Student Life

56 Things To Do In Your First 56 Days!

1. Meet your academic advisor
2. Make a new friend
3. Snap a selfie with Chompers
4. Face off with friends at the Game Room in the Henderson Campus Center
5. Grab a copy of The Campus
6. Share feedback with ASG through ASG@allegheny.edu
7. Start prepping for your future by visiting the Center for Career and Professional Development
8. Use your syllabi to make a calendar of all your tests and major due dates
9. Study in Pelletier, Grounds for Change, or Carr Hall lobby
10. Wear a Gator pride shirt while you’re away from campus
11. Learn something new about your roommate or someone in your classes
12. Make a budget for yourself and use an app to track your expenses
13. Introduce yourself to a complete stranger in the Gator Quad
14. Complete a homework assignment before the day it’s due
15. Follow @alleghenycollege on social media
16. Grab a scoop of ice cream from Casey’s Ice Cream & Candies
17. Go to a football game at Robertson Field
18. Walk a lap around the indoor track at the Wise Center
19. Walk the trails at the Robertson Field
20. Eat dinner at McKinley’s Food Court
21. Get a free Passport in November during International Education Week
22. Take a picture at the Senior Circle
23. Call home just because
24. Sweat it out in a group fitness class at the Wise Center
25. Get on a first-name basis with your professor by attending office hours
26. Go for a picnic or eat outside on the yellow or blue Adirondack chairs
27. Participate in Service Saturdays
28. Attend an event put on by one of the CILC Organizations
29. Set up an appointment with our Speaking Consultants
30. Make your voice echo in the Senior Circle
31. Learn how to ride the Crawford Area Transportation Authority (CATA) bus to Walmart (or take the CATA to Walmart)
32. Take a walk in the Carrden
33. Visit the Meadville Market House Farmer’s Market on a Saturday morning
34. Attend Allegheny’s Blue & Gold Weekend: A Homecoming and Family Celebration weekend of events
35. Eat dinner on the Vuk Rooftop Garden and enjoy the sunset
36. Play disc golf at Woodcock
37. Check out Coffee Hour at the Meadville Public Library on Friday at 10 a.m.
38. Participate in French Creek Cleanup with a new group of friends (Sept 7th)
39. Pet a therapy dog on Therapy Dog days
40. Attend the Study Away Fair in September
41. Host a bonfire at the fire pits in NV2 or outside of Murray Hall
42. Grab a scoop of frozen yogurt from Cup n’ Spoon Coffee & Frozen Yogurt Bar
43. Meet with your First Year Class Dean
44. Hangout in the Dr. William C. Jason Diversity Lounge (JDL)
45. Attend the Involvement Fair on the first Thursday after classes begin
46. Get help from a Librarian in the Pelletier Library
47. Set up an appointment with our Tutors
48. Attend a yoga class at the Yoga Spot
49. Get some love from the Therapy Dogs on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month
50. Attend Wingfest
51. Attend a study away information session
52. Make a craft at the Craft Corner in the Game Room
53. Buy a local gift at the Market House
54. Get to know your Residential Advisor
55. Have a group dinner in Brooks
56. Take a picture in front of the Allegheny College sign on the corner of Loomis and N Main St.
57. BELIEVE IN GATORS & LOVE IT!!