Driving onto campus today I had a sense of pride with what has been going on around here. I'm going to try my best to not make this a sappy "UNH is great" blog post ... but I need to take a break from the "day to day" tasks to get these thoughts out.
For those who do not know me; I did NOT attend the University of New Haven as a student. In fact, I attended another small private school in Connecticut. The dirty secret of college admissions is that many (if not the majority) of admissions and administrative folks on the campus did not attend the school they work at.
This is not a bad thing ... not remotely. In fact, I believe having outside people working at the school allows the college to grow from the collective experiences of its staff. With that said, having a mix of university Alumni (particularly those pursuing a master's degree) is helpful because those members of the staff have a passion for the university that is unmatched by most.
As I turned right to enter the campus I passed Soundview Hall ... the residence hall that will be completed this summer. I turned the corner around Bartels Hall (the campus Center) envisioning what it will look like when they begin the expansion over the summer ... and then chuckled because just around the corner the campus will have another addition; the Henry Lee Institute of Forensic Science building rounding out the Maxcy/Library/Buckman/Bartels quad.
I guess all of these realizations are a result of finally completing a virtual campus tour for families to view on our website. Although the tour is amazing ... and not matched by most schools virtual tours ... It is no match for an actual campus visit. When you actually visit UNH, you also get to meet the cast of characters that is our admissions staff ... a collection of proud UNH Alumni, experienced staff from other schools, and of course current student tour guides ... All of whom have a tremendous amount of pride in our campus.
See you soon!
