Office of First Year Programs

Life @ SU

College is a 24-hour-a-day experience, especially for the 80 percent of our students who live on campus. Several of our residence halls contain seminar rooms, faculty offices, or faculty apartments.

The synergy and spontaneity of a living and learning environment enhances your academic experience. It increases opportunities to see faculty outside the classroom and to join in team projects and campus activities. It means you will quickly feel part of a larger community, make friends and form relationships that will last beyond your college years.
Time out from classes

Campus buildings are within a five or ten minute walk of each other. A U.S. Department of Education book cites Susquehanna's safety programs as an example of good campus security. The campus is well lit and an escort service is available. It's also just a few blocks from downtown Selinsgrove, the town that we call home.

Some of Our Traditions:

• Wearing orange and maroon to show school spirit.
• All night Caf hours during finals.
• Spring Weekend events, such as the bungee-swing, jousting, sumo wrestling and the outdoor barbecue.
• Homecoming parade, football game, and pep rally.
• Christmas Candlelight Service in Weber Chapel.
• Late night shopping in Selinsgrove during the holidays.
• Opening convocation for first-year students.
• Team welcome on move-in day.
• Thanksgiving dinner served by faculty in the Caf.
• Senior Convocation: a time of memories for the whole senior class.
• The pumpkin on Heilman's spire celebrating Halloween.
• Hanging flags for international students in the dining hall.
• Squirrels and golf carts roaming the campus.