Ah, the lazy days of summer at Seaside Heights seem like a distant memory as the fall semester is now underway - and it's time to get serious and get all A’s in your classes! So, what's a typical day like during this hectic – yet exciting - time at CCM?
In the morning, after you fight traffic on Route 10 and eventually find a parking spot (in Lot #6, if you're really lucky; Lot #1 if you're not, as during the first few weeks trying to find a parking spot can be an adventure), you start your day with a cup of coffee with your new classmates at the SCC Cafe. After enjoying your hot beverage while discussing the recent New Student Orientation program (who knew so many Roxbury High School graduates were coming to CCM this semester?), head out the door of the Student Center, making your way across campus, past the library to the lower level of DeMare Hall, where you once again try to find your Sociology class. The recent construction and classroom renumbering system has made it a challenge. After class, you stop by the 'B Cafe' for a quick pick-me-up snack (and another coffee too). Then, it's on to your next class - Psychology - in Cohen Hall.
Your first two classes being over, you take a break in the Student Center's popular Game Room, playing a game of ping-pong, in preparation for the upcoming table tennis tournament. Then it’s off to your next two classes: Music Theory and Drawing, after which you have an appointment with your Sociology professor during his office hour to discuss your class project.
You're almost finished for the day, but not before you have a rehearsal for the upcoming performance of “Phantom of the Opera” with your fellow Performing Arts cast members in the Dragonetti Auditorium. After the rehearsal, you head off to the library. There you settle down for some serious studying, as you want to maintain at least a 3.5 GPA so that you can get into Phi Theta Kappa, CCM's honor society.
That's a pretty full day, but you see, at CCM we encourage you to maximize your college experience. Life at the County College of Morris can be exhilarating. You'll hear a lot of laughter and great conversation, all across campus. CCM students enjoy belonging to one (or more) of our student clubs, or going to concerts and CCM Titan athletic contests, or playing intramurals with friends, or just relaxing out in the sun on our beautiful campus.
Going to class is just part (albeit the most important part) of what college is about. College is the time for you to meet new people, to explore your interests, and to have a lot of new and different experiences. At CCM you have endless opportunities to do what interests you. So, get involved - get the most out your college experience. Like most other CCM students, you'll be glad you did.