Campusā Spring Open House Draws Record Attendance
More than 3,700 individuals visited Ā鶹ĪŽĀė°ę last Saturday during the campusās annual ā a 26 percent increase over 2017 and more than any previous year.
About 1,200 admitted students and twice as many family members and other guests sampled all the campus has to offer, learning about , , class registration and different . For the first time, the campus hosted lab tours showcasing where some of the campusās innovative and collaborative takes place.
After a full day of exploration, more than 100 prospective students accepted their Ā鶹ĪŽĀė°ę admittance offers on the spot, and more are accepting each day.
Sarahy Condor Montes, a first-generation biological sciences major originally from PerĆŗ by way of Chico, was one of them.
āMy first time stepping on campus, everybody was extremely welcoming,ā she said. āIt felt like home as soon as I saw this campus.ā
Bobcat Day also coincided with ALUMNI WKND, a spring tradition dating back to Ā鶹ĪŽĀė°ęās early years. get to participate in Bobcat Day while also discovering all thatās changed since their college days.
This yearās event included updates on the , a celebration of alumni who endowed scholarships to the campus over the past year and the annual Alumni Town Hall. The ever-popular gathering is an intimate event that allows alumni access to campus leaders for a moderated Q&A session.
The town hall theme this year was women in leadership. Brooklynn PhamĀ (ā09) moderated a conversation between attendees and , School of Natural Sciences Dean and Chief Financial Officer . The trio shared their experiences with everything from breaking into the ranks of senior leadership to the realities of growing a university in times of constrained resources.
All three spoke of the importance of being gutsy and being willing to take risks. Leland recalled a time when seeking leadership opportunities and having to prove she was capable of serving on a strategic planning committee ā something not considered āwomenās workā at the time.
āI would not be where I am today had I waited for someone to open the door for me,ā Leland said. āI had to seek out and sometimes create my own opportunities.ā
I would not be where I am today had I waited for someone to open the door for me.
Before Saturdayās campus activities began, alumni were up early preparing meals for the animals and cleaning out exhibits Mercedās Applegate Park Zoo. This is the second time the group has gathered for a āBobcats Give Backā community service project to help the surrounding community. While there, the alumni stopped by to say hello to Boomer, the campusās original living mascot, who resides at the zoo.
Alumni arenāt the only Bobcats who give back. Community service is a tradition that starts early in a Ā鶹ĪŽĀė°ę studentās career.
More than 100 students spent Saturday sharing how they contribute to the greater area. They took to the Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Quad to showcase their projects for prospective students and others.
Each semester, Engineering Service Learning undergraduate students contribute more than 7,800 hours serving the community. Teams use their combined technical skills to provide meaningful solutions tailored to their nonprofit community partnerās needs. In return, they gain professional, hands-on experience.
During Bobcat Day, individuals were able to test project prototypes, which vary from an aerospace exhibit for a traveling museum to identifying disease development in grape vines.
The teams were eager to gather feedback and answer questions from attendees to improve the prototypes they spent the semester designing and testing before they deliver the finished product to the end-users.
āThereās nothing better than watching people try out our product and finding out if our prototype works,ā said Jose Arrieta from the Captivated Thinking project team. āItās great to hear what other people have to say.ā
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