In August, students walked through the newly completed Communication and Health, Exercise & Sport Sciences (CHESS) building for the first time. Inside, they found collaborative learning spaces and new instructional rooms with state-of-the-art equipment for the growing communication and health, exercise & sport sciences programs. There will be opportunities for interdisciplinary work that spans not only both of these programs but various majors on campus along with athletics, which also has offices in the building.

Suwai Sonko, ’04, walks toward the newly renovated library with the principal of the Essau School, located in the North Banks Division of The Gambia. As they peek through the window, the two see a room packed with children excitedly exploring the shelves filled with new books.

Established in 2018, Meredith’s Emerging Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program assists recent graduates in art, dance, and theatre in developing their creative practice and building a portfolio of mature work in their chosen discipline.

The year is 1972. Looking around, you can find men and women clad in bell bottoms in various colors and patterns. “American Pie” is number one on the charts, and no matter what station you change your radio to, you can’t escape Don McLean singing about the day the music died. It was a year of firsts as well. NASA launched the Space Shuttle Program, the Dallas Cowboys won their first Super Bowl, Title IX was signed into law by President Richard Nixon, and speaking of Nixon, who can forget the scandalous Watergate?