CONTENTS THE VALLEY Volume 38 | Number 2 Dr. James M. MacLaren, President Molly O’Brien-Foelsch, Vice President of Marketing and Communications
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER
BEYOND THE COMFORT ZONE $5 Million Gift Expands Study Abroad Opportunities for Students
EDITORIAL STAFF Dr. Tom Hanrahan, Editor, Feature Co-writer Rebecca Hearsey M’21, P’24, P’26 Kim Hermanson ’00, Class Notes Susan Sarisky Jones ’92 Molly O’Brien-Foelsch, Feature Co-writer Jaime Rowe M’18 Ali Wenger, Writer
DESIGNER Emily Acri
PHOTOGRAPHY Nick Gould Abbie Kisamore ’24, Cover
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CLASS NEWS & NOTES
IN MEMORIAM
CAMPUS VIEW
GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Devin McDonnell, Primary, Inside Back Cover Dr. Andrew Milosz Tommy Mumau Vincent Pecora
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ON THE COVER During their mid-semester break, Alexandra Wasko ’25 and three fellow LVC travelers made their first road trip stop at Milford Sound on New Zealand’s South Island—photograph on the cover and p. 7 by Abbie Kisamore ’24.
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