Hi there!

Megan Hoinkes here, blogging to you live from Joliet Junior College!  Wahoo!  I’m so sorry it’s been a bit since I last blogged, and it’s hard to believe that it’s already the Monday of the week of the Fall Term.  The Fall Term always seems to sail by, but this term it feels like it was propelled by nuclear energy or something.   That means that next week is already Finals Week.  To quote Inspector Gadget, “Wowzers!” The trimester does seem to go by fast.  But what a fall term this turned out to be!  This fall we welcomed over 270 new transfer students to North Central’s campus.  That’s the biggest incoming transfer class in the history of the school.  The rest of the transfer staff and I have been dancing our way through the fall (well okay, that’s not entirely true, I’m the only one dancing, but we’re all very happy), and we are now working on getting students ready to transfer in for our Winter Term that begins on January 5^th. 

We also had a very successful Transfer Visit Day on November 1^st.  Nearly 50 prospective transfer students came to check out campus, talk with faculty, and get info from our very informative transfer staff.  The students were great, and I think that everyone had a great time.  If you weren’t able to attend the visit day, but would still like to visit campus, I just want to take a minute to remind you of a few options.  First, we do have a mini-Transfer Info Session coming up on Saturday, December 6^th.  The session is about two hours long: for the first hour you get some general information about visiting campus, and the second hour is a tour of campus.  And of course, you can always, always, always come in for an individual visit to campus to meet with a transfer counselor for an unofficial course evaluation, and go on a tour of campus.  For more information on both of these opportunities, you can visit the visit campus portion of the North Central Office of Admission website by going to http://www.northcentralcollege.edu/x5089.xml .

Right now we’re all back on the road, visiting community colleges and college fairs all over the lovely Land of Lincoln (that’s Illinois, ya’ll).  To find out who your counselor is and when they’ll be visiting a school near you, head on over to the “Meet Your Counselor” page at http://www.northcentralcollege.edu/x5100.xml .  

Perhaps the biggest news for me right now is that I will be out of the office for the better part of December. Why?  Well, as I’ve discussed in the past, during the December Term (D-Term) at North Central, we end up sending students on mission trips and study abroad opportunities all over the world.  This year, I’ve been asked to help assist Dr. Norval Bard with a group of students headed to France!  I’m so excited, and am going to do my best to try and post a blog or two during our adventures to Avignon, Tours, and Paris.  This trip is going to be a great way to end a great fall! 

Two more shout outs:  First, check out the greatness of North Central Athletics this fall!  In Football, the Cardinals won the CCIW conference and just finished undefeated in regular season ball.  Good luck in the playoffs!  Our Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams had great seasons as well.  For more info on North Central College Athletics, check out the athletics website. http://www.northcentralcollege.edu/x8249.xml

Finally, I want to say howdy and welcome to Ashley Seiple, into the blogosphere.  Ashley will be blogging for the office of admission from the first-year perspective.  Check her blog out at http://blogs.northcentralcollege.edu/aeseiple/ .

I think that’s about it for now.  Have a great rest of the fall!
-M    

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