Yesterday, hundreds of local fifth graders from schools in Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties flocked to campus for UCF’s first ever College Discovery Day. The Honors College hosted the event, along with Junior Achievement of Central Florida, and the event is sponsored by Workforce Central Florida.
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They started arriving at 10 a.m., and were greeted by a pep rally put on by UCF’s cheerleaders. They then broke up into groups to meet with students and professors, as well as science projects involving animal bones, telescopes and computer animation, all while they take of tour of the campus.
Each group was led by UCF students, and met back at the reflection pond for a lunch provided by the Inter Fraternity Council. The lunch was peppered with entertainment for the kids, including a band, Knightro, and players from our men’s basketball team.
College Discovery Day will be followed next month by UCF’s sixth-annual College Shadow Day for Central Florida seventh-graders. The event Friday, April 16, is also hosted by The Burnett Honors College and Junior Achievement.
