A Message from Alumni Council
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Dear Denisonian‚
Do you feel the excitement of a new academic year? You remember the sensation: a nearly tangible enthusiasm for discovering the possibilities that lie ahead. The shared emotion drives students, professors, staff, campus leadership, coaches, parents, and alumni to build a stronger Denison community. Only a special place like our “fair college on The Hill” could rouse such spirits across otherwise seemingly disparate groups of people.
Well Denisonians, this fall is full of great opportunities to translate that excitement into renewed connections with your alma mater and classmates.
I don’t know about you, but the @DenisonU Instagram account has been giving me serious FOMO — move-in day, induction ceremony (getting your red and white tassel), meeting your roommate and teammates for the first time … is the Slayter Sizzle still a thing?
The Class of 2025 has officially started their Denison journey. Three new majors grace the course catalog, adding opportunities for students in environmental science, journalism, and politics and public affairs. Meanwhile, the Big Red added men’s and women’s squash to their repertoire of varsity sports, now numbering 26. But wait, there’s more! Stay tuned as construction continues on the Ann and Thomas Hoaglin Wellness Center, set to open in the fall of 2022.
As September ends and fall weather, with all its beauty, takes over campus, take in a Big Red athletics event, visit the bookstore (online is always open, too), or take a stroll through campus or Granville. Cure your Denison FOMO — your memories will thank you!
Go Big Red!
Ali Teopas Spungen ’08
Member, Alumni Council
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Denison Welcomes Class of 2025
With the banners of the classes who have gone before them hung around the Reese~Shackelford Common, the Class of 2025 made their way to their seats on Aug. 26 for the official start of their Denison journey: the annual Induction Ceremony.
Read more and see photos and videos from move-in day and Induction.
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Nan Carney-DeBord ’80 named NCAA Division III Women Leaders in College Sports Nike Executive of the Year
Women Leaders in College Sports just announced its 2021 award recipients. Denison University’s Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics, Nan Carney-DeBord, has been named the NCAA Division III Nike Executive of the Year.
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Impact Report 2021
Original Approach, Creative Vision, Innovative Plans, Imaginative Execution
Around the world during the last year, words like challenging, difficult, uncertain, exhausting, and isolated became commonplace as individuals and organizations struggled to remain vital and, in some cases, merely survive.
Meanwhile, at Denison, an original approach, a creative vision, innovative plans, and imaginative execution produced a remarkably successful in-person academic year in 2020-2021. And during the same period, Denison also saw a record-breaking admission year.
How did we do it?
The obvious response is, “We did it together!” But that answer does not highlight this overriding fact: All our best health and medical expertise, campus and community collaboration, and technological advances could never have been implemented without readily available financial resources.
Those resources came directly from your support of the 2020‑2021 Annual Fund.
The ability to develop and fund highly effective plans allowed Denison to remain ambitious and resilient, emerging from the pandemic strong and ready to move forward.
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How has your student experience influenced your engagement as an alumnus?
From athletics to performing arts to student employment, your time at Denison has guided your connection to the school in the ensuing years. We want to know how. Will you take our short monthly survey?
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Engage and Entertain … Online and In Person
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[RE]MIX 2021
Denison Entrepreneurship Summit
1-4 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 22-23, 2021 — Join us for [Re]Mix, the Denison Entrepreneurship Summit. [Re]Mix 2021 is a virtual experience that brings creative, innovative, and entrepreneurial alumni to share stories and insights. The summit features keynotes, panels, small group conversations, and networking opportunities.
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Industry Insider: Careers in Nonprofit
5-6 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 — During this live virtual event, alumni leaders with careers in the nonprofit sector will share how their field has changed this past year, what professionals must do to stay relevant or get jobs in this space, and share advice on how to excel in one’s career.
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Big Red Weekend
Friday, Oct. 1, through Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021 — Big Red Weekend is a unique opportunity for members of the extended Denison family to visit campus each fall.
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Denison is Building the Future
Keep an eye on your mailbox this week for a touching letter from Heather and David Ewing, co-chairs of Denison’s Family Leadership Council and the proud parents of a current senior.
The Ewings explain how excited they are to watch their daughter apply the foundation she built on The Hill to her years after college. From academics and extracurricular activities, to the Knowlton Center and Red Frame Lab, and actual physical construction on campus, Denison is building the future right before our eyes.
Will you join the Ewings in helping to build the future? Visit support.denison.edu to give a gift that will make a difference in the lives of Denisonians today and tomorrow.
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President Weinberg Welcomes Students to Campus
President Adam Weinberg was optimistic in his recent letter welcoming students to Denison.
The letter contains wisdom applicable to Denisonians of all ages, including this reflection, “The true power of a Denison education happens when students arrive highly motivated to take advantage of the academics; to be engaged on campus; and to surround themselves by peers, faculty, and staff who challenge them in different ways.”
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“Colleges need to engage in a financial aid ‘arms race.’ Here’s how that could happen.”
When it comes to challenges facing our country, a lack of meaningful jobs and growing income inequality are two of the most persistent. Fortunately, colleges have the ability to make a difference, explains President Adam Weinberg in “The Los Angeles Times.”
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