Winter 2009 - Mitchell College
Winter 2009 - Mitchell College
Winter 2009 - Mitchell College
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Greengs from <strong>Mitchell</strong> <strong>College</strong>!<br />
As I write this leer to you all, our campus<br />
is covered in a blanket of white, with more<br />
snowy weather on its way. For the past<br />
two months we have had frigid cold temperatures<br />
and several storms, however the<br />
fesvies and camaraderie of the recent<br />
holiday season, combined with the high<br />
level of excing happenings here at <strong>Mitchell</strong><br />
has kept us all warm indeed. Yes, despite the cold and snowy<br />
weather, there is a great energy and spirit on our campus as we<br />
start the new year and the new semester.<br />
I’m happy to report that despite the downturn in the economy,<br />
we connue to buck the trend that most small colleges are<br />
facing and are experiencing record enrollment. As you will see<br />
from this chock-full issue of <strong>Mitchell</strong>TODAY, we have much to<br />
celebrate as we enter <strong>2009</strong>. This past semester, we welcomed<br />
our new Mariners Mascot during Reunion/Fall Weekend, students<br />
moved into the new Mariner suite-style Residence Hall,<br />
we dedicated the Duquès Academic Success Center, we enjoyed<br />
a visit from a Woodrow Wilson Vising Scholar, and we received<br />
a $225,000 grant from the Johnson Foundaon. These are major<br />
accomplishments for our small college on the Thames.<br />
As <strong>Mitchell</strong> <strong>College</strong> connues to grow as a premier baccalaureate<br />
instuon, we are mindful of the fact we could not accomplish<br />
each of these iniaves without you. In this day and age,<br />
it truly takes a community to not just survive, but to thrive!<br />
So, grab yourself a hot cup of tea, coffee or maybe some hot<br />
chocolate, curl up with a good view of the falling snow, and<br />
enjoy this new issue of <strong>Mitchell</strong>TODAY.<br />
With “warm’’ wishes, I remain<br />
Mary Ellen Jukoski, Ed.D<br />
President<br />
<strong>Mitchell</strong>TODAY<br />
A Newsleer for Alumni, Parents and Friends of <strong>Mitchell</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
Editor<br />
Renée K. Fournier,<br />
Director of Public Relaons<br />
& Markeng<br />
Editorial Contributors<br />
Karen C.L. Anderson<br />
Carol A. Brown, Ph.D.<br />
Renée K. Fournier<br />
Angela Lomanto<br />
Kevin M.R. Mayne<br />
Catherine Erik-Soussi<br />
Send contribuons to:<br />
Alumni Office, <strong>Mitchell</strong>TODAY<br />
<strong>Mitchell</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
437 Pequot Avenue<br />
New London, CT 06320<br />
Phone: 860-701-5062<br />
Fax: 860-701-5018<br />
alumni@mitchell.edu<br />
Volume I, No. 2 - <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
Photography<br />
ArtPhoto by Pietro<br />
Renée K. Fournier<br />
Graphic Design<br />
Sarah Van Dyke-Ewan<br />
Sunset Graphics<br />
Art Direcon<br />
Kevin M.R. Mayne,<br />
Vice President for<br />
Enrollment<br />
Management<br />
and Markeng<br />
Cover Photo<br />
Introducing the<br />
new <strong>Mitchell</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
mascot for the Mariners!<br />
See story on pages 2-6.<br />
Mariners Set for<br />
Maiden Voyage<br />
in NCAA<br />
New Moniker and Conference as <strong>Mitchell</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong> Charts its Course in Division III<br />
by Karen C.L. Anderson<br />
You could say that the <strong>Mitchell</strong> <strong>College</strong> athlecs program<br />
has undergone a sea change. On the surface is<br />
a brand new identy and logo – the Mariners – represented<br />
by a new mascot, a personified wave of blue<br />
water, as yet to be given a name. Both were debuted<br />
during Alumni & Parents Weekend, October 17-19.