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SUMMARY:Nutmeg to Narragansett College Tour
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, September 14\, 10:30 AM - Friday\, September 18\, 5:45 PM\n\nThis tour is sold out\, but we are taking registrations for the waitlist.\nTour participants are required to stay at the tour hotels with the rest of the tour group. Participants must arrive at the tour hotel in Hartford-Glastonbury\, CT by midnight on Sunday\, September 13. The tour ends at Boston's Logan International Airport at 5:45 pm on Friday\, September 18.\nWe will be visiting ...\nTrinity College\nHartford\, CT\nWesleyan University\nMiddletown\, CT\nConnecticut College\nNew London\, CT\nYale University\nNew Haven\, CT\nFairfield University\nFairfield\, CT\nQuinnipiac University\nHamden\, CT\nUniversity of Connecticut\nStorrs\, CT\nProvidence College\nProvidence\, RI\nBrown University\nProvidence\, RI\n\nLimit: 50 participants (including tour leaders)Cost: $350Payment due immediately: Please note that you must pay your tour registration fee as part of the registration process. Due to heavy demand for the tours\, we are not able to hold your place if you delay payment. Cancellation/refund policy:\na. If there is no waitlist we are unable to issue refunds for cancellations\, regardless of the reason. \nb. If a registrant requests a cancellation and a waitlisted participant takes the spot\, a refund - minus a processing fee - will be issued once their registration and payment are complete. The deadline to cancel one's registration and request a refund is August 12.\nc. Waitlisted participants will have 48 hours to complete their registration and payment before we offer the spot to the next person on the waitlist.Registrations are not transferable. Tour organizers must be notified of any cancellations by emailing collegetours@hecaonline.org.Full participation required: When you register for a tour\, you make a commitment to participate in the entire tour and are required to:Join the tour at the official report time and location\, and stay until the official end time\;Visit all the colleges on the tour itinerary and participate in each scheduled event during each tour\;Stay in the HECA room block at the tour hotel(s)\, regardless of other housing options (required to meet HECA hotel commitment\; out of fairness to all\, there are no exceptions)\;Travel on the tour bus (gain the benefit of getting to know your HECA colleagues - a lasting benefit of the tours!)\;Get ready for extensive walking across campuses\, in all types of weather\, and climbing stairs\, even if only to access the bus. When registering\, participants will be asked to indicate physical needs accommodation. Every effort will be made to ensure participant safety but please keep this in mind with regard to your personal comfort level and physical stamina.Informal participation not permitted: Individuals not participating in the official tours may not join the events at the colleges or schedule individual tours on the same day.Tour agreement: As part of registration\, you will be asked to read the Gentle Reminders and agree to the College Tour Terms and Conditions. All participants will be required to sign a Tour Waiver form.Compliance: Tour policies are provided in advance to avoid participants making arrangements outside of policy guidelines. Policies have been developed after much thought and consideration of fairness to members and volunteers. Not following policy may result in the loss of HECA College Tour privileges for one year. Thank you for your understanding of and respect for HECA tour policies and other HECA members.What's IncludedThe tour price includes bus transportation between the hotel(s) and all the colleges\, with final drop-off at Boston's Logan International Airport. The price includes breakfast each day and lunches. Lodging is not included and participants must pay to stay in the tour hotels for all nights and are responsible for their own lodging costs. See Hotel Information below.Travel ArrangementsArrival and DepartureParticipants must arrive at the tour hotel in Hartford-Glastonbury on Sunday\, September 13 by midnight. \n** Special Note: The second day of Rosh Hashanah concludes at sundown on the evening of Sunday\, September 13. If you need an adjusted arrival time due to holiday observance\, an accommodation will be made. The tour ends at Boston's Logan International Airport at approximately 5:45 pm on Friday\, September 18. All participants must participate until this time. Please do not book a flight departing earlier than 7:30 pm. You will be responsible for your own travel plans at the conclusion of the tour. Please note that much thought and consideration goes into scheduling HECA tours. We take into account possible conflicts with major holidays (including religious observances)\, other professional development events\, the college admissions timeline for HECA members\, and the host college scheduling limitations. While we recognize that no schedule will work for everyone\, we strive to be respectful of all concerns and offer events that will be valuable to HECA members.TransportationGuests for the HECA Nutmeg to Narragansett College Tour should arrive in Hartford\, CT on Sunday\, September 13.