Record crowd attends USC Open Day
A record crowd of about 3,500 people attended the University of the Sunshine Coast’s annual Open Day on Sunday 17 August.
Prospective students and their families took part in campus tours, attended lectures about various degree programs and chatted with USC staff and students.
The University’s Open Day also featured seminars on career prospects in various fields and presentations about applying to study, seeking financial support, and USC’s student support services.
Open Day organiser Kylie Russell said she was delighted with the turn-out, with people travelling from as far as Mackay, Roma and Port Macquarie to attend.
“People said they especially enjoyed the one-on-one contact with academics,” she said. “The seminars were well attended and the hands-on science activities were interactive and fun.
“A lot of people, on their feedback forms, said they now felt really comfortable about starting university after having had a look around the campus and speaking to our academics.”
— Terry Walsh