Posted by William Nunnelley on 2011-01-07

Â鶹ÊÓƵ will host three receptions for alumni, parents and prospective students and their families during January.Ìý The receptions are sponsored by the Samford Advancement and Admission offices to share information with students who are considering attending Samford and their parents.Ìý Samford alumni and parents also are invited to help provide information on their Samford experience.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý January events are as follows:

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Jan. 20, Dallas, Texas, Embassy Suites Market Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Jan. 25, Huntsville, Ala., Marriott, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Jan. 31, Nashville, Tenn., Franklin Marriott, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Invitations are mailed to alumni, parents and prospective students’ families.Ìý AlumniÌýand parentsÌýmayÌýmake reservationsÌýby responding to sualumni@samford.edu.Ìý Prospective students may make reservations by responding to sbturner@samford.edu.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý David Goodwin, Samford’s director of alumni and parents programs, and Jason Black, dean of admission, coordinate the events.Ìý Additional events are scheduled in other locations later this spring.

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Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.