Hope Angioletti ’27, a nursing major, already knows how she’s going to decorate her Wilder Hall room.
“I want to do it all up in country-western vibes,” she said.
Angioletti was one of 137 incoming Hawks to tour their rooms in Wilder, Saxon and Holmes Halls during the “Home Is Where The Hawk Is” residence hall preview days.
Some, like longtime friends – and now Saxon Hall roommates – Kylie Guarino ’27, history, and Erica Leeson ’27, inclusive childhood education, were already planning how they are going to set up their room.
“We could make bunk beds!” said Leeson. “I’m already coordinating our bedding. I’m bringing gray sheets and Kylie is doing blue.”
“It’s so cute,” Guarino agreed. “And it’s right near the bathroom, so that’s good.”
And many were surprised by the size of the rooms. “We’ve got a lot of space,” said Katelyn Klotz ’27, nursing. “And we’re going to need it because I am bringing so many clothes!”
“There’s a lot more storage than I thought there would be,” said Leeson.
And for those who haven’t decided how they’ll decorate, like Phillip Spinato ’27, anthropology, who will be in Holmes Hall, there is still time to make the new living spaces their own.
“They all look like this on move-in day,” said Ed Gabrys, associate director of Residential Life and Community Standards. “But by the end of that day, no two rooms will look the same.”
The 22-credit program complements majors such as biology, nursing, healthcare administration, public health, education and sport management.
As he prepares for a future in science education, Daisernia said the experience has reinforced the importance of innovation in teaching and the impact it can have on the next generation of learners.