CORDmagazine Winter 2015/16

In this issue ...

Editorial

  • I got a great deal on an education (by Joe Hofmann ’16, p. 4) 

News

  • A life in words: Union says goodbye to librarian and alumna Jeannette Wetmore (by Lauren Bongard Schwarz ’98, p. 5)
  • Union hosts more than 600 gymnasts for Acrofest 2015 (p. 6)
  • Shannon Korth receives frist Keeling Selfless Service Award (by Stefani Leeper ’17, p. 7)
  • Donor gift launches George Gibson Lecture Series (by Alisson Knopp ’19, p. 7)
  • Union purchases a motorcoach—for the first time in 45 years(by Ryan Teller ’98, p. 8)
  • Foot clinic receives $20,000 grant from Tom’s of Maine (by Ryan Teller ’98, p. 9)
  • Union launches a new major in international relations
    (by Megan Wehling ’16, p. 10)
  • The Chief of Change—Union creates a position to develop new academic programs (by Kaylin Thurber ’17, p. 11)
  • New associate dean of students aims to digitally connect campus (by Megan Wehling ’16, p. 12)

Features

  • Finding a calling the family business (by Megan Wehling ’16, p. 13)
  • How IRR students find the hottest summer jobs (by Megan Wehling ’16, p. 14)
  • Social work in South America (by Megan Wehling ’16, p. 15)
  • Called to fight for refugees (by Megan Wehling ’16, pp. 16-17)
  • Called to the last frontier (by Brittany Wren, pp. 18-19)
  • Called to be a Warrior (by Lauren Bongard Schwarz, pp. 20-21)
  • How one man and one school changed a family (Brenda Dickerson Forbes ’86, pp. 22-23)

 In every issue

  • Class-ifieds (p. 24-28)
  • People Placements (p. 29)
  • In Memory (p. 29-34)
  • ForeSight: Maximizing the value of assets (p. 2)