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\\ University of California-San
J)iego (UCSD) recruiters visit the
omes of many high-prospect stu-
lents to promote their university.
^Jancy Saint John, publications co-
irdinator at UCSD, said recruiters
dsit students’ homes to get to know
hem and their families.
“We want the students to feel
hat they have friends here for them,
md we tiy to keep pretty close con-
act with all admitted students,” she
aid. "Unfortunately this type of
irogram is extremely labor inten-
ive, so we are not able to do as
nuch of this as we’d like.”
The University of Nebraska at
incoln offers the Summer Institute
or Promising Scholars, an 8-week
ummer session for in-state under-
epresented minority students who
vill be freshmen in the fall. Peg
Hake, Nebraska director of admis-
iions, said Nebraska has had the
irogram for five years.
“In the program, students take
:ourses and are placed in job situa-
ions on campus that are similar to
heir field of study,” she said. “So far it
|Y|| las been a successful recruiting tool.”
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ave community outreach programs
l eve |p hat target middle school students.
“We work with much younger
tudents and help them along the
liono'Mvay,” Saint John said. “Kids then
Know what they have to do to get in.”
Brian Dixon, an admissions
ounselor at the University of Wis-
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miliarity so students feel comfort
able here,” he said. “I started com
ing here when I was in seventh
grade for a general program called
‘Team University.’ I came for a re
search program in high school, and
I ended up coming here.”
Most universities have home
pages on the World-Wide Web for
anyone interested in learning about
them. Some schools, however, are
taking it a step further. A link on
UCSD’s home page lets interested
students e-mail currently enrolled
students to find out more about
UCSD life and why they chose
UCSD. Saint John refers to the inter
views as testimonials explaining
what makes UCSD the best choice.
“At any given time we’ll have
about 15 student interviews and
pictures on the Web and informa
tion on how to contact them,” Saint
John said. “We tried to make our
Web page as user friendly as possi
ble, and I am excited about having
the menu link to the interviews so
students can get input from stu
dents attending UCSD now.”
Some schools offer scholarships
to outstanding in-state residents. An
thony Strickland, assistant director of
admissions at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, said every top
student in the state covets the Moor
head Scholarship, a scholarship that
covers all expenses for four years.
“It’s ingrained in secondary stu
dents,” he said. “Moorhead scholars
must exhibit academic, physical
and leadership qualities. It is de
signed to produce leaders.”
The University of Kentucky ofifers
National Merit finalists a free ride so
they will pursue higher education in
Kentucky. The University of Wis-
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KKK
Continued from Page 1
Kristina Wright, director of administration for
arc iVhoopstock and a senior anthropology major, said
siAfiioopstock offers people other opinions and other
ideas about many cultures and addresses the impor-
:ant issue of diversity on campus.
Joel Garrett, chair of the MSC Black Awareness Com
mittee (BAG) and a junior management major, said the
ommittee members are aware the KKK will be in town,
ut that they will not pay them any attention.
“Our position is passive-aggressive: passive in that
here will be no attention given to them, and aggres-
ive in that we will continue to take care of the issues
ehave to face,” Garrett said.
consin offers 25 students the Chan
cellor Scholarship, which pays for
four years of school.
Public universities continue to
have college nights at high schools
in their state. Gonzalez said A&M re
cruiters attend over 600 college
nights throughout the year.
“I am probably biased, but we re
cruit better than anyone else in the
state,” he said. “Our recruiting sea
son doesn’t end until May, so we
have plenty of time to visit guidance
counselors at high schools through
out the state.”
Blake said Nebraska recruiters
hold workshops for high school
counselors throughout the state.
“We work hard to recruit high
school counselors,” she said. “We
believe that if a counselor sees
what UNL has to offer, we will have
a continuing stream of students
from that school.”
In addition to campus visits,
UNC-Chapel Hill relies on students
visiting the campus for sporting
events. State high school football
and basketball games are played at
Chapel Hill. Strickland said UNC’s
own sporting successes also helps
recruit students.
