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August 30, 2005
So great to see familiar faces!
I would just like to comment on how great it has been to see the students back on campus. Yesterday our work studies in the Grad Office stopped in to say "Hi". It was nice to pick up where we left off, joking around, sharing summer stories, etc. Also, I have seen a number of graduate students who I didn't see during the summer semester. I definitely get caught up in the whole "beginning of the new semester" excitement. I am sure it will wear off soon and I will be counting down the days until holiday break with the rest of the student body.
Posted by JenellKrymowski at 12:04 PM | Comments (0)
August 29, 2005
Welcome back SHU students!
Seton Hill students begin classes today for the fall sememster. With 340 freshman and nearly 70 transfer students, this class is our largest in history! We are so pleased to welcome students from 34 states and 15 countries to our campus, along with 3 sets of twins and 1 set of triplets! In addition, as you know well by now, we also celebrate our first ever Griffin football team. Many different athletic teams on campus have already started their official season. Check out the athletic web site for a full list of rosters and game schedules.
During the first two weeks on campus, many different events will take place, including opening liturgy and honors convocation. Be sure to tune in to the blog to hear all about them.
Again, welcome class of 2009 and all other returning SHU students! Have a great year!
Posted by Kim McCarty at 11:15 AM | Comments (0)
August 26, 2005
Welcome Seton Hill Freshman!
Today is move in day for the Seton Hill freshman. Although many of our freshman have already moved into the residence halls for an athletic program, today is traditionally when the largest group moves in. Admissions counselors will be out and about on campus today meeting the new students and families.
This weekend continues with our Griffin Days. Griffin Days is a continuation of freshman orientation, and gives the students a chance to meet new students as well as get comfortable with the campus and Seton Hill programs before starting classes on Monday. Many actitivities are planned for the weekend, and upperclassman students will have the opportunity to move in on Sunday, August 28.
Posted by Kim McCarty at 9:32 AM | Comments (1)
August 25, 2005
Finally, our last 2005 Freshman Orientation...
Well, we never thought it would arrive, but finally today is our last orientation for the incoming freshman class of 2005! Eighty some students and their parents arrived on campus this morning ready to move in to the residence halls, register for classes, and orient themselves with life as a Seton Hill student.
We welcome all new and returning students to campus and now look forward to the beginning of the new school year. Summer is officially over....
Posted by JenellKrymowski at 9:55 AM | Comments (0)
August 24, 2005
Intercultural Students Arrive to Campus and Transfer Orientation Begins
Seton Hill University welcomed our fall class of intercultural students to campus today with a breakfast and meet and greet. Over 20 students attended the event, along with faculty and staff. Our student body at Seton Hill represents 34 states this year, and 15 countries. We have soccer players from Scotland, students interested in studying business from Africa, and many Virgin Island students too. We also have some intercultural graduate students this year. Rebecca Lee, Director of Intercultural Student Services and Recruitment, is looking forward to a great year. We are fortunate to have these students join the Seton Hill community, and look forward to learning all that we can about their cultures and countries.
Orientation for transfer students will take place today. The students that plan to reside on campus will move in this morning, and then all transfers will spend the afternoon scheduling classes and learning about our student services and student support on campus.
Posted by Kim McCarty at 8:55 AM | Comments (0)
August 23, 2005
Fall Semester Begins for Grad Programs
Tonight is the first night of the new semester for the MBA program. We have a 42 new students entering the program this fall. We have had to add some new sections to accomodate the new group, but i think we are finally ready to roll this week!
Anyone who is still interested in joining any grad program for this fall should contact the Graduate office immediately!
Posted by JenellKrymowski at 12:42 PM | Comments (0)
August 22, 2005
Fall Workshop Kicks off the Year
The Fall Workshop is today at Seton Hill University. The Fall Workshop has traditionally been the event that kicks off the year for faculty, administration, and staff. The two-day event is an opportunity for faculty and staff to return to the campus after the summer break and prepare for the coming academic year. President Boyle begins the first day with a State of the University addresss, and continues with information about strategic planning as well as teambuilding exercises. The second day is for faculty and NECWB staff. We are looking very forward in admissions to having everyone back on the SHU campus! Have a great workshop!
ADP orientation was a great success on Saturday, with over 40 students attending.
Posted by Kim McCarty at 8:35 AM | Comments (0)
August 19, 2005
Adult Degree Program Hosts Orientation on Saturday
Participants of the Seton Hill University Adult Degree Program will have their orientation on Saturday, August 20. The orientation will take place from 8:15 am - 1:00 pm in the Greensburg Room on the SHU campus. Campus tours, computer training, and library assistance will be availalbe for all new incoming ADP students. The first session for the ADP program is August 27th. We welcome all of our ADP students this fall, and wish them all the best!
