Discussion and slides will be based on November visit to Cuba by discussants. The Pope is to arrive in Cuba on Jan. 21. Open wide and say 'Union' Mark Webster '88 never misses an opportunity to boost his alma mater with high schoolers. I tell them to open wide, and I talk about Union. Though recruiting students through the alumni network is nothing new to admissions, the program has gained momentum since it was formalized last year with about 150 volunteers adopting schools, said Lilia Tiemann, alumni admissions recruiter, who administers the program with Kristine Gernert-Dott '86, associate dean of admissions.
Alumni choose a school in or near their hometown.
After an initial visit with an admissions officer from the College, alumni admissions volunteers become the primary local Union contact for guidance staff and students, meeting with students and then tracking their progress through the admissions season. The program is especially valuable because it extends the scope of Union's admissions effort by allowing admissions officers to tap into other areas, according to Gernert-Dott and Tiemann. The Office of Public Relations seeks leads on students who would be candidates for feature and news stories for the Chronicle , College magazine, hometown features program and various other media outlets. Science shows reach 25,000 kids Chemistry professor Charlie Scaife's hands-on science programs have reached about 900 teachers and 25,000 students since he and his wife, Priscilla, took to the road in 1994 to bring the excitement of science to elementary schools. In that time, the Scaifes have visited about 80 schools.