Turns out that New York is really good for freshmen orientation!? Hard to believe that we could accomplish the excitement and quality of Macaulay College orientation anywhere else in the world. I already gushed about Outward Bound in Central Park and the beauty of seeing 440 freshmen fan out across the city to work in [...]

Just some impressions: More T-shirt colors than a crayola box…thanks to Rich Dikeman for getting Macaulay students so well outfitted.? Kudos to the students who managed to tie, trim, artfully fray those shirts into fashion statements.? Many bows to the weather gods who delivered a bright sunny dry lovely day.? (Or does the remarkable Autumn [...]

Tomorrow is the first day of our three-day orientation for Macaulay freshmen…my fourth year as Dean.? Sort of my senior year, I guess, which makes next year, what — postgraduate? It is my role to give welcoming remarks.? What can you possibly say to 444 students who are embarking on that great adventure, college?? Especially [...]