Posted by Kim McCarty at 1:30 PM | Comments (0)
August 18, 2005
Resident Assistants Arrive for the Fall Semester
The Resident Assistant staff for the fall semester has arrived to campus this week and moved in. The Resident Assistants, or RA's, are part of our Student Services department. They work with residence life to provide services for our students that live on campus. These services include everything from counseling to arranging for activities and organizing social events. The RA's live on campus and are assigned a particular residence hall and floor. In addition, many of the RA's are RTA's, or Resident Tutoring Assistants. They are trained to tutor the incoming freshman that need assistance with Seminar in Thinking and Writing. This is a class that all freshman are required to take their first semester. The RTA's also assist instructors in the Connections course, which is a continuation of a freshman student's orientation. This class meets once per week, and the RTA's are involved in the presentation of the curriculum. Freshman are also required to take this course. We want to thank all of our RA's and RTA's for their continued support of Seton Hill, and wish them all the best this year.
Posted by Kim McCarty at 9:26 AM | Comments (1)
August 17, 2005
Seton Hill Alumni Office Announces Events
The Seton Hill University Alumni Office has announced several events this fall for SHU graduates to attend. On September 15th from 6-8 pm, The Everyday Gourmet and Institutional Advancement will host a wine, coffee bar, and appetizer party and provide updates on the downtown performing arts venture as well as football highlights with Coach Snyder. The cost is $10.00 per person. On September 30th from 6-8 pm, there will be a reception for homecoming weekend in the Greensburg Room and courtyard. Wine, soft drinks, and appetizers will be served at no charge. This event is open to alumni, faculty and the Sisters of Charity. A historical video of SHU will be shown. In addition, the Alumni Office is hosting several other events over the homecoming weekend, September 30th - October 1st. For more details on these events and a full listing of all alumni events for the upcoming months, please visit the Seton Hill Alumni website.
Posted by Kim McCarty at 8:14 AM | Comments (0)
August 16, 2005
Football Quarterback Club Luncheon
Seton Hill University Head Football Coach Chris Snyder will host the Quarterback Club Luncheon beginning this fall. The luncheons will be each Monday following a Seton Hill football game at the Baggy Knee Restaurant in Greensburg from 11:45 am until 1:00 pm. Coach Snyder and two Griffin football players will address the club and discuss the previous game. This is open to the Seton Hill University community as well as Greensburg and the surrounding community. The Baggy Knee will provide lunch for a minimal fee. Join the club after the game, and talk about Griffin football!
Posted by Kim McCarty at 5:25 PM | Comments (0)
August 15, 2005
Opportunity Program Prepares for Move-In Day
The Seton Hill University C.A.P.S. Program prepares to welcome the Opportunity students to campus on Tuesday, August 16. Move-in day will begin at 11:00 am. Twenty students have been accepted into the program for the fall semester. The C.A.P.S. staff structures the 10-day program to include academics as well as social actitives geared to acclimate the students to the classroom and the campus. On Wednesday, the program kicks off with a luncheon, and the students participate in a scavenger hunt. We wish the best of luck to the Opportunity students!
Posted by Kim McCarty at 9:15 AM | Comments (0)
August 12, 2005
Seton Hill Starts Football
As mentioned previously, nearly 180 football players for the fall 2005 season moved into their residence halls on Sunday. The campus has been alive with activity and excitment as the first ever Seton Hill Univeristy Griffins Football Team begins their training. Training starts at 6:00 am daily, and the players our still on the field at dusk. Their efforts will pay off when SHU plays against Urbana University to start the season on September 3rd, and brings it to the newly rennovated Greensburg city stadium, Offut Field, for the first home game against McDaniel College on September 10th. Home games will begin at 1:00 pm or 2:00 pm, and a full schedule is available on the athletic page of the website. Ticket prices have been announced, and include free admission for Seton Hill students, staff, and faculty with a valid SHU ID card. We wish the football team the best of luck this inagural season. Go Griffins!!
Posted by Kim McCarty at 8:54 AM | Comments (0)
August 11, 2005
Summer Graduate Information Sessions Finish Up
Our summer graduate information sessions came to a close last night as we held our last session for the MBA. For domestic students still interested in pursuing graduate school, I can still get your application processed before the semester begins in a couple weeks. Just give the grad office a call at 724-838-4221 for more information.
Posted by JenellKrymowski at 11:51 AM | Comments (0)
August 10, 2005
Changes in the Admissions Team
I am pleased to announce that we have some exciting staff changes in the admissions office at Seton Hill. Keisha Jimmerson has accepted a position with Student Services at SHU as the new Assistant Director of Residence Life. She brings over 7 years of SHU experience to Student Services. Although Keisha will be missed dearly in admissions, we wish her all the best and know she will do well in her new role. Good luck Keisha!
Kristen Lippecott, Admissions Counselor, will now be the Transfer Counselor. Kristen has been with SHU for over 3 years, and is excited about her new role as well.
Quiana Golphin will be our new Campus Visit Cordinator in Admissions. Quiana has also been with SHU for over 3 years.