“Because our state has made
higher education as free as possible
to all of those in state, our competi
tion is other schools in North Car
olina,” he said. “We are located
within 25 miles of North Carolina
State and Duke. Because of high
school sports we recruit a lot of kids _
who have no prior connection to us. Xk I M lUI MI
“Many also follow our sporting
teams which, helps our recruiting. Continued from Page ±
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in ‘Carolina blue’ and decide to at- v ^ lous committees of the State
tend here because of the teams’ Bar ofTexas. He is also a trustee of the
so cresses ” Dallas Bar Foundation and a fellow of
the Texas Bar Foundation and the
Southwestern Legal Foundation.
He served as an A&M yell
leader, class agent, president of the
Dallas A&M Club and the 1987
president of the Association of
Former Students. He is also the fa
ther of former A&M student body
president Carl Baggett.
Bolen, Class of ’48, is the founder
of Bolen Enterprises, which current
ly operates 20 Hallmark Card shops
around Fort Worth. He is a former city
council member and mayor of Fort
Worth and has served as president of
the National League of Cities and the
Texas Municipal League.
Fie also served on the College of
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SPECIAL TO THE BATTALION
This model was designed by Valerie Manzanares and Ray Mabry, junior environmental design majors.
Eight teams of students from Texas A&M University
Professor George J. Mann’s third-year design studio will
present their proposals for a prosthetic and orthotics re
habilitation centerto Maria Dolores Aleman, the first lady
of Nicaragua, May 14 at a reception in the George Bush
presidential Conference Center.
The presentations, which will begin at about 4:30 p.m.
and will last about two hours, are open to the public.
The students, who have been working since mid-
March to develop their designs, will present programs,
models and drawings at the reception. Assisted and guid
ed by faculty, graduate students and outside consul
tants, the students have created designs for a perma- j
nent facility to replace the one that is currently housed j
in a large shipping container.
The project is a partnership between A&M and Mer
cy Ships, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing
health care services to the poor and needy.
Garrett said the KKK has a right to hold a rally, but
it does not take away from what the BAG does as an
organization and as students.
Tamara Raven, chair of the Southwestern Black
Student Leadership Conference, said their organiza
tion does not have an official comment about the
KKK rally.
“It is more of a personal issue and personal view,”
Raven said.
Rick Anderson, grand titan for the Knights of the
White Kamellia in Austin, said he will speak on the
civil rights movement of the ’60s and reverse dis
crimination.
The Knights of the White Kamellia are named af
ter the white camellia flower which grows predomi
nantly in the south.
Business Administration Develop
ment Council and has been recog
nized for service by the B’nai Brith
Jewish Anti-defamation League, the
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce,
the National Conference on Chris
tians and Jews and the Internation
al Good Neighbor Council.
Galvin, Class of ’53, is a former
president of Chevron U.S.A. Pro
duction. He began his career work
ing for Gulf Oil Corp. and was
named a regional vice president
when Gulf was acquired by Chevron
U.S.A. in 1985. He then served as a
senior vice president, vice president
and president in 1992.
He has been on the boards of the
Gas Research Institute, the Greater
Houston Partnership, the National
Action Council for Minorities in En
gineering and the Houston Muse
um of Natural Science. He also
served on the External Advisory
Committee of the College of Engi
neering and as a liaison between
Chevron Corp. and the Texas A&M
Foundation.
Skaggs, Class of ’65, is chair and
CEO of HKS Architects. He has tak
en part in creating hospitals and
medical centers, business offices,
hotels, educational facilities and
sports stadiums The Ball Park in Ar
lington and Dallas’ Reunion Arena.
He is a fellow of the American In
stitute of Architects and the Health
Facility Institute and a past presi
dent of the ALA Academy of Archi
tecture for Health and the Forum
for Health Care Planning. He has
also served as chair of the College of
Architecture Development Council
and a trustee of the Texas Scottish
Rite Hospital for Children.
Matson said the honorees wilji
receive a certificate at the com>-
mencement ceremonies. Their bio^
graphical information will be pub^
fished in the programs, he said. J;
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