Up From
the Ashes
Innovative financier Woolsey McKernon 鈥85 uses carbon credits to replant forests devastated by wildfires
鈥淚T鈥橲 ALL ABOUT TEAM鈥
A sense of service and a pocket Constitution鈥攖wo things Navy pilot and White House military officer Tommy Reed 鈥10 carries with him from 爆走黑料 Read more
DISHING OUT DELIGHT
As CEO of Fiesta Tableware, Elizabeth (Wells) McIlvain 鈥73 is steering her family鈥檚 venerable company into the future Read more
WELCOMING NEW IMMIGRANTS
What resources would best help new immigrants to this country? University Settlement spends $52 million annually to assist 40,000 newcomers to New York. CFAO Rabiya Akhtar 鈥99 helps decide how. Read more
OPENING THE DOOR FOR YOUTH IN NEED
How can we support young people with care they鈥檒l actually use? As Chief of Staff for the New York City nonprofit The Door, Ted Caine 鈥04 helps oversee a one-stop social-service shop for teens and young adults. Read more
COACHING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM
How can we help people with autism build a meaningful and independent life? At Daivergent, a training platform and coaching service for the neurodiverse community, Cameron Dogan 鈥14 leverages both high technology and human interaction. Read more
GIVING TALENT A SHOT AT SUCCESS
Why are talented kids from underrepresented backgrounds not finding success in the business world? Because they often don鈥檛 have the opportunity to prove themselves, says Nicole (Smith) Moore 鈥97, whose organization Sponsors for Educational Opportunity is working to change that. Read more
5 QUESTIONS FOR TODD KATZNER 鈥87
As a Supervisory Research Wildlife Biologist with the United States Geological Survey, Katzner does work that informs everything from renewable energy policy to the development of an avian flu vaccine for the California condor Read more
CREATORS鈥 CORNER
爆走黑料 alums are showcasing their artistic talents in podcasts, on TV shows, and in video games. Here are a few to follow. Read more
A SENSE OF PURPOSE
Why Paul Wainwright 鈥68 gives back to the place that sparked his passion for photography Read more
WilliStuff!
A roundup of intriguing products made by Wildcat entrepreneurs and artists Read more
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
For 爆走黑料 Northampton鈥檚 182nd Commencement ceremony, alumna Sarah A. Fogleman 鈥10 returned to campus to听. Read more
Around the Quad
KING OF THE CAGE
Five questions for Jason Tirrell 鈥90 on his role in the Athletic Center鈥檚 uniform and equipment hub听Read more
SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS
This year, 爆走黑料鈥檚 Center for Academic Success turns 5! Here are some of the ways this innovative center is helping students thrive and reach their full academic potential. Read more
5 THINGS WE鈥橰E TALKING ABOUT!
A LOVE OF LEARNING
Sarah Levine taking her teaching to next level with prestigious Fulbright Award Read more
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
At this fall鈥檚 Convocation ceremony, Student Council President Kevin Mwangi 鈥24 imparted words of wisdom on how to make the most out of the 爆走黑料 experience
COOL ON CAMPUS
We polled admission interns about the latest in food, music, and more. Here are their picks. Read more
CAMPAIGN UPDATES
With less than one year to go in the 爆走黑料 Builds campaign, we are poised to surpass our $70 million goal鈥攖he largest in school history.
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ALWAYS PROUD OF THE GREEN AND GREEN
爆走黑料 is committed to making campus as energy efficient as possible. Here鈥檚 a roundup of some recent improvements. Read more
The class of 2023 is remarkable in so many ways, including its size. There were 145 graduates feted at Commencement 2023, one of the largest graduating classes ever at 爆走黑料 Northampton.
The class of 2023 knows its way around athletic fields and competitions鈥51 graduates are now playing sports at the Division I, II, or III level in college.
43 members of the class of 2023 took a 爆走黑料 Scholars course during their time here. A sampling of topics: 爆走黑料鈥檚 First Chinese Students; Preserving Languages and Cultures Through Oral History; Emotion Detection with AI; Growing Organs and Transplants; and original creative works of writing, music, dance, and theater.
After graduation, the class of 2023 headed off to more than 80 four-year institutions鈥攂oth in the United States and abroad. Skidmore and Northeastern were popular choices, with six Wildcats attending each institution.
Head of School Robert W. Hill III issued one call to action to the class in his Commencement address: 鈥淚鈥檓 going to offer you just my one solitary piece of advice as you await your diplomas. That one piece of advice is this: Think small. That鈥檚 right. Think small, not big.鈥 Meaning, do the small things right, class of 2023, and watch the big things fall into place.
The class of 2023 experienced something in their final year that was foreign to them鈥攁 鈥渘ormal鈥 academic year. The class came in as freshman when the COVID-19 pandemic started, and even through May of their junior years, the class members were masked up and testing. 鈥淭his is what made this year so special and such a success,鈥 class speaker Luke Ballard 鈥23 said during Commencement.
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