After you’ve moved in to college, you may feel a little nervous about being away from home for the first time. If so, don’t worry. It’s normal. Any butterflies in your stomach shouldn’t last too long. We’re going to roll out the tartan carpet just for you! Welcome to the Week of Welcome You’ll move
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Top 5 Dorm Room Essentials
Top 5 Dorm Room Essentials Can you believe you’ll be moving in to your dorm room in less than two months? Move-In Day is August 18, and it’ll be here before you know it. We asked current PC students what you should think about bringing for your dorm that you won’t find on the website.
Have Opportunities, Will Travel.
Does the thought of studying abroad in college make you nervous? Or would you pack your bags right now if you could? Whichever camp you’re in, studying abroad gives you the chance to learn about the world and yourself while you prepare for your future. Kendall McDill took full advantage of studying abroad when she
Student Lives the Motto
PC student spends his summers helping children with needs Some of our students are so into living out our College motto, “While We Live, We Serve,” they volunteer year round. Even during the summer. Rising senior Trey Counterman serves as a counselor at Victory Junction, a camp for children with special needs in Randleman, N.C.
Unsure about a career? So was Maggie.
Career Services Staff Helps Recent Grad Get to Grad School Do you know exactly what you want to be after you graduate from college? Or do you have no idea? There’s no right or wrong answer. And whatever the case may be for you, PC’s liberal arts education can get you there. Take Maggie Childress,
Brittany Kirkland ’13: New Yorker. Analytics Strategist. Blue Hose.
From her window, Brittany Kirkland ‘13 can look down on busy New Yorkers hustling up and down Wall Street. That’s on Fridays when she works from home in downtown New York City. The rest of the week Brittany sips almond milk lattes in her office near Union Square Park, where you can find IBM’s corporate
A researcher. A veterinarian. A Blue Hose.
The banners were set. The streamers were hung. The presents were wrapped, and the cake was baked. Kristen Peagler and her colleagues at the Greenville Zoo were ready for the party to begin. All they needed were the guests to arrive. But this wasn’t a birthday party for one of the zookeepers. This was a
It all started with Legos
It all started with Legos, those iconic plastic blocks of all shapes, colors, and sizes. The Legos and their limitless possibilities fueled Clay Wright’s curiosity. “I always thought I wanted to be an engineer because of Legos. I loved taking things apart and putting them back together,” Clay said. Eventually, Clay’s curiosity pulled him away
More Than Just a Professor
I think the most frightening thing I have done in college is taking a class where I was the only freshman. I remember looking at the online rosters for Botany and for Evolution and finding that I didn’t know anyone in either class, and worse, that I was the youngest student in the each of
Name Over Number
On my tour at Presbyterian College, I was told that you will never be just a number at PC. Being the critical person I am, I scoffed and simply thought it was a clichéd marketing ploy that every other college used as well. I could not have been more wrong. Shyness is something I have
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