Newcomb

Hey all! Sorry it's been a little while since I last posted, but it's been a little hectic with midterms and then spring break (nothing noteworthy to speak of, though, since I went home to just relax for the week).

What I really wanted to talk about, though, was one of the great assets on campus for women (and men) which is the Newcomb College Institute. For those of y'all who don't know, Tulane University used to be for just men and its complementary women's college was Newcomb College. Even though classes were integrated in the 20s, it wasn't until after Hurricane Katrina that they two undergraduate colleges finally combined to form the Tulane-Newcomb Undergraduate College that it is today. Below is a picture of Newcomb Hall.



The Newcomb College Institute is what remains of the old Newcomb College and tries to keep the old Newcomb traditions alive. Even though the last Newcomb College class is graduating this year, Newcomb has a lot of great programming directed at the young women here on campus such as student groups, speakers, etc.

One of my favorite activities that Newcomb has is called "Friday at Newcomb". They provide a great lunch about three Fridays a month and also have really great speakers come in and speak about interesting topics. The best part? It's all free!

A student group that I am involved in is Women in Science. As a public health major, it's great to have a network of other women in the science field to connect with. We have a lot of professors come in to speak to us about whatever they'd like. They tell us about their research or sometimes just about their own personal experience with being a women in a science field. I've met some great people through Newcomb. Me with Mediha, Pearl, and Sam - three of the other executive board members of Women in Science (I am the Community Outreach Chair).


So that's a bit of Newcomb for you. Also, it's Destination Tulane all this coming month, so hopefully you'll see me around campus if you come to visit (which you should!).