interview for the next entering class of the pharmacy program at the Gatton College of Pharmacy.

"This is an opportunity to further support Tusculum College students with their goal of continuing their education in graduate school, as well as an opportunity for East Tennessee State University to keep our best and brightest students right here in East Tennessee," said Dr. Nancy B. Moody, president of Tusculum College.

The agreement went into effect immediately after the signing.

Tusculum College currently has two former students enrolled in the Gatton College of Pharmacy program, Brittany Bible '10 and Stacy Parks '09, both of whom were in attendance at the signing.

International Student Week celebrated at Tusculum

The international flags in the Niswonger Commons Living Room at Tusculum College were revitalized with new flags representing the College’s international student population in a ceremony on Friday, November 12. Four new flags were added to those that represent current students and alumni, and the ceremony was held as part of the College’s International Education Week activities.

Tusculum College currently has 44 flags representing current and former students, including the four added in the ceremony. Currently enrolled students come from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, England, Germany, Guatemala, Holland, Ireland, Ukraine, Venezuela and Wales.

The four new flags added included those for Denmark, Kenya, the Netherlands and Puerto Rico, according to Bonnie Weston, student life coordinator at the college and coordinator of the International Education Week events.

To read the entire article, click here.

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Tusculum's latest production: "The King & I"

Hello!

Interested to know how Tusculum is involved with the community and our theatre program?  Beginning this weekend, Theatre-at-Tusculum will present Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The King & I."  Performance dates are November 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13 at 7:00pm, and November 7 and 14 at 2:00pm.  Over 100 people, including students, alumni, staff, and members of the community, will participate in this Arts Outreach program, set in the Royal Court of Siam.

You're welcome to read the article on "The King & I" from our website by copying and pasting this link into your browser:
http://www2.tusculum.edu/news/?p=2904

There you will also find ticket information and our box office number.

Come on out and see our Fall production of "The King & I," and witness for yourself the work our students, faculty, staff, and community put into the TC Arts program!

Nicole