{"id":2048,"date":"2012-09-10T19:09:07","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T23:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2013-05-15T09:35:46","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T13:35:46","slug":"editors-note-summer-2012-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/editors-note-summer-2012-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Editor’s Note: Summer 2012 issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cComing home.\u201d That\u2019s the way many alumnae describe their experience when they return to Hollins for reunion, and we think the cover photo captures that feeling perfectly. Far from a formal and stuffy event, reunion is a time to relax, to catch up with old friends and to make new ones, and to bask in the late-spring beauty of the campus. Those who attended this year\u2019s reunion can relive some memories through the photos in this online issue and elsewhere<\/a> on the Hollins site. We hope these images inspire members of the classes ending in 3 and 8, and the class of 2011, to celebrate with us at next year\u2019s reunion, scheduled for May 31 \u2013 June 2, 2013.<\/p>\n

Also in this issue: an important essay by President Gray about the Alumnae Engagement Campaign launching this fall. Alumnae\u2014you\u2014are the key to the success of the new strategic plan<\/a>, and President Gray outlines the important ways you can help make Hollins\u2019 future a bright one. In fact, there are three things you can do right away that will make a significant difference: 1. Refer a student to Hollins<\/a>; 2: volunteer your time to the admission office<\/a>; 3. volunteer for Hollins\u2019 career initiative, which places students in excellent internships and gives them access to alumnae mentors (e-mail Vice President for External Relations Mark W. Jones<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Hollins alumnae help their alma mater in other ways, too\u2014by doing an outstanding job in their chosen field. This issue highlights two such women: Alexa Foreman \u201977, who parlayed her love of movies into a job as senior researcher at Turner Classic Movies; and Cathryn Hankla \u201980, M.A. \u201982, who has made her mark as a Hollins professor, poet, novelist, essayist, and painter.<\/p>\n

For the past ten years, many of our graduates have found that developing and honing leadership skills through the Batten Leadership Institute have helped them break barriers in the working world. Jeff Hodges M.A.L.S. \u201911 writes about BLI\u2019s growing success, and he articulates what sets the program apart: its directors\u2019 dedication to \u201cexpanding your edge.\u201d<\/p>\n

We celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Iota of Virginia, Hollins\u2019 Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Securing a chapter for Hollins wasn\u2019t as straightforward as many had hoped, but the persistence of Louis D. Rubin, Jr., and other campus leaders paid off when the application was approved in September 1961 and the chapter was installed the following February.<\/p>\n

Finally, check out this issue\u2019s Web-only feature: an interview <\/a> with children\u2019s book illustrator and author Wendy Watson. Watson taught this summer in Hollins\u2019 new certificate program in children\u2019s book illustration<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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