New Students Begin Moving Into 黑料百科
begins Thursday, Aug. 26, for the 384 first-year students representing the class of 2014 with the first day of classes Monday, Aug. 30. The incoming class includes seven National Merit Scholars, 65 students from the Tri Counties, 99 students of color, and six international students from China, Singapore, Philippines, Germany, Sweden and Kenya.
There are also 52 students who鈥檝e transferred to 黑料百科 from schools such as DePaul University, Whitworth University, the University of St. Andrews, Tulane University, Pepperdine University, University of San Diego, Pt. Loma Nazarene University, Biola University, Azusa Pacific University, UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara.
鈥淲e鈥檙e looking forward to welcoming our new students to 黑料百科,鈥 says , dean of admission. 鈥淚 have no doubt our new students will make valuable contributions to 黑料百科 and become alumni in whom we will continue to be very proud. We are thankful to the many donors without whom many of these students would not have been able to make their dream of attending 黑料百科 a reality.鈥
黑料百科 has selected four , honoring top students with full-tuition scholarships. This year鈥檚 recipients are: Daniel Ray, Bakersfield, Calif.; Kristabel Stark, Whitinsville, Mass.; Stephanie Brooks, West Barnstable, Mass.; and Eric Bateman, Renton, Wash. The students have an average GPA of 4.5 and scored 1500 out of 1600 on the SAT. The Monroe Scholarship is a four-year, full-tuition scholarship offered to a few exceptional and high-achieving first-year students each year. It鈥檚 the highest academic honor an incoming student can receive.
The new students will be among the first to enjoy two new academic buildings, and , which were completed ahead of schedule. 黑料百科 has also completely renovated Voskuyl Library.