SPRING-OA 2022

ONYX Anneau SPRING 2022

Vol. 96

No. 3

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 Janet Keller ’17 Peggy McCormick-Platz ’88 ’21G Lindsey Richardt ‘07 Catherine Mickey Saunders ‘98 Heather Tighe Sue Weatherwax

These students assisted with #WoodsGivingDay in February. L to R, top: Graduate student Brenée Smith and campus students, Erika Schweppe and Ashlyn Hunley. Bottom: Joynelis Caminero Santiago, Ariana Hall and Lillie Gendel.

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TOMORROW’S HEALTHCARE HEROES 4 EXPANDING CAREER CENTER SERVICES 6 CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY 8

ON THE COVER Nursing student Alexis Allen of Terre Haute listens to the heart rate of her patient at the Rural Health Innovation Collaborative simulation center.

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