Yes, I promised I would give you some more information about the Publications Team and our creation of all of the print materials that you receive in your mailbox from Providence College. Each year, we make updates to all of our materials, adding new information, making any needed changes, and putting in some new photos! That's right, admission counselors get to organize photo shoots! (And it's just as fun as it sounds!)...

Right now, of course, it is the middle of our New England winter and even though there isn't any snow on the ground, the pictures of campus would look nicer in the spring sunshine, don't you think? We do, and that's why the photo shoot for our new publications won't take place until late April. We spend a couple of days at locations across campus taking pictures of students, faculty members, and the campus itself (and by "we," I mean a professional photographer... my job is usually just to carry his tripod!). It's usually not too difficult to find students who want to be involved ("I get my picture in the viewbook?!??! Cool!!!").

But it's not all fun and games with photo shoots... We also get a lot of opportunities to enhance our writing and editing skills. For all of the print publications we produce (our viewbook, first response/college fair "road pieces," Outcomes/Career brouchures, Multicultural Student Information, Application Guides, Transfer Application Guides, Liberal Arts Honors Program brochures, Visitors Guides/maps, and Campus Visit Schedules to name just a few off the top of my head), every page has to be fact-checked and proofread for accuracy. So, believe me, we really get to know all of our publications cover to cover!!

For all of you seniors, obviously you've already received much (if not ALL) of this information, and I know you are watching your mailboxes for college decision letters at this point. For the underclassmen, though, keep an eye out for our publications-- in the mail and on the web! Of course, if you're not on our mailing list, you aren't going to receive any of them... so feel free to join! (There's a shameless publications plug for you!)