[Parent-Network] Parent-Network Digest, Vol 32, Issue 3

Mon May 23 09:09:55 PDT 2011

The biggest choice to make is substance-free or not.  Keep in mind that
substance-free doesn't mean the student can't "party" but doesn't do so in
the dorm or return to the dorm under the influence.

On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Beth Powers <bethpowers99362 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Our daughter started out in Belknap, loved it enough to stay a 2nd year,
> then
> moved to Terra House because she is majoring in environmental science and
> was
> drawn to the activities (managing the compost operation) etc. I thought it
> was a
> bit grubby, but I know the kids who lived there loved it and wanted it just
> the
> way it was. Through classes and activities our daughter made friends in
> other
> dorms, but the activity fund that each dorm can use to their group wishes
> really
> helps build community. I'm a fan of the residence hall system and echo
> other
> parents' thoughts that you can't go wrong. Best wishes for enjoying your
> child's
> years at Willamette!
> Beth Powers
> bethpowers99362 at yahoo.com
>
>
>
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>   1. Re: Parent-Network Digest, Vol 32, Issue 2-Housing
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> My son has spent the last two years in Baxter, also substance free, and
> will be
> there next year also. He loves it! Many start off as freshman and enjoy it
> well
> enough to stay.?My son ?first make a choice on the type of dorm he wanted
> ?and?went from there. Good luck and welcome!
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> "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."
> ? Unknown Source
> "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."
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> Linda Lukas
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> ?? 2. Re: Parent-Network Digest, Vol 32, Issue 1 (Martina Lavery)
> ?? 3. Re: Dorm selection (Nancy Swenson)
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> Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 20:08:41 -0700
> From: Nancy Houghton <nhhoughton at msn.com>
> Subject: Re: [Parent-Network] Parent-Network Digest, Vol 32, Issue 1
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> My son just completed his freshman year and was in Baxter, also a substance
> free dorm. He loved it! No partying outside his room, no pressure. They
> found plenty of great activities w/o having to imbibe. He will return to
> the
> same room and floor next year.
>
>
> On 5/22/11 7:45 PM, "parent-network-request at willamette.edu"
> <parent-network-request at willamette.edu> wrote:
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> > ? ?1. Dorm selection (J. Borgeld)
> > ? ?2. Re: Dorm selection (Susan Johnson)
> > ? ?3. Re: Dorm selection (Anna Wilson)
> > ? ?4. Re: Dorm selection (Jim Lozier)
> > ? ?5. Re: Dorm selection (Mary Ann Baclawski)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 17:19:36 -0700
> > From: "J. Borgeld" <jillydart at suddenlink.net>
> > Subject: [Parent-Network] Dorm selection
> > To: <parent-network at willamette.edu>
> > Message-ID: <C9FEF628.8A07%jillydart at suddenlink.net>
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> > My daughter is a first time freshman. Does anyone have suggestions on
> which
> > dorm she should select? The only one we have seen is Doney and that one
> > looked pretty big. Which ones are more spacious,have better amenities,
> > common areas? Any suggestions? Thanks,
> > Jill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 17:39:26 -0700
> > From: "Susan Johnson" <sjohnson at gia.edu>
> > Subject: Re: [Parent-Network] Dorm selection
> > To: "J. Borgeld" <jillydart at suddenlink.net>
> > Cc: parent-network at willamette.edu
> > Message-ID: <AA1DB054-9FF4-40A3-A782-AB4821B25BFB at gia.edu>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> > Congratulations, and welcome to the Willamette parent network. It's a
> very
> > useful resource!
> >
> > Kaneko is the newest and has the most up to date amenities, but it's also
> > close to the train tracks (and there are freight trains in the middle of
> the
> > night). My son just finished his second year and was in Lausanne, which
> was
> > very comfortable and relatively spacious. It's an older building so the
> walls
> > are thick and the ceilings are high. The rooms even have (small) walk-in
> > closets. The campus is small enough that any dorm is within a 5-10 minute
> > walk. Good luck with your decision!
> >
> > Susan Johnson, GG, BA, CCEP
> > GIA Director of Global Education Compliance and Accreditation
> >
> > Sent from my iPad.
