The Office of Recruitment and Marketing hosted “Senior Scholar’s Day on the Hill” for local high school students, Saturday, Nov. 10.
The purpose of the event was to invite students to view the campus, and to award some of the brightest students from various high schools with university scholarships.
Realizing the difficulty most students have in obtaining college funding and how students are often unaware of the opportunities afforded to them, the Office of Recruitment and Marketing in conjunction with Associate Provost for Enrollment Management Don Byars held the event as a means to avoid late application submissions, increase early admittance and scholarship awards in a timely manner.
Held once previously in October, Senior Scholar’s Day gave high school students an entire day for assistance regarding college funding and other related matters.
Throughout the day, students participated in several interactive events including workshops on financial aid and scholarships, campus tours, Q&A sessions about band and athletics, a student panel discussion, and a college fair. An admissions submission area assisted students.
In an effort to reward seniors for their outstanding academic achievements, a scholarship ceremony was held for students who were admitted to the university prior to the date of the event during which 13 scholarships were awarded.
Crystal Allen, senior university recruiter, said, “Because many of them have already applied to Prairie View, I have no doubt that these students will receive an admissions decision early enough to receive timely housing assignments, orientation, course registration. We also look forward to holding similar programs for transfer and graduate students in the near future.”
In addition to scholarships, students received information from Dr. E. Joahanne Thomas-Smith, provost and senior vice president for academic and student affairs, Lettie Raab, director of University College, Dr. Tau Kadhi, director of the honors program, Dr. Lauretta Byars, vice president for institutional relations and public service, the offices of Undergraduate Admissions, Student Financial Services and Scholarships, the Collegiate G-Force and PALS organizations. Also, members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. performed an exhibition act for students.
Jamija Hagger and Tro’sha Pickrom, both students at Nimitz High School, commented on the event. “It’s been very informative and interesting,” said Hagger. “It’s definitely influenced where I want to go.”
“Right now PV is definitely an option,” added Pickrom.