From the EAA
Emory Everywhere
Founder's Dinner: Charles Haynes 71C 85PhD, Emory Medalist and senior scholar with the First Amendment Center, was a keynote speaker at Emory's Founders Dinner in February. Haynes praised the tradition of student activism, saying, "Many great social changes in our history have been youth-led, student-led . . . and so those Emory students were really part of a great tradition in this country of students standing up for freedom, standing up for justice, and by so doing, changing America."
Thanks, Coach: Consultants Kevin Wood 07MBA and Ken Hodgkiss 08MBA were featured on the EAA's Coach Chat career webinar on February 24. More than 125 alumni registered, representing all schools and class years from 1970 to the present.
MWAH!: Gretchen Van Ess 11T 12PH and Reverend Dane Martin 09T celebrated their nuptials at the Miller-Ward Alumni House, which opens its doors for all types of special events.
EAA Future Faces: The EAA's 100 Senior Honorary inducted new student-to-alumni leaders in February, including (at left, from left) Shreya Adiraju 12B, Michael Amodio 12B, Thomas Anderson 12C, and Lauren Attiah 12C.
We often hear the phrase “giving back,” but what do those words really mean to you? Do they mean participating in grassroots community efforts? Creating new programs and opportunities at work? Writing a check to support a favorite charity?
For Emory, the phrase can mean all of those things and more. Giving back to the university—financially and with time and leadership—fosters a relationship between what’s good for Emory and what nurtures your spirit.
Growing numbers of alumni are discovering strong connections between Emory’s work and their own charitable goals. A powerful source of support, alumni contributions have helped the university reach 89 percent of its $1.6 billion Campaign Emory goal.
Volunteering as mentors and career contacts, alumni often provide the inspiration a current student needs to reach for his or her dreams. Through our history project, 175 Connections, alumni exchange memories of the people who most influenced their days at Emory. Through Emory Cares, alumni join students to improve communities at home and around the world. And on campus, alumni help Volunteer Emory rejuvenate locales they favored as students and participate in discussion groups and student-led research projects.
As one of our 114,000 alumni, you are a valued member of the Emory community, and you have so much to offer. I invite you to give back to your university in the ways that are most meaningful to you. Inspire someone today.
