“One of the main things I was looking for in a college was hands-on experience. As a nursing major it is vitally important to get into the clinical setting and apply the concepts our professors teach us in class. When a family friend who was a recent Hartwick nursing graduate told me she graduated with hundreds of clinical hours I was sold. When it comes down to it, grades don’t matter nearly as much as the experiences we have.”

“Our programming is flexible and the faculty are very supportive. We bend over backwards to help students double or triple major or add a minor; it’s part of getting them ready. This environment encourages creative thinking and working outside the box.”

“Gaining experience is critical. An internship can be taken as a major elective at Hartwick and that’s unusual. As a faculty we’re very proactive in helping students get an internship and make connections to their studies while they’re on the job. This year nearly half the students doing Emerson international internships are business or accounting majors and the entire first cohort of Baker-Simpson Fellows are our students.”

“Studying the liberal arts mattered for me. It cultivates good writing and critical thinking skills and offers perspective. “

“One of the great things about Hartwick is that the professors encourage discussion and critical thought. It makes you recognize that there are different ways of thinking, other ways of approaching an issue. I’m carrying that forth into my career.”