SOLVING THE WORLD’S BIGGEST PROBLEMS
For Rollins students, alumni, and faculty, the most pressing issues of our time are not insurmountable. They’re opportunities to bring meaning to the term “global citizenship.” By Robert Stephens | Photos by Scott Cook The stories of Emily Curran ’22, Bradley Russell ’22, Isabel Adamus ’22, and Julia Dartmann ’20 start at the same spot. Standing at the center of Mills Lawn on a campus visit as wide-eyed high schoolers just like you. Looking out at glistening Lake Virginia. Feeling the cool shade of sprawling oak trees, wondering, “Where can I follow my dreams” and “what can I do to make a difference?” Every new student knows the questions. At Rollins, in the same welcoming environment where Fred Rogers ’51 ’74H started discovering his direction, they too discover answers during walks with professors to Bush Cafe and while planning weekend service projects with Habitat for Humanity. It’s one thing to want to make the world better. At Rollins, students are given the opportunities, the guidance, and the expertise to actually do it. From coursework to fieldwork, research to institutional partnerships, the elements of a Rollins education are preparing our students to tackle the world’s toughest challenges, which have been laid out globally by the United Nations through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Here’s how we’re stacking up so far. 16 | ROLLINS
