Sociology Students Tour CHC Campus

Publish Date: April 26, 2022

Julie McKee, co-chair of Social Sciences and Sociology professor, invited students from her Sociology classes on a walking tour to learn the history of the campus and visit some of the fitness resources available.

Alumni and members of the faculty joined her students in the walk, listening to Professor McKee point out important and unknown landmarks around campus -- places like a pond that once served as a watering hole for the horses of students who were in the horsemanship courses and an area of wetland marsh plants with its own ecosystem on what used to be the school’s golf course. McKee also pointed out a hill used as a ski slope for the skiing courses that were offered at Crafton in the 70s.

McKee took the group up to the fitness and aquatics center, where they were the first to see the new outdoor obstacle course/gym on campus.The students learned about the multiple hiking trailheads, such as the Three Hawks Hiking Trail, the Crafton Hills Ridge Trail, and the Water Tower Access Trail.

The tour concluded with McKee taking the students on the fire access road below campus back to Crafton Hall. This road has beautiful views of the valley and was excellent for pointing out urban- rural delineation of geographical areas, something McKee teaches her students in class.

Attendees left feeling a deeper connection to the campus and expressed how much there is to learn about our beautiful campus beyond what they experience as they visit the campus to attend classes.