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Spend a Summer Day at Penn State is the Admission Office's largest recruitment effort. Penn State coordinates bus transportation for students and their families from Baltimore, Harrisburg, New Jersey, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington D.C.
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A quick coffee and a muffin or bagel for breakfast fueled prospective students and parents for Spend a Summer Day. The HUB-Robeson Center's Alumni Hall was the home base for those visiting during the open house.
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Jennifer Maloney brought her parents, Kathy and John, to Spend a Summer Day with her at Penn State. The three are from Schuylkill, Pa.
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Josh Scarcella, his parents Sandy and Rich and his friend Alex Fegely, plan their agenda during their visit to Penn State. The four drove in from Leesport, Pa., just north of Reading, Pa.
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Antonio Moore, Assistant Director of Admissions, speaks to prospective students and their families about the admissions process and student aid.
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Arnold Gashe (right), class of '52 and Matt Jeremias are two of the 100 alumni from the Centre County Chapter of the Alumni Association to volunteer at Spend a Summer Day. Volunteers wear yellow T-shirts and assist students and their families with directions around campus.
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Jan Wong came all the way from Malaysia to Spend a Summer Day at Penn State. Wong and her parents, along with her brother Ken, flew into Philadelphia last night. Penn State was first on the family's list of schools to visit while visiting America.
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Shannon Ritter, Donna Case, Tammy Zanghi and Jennifer Lewis (from left to right) work in the admissions office at Penn State. They were on hand to help guide visitors during the 2007 Spend a Summer Day event. Penn State University Park hosts the two week open house annually.
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This prospective student registers for the Spend a Summer Day activities, which includes admissions and financial aid presentations, campus tours given by current students and a chance to visit academic colleges.
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Rebecca Berdine and Hugo Triveri, University Police Officers, work at the Information Fair in the HUB-Robeson Center's Alumni Hall. The fair allows visitors to learn about student services and activities. Berdine and Triveri provide campus safety statistics and answer questions about what they do on campus.
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Penn State University Park expects to attract 13,000 participants including 4,800 prospective students during the 2007 Spend a Summer Day events over two weeks.
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Potential Penn State students and their families come to Spend a Summer Day to learn about Penn State's multi-campus system, academic options and student activities.
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A Penn State student begins his tour for prospective students by yelling out, "We are" to which they responded enthusiastically, "Penn State!"
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