FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications (304) 696-7153
 

Outstanding Black High School Students’ Weekend is Nov. 11-12 at MU

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The 2005 Outstanding Black High School Students’ Weekend will take place at Marshall University Friday, Nov. 11 and Saturday, Nov. 12.

The 19th annual event is sponsored by the Marshall University Center for African American Students’ Programs. The event is expected to bring in high school students from West Virginia and nearby schools in Kentucky and Ohio. Parents also are invited to visit the campus.

The special weekend is designed to promote college attendance and to familiarize the students with the Huntington campus and the quality academic options available at Marshall. Students are selected based on their academic success and leadership abilities.

“We have a great deal of pride at Marshall in our ability to recruit and retain academically promising African American students from around the state and region,” Maurice Cooley, director of the Center for African American Students’ Programs, said. “The weekend will be a great experience for the students and will serve as a primary event to attract the most gifted black high school students and to showcase our rich academic environment and enjoyable campus life.”

The following is a schedule of events for the weekend:

Friday, Nov. 11

12:30 p.m. – arrival and registration, Memorial Student Center lobby

1:30 p.m. – student/parent orientation, Memorial Student Center

2 p.m. – student educational seminar and campus tours

4:30 p.m.  – students meet and greet with student hosts and hostesses, Memorial Student Center

6 p.m. – 19th annual Outstanding Black High School Students’ Banquet for students and families, Don Morris Room, Memorial Student Center. Featured speaker is Dr. Kim Bradshaw Austin, a Huntington native, and a former Outstanding Black High School Student and Yeager Scholar. She is a graduate of Marshall University’s School of Medicine and currently is practicing medicine in Columbus, Ohio.

8:30 p.m. – free social time

9:30 p.m. – student dance, Marco’s, Memorial Student Center

Saturday, Nov. 12

8 a.m. – students’ and parents’ breakfast with faculty and deans, Harless Dining Hall

9 a.m. – college displays, Memorial Student Center lobby

9:30 a.m. – students and parents meet college deans

10:30 a.m. – parents’ informational panel with university administrators, deans, faculty and financial aid staff, and students’ informational panel with student organizations, Memorial Student Center.

More information on the 2005 Outstanding Black High School Students’ Weekend is available by calling Cooley at (304) 696-5430.

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