Monthly Archives: August 2011

Gwynedd Mercy College

Gwynedd Mercy College
[caption id="attachment_206" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Gwynedd Mercy College"][/caption] Their motto is: “Bringing Futures Into Focus”. The first-year experience includes learning both inside and outside of the classroom, along with a service learning component and some important, basic skills like time management and communication. The first site we visited on campus was the new out-door track and…
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Holy Family

Holy Family
[caption id="attachment_198" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Holy Family"][/caption] The campus of Holy Family is a bit more urban than many of the Philadelphia Area Catholic Colleges. With about 2,000 undergraduates, about 1,500 are full-time students. The campus is growing, with new buildings and a new dormitory. Their faculty to student ratio is 12 to 1 with their…
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Cabrini College

Cabrini College
[caption id="attachment_190" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Cabrini College"][/caption] There are so many beautiful campuses in and near Philadelphia. This is certainly high among them. They are also an institution that values the role that student advising fills within the educational process (something that I strongly support). The faculty we met were passionate and committed to both their…
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LaSalle University

LaSalle University
[caption id="attachment_173" align="alignright" width="300" caption="LaSalle University"][/caption] Located in Philadelphia, but with a real campus-feel. Lovely old architecture. All students are required to take a first-semester Odyssey course, in which they learn the city. Founded by Christian Brothers, who retain a large role in the campus community. They are dedicated to building the community around them…
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