PRES RPT 2022 ONYX ANNEAU

ONYX Anneau PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2022-2023

Vol. 97

No. 2

Karen Dyer Editor in Chief Vice President for Advancement and Strategic Initiatives BJ Riley ’16 Editorial Director Director of Marketing Elizabeth “Izzy” Reel ’21 Managing Editor Content Marketing Manager Kristy Fry Creative Director Director of Creative Services CONTRIBUTORS Jessica Bicknell Crawford ’19G Hope McGuire Lindsey Richardt ’07 Catherine Mickey Saunders ’98 Heather Tighe Stephen Thomas ’20

SMWC celebrated International Education Week November 14-18, 2022, with in-person and virtual events. The international flag ceremony was part of cultural displays, student global projects, sweets from around the world, an interactive global community art project and The World Reflected at The Woods Walking Tour. Undergraduate, graduate, visiting international and ELI students joined faculty and staff in sharing their cultures, traditions and heritage from around the world.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES 6

ON THE COVER Newly recovered seats and lighting in the Conservatory of Music auditorium are a part of the Aspire Even Higher Strategic Plan initiatives, completed this fall.

ASPIRE EVEN HIGHER STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE 12 2022 SNAPSHOTS 18

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