Discover Day 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Written by Jessica Soria
Photos by David Romero

 

 

The entire campus came alive on Saturday, March 8, to welcome potential UCR freshmen as they came in droves to explore what UCR had to offer. In one of the biggest recruiting days of the year, Discover Day, University Honors (UH) had a smashing success in reaching out to dozens of potential Honors students.

 

Discover Day started off with a bang, as Dr. Perring and a few students spoke about UH and its advantages at breakfasts for scholarship recipients put on by the four colleges within UCR. Meanwhile, in the UH office, volunteers were busy preparing for tours to efficiently showcase two of Honor’s biggest benefits: community and research opportunities. In the computer lab, the leaders of the UH committees waited to give a small explanation of their committee while in the conference room, a few students assembled presentations based on their research.

 

Out by the Bell Tower, Honors staff and students set up a booth where they gave information about University Honors and led tours to the UH office and housing. With this coordination, tens of hundreds of potential Honors freshmen and their parents eagerly explored the UH office, with most, if not all, leaving with an impressed look on their face.

 

By the end of the day, Honors staff and volunteers were exhausted but thoroughly pleased by the huge turnout of students. Many volunteers, including myself, were renewed in our commitment to University Honors by the sheer excitement of the students and their parents. All in all, Discover Day proved to be one of the most rewarding days of the year for the Honors community.