Why choose Hartwick?
Do I have to declare a major right away?
What is Curriculum XXI?
What are classes like?
What are the faculty like?
What has been your best academic experience at Hartwick?
What if I need help? How can counseling/academic support help me?
What are the study abroad programs like?
What place on campus do you visit the most?
What is Pine Lake?
What is the on-campus housing like?
What is there to do on the weekends? What is Oneonta like?
What kinds of clubs, sports, and activities are there on campus?
What is diversity like on campus?
What internships experiences are available?
Why choose Hartwick?
"Hartwick provides so many opportunities for a student. Academically and emotionally, I have found that I have grown through my experiences by working closely with my professors. I have been able to advance my studies for beyond the classroom, and by traveling. Through Hartwick, I have added so much experience to my life."---Sara Goto ‘06
"When I stepped out of the car for the first time, Hartwick’s beauty, the wonderful town, and the students sold me. I stayed overnight four times and every time I felt more and more like this was a place I wanted to spend the next four years of my life. The unity of the students is so close that I felt like being part of a big family."---Luisa Ferrera ‘06
"Hartwick is not a college- it’s a community. A community that helps you evolve into the person you have always wanted to be."---Elizabeth Arnett, ‘06
"Hartwick truly becomes your home away from home. There are so many amazing opportunities, that each student is not only encouraged to thrive, but has the chance to do what he or she loves. With Hartwick’s ‘liberal arts in practice’ motto, Hartwick becomes more than a college: It becomes a home, a school, a playground, and your future."---Emily Squires, ‘07
"Hartwick just 'felt' right."---Stephanie Sprout ‘06
Do I have to declare a major right away?
“No. You have until the end of your sophomore year to find and declare a major.”---Liz McCabe ‘06
“Absolutely not. There’s plenty of opportunities for you to explore your options. Your advisor can also help you decide based on your strengths and your interests. There is always the option to do an Individual Student Program (ISP), where you can create your own major!”---Sara Goto, ‘06
“No way! Many students come in without a major, and that is perfectly fine! Students have until the end of their sophomore year to decide on a major, and there are a lot of resources on campus to help you with making that decision.”---Ann Micka, ‘06
What is Curriculum XXI?
“Curriculum XXI is a great way to help any student to grow and guide them to the 21st Century.”---Brian Knox, ‘06
“It is a group of core requirements that expose students to the world around them: in essence preparing them for this century. These are not core classes; they are requirements and allow for the interests of the students to come first.”---Francine Philiphose ‘06
“Curriculum XXI is the requirements that we as students must take. It allows one to get to know all subject areas.”---Craig Vitale ‘07
“Curriculum XXI has been a way for me to learn and study subjects outside my major, and prepares students to be well-rounded people when they enter the ‘real world.’”---Sara Goto, ‘06
“Curriculum XXI is a program where students are expected to fulfill a certain amount of required courses so that by the time they graduate they have a liberal education. With a general knowledge in several fields of study, students graduate and are ready to encounter a professional work environment.”---Luis Pastran, ‘07
What are classes like?
“There are classes of every type. There are lecture, discussions, and labs. Every class is different, but they are all pretty interesting and make you think.”---Molly Keltner, ‘06
“Classes are small enough (usually around 20 students), that there are more discussions than lectures. Professors really focus on student participation – allowing student run classes, where professors usually facilitate the discussion.”---Emily Squires, ‘07
“Small, personal, interactive...great!”---Ann Micka, ‘06
What are the faculty like?
