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If you've got the idea that learning should be more than lectures in a classroom, we're right there with you.
Learning should be practical, connecting knowledge to real life. It should be exciting. It should connect what you know to what you do. It should give you the big picture as well as the details. It should happen everywhere, among people and ideas that are always in motion.
It should work for you.
And it should be moving you far beyond the next four years.
Knowledge in motion.
It's more than what you know. It's where you go with it.
Connecting ideas, knowledge, experiences and people—so you can connect to your future. It's the reason behind everything we do at Lasell.
Polished Magazine
100% of Lasell students participate in one or more internships.
Not to mention field work, research and class projects that help build career networks from your first semester.
See for yourself: James Duguay, Sport Management '05, traveled to the X Games in Los Angeles—and a career he loves—through a Lasell internship.
4 yr.
Lasell Career Services staff work with you on a Four Year Plan to help you move toward your future.
A few recent
internships:
With Lasell, your degree is so much more than a piece of paper.
It's the focused resume and broad liberal arts background that will connect you to a satisfying career or graduate school … and prepare you for wherever you want to go in the future.
Grace Ann Miceli, Business '02, travels the world for J.P. Morgan Chase now with her Lasell degree.
Eric Knapp, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies '05, jumped right into law school.
Employers of
Lasell grads
Graduate schools where you'll find Lasell alumni
Network with communication faculty such as the lead producer for Olympic coverage for The Today Show.
Score your first goal with an employer through an internship with the Boston Bruins or Celtics.
Take your class to court, conducting a mock trial in Foundations of the American Legal System or serving on the jury and analyzing group behavior in Group Dynamics.
Connected Learning. It means you have to be ready to jump right into the action, apply your knowledge, and focus on the difference you'll make with your Lasell experience.
It's a way of looking at the world that will last your whole life.
Small Biz
Hone your marketing and management skills by providing training, project management and consulting assistance to entrepreneurs through Lasell's Small Business Institute.
95%
of recently surveyed alumni employed or in graduate school within six months
100s
of students showcase their work through presentations, displays, exhibits and performances at the Connected Learning Symposium each semester.
Choose from more than 40 academic programs or design your own.
In just five years, earn your bachelor's and a graduate degree from Lasell.
College capital of the world. And Lasell puts you right in the action.
Just hop on the "T" to national sports and major concerts, world class shopping and restaurants, history and culture, nightlife and sunny spots for people watching, plus internships in power centers of finance, fashion, law and international business.
Lasell College. A beautiful, 53-acre campus … in constant motion. Set amid the tree-lined streets of a Boston suburban neighborhood … right on the subway Green Line into the city.
Rebecca's Café
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Hotel Indigo
Riverside Bus Station
Woodland Golf Club
Downtown Newton
Shopping
Restaurants
JP Licks ice cream
CVS
Fenway Park, major sports and concerts
House of Blues
Jillian's
Regal Fenway movie theatre
The Landmark Center
Game On!
Barnes & Noble
Eastern Mountain Sports
Comicopia
Giant Cycling World
Chabad House of Greater Boston
Boston Public Library
Kings
Prudential Center
Boston Fire House
Duck Tours
Newbury Street shopping (including Burberry, Kate Spade, and Hermes)
Freedom Trail, the birth of America
Loew's Theatre
Boston Common
State House
Washington Street downtown Boston
Theatre District and Colonial Theatre
Park Street Church
Street vendors
Public Gardens and Frog Pond
Opera House
Take the Red Line to Cambridge and Harvard
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
North End restaurants
Quincy Market
Carriage Rides
City Hall
Business District
Long Wharf and Boston Harbor
Take the Blue Line to the Aquarium and the Airport
The North End
Boston Garden
Hard Rock Café
Mike's Pastry
Museum of Science
Cambridgeside Galleria
Take trains almost anywhere on the East Coast
The "T"
Click on a "T" stop to start exploring.
A huge variety—come see why so many students live on campus all four years!
80%
of students live on campus
As a Leadership Scholar enjoy a four-year leadership development program of mentoring, workshops, and opportunities to make a real impact on campus.
Of course, you don't have to go into Boston for excitement.
Concerts, movies, comedians, game shows, speakers, dances and charity events such as Relay for Life fill the campus calendar.
And Lasell loves to be outdoors.
Over fifty acres offers a lot of room to play flag football or Frisbee, enjoying the fresh air, or catching a varsity game. A boathouse on the Charles River is included!
In the winter, Lasell is just gorgeous in the snow.
Or you'll find students gathering at the Campus Center Café in the Arnow Campus Center, working out at one of the fitness centers, or cheering on the basketball team.
Or you can always just hang out "at home"
—with your new friends from all over the country and the world. Plenty of activities are planned right in the residence halls and houses.
Students work hard at internships, jobs, service and research projects, running campus clubs and events. They don't slow down often—but when they do, it's always among friends.
Everyone's out on Marathon Monday cheering on Boston Marathon runners right by campus. (Our Athletic Training students care for any injuries.)
It's easy to complete a class assignment by interviewing a vice president with Morgan Stanley or the editor of the New England Baseball Journal.
You can show your portfolio to ad agencies. Or connect with FBI and State Department representatives who've come out for a Federal Law Enforcement Roundtable.
You can get discount tickets to see top performers or the Boston Celtics or Red Sox.
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts is free for you.
Students from all over the world are your neighbors.
Sweet
Sports Communication, Sport Management and Exercise Science students find pretty sweet internships with four of the most famous teams in the country just a "T" stop away.
By Design
Lasell's student-run Graphic Design League functions as an agency to link student designers with volunteer portfolio work for campus groups and nonprofits throughout Boston.
