Event #2 Open House

On Saturday, October 8, 2014 I attended Rhode Island Colleges Admissions Open House.  When I first walked into the Murray Center I thought it would have been more packed than it was, but there was so much going on outside the Murray Center like tours of the college and a lecture about the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development.  As soon as I walked to our Youth Development Booth I noticed we had pencils, bubbles, and candy. Corinne introduced me to a girl that was interested in preschool was ready to talk to me about Youth Development and how preschool intertwines with it.  I talked to her about what I do for a job and how Youth Development has helped me pursue what I want to do through having an internship.  Talking to someone for the first time and using the elevator speech, that I had used in class really brought me out of the “box” I was in and helped me to feel more comfortable talking to others.   As I was standing behind the booth I noticed a girl and the adults she was with staring in our direction, so I decided to ask Justina if she would want to come with me and go up to her and talk to her about RIC and the Youth Development program.  Justina and I went up to her and she seemed interested in what we had to say.  We said thank you for your time and gave her a pencil and bubbles to keep.

            This whole experience really made a positive impact on me because as students came over to the booth I was ready to talk to them about the community of RIC and if they were interested in hearing about the program I would talk to them about it.  All in all I feel as if it was a really successful event for Youth Development and having a background with our elevator speeched really helped too!

Links: Admissions Open House, Success=Elevator Pitch, Youth Development Article by The Anchor at Rhode Island College

Admissions Open House courtesy of Rhode Island College