MURFREESBORO, Tenn., May 9 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news release:
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -WhenGamze Mertarrived at Middle Tennessee State University from a community college in Virginia, she was looking for opportunity. What she found was a launching pad.
"I remember my first week at MTSU thinking, 'So this is what people mean by college life,'" said Mert, an international student from Turkey who came to MTSU through the prestigiousBuchanan Transfer Fellowshiphonors scholarship.
Mert turned possibility into action, becoming a familiar face across campus through a wide range of activities,servingas anHonors College Ambassadorand as cofounder and president of the Turkish Student Association. "I love all the fr...