Second Fall Open House Set for Nov. 11

10/30/2015 

More than 700 prospective college students are expected to spend a day visiting academic departments, touring the campus and talking to faculty and students during SUNY Cortland’s second Fall Open House on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The College will show off its campus during a regular day of classes to potential students who missed the first open house on Monday, Oct. 12. That event was attended by approximately 700 students and their family members.

The fall format is much different from the Spring Open House, where most visitors already have been admitted and are in the process of deciding whether to attend SUNY Cortland.

Faculty, staff and students from academic departments and student service offices will be available to meet with visitors who have made prior reservations throughout the program. Additionally, guests may tour the campus and eat in the dining facilities. Individuals who have not pre-registered also are welcome to attend.

The program opens with an Academic and Student Affairs Fair from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Student Life Center gymnasium. Academic department faculty and student services representatives will be available to meet visitors and answer questions. At 12:30 p.m., prospective students are encouraged to go to their chosen academic department offices for more information and a tour.

Guided tours of the campus and residence halls will run from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Participants will meet in the Student Life Center.

At 11:30 a.m. Frank Rossi, associate professor of chemistry, will give a presentation on the Honors Program in Corey Union, Room 209. Pre-law advisor Timothy Delaune, an assistant professor of political science, will address visitors at 11:15 a.m. in the Corey Union Fireplace Lounge. Pre-med and pre-dental advisor Theresa Curtis, associate professor of biological sciences, will discuss academic options at 1 p.m. in Bowers Hall, Room 1214. Deborah Van Langen, assistant professor of kinesiology, will present on pre-physical therapy/occupational therapy at 1:30 p.m. in Corey Union Exhibition Lounge.

Special sessions on admissions, financial aid, athletics, dining services, residence life and housing also will be offered that day. For details, visit cortland.edu/admissions.

Open House visitors also are welcome to attend the Veterans Day Ceremony at 3 p.m. in Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge. The 30-minute ceremony features remarks by David Duryea, a retired rear admiral in the U.S. Navy. Duryea currently is SUNY Cortland’s vice president for finance and management. A reception in the Margaret A. “Peggy” Curry ’52 Main Lobby outside the lounge will follow.

Parking for Open House visitors will be provided in the Route 281 parking lot, which features shuttle bus service to the Student Life Center.

The College recently organized two more specialized open houses.

A Natural Sciences Open House is set for Friday, Nov. 20.

A Performing Arts Open House was held on Oct. 30.