Alumni Admissions Committee Alumni admissions volunteers assist the Undergraduate Admissions Office in recruiting qualified students for Penn State. It is the "personal touch" by alumni volunteers that often encourages a student to apply to Penn State and accept an offer of admission. For our Mid Hudson Valley, we serve on the MHV Alumni Admissions Committee (AAC) which is curently comprised of 8 -10 members. We interact directly with the Admissions Office and thru the Admission counselor assigned to our area. Training in terms of learning about the admissions process, the campus system and academic offerings is supplied by the Admissions Office. Our local duties include representing Penn State at local college fairs held at various venues like Marist College, Dutchess CC, Orange County CC and a number of high schools. The committee typically covers 10-12 events per recruiting season. The committee members also participate in the “LionsRoar” program where we contact either by phone or e-mail all of the local high school students who have been offered admission to Penn State from the Mid Hudson Valley. Typically each volunteer is assigned a few high schools and the Admissions Office supplies the contact information for all offered students from those assigned high schools. The committee then supports the Chapter in contacting students and organizing the freshman student sendoff picnic in August. The benefits of participating on this committee include staying in touch with the happenings and changes at Penn State, becoming a salesman for the University where you get to display your pride as a Nittany Lion and most rewarding is getting to talk with students and parents about the opportunities at Penn State and helping them make an informed college decision. We are always looking for additional committee members so if you are interested in learning more, please contact Bob Wagner, the current MHV AAC leader, at bobpsu70@aol.com. How many local Hudson Valley students attend Penn State each year?
The short answer is over 240 students per year apply to Penn State, 50 students per year start their college life at Penn State, and at any time, there are over 175 students from the HV enrolled and attending one of the 20 campus locations. |
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