Emerson teams compete at the Division III level of the NCAA and are members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.
Cassandra Baptista ’11 reports, "Emerson College's main focus is academics; namely, sending students into the real world with hands-on, actual experience in their respective fields. However, Emerson does value the role of athletics and challenges its students to participate in various school sports.
"Probably the most popular men's sport on campus is basketball, where three of Emerson's players have been named to ESPN: The Magazine's College Division All-American player list over the past four years. Other sports on campus include lacrosse, tennis, baseball, basketball, cross-country, and soccer. Women's sports include lacrosse, tennis, softball, basketball, cross-country, soccer, volleyball, as well as the dance team. Softball is probably the most popular sport for women.
"In 2007, the Emerson College softball team earned the recognition of being the Division III team with the highest grade point average in America, with a GPA of 3.548/4.0. Most students are surprised to hear that sports exist at Emerson, but for the athletes that participate in them, they are very much aware of the importance of balancing school with athletics. Sports such as lacrosse and softball sometimes only start practice at 10 PM and last until the early morning hours."
As reported by Cassandra Baptista ‘09:
"4/20 is an unofficial national holiday, which happens to be celebrated with sincerity at Emerson College. Although marijuana has yet to become legal for recreational or medical usage in Massachusetts, it is rather prevalent at Emerson, and 4/20 is just another excuse for a lot of students to get high. It’s a rather peaceful day—Emerson and Suffolk kids alike march to the Public Garden or the Boston Common, sit in circles, and do their thing.
"The National Day of Silence, April 25th, is celebrated by a lot of Emersonians, people who want to bring attention to actions that are anti-LGBT. Our student organization, EAGLE (Emerson’s Alliance for Gays, Lesbians and Everyone), held a gala this year the week after the event to celebrate.
"The first day of warm weather in Boston might as well be a holiday since everyone puts their responsibilities aside for a few hours to spend some time soaking up the much needed sun in the Boston Common. Students, professors, and professionals alike all find themselves outside since Boston residents go months without warm weather. In fact, some teachers at Emerson will take their students outside to conduct class if the weather is especially nice."
Students say that Emerson’s unofficial motto is “Gay by May.”
Emerson owns a 13th century castle in the Netherlands. Kasteel Well is home to students who choose to study abroad in their Netherlands program.
