[Wmcmanus]

Having lived in the Cayman Islands for 9 years now, I miss being around major college campuses.

For years, I made it a point to check out any campus that I was driving past. I've visited at least 100 campuses in the US, and never seem tire to the experience of checking out another one!

Here's the one's I've attended, in order: Illinois Valley Community College (Oglesby, IL, also my home town), Illinois State University (Normal, IL), The University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS), Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL), The University of Missouri-Kansas City (KC, MO).

I've also taught at: Millikin University (Decatur, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), The Defiance College (Defiance, OH), and the International College of the Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman).

Of the campuses that I've visited but never attended or taught at, my favorites include: Notre Dame University (South Bend, IN), The University of Texas (Austin, TX), The University of Colorado (Boulder, CO), The University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS). There are a whole bunch more, but those are some of the more memorable ones.

 

[bahamaman]

I went to Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. One of the most beautiful campuses in the U.S., imo. I am now a Professor at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.

Edit:

J.D., Baylor University School of Law

LL.M., Tulane University School of Law

 

[daycart1]

Cool thread!

I went to MIT. Now I'm at California, Irvine. All the the UC campuses are nice in their own way.

 

[nanahachi]

UC Berkeley - Undergrad
UCLA - Grad (Master's)
??? = PhD...

 

[mulveling]

Went to Georgia Tech from fall 1997 to summer 2001. Bachelor's in Computer Science. Nothing exciting here!

I could've commuted from my parents' home, but I'm really glad I decided to live on campus. The commute would have been extremely tiring and it was a great experience to get away from the nest (and thankfully I've never had the need to return

). Tech campus is nice, but nothing extraordinary. Lots of construction going on my last couple of years and beyond. Parking was a huge PITA but I only had a car my last semester. It's a good size - not too small to feel cramped but not so large that walking across posed a problem.

 

[rreynol]

Clemson University in Clemson, SC.

B.S. Comp Eng 2002
M.S. Comp Eng 2004

 

[EricP]

University of Minnesota-Duluth

Go Bulldogs!

 

[Teerawit]

Attending the University of Georgia.

Go bulldogs! (hahaha)^

 

[Wmcmanus]

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Originally Posted by mulveling Went to Georgia Tech from fall 1997 to summer 2001... Nothing exciting here!

I'd have to agree in terms of the physical campus itself, but this is the case with many urban campuses. But yet they do some pretty amazing things in terms of research. Their Ph.D. program in business has always been well respected, at least.

 

[D-EJ915]

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Originally Posted by Teerawit Attending the University of Georgia. Go bulldogs! (hahaha)^

haha, my HS mascot was the bulldogs, lol.

Attending UNC @ Charlotte here, nice place.

 

[Wmcmanus]

Of the universities that I've attended, my fondest memories (easlily) are at The Universtiy of Kansas. Built on an enormous hill, the campus gives off a layered effect from a distance, with some of the main buildings such as the business school and law school nestled into the lower portion of the hill, and the main library, student union building and a lot of the lecture halls built up on top of the hill. Most of the older buildings are built with redish looking roof tiles or variations thereof, giving the entire setting a lot of structural harmony. The "Campanile" which is a tall war memorial built above the football stadium and illuminated at night makes for some great photo ops.

The entire (main) campus in Lawrence is controlled by several gated access points, such that the only vehicles that can get "up the hill" during the day are those with proper authorization (parking permits, etc.) While this was a bit frustrating at first, it clearly servse the purpose of keeping vehicle traffic to a minimum and allowing people to move about more freely and in a more peaceful environment. It did put an emphasis on getting to where you needed to go on time, and also kept you healthy marching up and down stairs.

While at KU from '86-'88, I happened to be in the right place at the right time, and was a season ticket holder to the '88 National Champion Jayhawk basketball team featuring Danny Manning, who was the NCAA player of the year. To attempt to describe the pandemonium that ensued on campus and in the streets of Lawrence on the night that the 'Hawks won their final game would to set forth on an essay that would end in a multi volume work. Quite simply: it was one of my life's more amazing and unforgettable experiences!

 

[Jahn]

I went to Oberlin College, a quaint little campus amidst the corn fields of Ohio. Cass Gilbert was the main architect for the majority of the buildings there, the overall feel is extremely collegiate and small liberal arts feely. I would say it's very "Autumn in A Separate Peace."

 

[gloco]

Currently enrolled in Brooklyn College.

 

[Figo]

Currently at the University of Maryland

 

[grandenigma1]

currently Taylor University in IN... next year grad school at NYU