The 'Buffalo 101' Event
Now we're talking... this Sunday (2pm-5pm), 250 incoming Medaille freshman are going to be heading down to the Commercial Slip. It's a joint effort between Medaille College and the Buffalo Tours program. Hopefully this trip will be just one of the many waterfront excursions that these students take during their time spent at the college. Not only will the students learn about the waterfront and the surrounding architecture, they will also be shown where they can catch the Metro Rail and how to take full advantage of the public transportation options.
This is one of the most important acclimation processes devised by the WNY Service Learning Coalition. After the students become familiar with their surroundings, they will be introduced to groups and organizations that can help to provide the students with an even stronger connection to Buffalo. The ultimate goal for all those involved with this unique program is the retention of the students after graduation. For far too long we have assumed that Buffalo students would simply make the Buffalo connection on their own.
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newskylinebuffalo
This is good news for the showcasing of our hidden gem, especially for freshman at a local college. Much better than takin a trip to the Galleria in which most probably already know about.
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buffaloweiner
This is wonderful but Id like to throw in a comment that is just alittle off topic if everyone doesnt mind.
Has anyone visited Rochester Institute of Technology and their NTID school for the deaf? I was just thinking how wonderful it would be for a local Buffalo college/university to learn from Rochesters NTID and perhaps team together with St Marys School for the Deaf.
St. Marys School for the Deaf is very close to Canisius, Medaille and Buffalo State.
Anyway to all those starting classes and visiting Buffalo; good luck and there are things you will like about Buffalo, love about Buffalo and frustrate the crap out of you but thats just part and parcel of joining our community.
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Geomike
Medaille is clearly just following the lead of Buff State here [insert sarcastic tone]. Maybe this should balloon into a competition btwn local colleges & univerisities to see who can get more students on downtown "tours" / group excursions during the first semester. Most students discover that there's a vibrant city here on their own, but how much more would their enjoy their time here if they found that out sooner, and if their sphere of awareness included something more than the Chip strip to start?
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stephenjames716
this is a great tour and will be perfect for incoming freshman.
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