Welcome to the Joe College Blog!
Hey everyone, welcome to the Joe College Blog, your source of knowledge for everything college. The Joe College Blog is a service offered by the Center for College Planning (CCP) at the NHHEAF Network Organizations. The College Counselors at the CCP are here to answer your questions and concerns related to college life, planning, admissions, student aid, and everything in between. Counselors have backgrounds in college sports, admissions, financial aid, and graduate school. So if you having any burning college questions, ask! We are also always available by phone at 800.525.2577 x119 or e-mail at collegeplanning@nhheaf.org.
Meet the Counselors…
Mandi Barwell and Tom Lewis will be the bloggers you will most often hear from, but every now and again, you might also hear from Angela Nuzzi, Jay Hauser or Val Castonguay.
Tom Lewis
Tom is an Outreach Specialist with the Center for College Planning. He travels around the state of New Hampshire presenting outreach programs at local schools and businesses. Tom graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, and in December he will graduate with a Masters degree in Business Administration and a Masters degree in Organizational Leadership. As the Center for College Planning’s most recent graduate, Tom has firsthand experience in college life, admissions, and financial aid.
Favorite College Activity: Indoor snowball fights
Favorite College Food: Tacos
Mandi Barwell
Mandi is a College Counselor with the Center for College Planning. Mandi works with students and families in all aspects of the college planning, application and funding process. Mandi produces the Organizations’ monthly college planning electronic newsletter and is one of the coordinators of Destination College, the CCP’s annual statewide college convention for high school juniors. Mandi graduated from Plymouth State University and is currently working towards her Masters degree in Business Administration at Southern New Hampshire University. Before starting at The Center for College Planning, Mandi worked in the banking industry in mortgages and student loans.
Favorite College Activity: Intramural Broom Ball
Favorite College Food: Unlimited Fro-Yo in the Caf
Angela Nuzzi
Angela is an Outreach Specialist with the Center for College Planning. In addition to working with students and families in the office, she travels around the state of New Hampshire presenting outreach programs at local schools and businesses. Angela received her undergraduate degree from the University of New Hampshire and completed her Masters degree in Social Work at Rutgers University. Angela’s background includes working with at-risk students in several New Jersey high schools. In-house, Angela specializes in helping students explore 2-year college, professional school and trade school post-secondary options.
Favorite College Activity: Midnight volleyball tournaments outside the dorm
Favorite College Food: Cheese Fries
Jay Hauser
Jay is an Outreach Specialist with the Center for College Planning. Jay is one of the coordinators of Discover U, the early college planning awareness initiative at the CCP. Jay also leads all of the department’s efforts with the student-athlete initiative. Jay is a graduate of Colby Sawyer College. After graduating from Colby Sawyer he worked at The New Hampton School where he was Assistant Director of Admissions. Jay’s background also includes working in the admissions department at Rivier College, where he is currently working on completing his Masters degree in Business Administration.
Favorite College Activity: Intramural Floor Hockey
Favorite College Food: Pizza Bar
Val Castonguay
Val is an Outreach Specialist at the Center for College Planning. Val is one of the coordinators of “Discover U” as well as organizes “New Hampshire Goes to College Month”; both early college planning awareness initiatives at the CCP. Val received her undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from Stonehill College and completed her Masters degree in College Student Development and Counseling at Northeastern University. Before joining the CCP, Val worked in the residence life department at Southern New Hampshire University.
Favorite College Activity: Campus Golf
Favorite College Food: Nachos
Thanks for providing all this information, I see that I have plenty options to inform myself into planning my college years. I still have my doubts about college though because it offers me no guarantee that I'll have a better job after graduating. Before I make this step I need to make sure that I'll reach the right result.
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Hey To Cool for School-
I felt the same way you did, college is so expensive and I didn't think it was worth it, then I started to look into this a little more and read this article on www.collegeboard.com titled "Why Get a College Degree?" The benefits definitely outnumbered the cost, just the difference in salaries between a college graduate and someone with a high school diploma was an eye-opener. You should check it out.
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I have a Q for "joe".
I am not sure if this is where I type a Q or how I'll get an answer.
Where on the UNH College site do I find where it talks about going to another State College like UVM UCONN for the price of UNH IF UNH does not have the major you are interested in and the other State College do have it. Also what happens if you Change your major at UVM or UCONN in your Soph or JR year??
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