The University of Toledo

2007 PA WELCOME EVENT

2007 Toledo Mud Hens Game

The University of Toledo SAAAPA organization held an event at a Toledo Mud Hens Game on August 23, 2007 to welcome the incoming PA Class.  The Toledo Mud Hens are the Triple-A farm team (highest minor league level) for the Detroit Tigers.  Each incoming PA student and all current SAAAPA members received a FREE ticket to the game - sponsored by SAAAPA.   Family, friends, and other guests were also invited at a special discounted group rate.

Current SAAAPA members (class of 2008) welcomed the incoming PA Class of 2009 by inviting them to a Toledo Mud Hens game.  This event served as a great way for the new students to get to know each other outside of the classroom and for the students from the two different classes to also meet and interact with one another.  As a new student in any PA program, there are many questions that are much easier to ask at a social function outside of the classroom.  In such a rigorous program, the biggest asset for students is the comraderie gained by getting to know and connect with their classmates; and events like this are a big help in making those connections.  The event was a big success (approximately 75 people attended) thanks to the planning and cooperation of the UT SAAAPA members.

See pictures below.

First and Second Year PA students posed with "Muddy," the Mud Hens' Mascot. PA school classmates, friends, and family were all smiles while watching the game together.