> >
> >
> > On May 22, 2011, at 5:19 PM, "J. Borgeld" <jillydart at suddenlink.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >> My daughter is a first time freshman. Does anyone have suggestions on
> which
> >> dorm she should select? The only one we have seen is Doney and that one
> >> looked pretty big. Which ones are more spacious,have better amenities,
> >> common areas? Any suggestions? Thanks,
> >> Jill
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 18:44:16 -0600
> > From: Anna Wilson <annabwilson at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Parent-Network] Dorm selection
> > To: Susan Johnson <sjohnson at gia.edu>
> > Cc: parent-network at willamette.edu, "J. Borgeld"
> > <jillydart at suddenlink.net>
> > Message-ID: <BANLkTikzA858faz7oO-b3NEU_QnsqQc=dA at mail.gmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> > Just returned from Graduation. ?My son spent his 4 years (minus the
> semester
> > he was abroad) in Shepard. ?Substance free. ?Good community. ?As far from
> > the railroad tracks as possible, but across from the hospital. ?As others
> > have said, it's a small campus so everyplace is convenient. ?Kind of hard
> to
> > go wrong.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Susan Johnson <sjohnson at gia.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> Congratulations, and welcome to the Willamette parent network. It's a
> very
> >> useful resource!
> >>
> >> Kaneko is the newest and has the most up to date amenities, but it's
> also
> >> close to the train tracks (and there are freight trains in the middle of
> the
> >> night). My son just finished his second year and was in Lausanne, which
> was
> >> very comfortable and relatively spacious. It's an older building so the
> >> walls are thick and the ceilings are high. The rooms even have (small)
> >> walk-in closets. The campus is small enough that any dorm is within a
> 5-10
> >> minute walk. Good luck with your decision!
> >>
> >> Susan Johnson, GG, BA, CCEP
> >> GIA Director of Global Education Compliance and Accreditation
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPad.
> >>
> >>
> >> On May 22, 2011, at 5:19 PM, "J. Borgeld" <jillydart at suddenlink.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> My daughter is a first time freshman. Does anyone have suggestions on
> >> which
> >>> dorm she should select? The only one we have seen is Doney and that one
> >>> looked pretty big. Which ones are more spacious,have better amenities,
> >>> common areas? Any suggestions? Thanks,
> >>> Jill
> >>>
> >>>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 05:24:07 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Martina Lavery <mllavery2000 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Parent-Network] Parent-Network Digest, Vol 32, Issue 1
> To: Nancy Houghton <nhhoughton at msn.com>, parent-network at willamette.edu
> Message-ID: <972534.51866.qm at web110808.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
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> My son just finished his freshman year in Doney, and had no complaints, but
> then
>
> he's pretty easy going. ?He had a second floor room, which was right above
> campus safety (something to consider). ?He had a view of the creek and the
> cafeteria. ?It's a good location. ?He liked it well enough to choose it
> again
> for the next school year. ?Welcome and good luck.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Nancy Houghton <nhhoughton at msn.com>
> To: parent-network at willamette.edu
> Sent: Sun, May 22, 2011 8:08:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Parent-Network] Parent-Network Digest, Vol 32, Issue 1
>
> My son just completed his freshman year and was in Baxter, also a substance
> free dorm. He loved it! No partying outside his room, no pressure. They
> found plenty of great activities w/o having to imbibe. He will return to
> the
> same room and floor next year.
>
>
> On 5/22/11 7:45 PM, "parent-network-request at willamette.edu"
> <parent-network-request at willamette.edu> wrote:
>
> > Send Parent-Network mailing list submissions to
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> >
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> > than "Re: Contents of Parent-Network digest..."
> >
> >
> > Today's Topics:
> >
> > ? ?1. Dorm selection (J. Borgeld)
> > ? ?2. Re: Dorm selection (Susan Johnson)
> > ? ?3. Re: Dorm selection (Anna Wilson)
> > ? ?4. Re: Dorm selection (Jim Lozier)
> > ? ?5. Re: Dorm selection (Mary Ann Baclawski)
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 17:19:36 -0700
> > From: "J. Borgeld" <jillydart at suddenlink.net>
> > Subject: [Parent-Network] Dorm selection
> > To: <parent-network at willamette.edu>
> > Message-ID: <C9FEF628.8A07%jillydart at suddenlink.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
> >
> > My daughter is a first time freshman. Does anyone have suggestions on
> which
> > dorm she should select? The only one we have seen is Doney and that one
> > looked pretty big. Which ones are more spacious,have better amenities,
> > common areas? Any suggestions? Thanks,
> > Jill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 17:39:26 -0700
> > From: "Susan Johnson" <sjohnson at gia.edu>
> > Subject: Re: [Parent-Network] Dorm selection
> > To: "J. Borgeld" <jillydart at suddenlink.net>
> > Cc: parent-network at willamette.edu
> > Message-ID: <AA1DB054-9FF4-40A3-A782-AB4821B25BFB at gia.edu>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> > Congratulations, and welcome to the Willamette parent network. It's a
> very
> > useful resource!
