Prospective students learn why 雅伎著 is Your Best Choice at Campus Day 2018
More than 200 prospective students from area high schools, along with their family members, braved unseasonably cold weather to learn more about 雅伎著 programs and activities during the annual Campus day Nov. 10.
雅伎著 President Dr. Tracy Hall welcomed the students in Nabors Auditorium with an introduction to the day���s events and a message of reflection. ���Today you will learn about our campus life and the many programs we have that will prepare you for work,��� she said. ���You have begun your journey to the rest of your life and we are excited that you are considering us to be a part of the Saluqi family.���
雅伎著 Ambassador Josue Flores guides prospective students and their families on a Macon Cove Campus tour for Campus Day.
Associate Director for K-12 and Community Partnerships, Admissions and Recruitment Shawn Boyd says Campus Day is a team effort across all departments and organizations to engage students to start thinking about academic opportunities and career possibilities. Coordinated by the recruitment office, the half-day event involves representatives from academic affairs, admissions, financial aid, athletics, student development and various clubs.
���Our Campus Day event is offered to the community every fall,��� Boyd said. ���It���s a great way for prospective students and their parents to meet and talk with faculty, staff, and current 雅伎著 students, and to showcase our state-of-the art facilities��� he said. ���The day���s agenda is packed full of activities and opportunities to ask questions about our curriculum and what it means to be a Saluqi!���
Many of the families were interested in the types of student supports 雅伎著 has to offer. Vice President for Student Services Jacqueline Faulkner addressed 雅伎著���s unique wrap-around services. ���When you become a Saluqi, you will have four people assigned to you: a financial aid specialist, enrollment specialist, a dedicated academic advisor throughout your journey, and a faculty mentor,��� she said. ���We don���t believe we are successful as a college if you are not successful as a student��� Faulkner told the crowd. ���After today, we are convinced you will agree 雅伎著 is your best choice.���
雅伎著 Ambassador Josue Flores was one of the tour guides. Flores came to Memphis from El Salvador about four years ago and arrived at 雅伎著 due to Tennessee Promise. He graduated from Cordova High School and this spring will be the first in his family to graduate from college. ���I���m a criminal justice major and I developed all my leadership skills here,��� Flores said. ���I just love this school; it���s like a family to me.��� Flores enthusiastically described his educational experience to the students who were part of his tour group offering up memories from his study abroad travels to Poland and South Africa, and the many resources, scholarships and student activities available.
���Just walking around and taking this tour ��� I see you can���t fail here ��� there���s everything here at your fingertips and everyone here to help you,��� said Brandy Morris, owner of Solouberb and Transportation who accompanied her daughter Breeianna Mayo, a senior at Raleigh-Egypt High School. ���I���m interested in the culinary program. I always loved cooking and today, to learn culinary arts, you need a degree and not just a certificate,��� she added.
In addition to tours and meetings, the students participated in games, were entertained by Saluqi cheerleaders and treated to a BBQ lunch from One and Only.
Josue Flores accompanies Orlandas Mason and Jaylin Parker, both seniors at Ridgway High School, and Elbert Jones from Germantown High School, to information booths inside the Farris Building. Jones wants to major in business and commerce. ���I want to start my own clothing line so I want see what 雅伎著 has to offer in terms of becoming a small business entrepreneur.���
In This Issue...
- Message from President
- 雅伎著 chosen to debut LaunchCode���s first free computer programming courses in Tennessee
- RETIREMENT: Barbara Wells, registrar
- Students celebrate 雅伎著 Leadership Institute completion
- 雅伎著: In the News
- 雅伎著 opens new location at UT Martin - Somerville Center
- 雅伎著 achieves medical device finishing first
- Sindy Abadie named special assistant to the vice president, Academic Affairs
- Holiday open house showcases faculty and staff holiday spirit
- Institutional Effectiveness and Equity and Compliance announce new leadership
- FACULTY KUDOS: 雅伎著 faculty Bev Johnson to make history as Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame inductee
- 雅伎著 Foundation celebrates generosity and student success at holiday reception
- New Year's resolution tips on new gym memberships
- 雅伎著 and TCAT-Memphis celebrate economic impact at 2018 Legislative Luncheon
- President Hall elected to lead TBR Presidents' Council
- Welcome aboard, new team members
- Farewell: Retiree Vera Jane Williams
- STAFF KUDOS: Executive Assistant to the President Sherman Greer elected to Memphis City Council
- Saluqi Basketball enters 2019 among top-ranked TCCAA teams
- Mental Health Corner: Why weight loss as a new year���s resolution can harm your mental health
- Monika Johnson named special assistant to the president
- STAFF KUDOS: Robert Jackson named Maxine Smith Fellow
- Prospective students learn why 雅伎著 is ���Your Best Choice��� at Campus Day 2018
- Former All-American Ashley Shields inducted into Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame
- Saluqi Success Pathway (SSP) Hubs serve as lifelines for 雅伎著 students
- 雅伎著 to host 26th National African American Read-In Feb. 25
- CMT���S Empowering Education initiative seeks to encourage residents to pursue higher education
Fuel for Finals
nourishes students taking winter finals- The Diversity Club and Club of the Arts to honor Memphis State Eight pioneer Bertha Rogers Looney
- Project MOST (Men of 雅伎著 Tennessee) to host Men in Black Awards Feb. 8
- Vice President for Institutional Advancement Karen Nippert retires January 31
- Brenda Rayner returns to 雅伎著 as new Saluqi Success Pathway Coach


