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WVSOM’s website has new look
Summer Open House WVSOM’s website received a face-lift and went live to the public the beginning of June. Phase 1 of the newly designed site features a different look as well as easier navigation. Public content is now separate from information available to students, staff and faculty. The new site will have more content
enhancements including feature stories and videos.
The WVSOM admissions office hosted a summer open house on
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June 24 on campus.
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Between 40 to 50 interested applicants and their families started the morning with a welcome from the president, dean and
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admissions staff members. Those in attendance broke into two groups where they were given an anatomy presentation, a tour of the clinical evaluation center and an OPP presentation. A panel of current first- and second-year WVSOM students answered
Greenbrier Classic Concerts
questions regarding student life. The event wrapped up with an open tour of the campus and financial aid guidance information.
About 230 people volunteered their time to help make The Greenbrier Classic Concert Series a success.
Admissions counselor Danny Seams said having events like these
WVSOM employees, students and members of the
help to highlight the school’s facilities and programs.
community volunteered throughout the three days of music.
“Our best recruiting hook is bringing folks onto campus so they
Volunteers worked gate entrances taking tickets, helped with concessions and regulated the reserved and VIP sections.
see our facilities,” he said. “I think once they see a state-of-the-art anatomy lab and clinical evaluation center they realize what we have to offer.” Seams said the campus speaks for itself. “We can go to schools and talk repeatedly about what we offer, but when they come see what we have that’s what will generate their applications,” he said. Open houses provide potential medical students with information about WVSOM, osteopathic medicine and the admissions process. The next open house is scheduled for November.
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