Is Summer Really Over???

Yes...summer's almost over. The first sign of its conclusion is the return of students to campus. Tomorrow Stonehill College welcomes 637 new First Year students to campus and we could not be more excited! I wish them all the best of luck. This Sunday should be really fun since the ENTIRE class of 2012 will head into Boston for the day. It's a great way for the students to get acquainted with their new surrounds and to really see what the city has to offer. Monday is Into the Streets Day- a community service day for the entire First-Year Class. Students are split into small groups with an upperclassmen student leader and a staff/faculty leader and assigned a local community service project to complete for the day. For the first time I'll be volunteering to help the program and I couldn't be more excited! I will have to remember to take some pictures for the blog :)

On a personal note, I was able to take the last of my vacation days last week. I packed up the car and spent a few days in Newport, RI with some friends from college. Here's a couple pictures from the week.

Brenton Point State Park, Newport, RI

Michele and I

No beach day would be right without a PB&J with your initial on it

Good luck to everyone with the upcoming school year!

Housekeeping note: For those interested in a Senior Class Visit Day, we have officially posted the dates. Stonehill will be hosting students from Monday, September 15th-Friday, November 14th. We will not be hosting students on Monday, October 13th or Tuesday, October 14th since there are no classes in session due to Columbus Day. Scheduling will officially begin in a few weeks once we have the class schedules of our student hosts.