The New Science Center

For those of you who are incoming science students or any one thinking of studying science here at Stonehill I have great news for you....the new science center is absolutely AMAZING! I myself try to stay as far away from science classes as humanly possible, but the new science center is making me reconsider my usual inclinations. I had the opportunity to go and check it out for the first time the other day. In the last few weeks the students participating in the SURE program, a summer undergraduate research experience, have had a chance to begin using the building. Taking a walk around the building you can tell there are still some little things to be finished, not all the classrooms are set up completely, and there is still some equipment to be unpacked, but you can tell the students LOVE being in the new space.



Like I mentioned before the building is just as beautiful as it promised to be. Construction just started on the new south quad and seems to be moving at a surprisingly rapid pace. In August when all the constructions is finished everyone who returns to campus in August will have a great new space on campus to enjoy.



If you haven't seen pictures or plans of the new science center you can check out the original renderings of the building by clicking here.


I hope you're all enjoying the summer....I promise to finish out my cross country adventure with another blog post soon!

Mile Marker One and Music City

I had a great time at home with my family. I never get to spend as much time at home as I would like, but that makes my visits all the more special. After a few days it was time to hit the road. Part of the reason Tyler came to visit was not only so he could finally meet my family, but also to help my drive my car back up to Mass. We visited AAA got lots of maps and books and had planned our route so early-ish Wednesday morning we hit the road. The first days was the longest. We drove all the way from my house in DFW to Nashville. We made little stops along the way but 12 hours later, by the time we arrived we were tired!

Just one of the many scenery picts we took!

We made it!!

Since had limited time and wanted to make the best of it. So we freshened up and headed out to see and hear what we could. We stayed on Music Row which is a street full of funky little bars and shops. The next day we headed to the Country Music Hall of Fame! If you haven't guessed, I'm a pretty big country music fan, so this was a small dream come true. The Country Music Hall of Fame also has a pretty cool museum in it. After spending the morning poking around the museum we headed back out to Music Row for some lunch before hitting the road again!

Music Row
The band playing at the bar--They were really good!Not a bad view of the city out of hotel window

Country Music Hall of Fame

The actual Hall of Fame

Clearly we were having plenty of fun and this was only our fist stop of many! I'll be back working in the admissions office next week but ill be sure to post more of our cross country road trip soon!

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Hello hello! I am glad to report that my '99 Honda Civic with almost 160,000 miles has made it safely from Texas to Massachusetts.

After Tyler arrived in Texas my time at home quickly began to wind down. As a newcomer to Texas, Tyler still had a lot he wanted to see and do before we hit the road. He was at my house for about 5 days. We went to Fort Worth, Dallas, the Ballpark and my little brothers graduation. I could tell you about every bit of his visit but since a picture is worth a thousand words i'll leave you with a few.

Texas owns a heard of Longhorns, part of which live at the Fort Worth Stockyards...this is just their daily stroll down Main Street.

At the Rodeo! Go Rangers!

I'll post again soon to share some road trip stories and pictures!