There are a number of reasons why students might consider taking summer classes. During the summer, the library is less crowded, so you can finally snag that perfect comfy nook (the one that’s always occupied already by the time you get there) and settle in for some serious reading. There’s more parking too, which is a major plus in my…
Author: Jeff Schenck
Welcome Back! A Few Reminders From the Solution Center
Oh how we’ve missed you! You should know, dear Reader, that while you were away we’ve been here, keeping the home fires burning, and all the while without access to the Camelot Room, which was closed for remodeling, or the campus center Starbucks, which was closed due to some cruel joke. So if you make the climb to the third…
Solution Center Guest Blogger Jennifer Hankin Discusses Advisement Day
This week the Student Solution Center welcomes guest blogger Jennifer Hankin, of the Academic Advising office, to share the following handy information about the upcoming Advisement Day. Jennifer writes: Do you know what’s happening on Tuesday, November 6th? Yes, it’s Election Day and certainly an important time for Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and the future of our country, but it’s…
Saint Rose Celebrates Constitution Day September 17th
Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the United States Constitution by 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787. Constitution Day was formally established as a federal observance in 2004 through a Congressional amendment proposed by Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia. Senator Byrd envisioned Constitution Day as an opportunity for all Americans, and especially students, to learn more about our…
Course Offerings Provide More Than Days and Times
On the day that the printed course offering packets are released, in the weeks leading up to pre-registration for each new semester, there is always a frenzy of interest (although I think fewer and fewer students use the paper version of the course offerings). The towering piles of booklets, looming like sentries by the doors of the Solution Center, are…