The Office of Undergraduate Admissions recently hosted a group of 16 high school guidance counselors from Puerto Rico as part of the AutopistaAmericas βReverse Tour.β Autopista is an educational consulting firm that coordinates and conducts group tours and college fairs in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and the Caribbean.
The June 4th visit marked the second consecutive year that ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ was selected as a stop during a weeklong tour of institutions in Florida and Georgia. As part of the ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ visit, guidance counselors were treated to an information session in the Duke Energy-ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Welcome Center, a photo-op with Knightro, and a lecture on beer entitled βThe History of Civilization in a Six Pack.β The lecture, which included a tasting and pairing course, was presented by ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ faculty member, Ed Measom, Rosen College of Hospitality Managementβs Anheuser-Busch Beer & Wine Lab. Guests were then joined by Abraham Pizam, dean of Rosen College, along with several faculty and staff for a banquet dinner in the Disney Dining Room.
Eddie Lavigne, president of AutopistaAmericas, is no stranger to ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½. Heβs worked alongside representatives from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions before and called ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ a βbig school with personal charm.β ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ will join forces with Autopista again in August when a member of the admissions recruitment team will travel to Puerto Rico for 10 days of college fairs, high school visits and outreach.
Events like the βReverse Tourβ are just one part of our strategic efforts to build brand awareness, promote ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½βs academic opportunities, educate students and parents, and develop relationships with key Β influential membersΒ to continue to recruit the best and brightest students to the ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½.