Show r- r welcomes freshmen Mark Hewitt News Editor recently greeted incoming incoming incoming in in- coming freshmen in an unprecedented unprecedented unprecedented un un- un- un way On August third and fourth hosted Welcome 89 an orientation program developed exclusively exclusive exclusive- ly for high school students from al all over the state The program conceived by Admissions Advisor Les Cook was an expansion of the schools school's already existing registration workshop In addition addition addition ad ad- to providing information information information tion about registration Welcome 89 provided an opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op for new students to preview important campus programs and activities Parents were also invited to attend The entering freshmen could choose from a total of fifteen workshops These workshops emphasized campus campus campus cam cam- pus programs that are of particular particular particular par par- value to new students Welcome 89 was an overwhelming overwhelming overwhelming over over- whelming success as Les Cook explains Our fundamental fundamental fundamental fun fun- goal was to get new students into the college to see the college and to see that we care about them Continued on page 2 S n nS 9 S r 4 I 4 iI Incoming freshmen attend opening ceremonies of Welcome 89 Welcome j 1989 Continued from page 1 We originally hoped to have students a day par par- By the first day of Welcome 89 we had more than With the additional students that slipped through the cracks or came in with friends we think we had a total attendance of about Plans for future Welcome programs include expanding the program to accommodate entering transfer students nontraditional students and disabled students |