iCampers reveal the challenges, triumphs of their campus experience
Despite their shared schedules and expectations at iCamp, students and counselors at the digital media camp have split views on the food, workload, and overall experience at West Chester University.
On her first day at iCamp, student Samorea Bates said the day-long programming was a major adjustment. “It was kind of mid,” she said. “The schedule threw me off.”
The dining hall food, she said, was also a point of suspicion. “I heard a rumor from my classmate that the food is not what It seems,” she said. “He thinks there’s something inside the food.”
But as the days went on, Bates slowly established firm ground and friendships with her iCampers students and the program’s instructors. “My favorite professor is Dr. McCool,” Bates said.
Like Bates, counselor Brandon Bond was also attending his first iCamp. The adjustment, however, wasn’t much of one at all.
Bond, a rising senior at the university, has traversed through the campus for years. He’s had classes in many of the buildings iCamp has been held, and he’s enjoyed showing the Bates and others what it’s like roaming through the university – including the food.
While the dining hall can be bland, Bond said Amore’s Pizza, located at 316 S. High St., is one of the better go-to eateries in town because of the shop’s late-night hours
Counselor Josef Sanders also shared his admiration for the iCamp program and the university.
Sanders, who formed a friendship with Bond after they attended a school-sponsored trip to Greece earlier this year, nudged Bond to join the summer program.
Having experienced iCamp a year before, Sanders knew Bond would enjoy the educational side of the program. And the mentorship of Philadelphia and Chester high schoolers.
With iCamp wrapping up in a few days, Bates said the assignment grew easier and she’s excited to show her family the work she’s cranked out.
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