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91ÑÇÉ« Admissions is hosting an e-recruitment first. They have invited more than 15,000 newly admitted students to the University’s first-ever E-Party, to be held Saturday, April 24, 2-5pm; Monday, April 26, 7-9:30pm; and Wednesday, April 28, 7-9:30pm.
According to a current Pew Internet Report, young people between 16 and 22 years of age spend an average of 16.7 hours a week online. They turn to the Internet for entertainment, information and a sense of community. As well as being online, 70 per cent of them are busy "hypertasking", according to a BIGResearch report. They listen to radio, surf online, read newspapers or magazines and watch TV – all at the same time. How to reach them? By getting on the same bandwidth.
In partnership with 91ÑÇɫ’s nine undergraduate faculties and campus service departments (Housing, Financial Services, Career Centre and Alumni Services), Admissions is planning three days of fun multimodal events: online chats, a call-in radio show with 91ÑÇÉ« radio CHRY (students can listen online too), an interactive game, a selection of multimedia lectures, student diaries and photo galleries and more.
By offering such an array of events, Admissions hopes to capture the attention of the hypertaskers and to encourage them to confirm their interest in 91ÑÇÉ« as their preferred university choice. The E-Party events offer students an interactive 91ÑÇÉ« experience – everything from academics to student life. This is a perfect opportunity to help them connect to the University and to hear that representatives of the 91ÑÇÉ« community are here to help them get involved, get comfortable and succeed.
Exclusive E-Party events include:
- Seventeen online chats with Admission professionals, professors, current 91ÑÇÉ« students and staff from student service areas such as Housing, Financial Services and the Career Centre;
- Lecture Lounge – Taped mini-lectures by 91ÑÇÉ« professors to give students a glimpse of how a university class really runs;
- Call-in show with CHRY, featuring professors and current students answering questions about life at 91ÑÇÉ«;
- Freeze Frame – Real student photo diaries created by a group of current 91ÑÇÉ« students;
- Wide World of 91ÑÇÉ« – Photo galleries of 91ÑÇÉ« students who have been on international exchanges;
- Online freebies – One 91ÑÇÉ« screensaver and four e-cards to choose from;
- 91ÑÇÉ« Trivia Game
Admissions has been hosting online chats for several years now. The recent participation rate in Admissions’ online chats have been exceptional. In January, more than 300 prospective students logged on for a two-hour chat with Admissions representatives. The quality of exchanges between chatters was excellent and the goodwill generated toward 91ÑÇÉ« priceless. On April 16, International Recruitment hosted a three-hour chat attended by more than 100 students from 25 countries around the world. For an international audience, chats are a perfect way to connect with 91ÑÇÉ« from the comfort of home – whether home is a maison in Marseille, a bungalow in Birmingham or a casa in Cordoba.
The 91ÑÇÉ« community is invited to bookmark the events site and join the E-Party on any or all of the three days.