Congratulations to both Kristen and Quiana. They have both worked hard and are very deserving!
We also have two new Admissions Counselors starting in the next few weeks. Ashley Josay, a graduate of Bethany College, and Ashley Hoffman, a gradute of Seton Hill Univeristy, will be on the road this fall representing SHU. Please join me in welcoming them to the Admissions team!
Well, I think that about covers it. Big changes in the SHU Admissions Office. We are looking forward to an exciting recruiting year!
Posted by Kim McCarty at 10:12 AM | Comments (1)
August 9, 2005
As we approach the new semester...
The new semester is still three weeks away and yet it seems like student move-in day is just around the corner. The grad office had an Education Information Session last night and we have 5 students attend to find out about possibly starting the program this fall!
(Plus the cookies were fabulous..)
Everyone is finishing up their last duties required to get the new fall semester running. Grad and ADP are admitting and registering the last of their students, undergraduate admissions is preparing to begin their 2005 fall travel scheduele, and the new football team is literally running around campus preparing to earn themselves an astonishing first-season record!
It is a really exciting time right now, I always love the start of the new semester. And as soon as we get the student parking lot finished being paved, the shocks on my car will love it too...
This is day two without our former director, Mary Kay, and so far Kim and I are still breathing..
Posted by JenellKrymowski at 11:04 AM | Comments (1)
August 8, 2005
Dr. Mary Kay Cooper takes on a new challenge
Dr. Mary Kay Cooper, Director of Admissions and Graduate and Adult Studies, has left Seton Hill University for a new challenge. Dr. Cooper leaves us to pursue a new role at an institution in Texas. In addition to her employment at Seton Hill, Dr. Cooper is an alumni and the primary voice of the admissions blog. Although she will be greatly missed, we are excited for her new endeavor and wish her all the best. Stepping into new roles at SHU will be myself, Kim McCarty, as Interim Director of Admissions, and Jenell Krymowski, Interim Director of Graduate and Adult Studies. We are very excited about our new roles, and very appreciative of the guidance and mentorship that Dr. Cooper provided up until the very last day. Good luck Dr. Cooper!
We had a very exciting day on the hill Sunday, as the first ever Seton Hill University Griffins Football Team had registration and move-in day. Nearly 180 Griffin athletes moved into their residence halls preparing for training camp this week. The Seton Hill community is anxiously awaiting the first home game on Saturday, September 10, against McDaniel College. Go Griffins!
Posted by MaryKayCooper at 1:07 PM | Comments (1)
August 5, 2005
Another Information Session
The Office of Graduate and Adult Studies is holding an information session for SHU's MBA (Master of Business Administration) program next week on Wednesday, August 10. It's at 6 p.m. in room 408 of the Administration Building. If you are interested in learning more, you can reserve your space at gadmit@setonhill.edu or 724-838-4221.
We have five prospective students signed up so far but there will be a bunch more by Wednesday!
Posted by MaryKayCooper at 9:39 AM | Comments (0)
August 4, 2005
Education Information Session
The Office of Graduate and Adult Studies is holding an information session this coming Monday, August 8, at 6 p.m. in the Parlors in the Administration Building on campus. The session is about Seton Hill's Master of Arts in Elementary Education and its Master of Arts in Special Education. If you are interested in attending it, you can contact the office at gadmit@setonhill.edu or 724-838-4221.
Posted by MaryKayCooper at 8:52 AM | Comments (0)
August 3, 2005
Tennis Anyone?
The Seton Hill Tennis Programs continue to receive post season awards as the women’s team was named a NAIA-ITA All-Academic Team. Eight players from the teams were named NAIA-ITA Scholar Athletes. The list includes sophomore Jason Pugh (West Mifflin, PA/West Mifflin), freshman Melissa Berg (Fleetwood, PA/Fleetwood), sophomore Candace Bungo (Indiana, PA/Indiana), junior Adrienne Fischer (Monroeville, PA/Gateway), senior Jessica Hamilton (Cranberry Twp, PA/Seneca Valley), freshman Allie Hickman (Greensburg, PA/Latrobe), junior Meghan Kite (Scottdale, PA/Southmoreland) and sophomore Julie Pokrifka (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park).
To be eligible to be named ITA All-Academic Team, the team must have an overall GPA of 3.2 or above. In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1) be a varsity letter winner, 2) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters. This award honors freshman through senior year.
Posted by MaryKayCooper at 8:58 AM | Comments (0)
August 2, 2005
Upcoming Athletic Events
WOMEN'S SOCCER - Washington, PA
at Washington & Jefferson College
Wednesday, Aug 24 at 4:00 PM
MEN'S SOCCER - HOME
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown
Thursday, Aug 25
WOMEN'S SOCCER - HOME
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown
Thursday, Aug 25 at 4:00 PM
Posted by MaryKayCooper at 10:18 AM | Comments (0)