24/07/2026
Wow, what a fun trip! I just returned from a 2-week vacation to the USA🇺🇸💫 - visited 4 universities/colleges while also meeting up with family, long-time friends, and former colleagues at both Penn State and Old Dominion University. It was a whirlwind tour traveling through 6 States and driving over 1,300 miles.🏎️😅 But it’s always great to be back in the 🇺🇸🙏, here’s some quick facts about the 4 schools that I visited:
**Penn State Mont Alto campus, a beautiful residential campus located near Gettysburg - students can complete Associate degrees in Allied Health (Nursing, PT and OT), Forestry management, Business, and also take the first two years of a bachelor’s degree at Penn State University Park campus.
Back in the early 90’s I had the opportunity to begin my admissions career here and we had a great student affairs team which has kept in touch all these years. We had a two-day staff reunion this past week and shared many great memories (and crazy stories!)…what a special place!💫
**College of William and Mary, founded in 1693, is the second oldest institution of higher learning in the USA, located in historic Colonial Williamsburg, a nationally ranked private liberal arts school with 7,035 undergraduate students. William & Mary’s athletic teams are known as the “Tribe” - with NCAA Division I teams for men/women in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field.
**Old Dominion University is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. ODU has 17,500 undergraduate students and offers 175 undergraduate/graduate degree programs from seven colleges and three schools. Old Dominion’s 18 athletic teams are known as the Monarchs and compete in the NCAA Div. I Sun Belt Conference.
**Gettysburg College, founded in 1832 and located next to the historic Gettysburg battlefields is a highly selective private liberal arts college and offers four degrees; Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Music Education.
The 24 ‘Bullets’ intercollegiate athletic teams compete in the NCAA Div. 3 Centennial Conference.