\n\nHotels - Hotel info & booking links can be found below.Each hotel block of rooms is contracted well in advance to keep costs as reasonable as possible and is based on full participation by tour members. HECA must guarantee a certain number of hotel rooms or incur a penalty. Participants must make their own hotel reservations but please do not book hotel rooms until you have registered for the tour itself. Please reserve your room as early as possible\, within two weeks after registering using the room block links that will identify you as part of the HECA tour group block. The HECA group rate is arranged as a courtesy but is not guaranteed. Be sure you understand each hotel's cancellation policy. \n\nA block of single and double rooms has been contracted at each hotel(s) but participants are not guaranteed a particular room type. When reserving a double room\, provide the hotel with the names of both tour participants. We have limited flexibility on the types of rooms reserved in the HECA block. If you reserve a double room for your sole use and we need the space\, we reserve the right to move you to a single room. HECA encourages rooming with others and provides a forum to arrange for this\, but a roommate is not guaranteed. It is not HECA's responsibility to find roommates for participants. Add your name to the InfoHub's Roommate Finder \, or let the tour leaders know you want to share a room and they will share a list of participants looking for a roommate.\nSunday\, September 13 - Thursday\, September 17\, 2026 (4 nights)Hilton Garden Inn Glastonbury | 85 Glastonbury Blvd\, Glastonbury\, CT 06033\nHECA has negotiated a group rate of $189 + tax per night. Click here to make your reservation.\nThursday\, September 17 - Friday\, September 18\, 2026 (1 night)Hampton Inn & Suites Providence | 58 Weybosset Street\, Providence\, RI 02903\nHECA has negotiated a group rate of $199 + tax per night. Click here to make your reservation.Please contact collegetours@hecaonline.org: \n- If you are rooming with another HECA member\, provide the name of your roommate\n- If your plans change and you cannot attend the tour (NOTE: You will be responsible for cancelling your travel plans)\n- If you have questions regarding this tour
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Monday\, September 14\, 10:30 AM - Friday\, September 18\, 5:45 PM
This tour is sold out\, but we are taking registrations for the waitlist.
Tour participants are required to stay at the tour hotels \;with the rest of the tour group. \;
Participants must arrive at the tour hotel in Hartford-Glastonbury\, CT by midnight \;on Sunday\, September 13. \;
The tour ends at Boston'\;s Logan International Airport \;at 5:45 pm on Friday\, September 18.
We will be visiting ...
Trinity College
Hartford\, CT 
| Wesleyan University
Middletown\, CT 
| Connecticut College
New London\, CT 
|
Yale University
New Haven\, CT 
| Fairfield University
Fairfield\, CT 
| Quinnipiac University
Hamden\, CT 
|
University of Connecticut
Storrs\, CT 
| Providence College
Providence\, RI 
| Brown University
Providence\, RI 
|
Limit: \; 50 participants (including tour leaders)
Cost: $350
Payment due immediately: \;Please note that you must pay your tour registration fee as part of the registration process. Due to heavy demand for the tours\, we are not able to hold your place if you delay payment. \;
Cancellation/refund policy:
a. If there is no waitlist we are unable to issue refunds for cancellations\, regardless of the reason. \;
b. If a registrant requests a cancellation and a waitlisted participant takes the spot\, a refund - minus a processing fee - will be issued once their registration and payment are complete. The deadline to cancel one&rsquo\;s registration and request a refund is August 12.
c. Waitlisted participants will have 48 hours to complete their registration and payment before we offer the spot to the next person on the waitlist.
Registrations are not transferable. Tour organizers must be notified of any cancellations by emailing \;collegetours@hecaonline.org.
Full participation required: \;When you register for a tour\, you make a commitment to participate in the entire tour and are required to:
- Join the tour at the official report time and location\, and stay until the official end time\;
- Visit all the colleges on the tour itinerary and participate in each scheduled event during each tour\;
- Stay in the HECA room block at the tour hotel(s)\, regardless of other housing options \;(required to meet HECA hotel commitment\; out of fairness to all\, there are no exceptions)\;
- Travel on the tour bus (gain the benefit of getting to know your HECA colleagues - a lasting benefit of the tours!)\;
- Get ready for extensive walking across campuses\, in all types of weather\, and climbing stairs\, even if only to access the bus. When registering\, participants will be asked to indicate physical needs accommodation. Every effort will be made to ensure participant safety but please keep this in mind with regard to your personal comfort level and physical stamina.
