Oct. 6, 2009

For Immediate Release

CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TO HOST TIGER ROUND-UP AND PREVIEW DAYS FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

By Christina Miller, student news writer

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky.—It's time to round up some more Tiger fans at Campbellsville University this fall. Campbellsville University will host Tiger Round-Up Nov. 19-20, and Preview Days will take place Oct. 24 and Nov. 7.

            Tiger Round-Up is an overnight event exclusively for high school seniors to experience life as a college student at Campbellsville University. Prospective students spend the night with a CU student in the residence halls, attend classes the following morning, hang out with students, see the campus and participate in campus events.

            Preview Days are designed for high school juniors and seniors to get a full day's worth of the Campbellsville University experience. Students will meet CU students, attend admissions and financial aid seminars, learn about academics and campus organizations, go on a tour of campus, have lunch in the dining hall and have the opportunity to attend a CU football game.

            Preview Days will be held Saturday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Nov. 7. Registration begins at 9 a.m. in Campbellsville University's Ransdell Chapel.

            Tiger Round-Up will be held Thursday, Nov. 19 through Friday, Nov. 20. Check-in time begins at 7 p.m. in the university's Ransdell Chapel, 401 N. Hoskins Ave., Campbellsville. All activities are complete by noon on Nov. 20.

            Preview Day and Tiger Round-Up are free to prospective students.

Campbellsville University is a private, comprehensive institution located in South Central Kentucky. Founded in 1906, Campbellsville University is affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Listed in U.S.News & World Report's 2010 “America's Best Colleges,” CU is ranked 23rd in “Best Baccalaureate Colleges” in the South and fourth in “up-and-coming” schools in the south. CU has been ranked 17 consecutive years with U.S.News & World Report. The university has also been named to America's Best Christian Colleges® and to G.I. Jobs magazine as a Military Friendly School. Campbellsville University is located 82 miles southwest of Lexington, Ky., and 80 miles southeast of Louisville, Ky. Dr. Michael V. Carter is in his 11th year as president.   

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