Members
of the Class of 2018 connect at Six Flags
Members of the Class of 2018 braved
the summer heat and humidity on Saturday, July 26, 2014 to get to know each
other better at Six Flags-St. Louis. Around 30 people attended the summer
event before a BBQ at the home of a classmate’s mother.
This is the second of three events
that the incoming students can attend to get to know one another better and
even get to know the classmate's significant others. According to Program
Director Nick Palisch, the goal is to foster the family feel of the class by
allowing them to socialize prior to the start of optometry school.
"Attending these events after the Class Mixer in April it allows for the students
to stay connected and to keep the excitement in place for August," said
Palisch.
The students and significant others
will be spending a lot of time together in the coming years, and if they are
moving from somewhere outside of St. Louis, it is often difficult to meet new
people. "Hosting these summer events allows the significant others to get
to know one another and to feel like they are just as much part of the class as
the student," commented Palisch.
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Fostering a family feel means doing
things a family would do and that means doing things outside of the
classroom. Having three summer events along with the class mixer and
class Facebook page allows for everyone in the class to feel connected well
before they walk into the classroom in August.
The next event will be a St. Louis
Cardinal's baseball game which will be on August 20, 2014 at Busch Stadium!
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