Today my husband and I attended the parent orientation at St. John's University in Queens, New York. My son has been there since Monday morning for a three day freshman orientation; sleeping over in the dorm, meeting new people, learning the rules and what he can expect of college life.
While walking from building to building for the various topics, I took some pictures of this beautiful campus. It is so well maintained and landscaped; seating is everywhere, inviting students to sit and chat or just enjoy the view.
Our visit started here, at the dining hall (to the right) where the students and parents enjoyed a free breakfast. To the left and down this stone roadway are the residence halls.
Across from the dining hall and residences is a staircase, on multi-levels, with benches and lovely landscaping.
Shortly after I took these pictures, it got cloudy and started to rain. So we headed back into the dining hall where the freshman were grouping together to head out. Because of the pouring rain, the school gave out (for no charge) St. John's umbrellas to the students and parents. They soon headed out and up the stairs. I thought it was a cute sight to see almost 1,000 St. John's umbrellas bobbing up the stairs, on their way into Manhattan as part of a community service project.
After about an hour the sun came out and I took these pictures just walking from building to building.
This is just a small sampling of the campus. There are also areas with umbrellaed tables and chairs, as well as adirondack chairs and benches set up in various configurations.
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