2008 Woodie Awards
Who me?
Susan Hernadenz
Issue date: 3/7/07 Section: Entertainment
The Vermont state college system enables both male and female adults of any age and any social economic background to continue their education.
I know this, because at forty-something I took advantage of my local community college to pursue and complete my associate's degree. I decided to then continue my education at Castleton State College.
I selected CSC for two reasons. Number one, the campus is 70 miles from my home and therefore within my acceptable driving distance. Number two, as part of the Vermont college system, all of my credits would automatically transfer into my major or as electives.
Transferring into a new college presented the usual issues of finding one's way around. At first I repeatedly checked my schedule to see were I was suppose to be and at what time. I lived in fear that I would get lost, or be late for a class.
After a few days I started to relax as I became comfortable with the physical layout of the campus. I allowed my attention to be drawn over to other aspects of the CSC environment.
The architecture gives the college a traditional academic feel, while the interior furnishings lend an air of relaxation to the learning atmosphere. The educators and the support staff are all very friendly, helpful and encouraging. The students are engaged, animated, and personable. There appears to be no lack of equipment or learning materials in any department. We do however appear to lack an array of skin tones here. We could use a greater variety of flesh tone crayons to our Crayola box. Almost everyone at CSC is white.
One of the things that I had been looking forward to is meeting people from different cultures. The opportunity to meet people from diverse backgrounds appeals to me, and I am a little disappointed that we do not have a higher percentage of multi-cultural students here. I should not have been surprised.
It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that when one attends a state college, smack dab in the middle of the whitest state in the union, the diversity rate might just be a bit low.
I know this, because at forty-something I took advantage of my local community college to pursue and complete my associate's degree. I decided to then continue my education at Castleton State College.
I selected CSC for two reasons. Number one, the campus is 70 miles from my home and therefore within my acceptable driving distance. Number two, as part of the Vermont college system, all of my credits would automatically transfer into my major or as electives.
Transferring into a new college presented the usual issues of finding one's way around. At first I repeatedly checked my schedule to see were I was suppose to be and at what time. I lived in fear that I would get lost, or be late for a class.
After a few days I started to relax as I became comfortable with the physical layout of the campus. I allowed my attention to be drawn over to other aspects of the CSC environment.
The architecture gives the college a traditional academic feel, while the interior furnishings lend an air of relaxation to the learning atmosphere. The educators and the support staff are all very friendly, helpful and encouraging. The students are engaged, animated, and personable. There appears to be no lack of equipment or learning materials in any department. We do however appear to lack an array of skin tones here. We could use a greater variety of flesh tone crayons to our Crayola box. Almost everyone at CSC is white.
One of the things that I had been looking forward to is meeting people from different cultures. The opportunity to meet people from diverse backgrounds appeals to me, and I am a little disappointed that we do not have a higher percentage of multi-cultural students here. I should not have been surprised.
It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that when one attends a state college, smack dab in the middle of the whitest state in the union, the diversity rate might just be a bit low.
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