Georgian College has used drones to deliver acceptance letters to future students.
The #AirGrizzly made special deliveries to three very surprised Georgian College applicants this week who will be attending the Mechatronics program.
“The past year has been strange and challenging for all of us, so we wanted to do something fun and unique for some of our newest Georgian Grizzlies by delivering their acceptance offers by drone,” said Cindy Mutchler, Georgian’s Registrar. “We chose three applicants to our new Mechatronics program and delivered the special packages to their doorsteps – to brighten their day, and help create the first of many unforgettable experiences at Georgian.”
They include Marco D’Agnillo of Orillia who applied to the new three-year diploma program, which starts this fall.
Marco was happy to receive his Georgian acceptance offer – and especially via drone. “I love technology and futuristic kind of stuff, and I’m super pumped about using robots at Georgian,” he said. “I know Georgian also has a good reputation and it’s local.”
He added that he’s always liked to build things. “I maybe want to be an engineer of some sort. I had a virtual meeting with a student recruiter from Georgian and he introduced me to the Mechatronics program. I’ve always been interested in robotics – it’s a hidden passion. He told me about the program, which is very new and includes a co-op with it, which I like as well. I was hooked, so I applied – and looks like I got in!”
Ryan Little of Gilford, and Daniel Podgorny of Newmarket also applied to Georgian’s new Electromechanical Engineering Technology – Mechatronics three-year diploma program.
As exciting as the drone delivery was for Daniel, Ryan and Marco, all other acceptance offers from Georgian were sent out starting Feb. 1 the traditional way: via email and mail.
Georgian will continue to accept applications and issue offers for upcoming semesters in spring, fall and even winter 2022.