Centre to host admitted student day

RELEASED: April 10, 2008

DANVILLE, KY—The Centre College admission office will host its annual admitted student day on Saturday, April 19. "Centre of Attention Day" is open to all admitted students and their families.

Along with campus tours, visits to the college bookstore and a complimentary lunch, the day will consist of seminars for both students and parents.

Academic seminar selections for students include: "Vietnam: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow"; "Monetary Policy of the 70s and 80s—and it's Impact Today"; "The Nature of the Human Hand"; "Antibodies and Their Uses"; "The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Mate Selection/Fight the Dragon, Get the Girl"; "Saying What We Mean and Meaning What We Say"; and "I'm Right, You're Wrong, But I'm Not Sure Why: Moral Decision Making."

Later, students will have the opportunity to engage in social seminars with Centre students consisting of candid conversations about living the "Centre Experience."

"We look forward to greeting well over 100 admitted students and their families on campus," says Carey Thompson, vice president for enrollment and student planning services. "Centre of Attention Day gives these students a great opportunity to preview campus life and imagine themselves here as first-year students next fall. These students will come from the largest applicant pool in the College's history and should be another outstanding class for the College."

For more information and registration, visit Centre's upcoming events webpage.

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Founded in 1819, Centre College is ranked among the U.S. News top 50 national liberal arts colleges. Consumers Digest ranks Centre No. 1 in educational value among all U.S. liberal arts colleges. Centre alumni, known for their nation-leading loyalty in annual financial support, include two U.S. vice presidents and two Supreme Court justices. For more, visit http://www.centre.edu/web/elevatorspeech/

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