Prospective students flocked to Brown Auditorium for the annual Browse on the Bayou recruitment event on Saturday.

With the largest prospective student attendance in ULM history, according to Susie Sparks, coordinator of recruitment services, the future of the university seems large and bright. Extra seating was provided for the surplus crowd.

“For many of the students this is a deal maker or breaker,” Sparks said.

The day began with registration and a quick tour of the campus.

Seth Hall, Prep coordinator, was excited to see the faces of all of the future students as he directed tours and prep leaders.

“This is our biggest recruiting event and it takes a lot of work.” Hall said.

Hall was in charge of making sure the event suffered no problems, overseeing the execution of the event. Prep staffers lead tours and introduced themselves to the audience.

President Nick Bruno greeted the high schools, welcoming them to ULM.

“Many of our prep staffers mentioned the friendly atmosphere of ULM, and while I wouldn’t go so far to say there is never a bad day, the sun is always shining on ULM.” Bruno said.

A short presentation revealed the new Ask Ace feature that is a student and faculty-staffed service that can answer any question a prospective Warhawk may have.

After a general discussion students were allowed to speak with department heads about majors and classes.

“We’re representing the dance department, and working on getting a major. We’ve gotten a lot of interest so far, a lot of signatures,” said Amanda Hikes, a sophomore biology major.

Dallas Vanderpool, prospective student and high school senior, enjoyed the event.

“ULM seems like a wonderful place, and I really liked the campus,” Vanderpool said. “As an undecided major the event opened my eyes to new majors.”

Vanderpool was excited by the possibilities ULM presented, and considered some majors that were unique to ULM.

“I can really see myself being a Warhawk. It gave me a good idea of what college is going to be like. I loved it,” Vanderpool said.