AMAZING! The faculty members are incredibly accessible and dedicated to the success of their students. They are continually going above and beyond my expectations.”---Stephanie Sprout, ‘06
“The faculty at Hartwick really cares about the students. Faculty become long term mentors for students a lot of the time. Almost all professors give their students their home telephone numbers on the first day of class and tell them if they need anything to call, AND THEY MEAN IT TOO!!”---Fran Philiphose, ‘06
“The faculty is great. If you cannot meet with a professor during their office hours, they go out of their way to make themselves available.”---
Cheyenne Harmych ‘07
“The faculty are some of the friendliest people you will meet on campus. Almost all of them hold an “open door” policy and want to help in all ways possible. You are always treated with respect and as an individual.”---Sara Goto, ‘06
“Faculty are easy to talk to and always willing to help you out. They have wonderful ideas and are willing to listen.”---Jennifer Bezanson, ‘06
What has been your best academic experience at Hartwick?
“I was able to do a short internship at the American School for the Deaf that was arranged through the Education Department.”---Patch Panzella, ‘06
“When I was a freshman, I took a history class. Our last project was called History Alive. Basically I got to learn information about World War II and how it related to my grandpa’s experiences. It was my favorite class here at Hartwick. It really made you think of how history is ever-changing.”---Molly Keltner, ‘06
“I received the Duffy scholarship which will fund an independent study focusing on child malnutrition in a village in northern Thailand.”---Ann Micka, ‘06
What if I need help? How can counseling/academic support help me?
“There are various places where one can go for help at Hartwick. Every student has academic advisors, whose task is to aid you at preparing your major and fulfilling all the requirements. They are also there to discuss issues that you might have with a certain course or professor. Also, 50-50 is a student run counseling center where students can simply ask for an appointment and have someone hear them and discuss their problems. Support can be found anywhere at Hartwick.”---Luis Pastran ‘07
“When you get a little confused or lost, ACE (Academic Center for Excellence) is always a place you can go to find your way again.”---Elizabeth Arnett, ‘06
“The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) and Career Services can be your favorite places here! ACE helps with anything from balancing a schedule, helping with a learning disability, tutoring, note-taking, extended time for tests, and individualized academic counseling. Career services can help you find an internship, create a resume, find a job, or graduate school, or pick a major!”---Fran Philiphose ‘06
What are study abroad-programs like?
“There are partnerships with other universities that allow Hartwick students to go abroad for a whole semester. We also have J-Term, which is nice because there are a variety of trips that allow you to go abroad for a shorter period of time.”---Cheyenne Harmych ‘07
“The study abroad programs are probably the most amazing experiences you’ll ever experience. From South Africa to Thailand, France to Costa Rica- the opportunities are endless and the classes amazing. You learn what you live, and you’ll experience things you never will have the chance to experience again.”---Sara Goto ‘06
“The study abroad programs are opportunities that students can take to have experiences outside of campus. Our school has connections with many schools around the world. I have friends that have been abroad to India and I can see how that experience has changed their views on what the world has to offer.”---Luisa Ferrera ‘06
What place on campus do you visit the most?
“Binder Gym is where I spend most of my time. Whether I’m dancing or doing my ten hour a week internship in the sports medicine clinic, I am there a lot.”---Steph Sprout, ‘06
“I work at WRHO, our radio station, so I spend a lot of my time there.”---Brian Knox, ‘06
“Table Rock, hurray for smoothies!”---Elizabeth Arnett, ’06
“I spend most of my time in Dewar Hall because we have the mailboxes, student life activities, senator offices, the Commons, televisions, and comfortable couches there.”---Luisa Ferrera ‘06
“Since my major at Hartwick is management, most of my classes are at Breese Hall. One of the places I certainly visit the most is the Commons. Right after the Commons, is the library. A lot of students find the library as an adequate studying atmosphere.”---Luis Pastran, ‘07
What is Pine Lake?
