{"id":28161,"date":"2018-07-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-hosts-open-house-in-waco-for-prospective-graduate-students-3\/"},"modified":"2021-11-12T01:36:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T01:36:30","slug":"tarleton-hosts-open-house-in-waco-for-prospective-graduate-students-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-hosts-open-house-in-waco-for-prospective-graduate-students-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton hosts open house in Waco for prospective graduate students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br \/>Monday, July 9, 2018<\/p>\n<p>WACO, Texas &mdash; Find out more about Tarleton State University&rsquo;s graduate-level degree programs in Waco on Saturday, July 21, at an open house for prospective students.<\/p>\n<p>The open house is set from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Tarleton-Waco&rsquo;s campus in the Michaelis Academic Center at McLennan Community College, 1400 College Drive. Guests should RSVP at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/waco-open-house\">www.tarleton.edu\/waco-open-house<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Guests will meet faculty, staff and current students as well as learn about the university&rsquo;s admissions process and best practices for financing a graduate school education. Application fees will be waived for attendees who apply within a week of the open house.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton-Waco offers master&rsquo;s programs in accounting, business administration, clinical mental health counseling, criminal justice, curriculum and instruction, educational administration, human resources and social work. The university&rsquo;s doctorate of education (Ed.D.) program in educational leadership &mdash; available at the Waco campus &mdash; combines individualized study with specialized course work and research.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to day, evening and weekend classes, Tarleton boasts a fully online Global Campus offering 20 e-learning opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Tarleton-Waco&rsquo;s graduate-level degree programs, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/graduate\">www.tarleton.edu\/graduate<\/a> or email Dr. Mweni Ekpo, graduate recruitment manager, at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ekpo@tarleton.edu\">ekpo@tarleton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the university&rsquo;s online programs, go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/globalcampus\">www.tarleton.edu\/globalcampus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&amp;M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience, marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today&rsquo;s scholars into tomorrow&rsquo;s leaders. Offering degree programs in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online to more than 13,000 students, Tarleton engages with communities through real-world learning experiences to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.<\/p>\n<p>#<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Dr. Mweni Ekpo, Graduate Recruitment Manager<br \/>817-484-4411<br \/><a href=\"mailto:ekpo@tarleton.edu\">ekpo@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out more about Tarleton State University&rsquo;s graduate-level degree programs in Waco on Saturday, July 21, at an open house for prospective students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[423,424,425],"tags":[430,432,438,442,459],"class_list":["post-28161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-research","category-arts-events","category-campus-community","tag-academic-affairs","tag-alumni","tag-college-of-graduate-studies","tag-community-events","tag-tarleton-state-waco"],"acf":{"image":null},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2021\/11\/image-1131-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/academics-research\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academics &amp; Research<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/arts-events\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Arts &amp; Events<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Campus &amp; Community<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academics &amp; Research<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Arts &amp; Events<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Campus &amp; Community<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academic Affairs<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Alumni<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">College of Graduate Studies<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Community Events<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Tarleton State Waco<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academic Affairs<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Alumni<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">College of Graduate Studies<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Community Events<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Tarleton State Waco<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 8 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on July 9, 2018","modified":"Updated on November 12, 2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on July 9, 2018 12:00 am","modified":"Updated on November 12, 2021 1:36 am"},"featured_img_caption":"Smiling woman in a Tarleton State University shirt outdoors.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}