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Student Experience
# College of Arts & Sciences Student Experience
Your learning begins in the classroom. Your growth as a student and an individual continues outside of it. The College of Arts & Sciences is a movable hub where individuals from all academic groups converge. You’ll live and work in a community of other students who might share your interests and values, but also offer different ideas and perspectives.
## Experience A Day in the Life
Whether you want to expand your perspective globally, make an impact locally, or put what you’ve learned in the classroom to use out in the real world, Quinnipiac affords you endless opportunities to make your mark. Experience what it’s like to be a Bobcat in our “A Day in the Life” video series.
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Are you interested in what life is like as a philosophy and political science double major? Follow Haktan Ceylan ’22, a philosophy and political science double major, as he takes you through his day of classes and clubs in his pursuit of self-expression.
Are you interested in political science? Follow Ashlee Baldwin '20, as she takes you through her day, and shows you what it's like to be a political science major.
## New Hampshire Primary 2024
Nineteen Quinnipiac students spent the six days leading up to the January 23 New Hampshire primary traveling throughout granite state to a variety of campaign events and the opportunity to interact directly with the presidential hopefuls for the 2024 election.
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Quinnipiac University students gather to support Jamie Setzler ’25 as she casts her vote in the 2024 primary at New Boston Central School in New Boston, New Hampshire.
Aidan Truckenbrod ’25 and Isabella Pyontek ’25 observe various political memorabilia while touring the New Hampshire Institute of Politics.
As the New Hampshire presidential primary kicked into full swing over the weekend, the teams attended a variety of events for candidates of both parties including Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Marianne Williamson, Dean Phillips and Donald Trump.
Students conducted interviews with the bank of political reporters at each event, exercising their political knowledge and offering educated opinions on controversial topics.
Allison Garner ’26 gets interviewed by WCVB Boston News while attending a rally at MaryAnn's diner in New Hampshire.
For Zoe McLaughlin ’25, the experience provided an opportunity to listen and observe both sides of the political race and reflect on the multiple ways supporters of both parties share more similarities than differences.
Join Allison Garner ’26 as she takes you on a day in her life as a political science student at the 2024 New Hampshire Primary.
## Unveiling the name of our new academic building
##### The SITE is designed to maximize student-faculty collaboration, exploration
January 22, 2024
Quinnipiac students will soon have the opportunity to prepare for successful careers in a new 137,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, student-centered academic building designed to promote community and interdisciplinary learning that will be called The SITE, which stands for Science, Innovation, Technology and Exploration.
## Immerse yourself in funded summer research
As one of the University’s hallmark undergraduate experiences,  is an intensive 8-week program that enables students to work in a laboratory while completing a mentored and funded research project alongside faculty mentors.
Professor of Biology, Courtney McGinnis, hosts a lab that studies the molecular mechanism of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS).
The research project entails collecting water samples from locations in Wallingford, Hamden and North Haven, CT.
The project addresses the need for water-quality monitoring along the Quinnipiac River to inform and support decision-making around actions targeted at water-quality improvement.
Professor  leads river testing with students during the summer in the Quinnipiac River. The lab examines the river by gas chromatography mass spectrophotometry (GC-MS) for the presence of phthalates and plasticizers with external grand support from the Quinnipiac River Foundation.
Professor  has helped establish a pollinator garden on Mount Carmel Campus to invigorate native pollinator biodiversity.
The research explores the role of nutrition in shaping the native bee community, the impacts of floral resource availability on foraging habits, and the effects of nutritional availability on pollinator physiology.
Biology student Joseph Battaglia ’21 handles baby swallows during a fieldwork session at Lake Chamberlain in Bethany, Connecticut.
Biology student Arlynn Hernandez ’22 (Q-STEP) retrieves baby swallows during a fieldwork session at Lake Chamberlain in Bethany, Connecticut.
In addition to weekly research meetings students also participate in a variety of activities – including sleeping giant guided hike, sports jamboree day, and rock climbing at Prime Climb in Wallingford.
## Transform society through civic leadership
[### Civic Leadership Program
College of Arts & Sciences
Students in our signature civic leadership program work to enhance social justice, build communities and become agents of change through experiential learning activities inside the classroom and around the world.
## Partnerships
An education in the College of Arts & Sciences is local, national and worldwide. How do we make that possible? One way is through immersive partnership programs that give you the chance to bring your creative work to life, move a company forward, and do real, tangible good in the world. In these programs, industry veterans become your peers and mentors.
Who are some of our partners?
* The Global Engagement Fellows Program sends exceptional students to the United Nations in New York City to attend a seminar dedicated to human rights issues and global justice. In the spring, they travel to the University of Oxford, in England, to take part in research, collaborate with peers from other institutions, and present their work under the guidance of Oxford scholars.
* Through Alianza Americana in León, Nicaragua or the Centro Educativo Pavarotti in San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala, science majors travel annually to work in collaboration with elementary and high schools. This interprofessional program connects students from STEM and education majors with local educators, and together they work on scientific experiments and presentations.
### Program Partnerships
* Lab Synergy
* Oxford Consortium for Human Rights
* Alianza Americana
* Strokestown Park House & Famine Museum, Ireland
* Inside Out Prison Exchange Program
### University Partnerships
* Maynooth University, Ireland
* University of Dublin, Ireland
* University of College Cork, Ireland
* Dublin City University, Ireland
## Places to grow, explore and connect
Patricia Comitini, professor of English, leads Quinnipiac students on a scholarly expedition to the renowned Lewis Walpole Library.
### Step out of the classroom
Your growth as a student at Quinnipiac occurs as much outside the classroom or laboratory as it does inside. Quinnipiac offers more than 150 student-led groups and organizations dedicated to academic excellence, literary and performing arts, social awareness, community engagement, student government and beyond.
Each student-led group gives you the chance to explore your interests more deeply, expand your skill set and join communities of equally talented and enthusiastic individuals. If a group that speaks to your particular interests and convictions doesn’t exist yet, we encourage you to work with student life to develop and launch it. Whatever groups you choose to become a part of, the kinds of social and professional connections you’ll make during your experience will help you long after you’ve graduated.
###### Student group types include:
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## Living-Learning Communities
Our Living-Learning Communities offer the opportunity for first-year students to live and engage in a community of like-minded peers. Bolstered by mentorship from faculty and staff, these communities provide a strong foundation for students to develop — both academically and personally — into professionals, leaders, citizens and lifelong learners.
### Law and Legal Systems
The Law and Legal Systems LLC is for students interested in becoming lawyers, police officers and correction officers as well as students interested in government policy, policing, corrections, restorative justice and improving the legal system. This community brings together diverse ideologies and perspectives for productive, respectful conversations about issues related to law and legal systems.
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