Elizabeth Zweigart Selected to Show Prospective EKU Students College Life

2013 Oct 21

St. Patrick's School graduate Elizabeth Zweigart of Maysville is one of 40 Eastern Kentucky University students selected to give interested high school juniors and seniors a taste of life as a college student through the University's new Colonel for a Day program.

The program, unique in Kentucky, offers high school students a chance to shadow an EKU student to class, the cafeteria and other popular places on campus. Each prospective student is matched to a Student Admissions Representative (STAR) for the day.

Zweigart is a Sophomore Communication Disorders major at EKU.

Requirements to become a STAR include having a 2.75 GPA or higher, and letters of recommendation must be submitted for the volunteer position.

"Prospective students love the idea of coming on campus and really getting a real-world experience," Kimberly Merritt, assistant director of admissions at EKU, said. "We have had students deciding between two schools and end up choosing Eastern from experiencing a shadow day. This program allows current EKU students to serve as mentors, enjoy a free meal in our dining facilities and show off the Campus Beautiful!"

The Colonel for a Day program is offered on Wednesdays, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. To register, or for more information, visit admissions.eku.edu/shadowday or call 859-622-2106.