New Student Enrollment Up Forty-Percent
More than 300 new students arrived on campus this fall, up 40 percent from
the start of the 2006 academic year. President Richard Pfau called the
increase a “dramatic evidence of the quality Averett offers.”
New and returning students are enjoying a variety of new programs and enhancements
this year
Students from 31 states and
15 foreign countries made Averett their university of choice
this fall.
New at Averett
Freshmen Success Seminar: Our new six-week program helps freshmen adjust to
college life. It includes instruction in study skills, test taking and time
management.
- Reading Critically for Success: Averett
is emphasizing the importance of learning to read critically
across the curriculum and working to foster a culture of
reading on campus.
- Authors on Campus: As part of the annual Arts@Averett
offerings, the university will bring authors to campus each
year to discuss their work.
- Web Site: If you haven’t visited www.averett.edu
lately, take a new look. The Web site now features alumni success
stories, an Averett history timeline, Arts@Averett schedule
and much, much more.
- We’re Wired: Students returned this year
to find high-speed Internet
access in all residence halls.
Kudos!!
The 2008 US News and World Report
ranks Averett as 32nd (out of 93) in its 2008 list of the best
baccalaureate colleges in the South
