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EDITED BY KATIE RAMSEY ’04

We need you

This fall, Reedies returned to campus excited for the opportunity to once again sit next to peers in conferences, attend office hours in person, exchange ideas in the library lobby, and dance late into the night in the SU. While the COVID-19 protocols that are still in place may make daily life look a little different from the life we knew at Reed, we can’t help but be relieved that students are back and able to enjoy the personal connections, mentorships, and academic rigor that distinguish Reed.

With this return to campus, Reed has made great efforts to support students, especially through increasing financial aid. Not only has the average Reed grant increased from $40K to $44K, but also the number of students receiving financial aid has increased from 53% to 58%. With more students on campus than ever, Reed awarded $38.2M in financial aid this year.

This was made possible thanks to gifts from alumni, parents, and friends last fiscal year. As a nonprofit, Reed relies upon the philanthropy of its community–especially alumni–to make possible all of the things that make Reed, Reed. Every gift makes a meaningful and direct impact in the life of a fellow Reedie.

As Reedies, we know the magic of sitting around a table (conference or dinner), sharing our perspectives, and sparking connections to new ideas. We hope you’ll join us in supporting fellow Reedies return to that magic by making a gift to Reed this year.

Kyndra Homuth Kennedy ’04 Cori Savaiano ’11 Alumni Fundraising for Reed Co-Chairs

We always need more volunteers; reach out to alumni@reed.edu to help!

NOMINATION NATION

The nominating committee of the board of directors of the alumni association proposes the following nominees to serve terms on the Alumni Board beginning July 1, 2022:

Nominee for Alumni Trustee: Carla Beam ’76

Nominee for President: Dave Baxter ’87

Nominee for Vice President: Dylan Rivera ’95

Nominee for Secretary: Andrei Stephens ’08

Nominees for At-Large Director: Grant Burgess ’13, Maya Campbell ’14, Jennifer Delfino ’05, Avigail Hurvitz-Prinz ’05, and Lanlan Valentina Jin ’11

Nominees for Chapter Leadership Council: Eve Lyons ’95.

Nominees for Nominating Committee for 2022–23: alea adigweme ’06 (past president, chair), Dave Baxter ’87 (president), Charli Krause ’09, Yuka Nagashima ’92, and Darlene Pasieczny ’01

Please find additional details on the nominees and petition process on alumni.reed.edu.

photos by lauren labarre

Reunions 2022: June 10–12

Save the date & get involved! Does your class year end in a 2 or a 7? Are you longing to reconnect with your dormies and reminisce about Hum 110? You are in luck! Reunions 2022 planning is officially underway, and we are looking for creative minds, social butterflies, and party planners to join their quinquennial class committees. Bonus points if you can say “quinquennial” three times fast. From Spanish coffee demonstrations and poetry readings to building a scale model of Reed’s campus in Minecraft, class events are where it’s at. Find out more by emailing alumni@reed.edu.

FORGING AHEAD!

Are you searching for pathways into a career, curious about how to make your next move, or willing to lend a helping hand to someone who is? The Committee for Young Alumni (CYA) has launched an initiative to connect recent alumni in need of timely insight with other recent(ish) alumni who can help them explore their options! Building on the Communities of Purpose advising model adopted by the Center for Life Beyond Reed, the CYA’s Communities of Purpose Pathfinder Initiative aims to serve alumni who are early in their career exploration. Because Pathfinder volunteers are only a step or two (or three) ahead in forging their own paths, they can offer recent experience and advice for a constantly changing world.

To find out more about the initiative, get in touch with a Pathfinder, or learn more about the different Communities of Purpose, please visit the Alumni Board’s Committee for Young Alumni page at alumni.reed.edu. Or simply email alumni@reed.edu and we’ll be in touch.

Are you 5–10 years out from Reed, have a few years career experience, and would like to volunteer to be a Pathfinder? We need your help! Email alumni@reed.edu to get connected.

The Committee for Young Alumni (a working committee of the Alumni Board)

EVENTS GALORE

Alumni Programs hosted 68 virtual events last year. From career-based panel series and affinity group meetups to Minecraft building sessions and virtual book clubs, more than 1,300 alumni from all over the world attended a variety of events throughout the course of the year.

Did you know about them? Most alumni events are announced through emails from the alumni office and on Reed’s social media platforms. If you are not receiving these emails, please email us at alumni@ reed.edu and we’ll help figure out how to get you connected.