Wayne State University open house

By Maryam Farag

 

Wayne State University recently hosted an open house at St. Clair College for students.

Student recruiters from Wayne State University carried out a friendly takeover of the St. Clair College Centre for the Arts on Nov. 17.

Academic advisers and admissions staff were on hand for the open house aimed at high school and college transfer students.

Wayne State promoted the open house with advertisements in the Windsor Star and online.

The university has held open houses in Windsor before, but never at St. Clair’s Centre for the Arts.

Kelly Driscoll, academic services officer in communication arts at Wayne State University, said many of the students who graduated from WSU were hired even before they graduated.

“Charlie, one of our stars, was accepted everywhere but he chose Wayne State’s journalism program because he was offered a scholarship,” said Driscoll.

Transfer Student Officer John Freed said he has seen a number of people such as head of corporations, leaders in the health care fields, leaders in the fine arts and others, come from Wayne State University.

“We are a really diverse campus. We got 500 students from Canada alone,” said Freed. “We got students from India, China, Middle East, so students find other students who are like themselves.”

Freed said Wayne State has a good reputation. Students gain a lot of practical experience and have a lot of good connections in the community.

“People find their niche, that’s what is neat about Wayne State. You don’t have to be a certain type of person to fit in. You will fit in somewhere,” said Freed.