Faculty, staff and students hosted some 400 guests Monday during the first of two Union Acceptance Day Programs. The sun and blue skies made the day perfect for rolling out the welcome mat to prospective members of the Class of 2012.
“I knew I wanted a small liberal arts school on the East Coast, and I really liked the sense of community at Union,” said Sarah Rosenblum of Los Angles, a student at the Archer School for Girls who is looking forward to pursuing Art History and Psychology next fall. “This is my third visit to campus. This is where I want to be.”
“I’m definitely choosing Union,” said Adam Burns of Rochester. “I like the small size and the variety of academics and extracurricular activities.”
Burns shared lunch in Memorial Fieldhouse with a number of students who live in the area, including Amelia Abba of Niskayuna and Melinda Rothman of Saratoga Springs – both of whom have also committed to Union – and Liz Carney of Niskyauna.
More than 2,000 students received acceptance letters from the Office of Admissions last month, culled from 5,264 applications.
The second Accepted Students Day is set for Monday, April 14. The program encourages students and their families to explore the campus, with a number of tours, class visits, campus life panels and academic presentations scheduled.
Visitors started the day in Memorial Chapel with a welcome from President Stephen C. Ainlay, Interim Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid Ann Fleming Brown and the Dutch Pipers, Union’s a capella singing group.
Union expects a first-year class of 565 students.
In the meantime, the Admissions staff is hard at work recruiting the Class of 2013.