march break open house attendance doubles
march 31, 2011
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lakehead - orillia recently wrapped up its first march break open house at the new university avenue campus and, according to neil quinn, lakehead's recruitment officer who led the organization of the event, the open house was a huge success.
"our attendance numbers doubled from those of last year," said quinn. "we had over 200 visitors for this year's event."
lakehead - orillia recruitment officer, neil quinn, conducts tours during the march break open house.
prospective 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and their families came to the lakehead event from all over central and southwestern ontario, with one student from as far north as cobalt and another from as far south as port stanley. the open house offered tours of the campus, the opportunity to sit in on classes, and one-on-one question and answer sessions with university student advisors.
kathleen elliott, a high school student from brooklin, ontario, attended the open house with her mother. both mother and daughter were impressed with the new lakehead campus. "i was attracted to the orillia campus because it's one of the few universities in the province to offer a degree program in arts and science," explained kathleen. "i want to study history, biology and english, and i can do that here." kathleen's mother noticed the strong community atmosphere at the campus. "you can see that the 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and faculty do a lot of interacting," she said. "i like how everyone knows each other," added kathleen. "i could see myself being here."
like kathleen, many visiting 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 were curious about the arts and science program because it is so unique. "once they understand the flexibility the program offers, most are encouraged," said quinn. "at 17 years of age, many 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are not exactly sure what interests them. this program offers lots of choices, as well as opportunities to switch areas of study throughout the first two years," added quinn.
chris lowes, a prospective student from toronto, said he was attracted to lakehead - orillia partly because of the programs offered. "i want to be a teacher and it looks like a good education program here." lowes added that he liked the small class sizes and "the idea that you could get help from professors when you need it." he was also pleased to hear about the new residence, as were his parents.
quinn confirmed that the new residence was at the top of the list when it came to the interests of open house visitors. "this is something parents and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are concerned about," said quinn. "as soon as they understand that the residence will be ready for september, they feel assured." the new residence features single rooms with a bathroom shared between each set of two rooms. "both the 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and their parents were excited to hear about the design of our residence. it won't be the communal living that is often typical at university campuses," explained quinn.
in addition to the new residence, open house visitors were intrigued by the green technologies of the leadership in energy and environmental design (leed®) academic building with its vast amount of bright, open areas. but more than anything, it was the friendly atmosphere experienced by visitors that seemed to be the highlight, according to open house organizers. "almost everyone commented on how friendly and approachable 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , faculty and staff were," said quinn. "we were able to plan the open house as a fairly unstructured event. other than signing up to sit in on a class, visitors could explore and meet with faculty and staff at their leisure. i think this contributed to the open, friendly approach and certainly made many prospective 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 feel they could fit in here."
while many professors welcomed prospective 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 into their classes, one faculty member was out in the community building interest in the university's science programs. dr. thamara laredo, assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies (chemistry), took part in march break events at barrie's bayfield mall. laredo conducted hands-on science experiments with shoppers at the mall. "it was fun and a great opportunity to encourage local residents to check out 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and the programs we offer," said laredo.
how does that work? dr. thamara laredo, assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies (chemistry) demonstrates the magic of invisible ink during march break activities at barrie's bayfield mall.
the march break open house is just one of many activities the recruitment team at lakehead plan for prospective 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . later this spring, the university will hold "applicant receptions" in orillia, barrie, and throughout central ontario. these receptions are a chance for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and their families to learn everything they need to know about accepting an offer from the university. questions are answered and information is provided on all the services available to help new 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 make a successful transition into university.