I know, the title should say "ALMOST Summer" ... but we're close enough!

New student orientation for our incoming freshman class starts today - we have a very dedicated group of upperclassman orientation leaders who have been on campus training for the past couple of weeks, and we're excited to officially welcome our new first-year students to campus!

If you are an incoming freshman, welcome - and thanks for continuing to read the blog into the summer! If you have an interest in becoming a student blogger during your freshman year at PC, keep an eye on your PC e-mail account during July for more information...

Our new admission reception area is online in the rotunda of Harkins Hall, just down the stairs from our office. This new space will help to alleviate some of the congestion we have in our office on busy campus visit days. (We're still waiting for the final pieces of furniture - it should be officially complete soon!!)

The admission staff has returned from the New England Association for College Admission Counseling (NEACAC) Annual Meeting & Conference, where nine of us were last week. We spent the week discussing various admission topics with over 500 NEACAC members in Burlington, VT. As the co-coordinator of our Admission Ambassador organization here at PC, I had the opportunity to see how some other institutions used their student volunteers and took away some ideas that we may put in place at PC during the coming year. Oh, and I also shared some blogging thoughts with colleagues at other schools - blogging is definitely one of my favorite topics!

Summer campus visits are in full swing - we have an energetic group of summer admission student assistants who would love to show you around campus! (And if you're planning on coming to the 10:30 Group Information Session tomorrow morning - I'll see you there!).

As we progress through the summer, I will continue to provide you with updates - including photo tours of some of our campus facilities. Until then, enjoy the first official weekend of summer 2008!