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Monday, August 24th, 2009

Blue Raider Volume 2, Issue 1 Freshmen Connection

Inside this issue: DON’T FORGET TO PAY YOUR BILL!!! H1N1 Flu Preparation 2 ATTENTION ALL FRESHMEN: August 25th- 6:00pm, RaiderNet Academic Support 2 Don’t forget the fee payment dead- Center lines!! The following dates are the It is strongly recommended to not wait until the last min- Business Office Fall 2009 Deadlines. Week of Welcome 3 ute to pay or confirm your Fee Payment/ Confirmation classes. Nearly one thousand students are purged from Housing 3 August 19th– By mail their classes each fall be- cause they do not follow these deadlines, so be sure Judicial Affairs 4 August 25th– 4:30pm to remember! Business Office Career Hints 4

Greek Affairs 4 College Tips from The Naked Roommate TIP #3: GET INVOLVED, JOIN SOMETHING, AND MEET AS MANY NEW PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. Special points of interest: My senior year of high tottered and fell apart. No university. Get involved with Important Fee Payment school was amazing. I was one knew me, not many of something that feels right Deadlines the prom king, president of my friends went here, and and make as many new con- my senior class, and King my girlfriend broke up tacts as possible. It opens up Entertainment for the of the Year. I was dating a with me within two weeks. I a world of opportunity and first week of school beautiful runner who was a wandered around pining creates strong new friend- Ways to get involved on state champion, I received and depressed for weeks, ships. College went from a campus more scholarships than I trying to figure out what scary and foreboding realm could count, and I set a had gone wrong. The mo- to a place that I can call Employment tips school record in back- ment I got involved with home. Fall 2009 Football stroke—as the first student freshman orientation, a —Junior, Indiana University from my school to go to student organization on Schedule state in years. Needless to campus, everything turned Taken from The Naked Room- say, I was feeling good! around. I had new friends, mate by Harland Cohen Yet, immediately when I a sense of purpose, and went to college, everything found my place at a huge

Freshmen Connection

MTSU Health Services Prepares for H1N1 Flu

The MTSU Health Center has a as it is available. They hope to vices website at well thought out plan to deal have the vaccine available to www.mtsu.edu/ with and treat students as they distribute in the Health Center. healthservices. begin to come into the center There will be much more infor- with flu like symptoms this fall. mation to come in The health professionals know the next edition of they can’t stop the flu from Freshman Con- coming to MTSU, but they will nection about the ―The health professionals know they do their best to minimize its H1N1 Flu and you can’t stop the flu from coming to MTSU, impact. The Health Center will can visit the links also have information about the available through but they will do their best to minimize its H1N1 influenza vaccine as soon the Health Ser- impact.‖

Do You Know Your Academic Support Center Advisor?

Come visit your Academic Sup- Stop by and see us!! port Center Advisor. In the Your advisor will help you fo- center we advise undeclared cus on class selection, but can students and students with pre- also help you with much more. you need answers, your advi- scribed courses. We are lo- They can offer strategies to sor can give them to you or find cated in the McFarland Build- help you succeed in your out exactly where those an- ing across the street from Cum- classes, assist you with issues swers are. mings Residence Hall. We are in your academic and personal open from 7:30am (if you are life, and suggest options to WELCOME to MTSU!! an early bird) until 5:30pm. help you meet your goals. If

A - B Horace Stogner G - H Jon Scarlett P - R Heather Arrington [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

C Mark Templeton I -L Luther Buie S - T Gia Jones [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

D - F Rebecca Seul M - O Shelly Johnson U - Z Tyler Henson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Academic Support Center Advisors-McFarland Building, 898-2339 Pre-Nursing Latonda Knight [email protected] Page 3

Freshmen Connection

Week of Welcome– Schedule of Events

Friday, August 28th Sunday, August 30th Thursday, September 3rd We-Haul (All-Day) University Convocation: Speaker: Michael MTSU Department Fair, Dinner and Music, 6:30pm, KUC Gates Gill, 2pm, Murphy Center, 11am-1pm, KUC Courtyard Courtyard President’s Picnic following Convocation Free Cookies & Lemonade, 12 Noon, Outdoor Movie: Dark Knight, 8pm, Monday, August 31st KUC Courtyard, KUC Courtyard Classes Begin Blue Raider Bash 5:30, KUC Courtyard Saturday, August 29th Tuesday, September 1st Tuesday, September 8th We-Haul (All Day) Meet Murfreesboro, KUC Courtyard Volunteer Fair, 10-2, KUC Courtyard Information Booths, 10am-4pm 10am-2pm Wednesday, September 9th Dinner & Street Fair, 6pm, KUC Court- Wednesday, September 2nd Stud. Org Fair, 10-2, KUC Courtyard yard Meet Murfreesboro, 10am-2pm, Friday, September 11th Comedian: Ralphie May, 8pm, Dance the Night Away, 8pm-12 JUB Tennessee Room Housing & Residential Life Following the last day of registration, students who have not arrived to check-in, completed On-campus residents who ter, Room 300, or by email to: registration or left school will be considered no come to campus wanting a new [email protected] . Follow- shows and will free space to honor a limited assignment location or room- ing the last day of registra- number of requests. mate may submit or resubmit a tion, students who have not request for change beginning arrived to check-in, completed as space permits. Students are Monday, September 7th. Re- registration or left school will notified of the change through quests for change may be sub- be considered no shows and their MTSU email address only.

