Summer’s heat or winter’s cold, the seasons pass, the years will roll…

The oval clothed in white on February 14, 2015

The oval clothed in white on February 14, 2015

 

Dean Manderscheid preparing to welcome our guests

Dean Manderscheid preparing to welcome our guests

 

A cross section of our guests

A cross section of our guests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right now it does not seem like this winter season will ever pass. According to experts at accuweather.com, we are experiencing even colder air than the one that brought subzero lows to the Midwest on Valentine’s Day weekend. Yet, for two consecutive Saturdays in February (February 7th and February 14th), we had a total of about 630 admitted student and guests visit campus to learn about the Arts and Sciences at Ohio State. On Saturday, February 14, about 200 admitted students and their guests (about 450 people) braved the blustery winds and white-out conditions to attend one of two College of Arts and Sciences Experience events. Families traveled from states as far away as Florida,  Maryland, New York and New Jersey. Also noteworthy was the fact that our faculty, staff and advisors defied the dangerous roads to get to campus on time to meet with our guests. I was impressed when Rebecca Bias, from the Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures (CLLC) described how she had to park by the roadside until it was safe to resume driving to campus to offer a tour of the CLLC.  I was equally impressed to see our faculty and staff  members waiting patiently for their sessions to begin, even when we were not sure that the students who signed up for the various sessions had made it to campus. There are too many stories of dedication and service to recount here, but I want to thank everyone who came out to help yield the class of 2015. The staff of ASC Recruitment and Diversity Services cannot do what we do without you. Now, if only we could experience some summer heat. By the way, did Punxsutawney Phil see its shadow yet? I must have missed that.

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