During their first week on campus, some Suites residents entered their rooms through their windows because the ID card scanners would not let them open the front doors. “We just stopped using the doors. It was just that inconvenient,” sophomore Luke Adams said. “They worked sometimes, but it was erratic enough that we didn’t even...
Month: September 2013
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College clears trees from campus
Twenty-two trees around campus have been cut down. Angie Girdham, Hillsdale’s horticulturist, said they are being taken down because they pose some danger to either people or buildings. Last semester, Girdham had the campus’ trees reviewed for potential problems. “Most of my training is in ornamental horticulture,” Girdham said. “I thought it would be beneficial...
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Marketing dept. upgrades
For a small private school of 1,400 students, Hillsdale College has a major presence in the digital world. The Hillsdale College Online Courses Facebook page has more than 76,000 likes, for example. After years of impactful yet scattered Facebook and Twitter activity, the college, like many other organizations and companies in America, is now trying...
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College seeks Dow Center management company
Hillsdale College is in talks with four hotel management companies regarding improvements to the Dow Leadership Center Hotel and Rockwell Lake Lodge. “Our goal is to increase occupancy by a significant amount,” Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé said. Talks with all four are ongoing, but the college is particularly close to an agreement with one...
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Softball hires GLIAC veteran
This summer, Hillsdale Softball hired Amber Young as pitching coach. Young, who graduated last year from Tiffin University, fills a long-standing gap in the coaching lineup. “We have had the opening since I got here in July of 2011. It’s been open for two years,” softball head coach Joe Abraham said. “You can’t get anyone...