Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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NS When the freshman class of 1981 came to Simmons for orientation on that hotAugust day in 1977, their thoughts about graduation were still part of a distant dream. They would cover a lot of ground in the next four years - growing academically, socially, emotionally - and with a certain amount of uncertainty, they were prepared to face it, as a group, and as individuals. Each woman was accepted to Simmons because she had something unique to contribute to the College, and most came because ofthe unique professional-academic education Simmons had to offer. The future loomed ahead with all their hopes and goals, and although they had do idea of exactly what was in store for them, they expected the years spent at Simmons to be a positive experience. When graduation day finally arrived, they would have changed. The class of 1981 endured the seemingly endless construction to enjoy the completed renovations of the Main College Building,made possible through PRIDE l. Who could forget the antiquated, dreary interior of the MCB, or walking carefully through rubble and building materials as the building was transformed into a thoroughly modern facility, accessible to the handicapped? Pleasant classrooms, the Fens cafeteria, the commuter lounge and lockers, and the student activities wing made Simmons women proud of their college. During the summer of 1980, the much-needed additions to the media facilities were completed and included darkrooms, a fully equipped television studio, and a media workroom. The second phase of the PRIDE campaign, a ten-million dollar fund drive to increase faculty salaries, began in 1980. ,, ,,, ,... '...fv...,d ,.. ,.. .,.,,.,,,,-,,.,3q,.,.p- ...C .-'. . ' 'l

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