July 10, 2020 | Young Harris, Ga
The Georgia Education Articulation Committee (GEAC) announced today that college registration for the Fall 2020 Probe Tour has been delayed until Friday, July 31, 2020.
“School systems across Georgia are finalizing their reopening plans in light of the ongoing certainty from the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Clint Hobbs, Executive Director of Probe. “The committee is in process of reconfirming participation with local representatives of fall Probe host sites. We are also evaluating options for adding virtual events that will extend our reach throughout the state.”
The mission of Probe is to disseminate information about post-secondary college options to Georgia high school students. “We are considering virtual college panels as well as archived content from college exhibitor partners,” Hobbs continued.
“Virtual events may supplement in-person fairs this fall and into the future. We see this channel as yet another way to achieve our mission,” said Hobbs.
While Webinar software for online meetings has been available for twenty years, before the pandemic it not been a substantial part of college recruitment. According to Hobbs, however, virtual recruitment events are here to stay. “Students have rapidly adapted to the use of online meeting software to complete their studies and to access college information. We see this as an opportunity to extend the reach of Probe beyond our in-person events.”
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About GEAC
The Georgia Education Articulation Committee (GEAC) is organized to stimulate interest in post-secondary education for citizens of Georgia by bringing together students, parents, counselors, administrators, and representatives of nonprofit post-secondary educational institutions including, but not limited to, colleges and vocational-technical schools. GEAC is responsible for organizing annual college tours of Georgia through the Probe.