University of Scranton Campus

Here is a classroom in the science building. It holds about 50 people, but I have never had a class that had over 32 people. Classes are small and intimate and it is a aspect of the school that I love. Professors get to know you and really do find the time to take care of their students. The size and values of the school really attest to that. In the other science buildings, there are classrooms similar to this, but the older buildings have tables and chairs. This classroom is one of the comfy ones and every classroom, no matter the building, has a doc cam, projector, chalk board or white board.

A look into a typical sophomore style dorm. Here is a look at my friends' quad. There are four of them two per room, who share a bathroom. They each have their own beds, desk, drawers, wardrobes, and shelves. There are three separate sophomore dorm buildings because all residential students need to live on campus their sophomore year. To find a roommate/quadmates, many students went through their friend groups or combined with mutual friends. Freshman year, many people find roommates through a Facebook group monitored by admissions. People make connections from there and meet their roommates. Others go random and end up finding their best friends.

Welcome to the Loyola Science Center, LSC! Most of the science classes are held in this building and it connects to Saint Thomas Hall, where theology, history and other classes are. In this walkway, you meet Bill the Turtle. There are also snakes and fish in this building, along with reptiles and animals I have not come in contact with. This building has many labs, none we can get into. There are also study rooms that are a hot commodity on this campus, especially during finals week. They have glass walls and chalk board so students can write all over them, not to mention the views are gorgeous. This is one of the prettiest buildings on campus.

Here is the tour of the main part of the campus! Our campus is pretty small so there isn't much to see. The library is in the back of the roll, we pass Loyola Science Center, which is the absolutely gorgeous science building built around Saint Thomas Hall, the theology, history and philosophy building. We also walk onto the Dionne Greene which is the common area. During this time of day its pretty calm but from 4pm on there are people in hammocks, sitting in the amphitheater, friendly soccer and frisbee games, and just people enjoying the outdoors- only while the weather is nice of course. At the far end of the Dionne Greene is the DeNaples Center. This is the main building on campus. We visited it when we toured the dinning hall, it was on the 3rd floor, and the rest of the building has many purposes including a ballroom, theater, and the student forum. This part of campus is the plateau of the hill, so I apologize for being a little out of breath from walking up to it.

Here is where I spend the majority of my time on campus. My friends and I have had many late nights in the library utilizing the study rooms and electronics that the first floor has to offer. The Reilly Learning Commons has HDMI cords that are perfect for group projects, and reservable study rooms that have white board walls. The first floor is the loudest floor, where you can talk full volume, but as you travel up to the top floor, the fifth floor, you eventually have to be silent- I personally don't like that floor but it has an awesome view. The first two floors are open 24/7 with the swipe of a Royal ID card, the school ID, while the rest of the floors close at 10 pm.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings all of my friends and I head down to the same few classes together, occupational therapy labs. Sam and Mary help me talk a little more about our campus. It has long winters and humid, rainy falls and springs. Scranton is technically a city, but it is more like a town compared to the cities we live in or near, Philadelphia and Chicago. We typically spend the entire 10ish minute walk across campus to talking and catching up, or studying if there are quizzes in our labs.

College can be and is stressful, but this therapy garden is a place that many people, including myself, enjoy especially to take a break or need a refreshing place to study! The weather can be brutal in Scranton, but my friends and I have learned to appreciate the nice weather while we have it.

McGurrin Hall is one of the buildings for the Panuska College of Professional Studies, PCPS. This is one of the buildings that houses the occupational and physical therapy departments, counseling, teaching, nursing students and other professional studies. There were classes in session so I couldn't bring the tour into the classrooms, but here we are walking past a corridor of professors' offices. In college, every professor is required to have office hours every week for their students. Personally, I think it is very important to go to office hours and at least introduce yourself to the professor at the beginning of the semester.

School, work, work and school? Federal work study helps me work on campus and have the opportunity to, sometimes, get paid to do my homework! Here's a little glimpse into what a shift at the box office may look like for me.

Scranton is basically one big hill with a main quad in a valley. Our dorm buildings basically make up the upper part of campus, seated at the top of the hill. All of the sophomore dorms are in the uppermost part and the freshman dorms take up the rest. Also located on this area of campus is the student wellness center. At wellness, there are walk-in or scheduled appointments from 8:30-4:30 almost every day. There is a team of nurse practitioners who can diagnose and treat basic ailments and refer out when needed. Our campus is not that big, but these are all of the buildings that make up the top of the hill.

At Scranton, and many colleges, a wide range of fitness classes are offered on top of the gym and recreation centers. At my school, they offer spin classes, yoga, meditation, pilates, HIIT, and more free to students, and most are led by students. Students have to already be certified or can take training classes to instruct the classes. This yoga class was instructed by my friend, Maddie, who was certified before she got to the U and started teaching classes in her first semester of college. This particular class was Disney themed and was really fun! It's just one of the many classes that the University offers for its students to stay healthy. Scranton as a whole has many different aspects demonstrating that they believe the health of their students is important. They also offer many different opportunities and incentives to get students excited to participate in activities to make them healthy.

Scranton is basically one big hill with a main quad in a valley. Our dorm buildings basically make up the upper part of campus, seated at the top of the hill. All of the sophomore dorms are in the uppermost part and the freshman dorms take up the rest. Also located on this area of campus is the student wellness center. At wellness, there are walk-in or scheduled appointments from 8:30-4:30 almost every day. There is a team of nurse practitioners who can diagnose and treat basic ailments and refer out when needed. Our campus is not that big, but these are all of the buildings that make up the top of the hill.

Here is where I spend the majority of my time on campus. My friends and I have had many late nights in the library utilizing the study rooms and electronics that the first floor has to offer. The Reilly Learning Commons has HDMI cords that are perfect for group projects, and reservable study rooms that have white board walls. The first floor is the loudest floor, where you can talk full volume, but as you travel up to the top floor, the fifth floor, you eventually have to be silent- I personally don't like that floor but it has an awesome view. The first two floors are open 24/7 with the swipe of a Royal ID card, the school ID, while the rest of the floors close at 10 pm.

Meet my friend Sarah! She is a nursing major from Syracuse, NY. She is also in ROTC so hear what she has to say about her experiences in Scranton!

Here is a classroom in the science building. It holds about 50 people, but I have never had a class that had over 32 people. Classes are small and intimate and it is a aspect of the school that I love. Professors get to know you and really do find the time to take care of their students. The size and values of the school really attest to that. In the other science buildings, there are classrooms similar to this, but the older buildings have tables and chairs. This classroom is one of the comfy ones and every classroom, no matter the building, has a doc cam, projector, chalk board or white board.

Welcome to the Loyola Science Center, LSC! Most of the science classes are held in this building and it connects to Saint Thomas Hall, where theology, history and other classes are. In this walkway, you meet Bill the Turtle. There are also snakes and fish in this building, along with reptiles and animals I have not come in contact with. This building has many labs, none we can get into. There are also study rooms that are a hot commodity on this campus, especially during finals week. They have glass walls and chalk board so students can write all over them, not to mention the views are gorgeous. This is one of the prettiest buildings on campus.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings all of my friends and I head down to the same few classes together, occupational therapy labs. Sam and Mary help me talk a little more about our campus. It has long winters and humid, rainy falls and springs. Scranton is technically a city, but it is more like a town compared to the cities we live in or near, Philadelphia and Chicago. We typically spend the entire 10ish minute walk across campus to talking and catching up, or studying if there are quizzes in our labs.