Admissions staffers this week got
a touching validation for the “red carpet” treatment they give to accepted
candidates and their families:
“With this note, [my daughter] is
confirming her enthusiastic commitment to enroll at Union
College as a freshman in September
2003,” wrote one mother after Monday's accepted candidates day. “As we were
sitting in the panel presentation … a very happy smile came over her face. She
said, 'I have made my choice, Mom, can you guess?' Not wanting to predispose or
guess incorrectly, I paused. 'It's definitely here,' she said.
“On behalf of our family, we thank
you for accepting [our daughter] and we all think Union
College is a wonderful place for
her to pursue higher education. The educational program, faculty and overall
resources of the campus offer so much. We look forward to visiting more.”
The College hosted over 700 of “our closest friends” for lunch in the Memorial
Fieldhouse on Monday, according to Dan Lundquist, vice president for admissions
and financial aid. Visitors came from Colorado,
New Hampshire, Washington,
Connecticut, Texas,
Massachusetts, California,
Vermont, Oregon,
Maine, Maryland,
Europe … and Schenectady.
The next accepted candidates' day
is Monday, April 21. Again, to make room for visitor parking, Campus Safety will be directing employee vehicles to peripheral lots.