Outcomes
An excellent pass rate on teacher certification exams. Could be because Lasell education majors are tutoring or teaching in classrooms from their first semester on.
Lasell's hometown of Newton is just 8 miles west of downtown Boston.
We focus on you so you can focus on your goals.
Lasell is just the right size for individual connections. Just the right size to move into the challenge of hands-on work, one-on-one collaboration with faculty, and making a real difference on campus.
Personal attention and close bonds of school spirit … With wide open opportunities in academic programs, international service and study, research and internships, athletics and student organizations.
The River
They'll connect you to their colleagues in the field, trust you with real projects, listen to your ideas, challenge you in class, and help you achieve your dreams.
Get ready to sit for the CPA or Certified Financial Planner exam right after graduation.
Faculty ensure you'll have resume-ready experience, completing financial audits for local businesses or preparing tax returns for low-income and elderly citizens. Professors include a chartered bank auditor and a published scholar in economic growth, international trade and environmental quality.
Graduates of our communication program:
Professors in the Justice Studies Department
help students gain entry to internships with senators, federal attorneys, the Victim Rights Law Center, local police headquarters and law offices. Carrie Kenniston, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies' 13, shares what faculty have meant to her.
Work on feature writing
with a professor who was with the Boston Globe for years, or improve your editing skills with the managing editor of the Robb Report, a luxury-lifestyle magazine for "the 1%."
Lasell pulses with 24/7 energy because it's so easy to connect with others and get involved.
Become a radio dj, plug into the Marketing & Management Club, or take action with Hope for Humanity.
Shine onstage or backstage for a Scribe Tribe theater production.
Push yourself in soccer, field hockey or another of our 15 varsity sports.
Step out with the Divine Step Team or hit the trails with the Mountain Bike Club.
Mastermind Lasell events through the Campus Activities Board.
Rugby
In just two years, Lasell students formed a rugby club, found a coach, went undefeated and now have to rent buses to get all their fans to games throughout New England.
Create a new club or a new class.
Make friends with your hallmates, your project team, your professors, the people you meet on the Quad or in the dining hall.
Ask your department chair anything, or go to the president of the college for advising.
That's the Lasell spirit.
Go Lasers!
Each season, players are named to All-Conference teams and enthusiastic fans follow Lasell to post-season competition.
Research in Motion. All Social Sciences students conduct research, independently or with faculty.
Fire & Ice
Head out to Boston's Fire & Ice in a big group for College Nights—all you can eat for $10
Our traditions:
Members of Lasell's intercollegiate Mock Trial Team have won scholarships to law school.
1,900 undergraduate and graduate students from downtown Boston. Coed. 20% multicultural and international students.
All classes have fewer than 30 students. A faculty of scholars and professionals in the field. Student-to-faculty of 14:1.
Connected Learning. An innovator in connecting education with the real world since 1851. Practical experience integrated into every major.
More than 40 majors and minors. Fifth Year Option to earn a bachelor's and master's from Lasell in communication, management or sport management.
100% of Lasell students participate in one or more internships. Required in all majors.
All four years—projects, research, service learning, networking. And study abroad for the same price as a semester at home at Lasell.
Honors Program—flexible and relevant. Individual projects with faculty, interdisciplinary courses and service learning.
Leadership Program-four-year leadership development curriculum.
Career Services from the first semester, including career planning, resume and interview assistance, internships, employer networking. 95% of recently surveyed alumni employed or in graduate school within six months.
Go, Lasers! 17 men's and women's NCAA Division III varsity teams, plus club sports and intramurals.
More than 40 student clubs and organizations, from academic to service to cultural to just-for-fun.
26 different residence halls and houses. Take a look! 80% of students live on campus. Commuters are part of the community, too.
Financial Aid. Scholarships, grants, loans and work-study assistance available. See the Lasell guarantee.
A “Best Regional College”
U.S. News & World Report
Find out the latest news about Lasell and how we're making headlines!
The NCAA Division III Lasers compete in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC), the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) and the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA).
James Farrar '05 is now the strength and conditioning coach for the Tri-City Valley Cats, a Houston Astros Class A team.
Lasell's the perfect place to get into the sports business. Sport Management internships have led to permanent positions with teams such as the Patriots and the Celtics.
Lasell club teams such as rugby also compete throughout New England. Or simply play intramurals on campus, take aerobics and muscle-conditioning classes, or work out on your own at one of our two fitness centers.
Free
cross country skiing at the Weston Ski Track.
A sampling of student-run clubs and organizations at Lasell. The list grows each year!
Experience counts. Just ask the former editor of Lasell's newspaper, Alyssa Lusky, Communication / Journalism '12.
From Open Mic Night to student concerts, Lasell students share their passion for music. Tenor saxophonist Brett Walberg '12 recently released his debut cd, "Exhibition."
Our tuition, fees, room and board for new students are among the lowest of private colleges.
We bring you the value of our Connected Learning advantage, personal connections, wide opportunities and Boston location.
Guaranteed: If there are no significant changes in your student status or your family's finances, and you reapply on time, we will renew your Lasell College funding at the same level each year of your four years at Lasell.
Learn more about how we can help make your education affordable at Lasell.
Don't get ready for the real world. Meet it. Head on.
It's easy and it's free online! We also participate in the Common Application. Our application process is deadline free. We begin informing candidates of decisions 12/1 for Fall entry and 9/15 for Spring entry—so the sooner you apply, the sooner you know.
Sit in on a class, meet with a coach, have lunch in the Caf. Let us know what you'd like to do! And when you're here, stop students and ask them what they like best about Lasell. They'll be happy to tell you!
Talk to a real person at 617-243-2225 or toll free at 888-527-3554. Or email us at info@lasell.edu. Or meet an admission counselor at www.lasell.edu/chat.
