The best thing about Quinnipiac is it's campus and surroundings. That is why most people are attracted to the school in the first place. Sleeping Giant Mountain is gorgeous, and the quad is well-maintained.
I would change the parking situation by creating more lots. Its ridiculous that we have to take a shuttle to our cars in a seperate parking lot, which can take up to 30 minutes.
-The school size is perfect...its medium. If your an prospective student you should know this... If you want a large school or a small one look elsewhere.
-Alot of people don't know what a "Quinnipiac" is.
-Most of the time I am either in class, or in my dorm. Meetings and social gatherings during the week are frequent as well.
-I wouldn't really call Hamden a college town... the community isn't very accepting of the students here. I would say relations are decent, however. There is some things to do off campus on Whitney Ave, but New Haven is where it's at.
-The QU administration is fine... Res Life and Financial Aid, however, are don't listen much to students concerns, and seem to not care at times.
- The big controversy this year was the President and Administrations attempts to Censor the student Newspaper, The Chronicle. An article was released earlier in the year were President Lahey felt he was misquoted (He wasn't). The university then came up with a ridiculous policy where students were required to e-mail their interviews with faculty to PR before anything is released to the press. The editor of the chronicle was nearly fired and The Chronicle itself was in jeopardy, as many editors would have walked if this happened. It didn't, and as of now everything is back to normal, for the most part.
-There is some school pride. SGA has tried to increase school spirit with "Spirit Week", but not many students seemed to care. We are not really a big sports school outside of Men's Hockey, and there are many apathetic students on campus.
-I find it unusual, rather ironic, that the school website says students here are their "first, second, and third priorities" yet it is almost impossible to contact administrators for interviews, speak to advisors who only have office hours 2 hours out of the week, and register for classes which are full but needed to graduate.
It's also unusual that the new statue outside the TD Banknorth Sports Center is NOT a Bobcat, rather a Mountain Lion.
-I will never forget May Weekend last year... RIP
-Frequent complaints: PARKING, lack of housing on campus, long shuttle waits, expensive tuition, lack of communication between schools, Cancellation of May Weekend