Big Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø weekend of visitors planned as campus hosts its 25thAnniversary of Governor's Honors Program, a new FreshmanOrientation session, and PRAXIS, ACT Exams
June 10, 2004
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Charles Harmon Director of University Relations
Big Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø weekend of visitors planned as campus hosts its 25thAnniversary of Governor's Honors Program, a new FreshmanOrientation session, and PRAXIS, ACT Exams
An economic boost to Valdosta and Lowndes County is expected
June 12 and 13 as Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø will be headquarters
for a number of special weekend activities, including Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø's 25th
Anniversary of hosting the prestigious Governor's Honors Program.
In addition, Valdosta State will hold one of its largest ?Blazer
Beginnings? Freshman Orientation sessions on Saturday, June 12 and
separately will be giving the PRAXIS educational test and ACT exams
the same day.
?About 400 people have signed up to take the PRAXIS exam and
another 150 will be taking the ACT,? said Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø's Vice President for
Student Affairs Dr. Kurt Keppler. ?Also on Saturday we will be
hosting about 620 freshman and their parents for the Freshman
Orientation session.? Keppler said several more orientation
sessions are planned during the summer.
GHP staff have been on campus since June 6 and some 675 select
students from around the state of Georgia and their parents will be
arriving Sunday, June 13. The GHP students will be moving into a
Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø residence hall that day as they prepare for their six-week stay
on campus. They?ll participate in a summer instructional program
designed to provide intellectually gifted and artistically talented
high school students challenging and enriching educational
opportunities not usually available during the regular school year.
This year marks the 25th Anniversary of Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø hosting the Governor's
Honors Program, which is coordinated by the Georgia Department of
Education.
Keppler, who has responsibility for Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø orientation activities,
said the Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø campus would be especially busy on Saturday.
?I hope we can meet everyone,? said Keppler. ?These sessions are a
good way to get folks started on the right track as they begin
their college careers.?
Keppler said he anticipates Valdosta area restaurants and motels
will be especially active over the weekend as parents and students
stay overnight to see the Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø campus and, in some cases, move-in
for the summer.
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