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Michael D. Chason Director of Public Relations ABAC 30 -- 2802 Moore Highway Tifton, GA 31793-2601 Phone 229-391-5055 Fax 229-391-5056 mchason@abac.edu

IMMEDIATE JANUARY 12, 2006

OPEN CAMPUS DAY FEBRUARY 7 AT ABAC

TIFTON—Fifty-seven different programs of study will be on display at the annual Winter Open Campus Day on Feb. 7 at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Registration begins at 10 a.m. in Gressette Gym for prospective students who can visit information tables focusing on majors ranging from nursing to golf clubhouse management.

Personnel from admissions, housing, and financial aid will be on hand to answer questions from students and their parents. Student clubs from all over campus will also have displays in the gym.

“Open Campus day is the perfect opportunity to explore ABAC and all it has to offer,” said Ali Csinos, Coordinator of Student Recruitment. “Prospective students can talk with instructors as well as meet other students who plan to attend ABAC in the fall.”

The ABAC Ambassadors will give walking and bus tours of the 421-acre campus from 10 a.m. – noon. Lunch will be provided for student visitors at the Donaldson Dining Hall beginning at 11:30 a.m. and ending at 12:45 p.m., when a $500 tuition grant will be given away to a visiting high school senior. Live musical entertainment will be furnished by the ABAC Pep Band, and an art exhibit will be open in the Music Building.

For students who plan to live on campus, one of the highlights of the day will be a tour of the $32 million apartment complex called ABAC Place. Over 800 ABAC students live at ABAC Place, which features a private room for every student in four-bedroom, two-bath apartments.

At 1 p.m., the visitors can sit down with faculty members in their various areas to discuss possible majors and careers.

For more information about Open Campus Day, prospective students can call 1-800-733-3653 or visit the ABAC web site at www.abac.edu.

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