FAMU President James H. Ammons will kick off his Third Annual President’s Tour beginning March 7 through March 9 in an effort to increase university enrollment.The President’s Up Close and Personal Tour receptions are scheduled as follows:
Ammons will meet with students, parents, business executives and alumni in Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Tampa and Thomasville, Ga. and award scholarships on the spot to students who meet presidential scholarship requirements.
“This tour provides an opportunity for FAMU to reassure students and their parents that we are here to help make their dreams a reality,” Ammons said. “We are excited about traveling to these cities to offer students an opportunity to be a part of the FAMU family.”.
High school seniors and their parents are invited to attend all receptions. To qualify, a student must be a National Achievement semifinalist majoring in one of the following STEM programs: biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, or mathematics, who has an 1800 (R&M&W) SAT score or 27 ACT. Other students who have at least a 3.5 GPA and scores of 1900 (R&M&W) SAT score or 29 ACT are also eligible.
FAMU will also offer the Distinguished Scholar Award, a full scholarship, to students who have 1800 on the SAT or 27 on the ACT and a 3.5 GPA or better. Partial scholarships will be offered to incoming freshmen who have at least 1650 on the (R&M&W) SAT or 23 on the ACT and a minimum GPA of 3.0.
The FAMU Connection, the University’s recruitment/performing group, will provide entertainment. Several FAMU administrators, Presidential Ambassadors, members of the FAMU Royal Court, colleges and schools representatives and alumni will accompany President Ammons.
Last year, Ammons and a team of administrators, recruitment advisors, and students hosted two receptions in Fort Lauderdale and Gainesville. This year’s President’s Up Close and Personal Tour will give more students the opportunity to receive scholarships from the University.