Engagement Series' season opener attracts record turnout
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Photos provided by Mattie L. Pulizzi, manager of employee engagement
Beginning its second illuminating year of introducing the Penn College community to itself, the Office of People & Culture welcomed 34 campus co-workers – its largest turnout yet – who interactively learned more about Admissions on Thursday afternoon.
After a brief staff presentation, participants were cycled through a series of hands-on stations on the first floor of the Davie Jane Gilmour Center that included writing letters to prospective students, having a video or photo taken, being challenged to set up a College Fair table for mock recruitment, completing the application process, and playing "Guess Whose Territory" with admission counselors.
"We are grateful to have had the opportunity to host, and kick off this year’s Engagement Series!" said Audriana L. Empet, director of admissions. "Our team enjoyed interacting with our colleagues from across campus – familiar faces and some new ones, too. We hope attendees learned some new information about what the Admissions Office does and left inspired to collaborate with us in support of recruitment."
Admissions also arranged a display table of products, instruments and tools from various academic areas that admissions representatives take on the road with them during recruitment travel. (More items are always appreciated so as many programs as possible can be represented.)
There was also a basket raffle, featuring prizes inspired by the areas from which students are recruited, as well as refreshments.
The remainder of the 2023-24 Engagement Series:
- September: The Gallery at Penn College and The Cupboard
- October: Penn College Police
- November: Dunham Children's Learning Center
- December: Community Giveback!
- January: Clean Energy Center with Workforce Development
- February: Le Jeune Chef Restaurant with the School of Business, Arts & Sciences
- March: Residence Life and the Capitol Eatery
- April: Lumley Aviation Center
Session dates and times will be announced three weeks in advance via CollegeWire. Registration through the Employee Information System is required, as capacity is limited. Those interested in hosting an engagement session to highlight their offices or departments – or anyone with suggestions on future areas ripe for exploration – are encouraged to email the Office of People & Culture.