mitted within the Housing and will free space to honor a lim- Residential Life Office located ited number of requests. Re- in the Keathley University Cen- quests for change are honored

Comedian Ralphie May– Sept. 2 Don’t miss Ralphie May from ONE!!! Don’t miss this exciting TV’s ―Last Comic Standing‖ event of MTSU’s Week of Wel- and Comedy Central’s come, and check inside for ―AUSTIN-TATIOUS‖ coming to more upcoming events! MTSU Murphy Center Wednes- day, September 2nd at 8pm. This event if free to EVERY- Looking for On-Campus Employment? Here are

Judicial Affairs Announcement some recommendations from the Career Development Cen-

The Office of Judicial Affairs and ter on common resume mistakes: Mediation Services would like to MTSU education not listed welcome you to the Blue Raider Degree and major not listed

family! We would also like to re- Birth date listed

mind you that you are responsi- Salary Listed ble for knowing and abiding by References listed (should be on separate page) all university rules. Students Rules can be accessed on line at Overall general lack of information http://www.mtsu.edu/judaff/ Use of templates with designs – all students should avoid rules.shtml. For a printed hand- this because this makes the file size of the resume larger. book, please visit us in KUC 128. When the student applies and the PDF hits the employer’s Have a great semester! email box, it can eat up memory thus lending itself to quick deletion.

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Greetings Blue Raiders! The Office of Greek Affairs would like to wel- come you to Middle Tennessee State University. There is a place for Fall 2009 Football Schedule everyone at one of the 27 fraternities and sororities at MTSU. During your time here, we encourage you to get involved and learn about September 5th @ Clemson 5 p.m. Greek life at MTSU. As a member of the Greek Community, you will September 12th, Memphis 6 p.m. be provided opportunities for leadership, service, scholarship, and September 19th @ Maryland 2:30 p.m. brotherhood/sisterhood. Collectively, the Greek community contrib- utes approximately 24,000 community service hours, and raises over September 26th @ North Texas 6 p.m. $90,000 annually to support philanthropic causes. In addition, the October 6th @ Troy 7 p.m. Greek Community provides its membership with the opportunity to October 17th Mississippi State TBA develop leadership skills through programs such as Greek Leader- ship Summit, Speak Outs, and new member education programs. October 24th Western Kentucky TBA Members also have the chance to serve on chapter and council execu- (Homecoming) tive boards, which prepare them for real life leadership experiences. October 31st @ Florida Atlantic 3 p.m. Most importantly, Greek students have the opportunity to create and maintain lifelong friendships. If you are interested in learning more November 7th Florida International TBA about Greek life at MTSU, please visit http://www.mtsu.edu/greeks/ or (Family Weekend) call 898-5812. November 14th Louisiana-Lafayettte TBA

November 21st Arkansas State TBA Important Dates: November 28th @ Louisiana-Monroe TBA Panhellenic Council Recruitment - September 9-14 (Sororities) December 20th New Orleans Bowl National Pan-Hellenic Council Informational - September 16 (Fraternities and Sororities) Interfraternity Council Recruitment -September 14-19 (Fraternities) Additional Dates

MTSU Master’s Swim Club

Call Out Meeting

September 16th, 6-7pm, Campus Rec

University Convocation– Featuring Michael Gates Gill

MTSU will mark the begin- to participate as well. their academic regalia in honor ning of the 2009-2010 aca- of the newest class. A formal University Convocation will demic year with University welcome will be given by welcome new students into Convocation, held August President Mc Phee, followed by the MTSU learning commu- 30th at 2:00pm in Murphy the Keynote Speaker Michael nity, engaging them immedi- Center. University Convoca- Gates Gill, author of How Star- ately into the learning proc- tion is free and open to the bucks Saved my Life. ess and exposing them to the public. First-year students are traditions and rituals of the expected to attend; their University. Convocation will families and members of the open with a fanfare played MTSU and Murfreesboro by the MTSU Band of Blue, communities are encouraged and the faculty will march in

Calling all Class of 2013 Freshman!!!! ATTENTION FRESHMAN Please join President Sidney McPhee for MTSU’s Long Standing Tradition of “Freshman Walk.” This PARENTS!!! year’s Freshman Celebration will be Saturday, Sep- tember 12 at the MTSU VS. University of Memphis Want discounts on textbooks at Phillip’s

"Blackout" football game. There will be an an- Bookstore? Want to be eligible for mul- nouncement with about 5 minutes left in the second tiple book scholarships? quarter for all class of 2013 Freshman to meet at the tunnel below section 2E. TELL YOUR PARENTS TO JOIN THE

PARENT & FAMILY ASSOCIATION!!! President McPhee will lead the Class of 2013 on to the field at halftime. To learn more about the Parent & Fam- There is no admission charge to the game for any ily Association just direct your parents MTSU Student with a valid ID. to www.mtsu.edu/parents or give us a Do not forget your black game shirt! You can pur- call at 898.2454. Don’t miss out on the chase "Blackout" apparel at Phillips Bookstore, at perks you and your parents can gain GoBlueRaider.com, or wear one of your own black from joining!!!

shirts.

For further information please call (615)898-2552

Go Blue Raiders!