> >
> > Kaneko is the newest and has the most up to date amenities, but it's also
> > close to the train tracks (and there are freight trains in the middle of
> the
> > night). My son just finished his second year and was in Lausanne, which
> was
> > very comfortable and relatively spacious. It's an older building so the
> walls
> > are thick and the ceilings are high. The rooms even have (small) walk-in
> > closets. The campus is small enough that any dorm is within a 5-10 minute
> > walk. Good luck with your decision!
> >
> > Susan Johnson, GG, BA, CCEP
> > GIA Director of Global Education Compliance and Accreditation
> >
> > Sent from my iPad.
> >
> >
> > On May 22, 2011, at 5:19 PM, "J. Borgeld" <jillydart at suddenlink.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >> My daughter is a first time freshman. Does anyone have suggestions on
> which
> >> dorm she should select? The only one we have seen is Doney and that one
> >> looked pretty big. Which ones are more spacious,have better amenities,
> >> common areas? Any suggestions? Thanks,
> >> Jill
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Parent-Network mailing list
> >> Parent-Network at willamette.edu
> >> http://lists.willamette.edu/mailman/listinfo/parent-network
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 18:44:16 -0600
> > From: Anna Wilson <annabwilson at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Parent-Network] Dorm selection
> > To: Susan Johnson <sjohnson at gia.edu>
> > Cc: parent-network at willamette.edu, "J. Borgeld"
> > <jillydart at suddenlink.net>
> > Message-ID: <BANLkTikzA858faz7oO-b3NEU_QnsqQc=dA at mail.gmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> > Just returned from Graduation. ?My son spent his 4 years (minus the
> semester
> > he was abroad) in Shepard. ?Substance free. ?Good community. ?As far from
> > the railroad tracks as possible, but across from the hospital. ?As others
> > have said, it's a small campus so everyplace is convenient. ?Kind of hard
> to
> > go wrong.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Susan Johnson <sjohnson at gia.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> Congratulations, and welcome to the Willamette parent network. It's a
> very
> >> useful resource!
> >>
> >> Kaneko is the newest and has the most up to date amenities, but it's
> also
> >> close to the train tracks (and there are freight trains in the middle of
> the
> >> night). My son just finished his second year and was in Lausanne, which
> was
> >> very comfortable and relatively spacious. It's an older building so the
> >> walls are thick and the ceilings are high. The rooms even have (small)
> >> walk-in closets. The campus is small enough that any dorm is within a
> 5-10
> >> minute walk. Good luck with your decision!
> >>
> >> Susan Johnson, GG, BA, CCEP
> >> GIA Director of Global Education Compliance and Accreditation
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPad.
> >>
> >>
> >> On May 22, 2011, at 5:19 PM, "J. Borgeld" <jillydart at suddenlink.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> My daughter is a first time freshman. Does anyone have suggestions on
> >> which
> >>> dorm she should select? The only one we have seen is Doney and that one
> >>> looked pretty big. Which ones are more spacious,have better amenities,
> >>> common areas? Any suggestions? Thanks,
> >>> Jill
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> Parent-Network mailing list
> >>> Parent-Network at willamette.edu
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> >
> >
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> Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 09:42:12 -0500
> From: "Nancy Swenson" <nswenson at cresthealthcare.com>
> Subject: Re: [Parent-Network] Dorm selection
> To: "J. Borgeld" <jillydart at suddenlink.net>,
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> Welcome to Willamette! ?My daughter graduated last weekend after 4
> wonderful years at WU.
>
> My daughter lived in Kaneko her freshman year and liked her room and the
> amenities but really disliked the walk across the sky bridge. ?She
> didn't complain too much about the trains.
>
> Her sophomore year she lived in Lee House and loved it! ?Much smaller
> dorm and she seemed to know everyone that lived there. ?Much closer to
> everything and she had such a beautiful view out her windows - and one
> whole wall was windows! ?She didn't have any complaints at all about Lee
> House.
>
> Enjoy the next 4 years - they pass so quickly!
>
> Nancy
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:parent-network-bounces at willamette.edu] On Behalf Of J. Borgeld
> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 7:20 PM
> To: parent-network at willamette.edu
> Subject: [Parent-Network] Dorm selection
>
> My daughter is a first time freshman. Does anyone have suggestions on
> which
> dorm she should select? The only one we have seen is Doney and that one
> looked pretty big. Which ones are more spacious,have better amenities,
> common areas? Any suggestions? Thanks,
> Jill
>
>
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