DelaWorld 2004 gets under way

DelaWorld student leaders include: (top row, from left) Owen Mullin, Steph Quiros, Andrew Swiatowicz, Kristi Strand, Tyrone Jeffress, Emily Smith and Alli Garwood; (middle row) Holly Ungerbuehler, Erin Beale and Jesse McNulty; and (front row) Melanie Mitchell, Natalie Gempesaw-Pangan, Natalie Ross, Adam Rosen and Brian Kuchcicki.

4:28 p.m., June 23, 2004--Summer DelaWorld ’04 got off to a busy start Tuesday, June 22, with visits from approximately 150 incoming and potential students and their parents.

Click “The Faces of DelaWorld 2004” button on this page and other UDaily articles to see some of the participants.

DelaWorld, which runs weekdays through Tuesday, July 20, orients visitors to the University through guided tours led by 15 student leaders. Approximately 9,000 DelaWorld participants are expected to visit campus over the next four weeks.

Scheduled weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., the one-day programs are designed to give both students and parents an overview of campus life and provide them with firsthand advice regarding the academic and social challenges that lie ahead.

For more information on DelaWorld, including tips for a successful college career, visit [www.udel.edu/admissions/viewbook/delaworld/] or call Faye Duffy, senior associate director and DelaWorld director, at 831-6782.

Article by Becca Hutchinson
Photo by Kevin Quinlan

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