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Moving Your College Students Out Of The Dorm

Greg Splashin' McShea — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:10:53 +0000

If you're parents of college students, you may be moving them out of the dorm at the end of the spring semester in the next couple of weekends. I've done the drill many times, and there are two things that always seem to happen: 1. you can't find a parking place closer than 300 yards from the dorm and 2. the dorm elevator is out of service. Here are some helpful suggestions to share with your student before you get there.

College Night Wednesday At HCCC

Greg Splashin' McShea — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:10:40 +0000

If you have a high school student in the family who may be looking ahead to college in a year or two, you may want to head to Herkimer County Community College Wednesday night. Here are the details according to herkimer.edu: “Herkimer County Community College is hosting “College Night,” sponsored by the Herkimer County Guidance [...]

Get Free College Tuition By Helping Central New York Volenteer Fire Departments

Tad Pole — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:11:52 +0000

The Firefighter’s Association is offering free college tuition for helping out local Volunteer Fire Departments. The program is open to new recruits and current volunteer firemen throughout New York. The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) started the Higher Education Learning Plan (HELP) in 2011, in hopes of offseting the decline in [...]

New Student Spring 2013 Registration This Week At HCCC

Greg Splashin' McShea — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:10:15 +0000

If you’re a new student or have a family member attending Herkimer County Community College for the first time, orientation for the spring 2013 semester is this week. I get request calls from HCCC students now and then on “Greg’s Grill” at noon, so I say welcome new students! Here are details from www.herkimer.edu: “Herkimer [...]

My College Homecoming Weekend

Greg Splashin' McShea — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:06:21 +0000

It's Utica College Homecoming Weekend, and as my Alma mater, I'm looking forward to meeting up with old friends. Let me rephrase that, I'm looking forward to meeting up with friends I haven't seen in a while (none of us are old, I mean really). Whether you have a college, high school or even family reunion, there are some things they all have in common.

College Dorm Move-In Days Ahead

Greg Splashin' McShea — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:10:45 +0000

During these late Frog Days of Summer, you may be facing the big move into the dorm...helping your sons and daughters move in at the college of their choice. I've done it many, many times and I know that it can be emotionally and physically draining.

Congrats To More Local College Grads This Weekend

Greg Splashin' McShea — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:10:30 +0000

As parents, you have to be proud when your sons and daughters walk across that stage to receive their college diplomas, and this weekend there are a number of local college graduations. Congratulations to the graduating class of 2012 at Utica School of Commerce, which held commencement on Thursday. Here are other local college graduations [...]

Congressman Hanna Announces Service Academy Nominations

Greg Splashin' McShea — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:17:40 +0000

At Big Frog 104, we’re always glad to promote the achievements of the young people in our area. Congressman Richard Hanna has nominated a number of local students from the 24th Congressional District for further educational opportunities in service academies. According to our sister station, WIBX: “Congressman Richard Hanna has nominated 16 students from the [...]

Can College Students Cook?

Zach Effrog — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:00:36 +0000

How many of you college students out there know how to cook a meal? Well, let me rephrase that: How many of you college students out there know how to cook a meal other than Ramen noodles and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? According to a new survey, 11 percent of freshman in college say they don't know how to cook.

Summertime Is College Visitation Time

Greg Splashin' McShea — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:10:48 +0000

One of my favorite outings over the years was taking our college-bound kids on college visitations. We would pack a lunch for the car (as always), and head out for a scheduled visit to this college campus or that. If you have a recent high school grad in the family, you may be making such trips during the "Frog Days of Summer".