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The Morningsider Fall/Winter 2008

The Morningsider is the official magazine for the alumni and friends of Morningside College and is published twice a year, usually in Nov./Dec. and May/June. The magazine is distributed free-of-charge nationwide to more than 15,000 alumni and friends.

The deadline to submit class notes for the spring/summer 2009 issue is March 15. Click here to submit your class notes. To receive the magazine, please send your mailing address to the alumni office.

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On the cover: Posing for a photo at the Great Wall during their May Term trip to China are, from left, Michael Bryant, Megan Davidson, Joshua Phipps and Jessica Rix.

Departments

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FROM THE PRESIDENT

LETTERS FROM READERS

  • Loved the last issue
  • Requested flag for Hilker Campus Mall
  • Enjoyed the Betty Ling Tsang Summer Fine Arts Series

ON CAMPUS

  • Project Unlimited Proficiency program receives excellent first-year evaluation
  • Morningside names dining room in honor of Dick and Marty Wikert
  • Morningside receives national award for educational fundraising
  • Chapter of psychology national honor society wins Model Chapter Award
  • Alpha Lambda Delta chapter is honored
  • Buddhist monks build sand mandala
  • Morningside earns "Best College" and "Best Value" rankings from U.S. News & World Report
  • Morningside College reports enrollment increase for fall 2008
  • Literary magazine selected as finalist in national competition
  • Cynthia Enloe visits Morningside as part of women's studies series
  • Former child soldier speaks at Morningside
  • Morningside College board elects officers and new members
  • Morningside College signs international environmental declaration
  • Iowa's first poet laureate appears at Morningside
  • Filmmaker Ken Burns delivers 2008 Peter Waitt Lecture

MUSTANG MINUTES

  • Mustang Football Team off and running
  • M-Club Hall of Fame Inductees

M-CLUB MESSENGER

FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES

  • Faculty and staff news
  • Announcing newcomers

CLASS NOTES

  • Catching Up with Bill Lo
  • Catching Up with Melissa Hardersen
  • Catching Up with Adam Johnson

 

 

Feature Articles

AL MCINTOSH RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

  • He is the "Greek chorus" of Ken Burns' World War II documentary

MEMORIES OF MORNINGSIDE DURING WORLD WAR II

  • Ten graduates share a few stories

AN AMERICAN PHILOSOPHER AT THE BEIJING OLYMPICS

  • Dr. Heather Reid, professor and chair of philosophy, reflects on her visit to China to see the Beijing Olympic Games

TRAVEL ABROAD ENHANCES THE MORNINGSIDE EXPERIENCE

  • Morningside helps students to be exposed to the larger world
  • Alumni join May Term trips overseas

GOING GLOBAL

  • Get a taste of what students did during May Term trips to Australia, China, Costa Rica, England, Guatemala and Italy

INTERNSHIPS

  • Internships help graduates hit the ground running in the world of work

HOMECOMING/FAMILY WEEKEND 2008

  • Welcome home

MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH THE ALUMNI ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM

  • Alumni give Morningside College names of prospective students
  • Student body president gives her perspective on the Alumni Endorsement Program

EPIC SURGE

  • Morningside graduate helps Iowa recover from severe weather

BOOKSTORE AD

  • Show your Morningside pride

BACK COVER: JOIN US ON A TRIP TO ISRAEL

 

We hope you enjoy this issue!

 

   

 

 

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