University recruits Go Center trailer

Pam Suell and Kim Tilley admire the new Mobile GO Center trailer outside the University on Thursday. Photo by Libby Moore.

University recruiters are touting the benefits of higher education by taking their message on the road.

The University, in cooperation with the Texas Pioneer Foundation, is launching a Mobile GO Center, which was unveiled Thursday at the University.

According to Derrith Bondurant, director of corporate and foundation relations for the University, the GO Center is designed to help East Texas students realize what the University has to offer and enroll.

“Every young person deserves an opportunity to advance in education for a better tomorrow.” Bondurant said.

The GO Center, a 42-foot trailer wrapped in a colorful billboard, will appear at high schools, middle schools, festivals, and popular off-campus venues across Texas. The University acquired the trailer with the aid of a $140,300 grant from the Texas Pioneer Foundation.

The outside of the trailer is decorated with a billboard wrap design, featuring photos of University athletes, scholars, musicians and Swoop the eagle. The inside of the trailer will serve as an enrollment recruiting office.

The trailer is equipped with 16 lap top computers and Internet connection, as well as two 42-inch flat screens monitors for power point presentations. The equipment is designed to streamline the college enrollment process.

Mobile GO Centers are a part of “Closing the Gap” programs founded by the College for Texans Campaign. GO Center recruiters plan to appear at high schools and middle schools to promote the benefits of higher education.