For release: March 22, 2013
For press information, contact Curt Guenther, 901-678-2843

Military veterans who are interested in obtaining a college degree are invited to two information sessions in West Tennessee in early April.  Representatives from the University of Memphis and from Jackson State Community College will be at both events to answer questions about college admission requirements, enrollment processes, costs, etc.  Veterans’ dependents, who are eligible for certain benefits, including educational assistance, are also welcome to attend.

The first reception will be held Tuesday, April 2, at the Lexington-Henderson County Center, 932 East Church St., in Lexington.  It is sponsored by First Bank. 

The second reception will be Thursday, April 4, in the Wisdom Parlor of Varnell-Jones Hall on the U of M’s Lambuth Campus, 705 Lambuth Blvd., in Jackson.  

Both events will run from 5 to 7 p.m.

More information is available online at www.jscc.edu or www.memphis.edu/lambuth or by phone at 731-425-8844 or 731-427-4725.