Last month Williams College hosted the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. My husband and I sat in the stands to watch our son Ryan (a senior at Hamilton College) swim his final swim
During a recent trip to Central NY, I had the chance to return to Hobart and William Smith Colleges and see firsthand what’s happening on campus. Lots of buildings have gone up since my last visit nearly a decade ago.
Written by Traecy Hobson. Our last stop on the Colleges of Rochester Tour was St. John Fisher College, which is located just a few minutes from downtown Rochester. The wooded, park-like setting is pretty, and overall the campus has an
Written by Traecy Hobson. Day Two of the Colleges of Rochester Tour — As we got off the bus and walked up the central walk of the University of Rochester’s River Campus, we all stopped to admire the quintessential,
Written by Traecy Hobson. Day two of the Colleges of Rochester Tour— Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.) was our first stop. I was anxious to visit campus again since it is a popular choice for many of my students wanting
Written by Traecy Hobson. Upstate New York is known for its beautiful fall foliage and its unpredictable weather patterns. So, I wasn’t completely surprised when I drove through a few snow squalls in mid-October on my way to meet 20
Written by Traecy Hobson. Last month I toured the College of Wooster‘s campus with 20 other independent college counselors. There’s lots of school spirit at this small liberal arts school in Wooster, Ohio. But, Wooster students are not single-minded. After
Day two at the Colleges of the Fenway independent counselor tour was jam packed with campus visits and good conversation facilitated by student and faculty panels. We visited four COF colleges: Emmanuel College, MassArt, MCPHS, and Wentworth Institute of Technology.
I had the privilege to attend a two-day independent college counselor event presented by the Colleges of the Fenway in Boston. The Colleges of the Fenway is a consortium of six Boston higher education institutions: Simmons College, Wheelock College, Emmanuel
If you have not been to Northeastern University’s campus in the past decade or more (like me), you may be surprised by all the changes you’ll see when you visit campus. A grassy, academic quad and tree-lined walkways camouflage the high-rise