Informal participation not permitted: \;Individuals not participating in the official tours may not join the events at the colleges or schedule individual tours on the same day.
Tour agreement: \;As part of registration\, you will be asked to read the \;Gentle Reminders \;and agree to the \;College Tour Terms and Conditions. \;All participants will be required to sign \;a Tour Waiver form.
Compliance: \;Tour policies are provided in advance to avoid participants making arrangements outside of policy guidelines. Policies have been developed after much thought and consideration of fairness to members and volunteers. \;Not following policy may result in the loss of HECA College Tour privileges for one year. Thank you for your understanding of and respect for HECA tour policies and other HECA members.
What'\;s Included
The tour price includes bus transportation between the hotel(s) and all the colleges\, with final drop-off at Boston'\;s Logan International Airport. The price includes breakfast each day and lunches. \;Lodging is not included and participants must pay to stay in the tour hotels for all nights and are responsible for their own lodging costs. \;See Hotel Information below.
Travel Arrangements
Arrival and Departure
Participants must arrive at the tour hotel in \;Hartford-Glastonbury \;on Sunday\, September 13 by midnight. \;
** Special Note: The second day of Rosh Hashanah concludes at sundown on the evening of Sunday\, September 13. If you need an adjusted arrival time due to holiday observance\, an accommodation will be made. \;
The tour ends at Boston'\;s Logan International Airport at approximately 5:45 pm on Friday\, September 18. \;All participants must participate until this time. Please do not book a flight departing earlier than 7:30 pm. You will be responsible for your own travel plans at the conclusion of the tour. \;
Please note that much thought and consideration goes into scheduling HECA tours. We take into account possible conflicts with major holidays (including religious observances)\, other professional development events\, the college admissions timeline for HECA members\, and the host college scheduling limitations. While we recognize that no schedule will work for everyone\, we strive to be respectful of all concerns and offer events that will be valuable to HECA members.
Transportation
Guests for the \;HECA Nutmeg to Narragansett College Tour \;should arrive in Hartford\, CT on Sunday\, September 13.
Hotels - Hotel info &\; booking links can be found below.
Each hotel block of rooms is contracted well in advance to keep costs as reasonable as possible and is based on full participation by tour members. \;HECA must guarantee a certain number of hotel rooms or incur a penalty. Participants must make their own hotel reservations but please do not book hotel rooms until you have registered for the tour itself. \;
Please reserve your room as early as possible\, within two weeks after registering \;using the room block links \;that will identify you as part of the HECA tour group block. The HECA group rate is arranged as a courtesy but is not guaranteed. Be sure you understand each hotel'\;s cancellation policy. \;
A block of single and double rooms has been contracted at each hotel(s) but participants are not guaranteed a particular room type. \;When reserving a double room\, provide the hotel with the names of both tour participants. \;We have limited flexibility on the types of rooms reserved in the HECA block. If you reserve a double room for your sole use and we need the space\, we reserve the right to move you to a single room. \;HECA encourages rooming with others and provides a forum to arrange for this\, but a roommate is not guaranteed. It is not HECA'\;s responsibility to find roommates for participants. \;Add your name to the InfoHub'\;s \;Roommate Finder \;\, or let the tour leaders know you want to share a room and they will share a list of participants looking for a roommate.
Sunday\, September 13 - Thursday\, September 17\, 2026 (4 nights)
Hilton Garden Inn Glastonbury | 85 Glastonbury Blvd\, Glastonbury\, CT \;06033
HECA has negotiated a group rate of $189 + tax per night. Click \;here \;to make your reservation.
Thursday\, September 17 - Friday\, September 18\, 2026 (1 night)
Hampton Inn &\; Suites Providence | 58 Weybosset Street\, Providence\, RI 02903
HECA has negotiated a group rate of $199 + tax per night. Click \;here \;to make your reservation.
Please contact collegetours@hecaonline.org: \;
- If you are rooming with another HECA member\, provide the name of your roommate
- If your plans change and you cannot attend the tour (NOTE: You will be responsible for cancelling your travel plans)
- If you have questions regarding this tour
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