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Colleges have one chance at a first impression, and while Pierce College was not at the top of some high school students’ list, “Discover Pierce” shed some light on any misconceptions they might’ve heard.

High school students had the opportunity to tour the campus, meet Pierce administration, enjoy some games and get a free meal from Falafelicious Catering.

Dean of Academic Affairs DonnaMae Villanueva said Discover Pierce was running very smoothly and that everyone was having a great time.

“Looking at the foot traffic along the Mall and throughout the classrooms, I think the event was a success,” Villanueva said. “The students seemed pretty engaged with all the activities laid out for them today.”

With so many activities and booths displayed, Villanueva thought there wasn’t enough time for students to enjoy the event.

“The faculty wished they had more time with the students because

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Since fall 2016, a new proctoring service become available to some of the students were pretty excited and wanted to ask questions, but they didn’t have time in the tours to allow them to stay and linger to ask questions,” Villanueva said. “If only we could have made this from 9 to 5, there would have been more time.”

In addition to the tours, rows of tables from different clubs and departments were organized alongside the Mall, passing out flyers and treats to students who were interested in learning about their department.

Across the Mall, The Great Hall was filled with administration from the Student Health Center and Student Services and counseling and financial aid, informing high school students what Pierce has to offer.

Director of the Student Health Center Beth Benne said they heard great compliments from students and high school faculty about the campus.

“It’s been fabulous. We’ve seen a couple hundreds kids today,” Benne said. “We had one kid who didn’t even consider Pierce until today. He said it was very eye opening.”

Benne said she received positive feedback about Pierce College and was glad to see students enjoying the campus.

“What I love is that the schools brought them,” Benne said. “They were kind of a captive audience, and I think some of them didn’t want to come, but I think they had a great time.”

After students had the opportunity to tour the campus and ask general questions about transferring, they were able to receive a free lunch meal by Falafelicious Catering.

Although the lines to receive a free meal were out the door, Falafelicious Catering owner Ofir Bass said they’ve received great feedback and thought the students enjoyed the food.

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