As I mentioned on Saturday, our new student bloggers will be introducing themselves this week in this space as their own blog pages are created. Here's Elizabeth...

Hey, everyone!

My name is Elizabeth McNamara, (but just call me Liz) and I'm going to be one of the freshman bloggers this year! I'm very excited to start blogging about my freshman experience here at Providence College, so I'll tell you a little bit about myself.

I made the very long and extremely tiring drive to PC all the way from my hometown of North Providence, RI (which is, at most, two minutes away) a little more than a week ago. Since it's so close, I've always known about PC, but had never, ironically, considered it as an option for me because I'd only wanted to look at schools out of state. Yet thankfully, my parents forced me to tour PC, and I fell completely in love with the campus; I was floored by how friendly, pleasant, and well rounded the students and staff here are.

After that, there was only one option for me, and I even applied early (something I highly recommend!) My decision was secured right after Christmas (while all of my friends were still scrambling to get their materials in on time!)

At my high school, North Providence HS, I was extremely active: I was captain of my school's mock trial team, a member of the National Honor Society, a varsity member of the girls' lacrosse team, a cast member of the drama department, a math club member, a math tutor, and much more. I also wrote columns for my town newspaper, The North Providence Breeze, volunteered, worked at my town library (and still do), and was a Cadet Second Lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol (which, for lack of a better way to describe it, is like a military-oriented group of Boy and Girl Scouts).

Here at PC, I am a member of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and I'm also majoring in political science.

In my next blog posts, I'll be able to get into more detail about my dorm, roommates, activities around campus and Providence, classes, teachers, and college life in general. There's so much to say!