First-Year Focus

I thought today I’d tell you all a little bit more about residential life here at Barnard…
First-Year Focus is the residential life program for all incoming first-year students. It is designed to help ease your transition into college life in a supportive and encouraging environment. Through this program, you will become acclimated to both life [...]

Sunny day…

Barnard in the sunshine

A Greener Barnard

It has been so exciting to be an EcoRep for the First Years at Barnard. Last week the director of the First Year Focus Program, Steve Tolman, gave the EcoReps the official tour of the newly renovated suite in 600 W. 116th street (0ne of the Barnard dorms that is apartment/suite-style living with multiple bedrooms [...]

Eating at Barnard!

The food in Israel is great, but I’m beginning to miss some of the things I’m used to at home.  I was reminiscing about the delicious things I eat in New York today, so I’d love to share a few words on my favorite topic (food, of course) in relation to the College!
Barnard First-Years are [...]

I have the coolest job ever…

While there are a lot of things I really like about being a
Barnard student, one of the highlights has been working as a resident assistant in the First-Year Focus Program. Our staff is comprised of nineteen RA’s, and they are some of the friendliest, most caring, genuine people I have ever met. They are all [...]

Barnard here, Barnard there…

Emma and Me in Venice

Reminiscing about Life at Barnard

I just came home from my weekly Sunday dinner party. Each weekend a group of my friends cook dinner together at one another’s houses and play games. Amidst all our hectic schedules it gives us a chance to take a break, catch up with one another, and just be silly and have fun.
I [...]

Housing & Email

One of my suitemates just emailed to tell me that we got our first choice for housing for next semester! We (5 of us in all) will live in a suite-style arrangement in an apartment building on 116th Street. We’ll have a full kitchen and common room, built-in closets and full bathroom. [...]

Some more about me…

Hello Barnard Class of 2012!
First off, CONGRATULATIONS!! I’m so excited to be blogging about my life at Barnard, and I’m even more excited to hear from you all through the blog and the upcoming open houses on campus! I just came back from Spring Break, so I don’t have much to blog about with life [...]