Area High school students will have a special opportunity to meet recruiters from more than 90 colleges and universities and win scholarships totaling $10,000 at CSRA College Night, Thursday, Sept. 15, 5-8:30 p.m., at the James Brown Arena, Augusta, Georgia. Admission is free and open to the public.
The arena will be filled with seminars, career and counseling centers, and helpful exhibits manned by representatives from colleges, universities and technical schools from throughout the U.S. In addition, members from local professional societies will be prepared to provide beneficial information in areas such as engineering, management, chemical and nuclear science.
“We’re thrilled to be back in-person once again serving the needs of area students,” said Kim Mitchell, SRNS Education Outreach. “We strive to provide opportunities that allow students to explore options for higher education and pathways that lead to great careers.”
College Night provides a way for CSRA students and parents to:
• Obtain information on educational opportunities, admission requirements and tuition;
• Attend seminars to get information about HOPE and LIFE scholarships, SRS Apprenticeships, WORC scholarships and financial literacy;
• Visit a counseling center that will be open throughout the evening where students and parents can seek advice about the college application process from high school advisors and admissions professionals;
• Visit a career exploration area where students can discover their options after college. Students will be able to participate in a quick “card sort” interest inventory to validate their career choice; and
• Register to participate in the drawing for a $1,000 scholarship. Students must attend and register in person at CSRA College Night to be eligible. To qualify for a College Night scholarship, students must be high school seniors and graduate with a GPA equal or above 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent.
“The atmosphere of the event is actually pretty exciting,” said Mitchell. “There are scholarships to be won and important decisions to be made.”
The event is now entering its third decade of service to area high school students. “Well over $300,000 in scholarship funding has been offered to the tens of thousands of students who have attended College Night in the past. The generosity of our scholarship sponsors and much appreciated help from more than 100 volunteers are major reasons why this effort is consistently so successful each year,” added Mitchell.
CSRA College Night is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy-Savannah River Operations Office, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, SRP Federal Credit Union, South Carolina Society for Professional Engineers, iHeart Media and Centerra.
Representatives from numerous universities will be available and scholarships totaling $10,000 at this year’s College Night, Thursday, Sept. 15, 5-8:30 p.m., James Brown Arena.
Some of the colleges and universities attending this year:
• Aiken Technical College
• Augusta Technical College
• Augusta University
• Clemson University
• Coastal Carolina University
• College of Charleston
• Davidson College
• Denmark Technical College
• Florida International University
• Furman University
• Georgia Southern University
• Georgia State University
• Illinois Wesleyan University
• Kennesaw State University
• Lander University
• Mercer University • Mississippi State University
• Paine College
• Presbyterian College
• South Carolina State University
• Tuskegee University
• University of Alabama
• University of Georgia
• University of Maryland
• University of Missouri
• University of Notre Dame
• University of Oklahoma
• University of South Carolina
• Valdosta State University
• Voorhees University
• Winthrop University
• Wofford College