New students for the 2011-12 academic year at Genesee Community College started arriving at College Village this morning.
Some 387 new and returning students will occupy 95 apartments by the end of the day Saturday.
For new students, coming in today and tomorrow, College Village has set up orientation classes, events and trips to help out-of-town students learn about Genesee County.
"We have fun programs and we have educational programs to help prepare students for residential life," said John Sisson, director of College Village.
On the educational front, students -- many of whom are living with non-family members for the first time -- attend sessions on how to get along with others and fire safety, for example.
The village has scheduled events Thursday through Sunday, starting with a shopping trip to Walmart, an ice cream social, a pizza dinner, a trip to Darien Lake and an afternoon Muckdogs game Sunday at Dwyer Stadium.
Absolutely the worst student
Absolutely the worst student housing in all of the SUNY system. The only place that I have seen that makes their students feel like they should concentrate more about how to hide their college friends from coming to their room then being able to enjoy this great part of their life.
Too bad you wont' cover that side of the story Howard.
I know one thing for sure.
I know one thing for sure. Few residents there seem to be capable of cooking food without burning it. I feel badly for the poor volunteer fire crews who have to haul over there at all hours of the day and night and in the worst weather because somebody left a can of beans 'n' weanies on the burner, or left the popcorn to cook for 10 minutes instead of two in the microwave...hope they have a 'how to boil an egg' class as part of their orientation.