Hood College - Touchstone Yearbook (Frederick, MD)

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TIE A YELLOW RIBBON, Senior Liz Hyatt tics a ribbon around the base of the Pergola. Everyone had a ribbon to tie to the Pergola representing their class color. The beginning of the school year and a beaut;iful day add up to Convocation Faculty and administra- tion, donned in their black robes, walked si- lently into Coffman Chapel August 21, for Convocation. During Convocation, fresh- men and new students heard many things for the first time. They heard Dr. Martha Church, Dr. Barbara Hetirick, Dr. Linda Bosmajian, Dr. James Boston, and Ms. Katherine Joseph. Returning students heard the names of students who won scholarships and awards. Most important of all, they heard the Alma Mater. Dr. Church welcomed everyone and then came the announcements of student scholarships and awards. Faculty members were also rec- ognized for their achievements. Dr. Bosmajian, associate pro- fessor of psychology, and Dr. Boston, professor of religion, spoke on college life and educa- tion. Ms. Joseph, director of admissions, presented the class of 1992 and new stiadents. The audience stood and sang the Alma Mater. 1 thought convocation was a good beginning to my new life at Hood, said freshmen Kelly Gordon. — Patricia Wooden. (Convocation 9

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HERE IS THE CHURCH, HERE IS ;. THE STEEPLE. Balloons lined the r, walk to the Chapel for convocation. The f balloons represented each class color. « r -• ■ • • LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER. Mrs. Mary Ann Dvorsky and freshman Karen Dvorsky discuss convocation at the reception after the cere- mony. The reception was held on Dr. Martha Church ' s front lawn. 8 (Convocation

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LIBERALLY SPEAKING. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend speaks at a Learn- ing Lunch prior to the presidential elec- tions. The Learning Lunch series is sponsored by the Continuing Education Office and is held in Carson Cottage. HELPING HANDS. A continuing edu- cation student and a traditional-aged student help each other with homework in the library. Many CE students found friends not only with other CE students, but the traditional -aged students as well. U.S. News and World Report thinks they are tops Hood College thinks they ' re tops, too ■m-m ■■?■ ' ' . CE Stiuden s Make The Grade Rising again in excellence, Hood was especially noted for academic and personal concerns regarding Continuing Education students — undergraduates age 23 or older — in a survey conducted by U.S. News and World Re- port. In a section entitled Success Stories, the article said that Hood was known for the classic campus experience that it strives to maintain for the one third of its older, under- graduate students. This experi- ence was achieved by mixing the elder students with the younger ones. As an older stu- dent, I very much appreciate the friendly and caring atmos- phere at Hood College. 1 ex- pected to make friends with other Continuing Education students but was very pleased to make some very good friends with the traditional aged stu- dents. I think it is exciting and rewarding being in classes that are mixed, said junior Mary Jo Paul, a Beneficial Hodson Scholar majoring in manage- menL Sometimes the case was that continuing education students were not only going to school and working, but they also had children. The article mentioned that many mothers with the school ' s blessing . . . leave their children with traditional aged students in Hood ' s dormitories or . . . bring them to class. Marcy Applewhite, a senior majoring in biology, said she was pleased with the wonderful job that students do in caring for her two sons. Hood welcomes its Continuing Education students with open arms in attaining their goals and dream. — Melissa C. Hubbard. 10 Continuing Education