Great Works
Three-quarters of a year in review
As this semester is halfway through and everything seems to be happening at once, I’ve decided to kind of do a quick survey of my time here. With scheduling this coming week as well as I-Week, a look back might be good for me. As I’ve been planning out my schedule and talking with my [...]
Exploring American Culture with Kanyue
This semester I started working for Hanover’s Learning Center, a tutoring program that features walk-in tutoring five nights a week, as well as regular one-on-one tutoring. One of the students that I have worked with regularly on a one-on-one basis is Kanyue, a first-year student from China. She is taking “American Identity,” an art and [...]
PA Adventures: Tie Dying
Every freshman is paired with a PA (peer advisory) group. This is your Great Works’ class plus an upperclassman. Your peer advisor meets with your PA group throughout your freshman year, especially in the first semester while everyone transitions into college life. During August Experience, these are the people you will see the most, the [...]
New York, New York!
Saturday was yet another day full of adventures out on the East Coast. This time, I left Philadelphia for the day and headed to New York City. It started bright and early at 5:30a.m., in order to catch the MegaBus from Philadelphia to NYC, and I then crammed as much into my day as possible. [...]
Great Papers for Great Works
Freshmen year has now been going on for around 10 weeks and there are many things that still can get to you. During this time one of the big things that can get to you is your Great Works class. This class is mandatory for all freshmen and ranges in a wide variety of topics [...]
Changes
Now that I’ve been home for a few days, it’s starting to hit me that I am halfway done with college. So much has changed since I started at Hanover and yet it seems as though I moved into KP (Katherine Parker Hall) yesterday! I know it is so cliche to say that your time [...]
