Student Life
What do students do for fun?
Finished all your reading assignments? Well, get out there for some R&R. The best thing about college? You can hang out with friends. Anytime. Anywhere. Here are just a few suggestions:
- Walk downtown for coffee at the local coffeehouse, catch a movie at the Chester 5, or head to the Queenstown Outlets, the Dover Mall or the Annapolis Mall for a little retail therapy.
- Attend one of the drama productions, staged nearly every weekend. Better yet, join the cast or crew.
- Listen to music. Or join the Musicians Union and make your own. There's Open Mic Night at the student center. The Student Events Board brings a national headliner (The Roots, Jason Mraz, and Dashboard Confessional were here) to campus each year. The Concert Series offers top-notch performances throughout the year; the string quartet Cuarteto Casals followed its campus appearance with a performance at NYC's Carnegie Hall.
- Go to the gym. Recreational Director Mike Duquette's Power Hour is killer! While you're there, sign up for an intramural team or register for one of the recreational outings—hiking, skiing, fishing and rock climbing are popular trips.
- See the sights: Bike along 20 miles of country roads to Cliff City, a public landing on the Chesapeake Bay. Take a road trip with the C.V. Starr Center. Pack your sunscreen and spend the afternoon at Betterton Beach. Take a nature hike through Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge. Visit the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in nearby St. Michaels. Enter the raft race during Chestertown's Tea Party weekend. Visit Dixon's Auction, a weekly cultural phenomenon, every Wednesday at the crossroads in Crumpton.
- Tune into the Multimedia Channel or develop your own video productions.
- Participate in club-sponsored events, talk politics in the Senatorial Colloquy, and help determine campus policy through the Student Government Association.
- Make the world a better place: Join the "George Goes Green" initiative. Volunteer with Rebuilding Together, Kent County's homegrown version of Habitat for Humanity. Mentor local youngsters. Participate in Ride for the Future. Get involved.