PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
OUR ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET
It’s a momentous year for the Elmhurst University community. We’re marking our 150th anniversary with a yearlong celebration of our rich and distinctive history. We’re returning to in-person activities, building carefully toward a post-pandemic normal. And we’re elevating Elmhurst as a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, expanding all the ways we nurture new generations of forward-thinkers and idea explorers. This issue of Prospect beautifully captures this rare intersection of past, present and future. The pioneering spirit that led 14 students in 1871 to enroll in the Elmhurst Proseminary lives on today in Elmhurst University’s strong culture of innovation. In these pages, you’ll read about how that spirit has inspired graduates to lead at the cutting edges of commerce, technology and humanitarian service; and how it’s sparking a flurry of innovative activity across campus right now. I hope you’ll come experience our entrepreneurial mindset for yourselves this fall, when we plan to return to campus for in-person learning, living—and celebrating!
TROY D. VANAKEN
President
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