January 2011 Archives

Campus Preview Day February 19th
Join us for the upcoming Saturday preview day at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. Your preview day visit will offer you the opportunity to learn more about us during a fun, informative morning. It's an excellent way to check us out by touring the campus, learning about our exciting technology-enriched academic programs, getting a feel for university life, and ... lunch is on us! You can schedule your preview day visit by going to campus preview day reservation.

The itinerary for the October 23rd preview day is the following:

• 9:45 am- Check in
• 10:00 am- Admissions presentation
• 10:30 am- Campus tours
• 11:30 am- Academic sessions with faculty
• 12:00 pm- Lunch
  

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Open House Campus Visit February 21st

Come for a visit during our open house days on October 21st and 22nd. During your visit you will meet with a professor, talk with a member of the admission staff and tour the campus with a current student. You can schedule a visit for 10:30am or 1:30pm by going to open house visit reservation.

Once you have registered for your visit, you will receive a confirmation letter from us with details on your scheduled activities and directions to the campus. Please call the Office of Admissions at 1-800-862-6466 if you have any questions. We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful campus!

The 36th Annual Ag-Arama event is set to be held on January 28 - 29, 2011. This year's theme is "Country Strong." It is hosted by the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department. Main events include "contests for students in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Horticulture beginning on Friday, January 28 at noon" (Tollefson, 2011, http://blog.lib.umn.edu/umcweb/news/2011/01/36th-annual-ag-arama-will-be-c.html) and a chili feed on Friday evening at 5:00 pm in UTOC. Starting on Saturday morning at 8:30 am - 12:30 pm are the animal showmanship contests, ag industries show from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, picnic style lunch at 12:30 pm, coronation at 1:00 pm, log splitting and crosscut saw contests at 2:15 pm, and ending the evening wtih a social and a dance at the Crookston Eagles Club. Social is from 5:30 - 7:00 pm with the dance to follow.

Hope to see you there!!