First Word
Dear Friends,
At this unprecedented moment for higher education with challenges coming from many directions, we are fortunate to celebrate so many good things connected to Susquehanna University.
At the completion of our 167th year, we continue to be a dynamic bridge between the past and the future. Our students benefit from the firm foundations and ethical traditions rooted at our founding while graduating with a rich set of applied skills and life-changing experiences.
“They come here to prepare themselves to make a difference in the world.”
They come here to prepare themselves to make a difference in the world, to build stronger communities, to open doors to new opportunities, and to be effective stewards of our planet.
In this issue is an introduction to the myriad ways our Freshwater Research Institute is restoring our neighboring streams, the Susquehanna, and the Chesapeake. You will get a glimpse into a project where our students have created children’s books to introduce kids to important environmental issues. (Their parents may learn a few things too.)
We bridge the past and the future as we celebrate the first 10 years of the Women’s Leadership Initiative and see how it has helped students launch their careers and networks.
Alumni surprised former Chaplain Chris Thomforde by establishing a scholarship in his honor. Their efforts assure that the opportunities from which they benefited years ago will be experienced for generations to come. Likewise, after teaching two decades of students, Prof. Patrick Long is crossing the bridge to the dean’s office. He is charting the future course for humanities and the arts from a firm foundation of teaching and creative work.
The trajectories of all of these stories are firm assurances of our bright future.
Happy reading!
Yours Ever,
Jonathan D. Green, President
