| Thirty-five
high school 4-H members from King County got a first-hand glimpse
of college life during a whirlwind bus trip to Pullman in mid-April.
'The
object was to expose them to a college campus and the activities
that go on in a college setting with the intent to entice
them to explore the possibilities of a college education,'
said Carris Booker, WSU King County 4-H youth development
faculty.
The
high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors from
17 schools toured various academic units while on campus and
met numerous officials.
James
Bledsoe, multicultural student services recruitment coordinator,
challenged the teens to ask themselves, 'What is your gift?'
and urged them to pursue their dreams.
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WSU
President Lane Rawlins stopped by to pay them a visit. The
students also met James Zuiches, then dean of the College
of Agriculture and Home Economics, and Mike Tate, dean and
director of WSU Extension.
Student
reaction to the trip was very positive, Booker said. 'A lot
of them had never thought about attending college. Now the
seed has been planted.'
The
trip was underwritten by a $3,000 grant from Washington Mutual
and two $1,000 extension mini-grants.
King
County 4-H'ers have visited WSU's Pullman campus on a regular
basis since the late 1980s, Booker said.
Dennis
Brown
Information Department
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