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October 4, 2012

ÍøÆØÃÅ alum brings students to campus

Braylon Harris, (B.A. ‘10), brought 20 students and 11 parents from Boston Academy of Learning in Lake Charles to visit the University of Louisiana at Monroe campus on Sept. 28.

According to Harris—a ÍøÆØÃÅ Spanish graduate who is a Pharmacy Technician Instructor at the Boston Academy of Learning—he arranged the visit because he wanted his students to know about the programs and the dedicated teachers found at ÍøÆØÃÅ.

The students are seniors in Harris’ Pharmacy Lab Tech class, and are participants in a pilot program, which has them finish each school day with classes in various potential career fields.

Students first visited and toured the ÍøÆØÃÅ College of Pharmacy, and then took a guided tour of the campus.

They ended their visit in the ÍøÆØÃÅ Language Learning Center on the third floor of Brown Hall, where they were treated to pizza, and met a number of ÍøÆØÃÅ students who gave them information about student organizations on campus, including the Student Government Association, Phi Alpha Theta, and Sigma Delta Pi.

Before returning to Lake Charles, students and parents visited St. Francis Hospital in Monroe, where Harris worked during his years at ÍøÆØÃÅ.

Harris, who established a study abroad scholarship in ÍøÆØÃÅ’s Department of World Languages to help others study abroad, said he wanted his students to experience university life and the various majors available to them.

At the same time, he wanted them to understand all the opportunities that are available to students within student organizations. 

Harris is hoping that many of the students will return for ÍøÆØÃÅ’s Browse on the Bayou on Nov. 17, which is a campus visitation day for high school juniors and seniors.

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