ON CAMPUS
February 17
The Rollins community celebrated the inaugural Thad & Polly Seymour Acts of Kindness Day in honor of the College’s 12th president, Thaddeus Seymour ’82HAL ’90H, and his widow, Polly. Students, faculty, staff, and Polly herself kicked off the new tradition with acts big and small—from pitching in at Thad’s beloved Habitat for Humanity to creating craft kits for kids at the Winter Park Day Nursery.
April 13
Fox Day returns! Students and faculty were more excited than ever to see the sly fox appear on Tars Plaza in the wee morning hours of a perfect spring Florida day. Highlights from the muchanticipated day off included poolside painting at the new Lakeside Neighborhood and a socially distanced picnic on Mills Lawn.
April 2
Rollins joined the effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 by offering doses of the vaccine to residential students in early April. Since then, the Wellness Center has administered hundreds of doses to students, faculty, staff, and their family members. In May, the College joined President Joe Biden’s College Vaccine Challenge to help fully vaccinate nearly half the U.S. population by July 4.
May 8
Class of 2021 College of Liberal Arts graduates celebrated the next step in their journey at an emotional commencement ceremony. Later that day, 2020 CLA grads were welcomed back to participate in their own special commencement celebration, which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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