Recruitment, Campus Visit Events in Full Swing

This spring, campus has been buzzing with activity. By the semester’s end, approximately 2,500 middle school and high school students will have gotten a first-hand look at STC’s programs, labs and facilities through STC-sponsored recruitment events and events hosted on campus.

• Women in Science was held in The HUB on March 6. Nearly 1,000 eighth-grade girls from area middle schools participated in hands-on STEM activities and viewed STEM related career presentations.
• Nearly 400 eighth graders from Whittier and McGovern Middle Schools were on campus March 4-7 to take part in hands-on activities sponsored by industry partners Avera Health, Midwest Mechanical, Natural Beauty and Sanford Health. They also got to hear from an STC student panel.
• On Talent Draft Day, held March 22, the Sioux Falls Development Foundation facilitated speed networking, a Young Professionals Network panel and presentations from STC academic programs to nearly 250 students.

Up next:

• Sophomore Planning Day Visits are scheduled for April 2-5 for Sioux Falls School District Students. More than 600 are expected to attend presentations, activities and demonstrations from STC academic programs.
• Brandon Valley High School Sophomore Tours take place April 11-12 and 350 BVHS sophomores will attend presentations, participate in hands-on activities and see demonstrations from STC academic programs.