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SUNY Plattsburgh Admissions Plans Fall Open House Events

open house giltz presentation

SUNY Plattsburgh’s Office of Admissions will host two open house events this fall beginning Saturday, Oct. 18 at 9:30 a.m. in Hawkins Hall’s E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, with a second event being held Saturday, Nov. 15.

enyedi and studentsOnce prospective students and their parents are checked in, they’ll take a seat in the auditorium where they’ll hear welcoming remarks from University President Alexander Enyedi and Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success Karen McGrath, sharing what they feel makes SUNY Plattsburgh special. A special transfer student presentation will be held down the hall in the Krinovitz Recital Hall.

Students and their families will then be taken to academic information sessions where they will hear from faculty across university disciplines, including:

  • Fine and performing arts
  • Biology, chemistry and biochemistry
  • Earth and environmental science
  • Sociology, gender and women’s studies and anthropology
  • Criminal justice and political science
  • English and history
  • School of Business and Economics
  • Childhood and special education
  • Communication studies, journalism and public relations
  • Communications sciences and disorders
  • Computer science, physics and information technology
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition and fitness wellness
  • Psychology
  • Social work
  • Human development and family relations

From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., students can gather in the Warren Ballrooms on the second floor of the  Angell College Center for “Cardinal Compass: Guiding Students to Success Fair.” There, they’ll be able to visit with representatives from the university’s diverse programs and activities designed to help students excel at Plattsburgh. The success fair is an explore-at-your-own-pace event offered only at the time listed.

feinberg tourAcademic advising and undergraduate admissions appointments can be scheduled between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Alumni Conference Room, second floor, Angell College Center, where students can meet one on  one with advisers for personalized guidance. These sessions are designed to answer questions, provide application and enrollment support and help plan the academic journey. Appointments are first-come, first-served.

Hour-long campus tours from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. give students and their families a look at classrooms, dining facilities, a residence hall, library and more, departing on a rotating basis from the Flynt Commons on the second floor of the Angell College Center.

For a full schedule, visit https://www.plattsburgh.edu/admissions/visit/open-house.html. For more information, contact admissions at 518-564-2040 or email [email protected].

— By Associate Director of Communications Gerianne Downs

— File Photos by Hunter Mossey, multimedia coordinator

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