Mercer University
Visited October 23, 2013. Often I think that revisiting a college is a waste of time. There are so many colleges I have not seen once, so it is hard to convince myself to do a repeat. My visit to Mercer certainly taught me an important lesson; colleges do change drastically over the years, and […]
Georgia Southern University
Visited October 2013. When I returned to Georgia Southern this fall, I saw a totally different campus than on my last visit. The academic quad on campus is called the “Fab 5”. These state-of-the-art buildings house the following colleges: • Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Information Technology • College of Business Administration • […]
Montana State University
Visited August 12, 2013. After leaving Missoula, we headed toward Bozeman, Montana to visit Montana State University. I was so impressed with the University of Montana that I was sure that Montana State would be a disappointment… I was definitely mistaken! Bozeman is a wonderful western town that is an hour from one of the […]
University of Montana
Visited August 12, 2013. After my family’s vacation in Wyoming this summer, I was anxious to visit the University of Montana and Montana State University. I had always heard that they were two very special universities, and I certainly was not disappointed! Our drive from Jackson Hole, Wyoming to Missoula, Montana took us through Yellowstone […]
The Tetons
This past August, my family and I had the opportunity to spend ten days in Wyoming and Montana. We rented a wonderful home that had been built by an environmentalist; the entire back of the house was glass for incredible animal sightings. Each morning we had a mother moose and her baby visit us and […]
No One Trained Us for This
For those of you who sent your first child off to college a few weeks ago, I want you to know that the pain in your chest (and I mean aching pain), the tendency to break out in tears whenever you walk past your child’s bedroom, and the realization that a major event has happened […]