St. Joseph's Academy

Dear Dante,

Thank you so much for booking a visit to meet with students from St. Joseph's Academy, we are eager to welcome you to our community.

VISIT DETAILS
- we encourage you to have some type of visual element to your presentation and to be prepared to offer ~15 mins of info on your institution, plus offer ~15 mins of Q&A
- plan to stay for the entire session, a member of our College Advising Council will be taking notes for any students not able to attend in person
- we will take any time that you are not with students to ask questions, connect, and hear about updates
- for lunch visits: these are *NOT* cafeteria-style, you’ll be in your own space

PARKING - NEW THIS YEAR:
- please park in the lot in the front of the building (near the flagpole)
- enter through the main entrance to check in at the School Office
- NOTE: parking is no longer available on the backside of the school for visitors

AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY:
- large screen with HDMI and wireless screenshare capacities
- dongles, loaner laptop, etc. if needed

COMMON Q&A TOPICS:
- social life opportunities (Is there Greek Life? How prevalent is it? What is the area around campus like?)
- financial aid and scholarships, particularly merit aid
- opportunities for young women in STEM, particularly pre-health (nursing, PA, PT, OT, pre-med) and engineering
- participating in and supporting athletics (intramural through varsity)
- internships/career opportunities

ACCESSIBLITY INFO:
- we are on the second floor, but have a ramp and elevator available from the entrance near us
- if you are parking in the front of the school there are fewer than 10 stairs
- please let us know of any other accessibility needs

OTHER GOOD TO KNOWS:
- we will always greet you and get you settled—please let us know if you need anything
- we are close to a number of great places to eat, as well as spots for quiet work catch-up - we love offering suggestions for lattes, ice cream, bbq, salads, pad thai, etc… additionally, our campus offers nice spots to sit outside and take a break, or even fit in a short walk, let us know if you’d like to make use of the grounds
- we keep a stash of the basics (bandaids, lint roller, mints, Advil, tampons/pads, granola bars, etc.) - you’re welcome to replenish or supplement your own emergency kit while you’re here
- need to pump, heat up your food, put meds in the fridge, change clothes before a long car ride, or otherwise take care of life/real human needs? Please just ask—we’re here to support each other!
- have other questions? Just let us know!

Christine Holladay
Director of College Advising
cholladay@stjosephacademy.org

Annie Bundren
Assistant Director of College Advising
abundren@stjosephacademy.org

Katie Kilcullen
College Advisor
kkilcullen@stjosephacademy.org

Susan Lutz
College Advisor
elutz@stjosephacademy.org

Best Regards,
Susan Lutz