fall preview day inspires new interests for lakehead student

(october 11, 2012 - orillia, on) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 orillia is opening its doors to prospective 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and their families and friends for its annual fall preview day on saturday, october 13. the event takes place at lakehead orillia's university avenue campus from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm.

the annual event is growing in popularity each year and last year attracted over 500 people. last year was the first time that preview day visitors had a chance to tour the new residence, now home to over 150 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , and cafeteria facilities at the campus.

one of last year's visitors, first year student elaine welbourn of cavan, ontario (near peterborough) said the event was pivotal to her decision to attend lakehead.

"all through high school, i was thinking about 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and when i visited the campus on preview day two years ago, within five minutes i was sure that this was the place i wanted to go," said welbourn. it was during her second visit last year that her decision was confirmed.

"i loved the welcoming atmosphere at preview day, and after returning home, discovered that my friends who had gone to other university preview days had not had the same kind of experience."

besides the friendly welcome, welbourn was impressed by the format of preview day with its mini lecture opportunities for various programs. "last year i attended a geology class in one of the science labs and it was fantastic - i was hooked!" welbourn said she met third-year 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who were involved in fascinating research projects. "instead of structured experiments with known results, these 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 were discussing independent research projects that were actually relevant to the community." admitting to be very inquisitive, welbourn said she was also happy to discover that her inquiries were not only encouraged, but that everyone took so much time to answer her questions.

although not particularly attracted to the courses before she visited lakehead, welbourn is now enrolled in both geology and geography courses as part of her bachelor of arts & science concurrent education (basc/bed) program. as it turns out, welbourn will be on a class field trip during this year's preview day. "the small class sizes allow for field work and a very relaxed, hands-on experience," noted welbourn.

lakehead university student elaine welbourn, basc/bed, of cavan, ontario, credits the university's fall preview day with helping her to decide on lakehead.

now well into the first semester, welbourn says that she is thrilled with the school. "i am so happy to be here - i go home (to residence on campus) to look out the window to the best view ever; my classes are interesting; and profs are always open to speaking to me, even on a one on one basis - there's not a single course i don't enjoy."

betsy maus, lakehead orillia's regional recruitment officer, says that welbourn's experience is typical of many visitors during preview day. "we know that choosing a university is a difficult decision and attending our fall event is the perfect opportunity for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to see, first-hand, all of the options and opportunities that are available for them at lakehead. it's important for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to get a feel for the campus." maus adds that the friendly, welcoming atmosphere and helpful 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , staff and faculty are common themes when it comes to the preview day experience.

for more information about preview day and to pre-register, visit: www.mylakehead.ca.

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