600 Expected for UMaine Accepted Student Day Monday, Feb. 8
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 or joecarr@maine.edu
ORONO — Six hundred University of Maine visitors will have an opportunity on Monday Feb. 8 to learn more about UMaine quality and value during an Accepted Student Day. UMaine regularly conducts programs of this nature for accepted students who have yet to make their final college choice but this is the first one it’s ever held specifically for those who qualify for merit scholarships or have been offered admission to UMaine’s prestigious Honors College.
UMaine will hold a similar event for all accepted students during public school vacation, as part of its Monday Feb. 15 open house.
The students invited for Feb. 8 have been accepted for Fall 2010 enrollment. Most applied through UMaine’s early action process, which has a Dec. 15 application deadline and an admission decision promise by the end of January.
UMaine applications are currently running 12 percent ahead of last year at this time, and 36 percent more have already confirmed their plans to enroll in the fall. While it is still very early in the admissions cycle, UMaine admissions officials say they regard these trends as a positive sign, indicating continued interest in UMaine among top students from around the state and beyond.
Monday’s program runs from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Students will have opportunities to visit classes and attend presentations on programs. Examples include:
• Engineering program presentations in Jenness, Boardman, Bennett and Barrows Halls, 10-10:50 a.m.
• A Physiology of Exercise presentation in 125 Lengyel Gym from 10-10:50 a.m.
• An Honors College student panel in the McIntyre Room, Buchanan Alumni House, from 10-10:50 a.m. (repeated 12:10-1 p.m. and 1:10-2 p.m.)
• A tour of Earth Sciences and climate science labs in Bryand Global Science Center from 10:-10:50 a.m.
• A tour of food science and human nutrition labs and facilities in Hitchner Hall from 10-10:50 a.m.
• A presentation with Prof. Bob Strong on the UMaine Student Portfolio Investment Fund 12:10-1 p.m., 207 Corbett Business Building
• A presentation with Prof. Dan Sandweiss on his work exploring ancient pyramids in Peru 12:10-1 p.m. 107 Corbett Business Building
• A tour of the Aquaculture Research Center, 12:10-1 p.m.
Beginning at 1:10 p.m. wildlife ecology professor Lindsay Seward will take a group outside to explore a snowshoe hare habitat. This program may run longer than one hour, and it will take place completely outdoors. The departure point is 218 Nutting Hall.