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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (10/06)
Contact:Office of Admissions, 318-869-5131, or Lynn Stewart, Centenary News Service, 318-869-5120

Centenary Hosts Oct. 7 'Experience Centenary' Open House for Prospective Students and Families


SHREVEPORT, LA—Centenary College's Office of Admissions will host the first of three "Experience Centenary" Open Houses for prospective students and their parents on Saturday, Oct. 7, beginning in Kilpatrick Auditorium in the Smith Building, corner of Kings Highway and Woodlawn Avenue.

The Oct. 7 schedule is as follows:

9-9:30 a.m.—Registration and refreshments in Kilpatrick Auditorium (Smith Building)

9:30 a.m.—Welcome by Dr. Darrel Colson, provost and dean of the college; Georgette Lang, president of the Student Government Association; and Tim Crowley, director of admissions.

10:15 a.m.—Concurrent sessions in which participants attend either "Distinctive Experiences" in the Carruth Choir Room or "Superior Preparation" in the Broyles Choral Room, both in the Anderson Choral Building.

10:50 a.m.—Concurrent sessions in which participants attend either "Distinctive Experiences" in the Carruth Choir Room or "Superior Preparation" in the Broyles Choral Room, both in the Anderson Choral Building.

11:30 a.m.—Meet professors and students at the Academic Department/Program and Student Organizations Fair in the Haynes Gymnasium of the Centenary Fitness Center

Noon—Lunch in Bynum Commons Dining Hall

12:45 p.m.—Student panels in Jackson Hall Room 304 and the Admissions Office (Peters Building)

1:30 p.m.—Campus tours

2:10 p.m.—Admission and Financial Aid session in Kilpatrick Auditorium (Smith Building) with Mary Sue Rix, director of financial aid, and Tim Crowley, director of admissions

Other events of interest on Oct. 7:

Noon-3 p.m.—Centenary College Store open in the Moore Student Union Building

Noon-11 p.m.—Shreveport's Red River Revel Festival on the Shreveport riverfront at Festival Plaza

1-4 p.m.—Exhibits at Meadows Museum of Art on the Centenary campus

3 p.m.—Men's Soccer vs. UMKC, Mayo Field

4 p.m.—Film Screening: "Burning Man: Beyond Black Rock" documentary at 4 p.m. in Kilpatrick Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public. Coffee will be provided by Columbia Cafe. This is a co-presentation of the Centenary Film Society and the Robinson Film Center.

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