“Pine Lake is our environmental campus. There are low and high ropes courses, a research station, hiking trails, cabins that students can live in, and oh yeah: a beautiful lake! It’s a great place to play, learn, and live, and one of the many unique aspects Hartwick has to offer!”---Ann Micka, ‘06
“It’s awesome! I had my First Year Seminar out there at the Strawbale house and I’ve swum in the lake. The people are nice out there and it feels like you’re in a different state!”---Molly Keltner ‘06
“Pine Lake is our environmental campus that offers a unique way for students to get hands on learning. At the site, there are over 900 acres in which trails, courses, a lake, and housing are available to all of the Hartwick body. Essentially, Pine Lake is a classroom, a campus and a playground for all of the Oneonta community.”---Emily Squires, ‘07
“Pine Lake is Hartwick’s environmental campus. It is located about 15 minutes from the college. Student-faculty research as well as challenge programs take place there. It is also an alternative place to live.”---Cheyenne Harmych, ‘07
What is on-campus housing like?
“Living on campus provides you with the opportunity to build a community. You have the chance to live with one, three, up to five other people in dorm rooms, suites, or townhouses. You are guaranteed housing all four years, so you will never have to worry about a place to live.”---Sara Goto, ‘06
“On-campus housing is a lot of fun. Most of my time at Hartwick College has been spent at the dorms. At the dorms is where most of our students spend the greatest amount of time. There is always someone interesting to visit. Our Resident Advisors (RAs) always have activities, such as floor socials, throughout the week. The Commons also form an important part of on-campus housing with a very varied menu and interesting meals.”---Luis Pastran ‘07
What is there to do on the weekends? What is Oneonta like?
“There are lots of events and movies and concerts every weekend. Oneonta is very supportive of the college community.”---Patch Panzella, ‘06
“Oneonta, for a small city, has plenty of things to do: nice restaurants, little shops, movie theaters. On the weekends, there’s usually some type of sporting event you can cheer for, and on Sundays you can catch the Student Union Sunday Night Movie to wind down too!”---Sara Goto, ‘06
“Oneonta is a small town that offers a variety of activities, but Hartwick also offers many FREE on campus events including: comedians, casino night, Wick-Wars, and Ooze Fest!”---Jennifer Bezanson, ‘07
“Oneonta is exactly the picturesque town that is featured in the Hartwick pamphlets. Filled with family-owned shops, restaurants and cafes, there’s always something to do. For those who want to stay on campus, there are weekly movies, as well as numerous guest artists, entertainers, dances, and any other activities that one may want. The experiences that a student has at Hartwick are truly what she/he makes of it.”---Emily Squires, ‘07
What kinds of clubs, sports, and activities are there on campus?
“There are tons of clubs on campus and if there isn’t one that you’re looking for, you can start it.”---Elizabeth Arnett, ‘06
“Anything you could ever want is at Hartwick: from our Division I men’s soccer team and women’s water polo team, to Division III teams in most major sports, to club sports to intramural soccer, dance club to specialty clubs like College Democrats to The Outdoors Club. There is always something for you to do at Hartwick.”---Stephanie Sprout, ‘06
“There is Student Senate (the only elected position at Hartwick by students), Women’s Center, Fencing Club, Grassroots, and more. If you can dream it, Hartwick will have it.”---Jennifer Bezanson, ‘07
What is diversity like on campus?
“Not only are there many countries and states represented on campus that gives Hartwick great ethnic diversity, but there also a lot of diversity when it comes to hobbies, talents, experiences, and political and religious beliefs which creates a diverse environment ideal for personal growth and global understanding.”---Ann Micka, ‘06
“Although some students feel like Hartwick is not a school like ones found in large cities, I feel we are very diverse and that each year we bring more diversity to campus. I am originally from Honduras and I currently live in New York City and it surprises me how many students from so many other parts of the world that Hartwick is home to.”---Luisa Ferrera, ‘06
What internship experiences are available?
“Mary Krikorian, the internship coordinator, would say any internship you want is available and then will find your dream internship for you. On campus, off campus, and at home are all options of places for you to go.”---Stephanie Sprout ‘06
“There are a lot of programs available to help you decide what you want to do. Metrolink, Binghamton Job Shadow, and Semester programs in Philadelphia and Washington DC are great options to do internships and see what you really would like to do when you graduate.”---Jennifer Bezanson, ‘07
