HOOD CONVOCATION: Hodson Outdoor Theatre was the location for the 114th Convocation ceremony. Keeping with tradition, all new students recited the Hood Honor Code Pledge and seniors participated in the candle lighting ceremony that marks the beginning of their senior year at Hood. This symbolic light will be passed to the rising senior class president of 2008 at the baccalaureate service in the spring. |
KUDOS: Congratulations to to Christina M. Trenton-Mooneyhan '97 for becoming the first woman president of the Hagerstown Rotary in Hagerstown, Md., and perhaps the youngest at the age of 31. As one of the largest and oldest clubs in the region, Christina plans to continue the good works started by her predecessors. Christina is the executive director of W House, a halfway and transitional house for women with addictions. Congratulations, Christina! |
CHARLES J. WARNER (1920-2006): We regret to inform you that on Aug. 13, 2006 Charles Warner, associate professor emeritus of music, died in Tucson, Ariz. He is survived by his wife, Jean-Marie Stillwell Warner '77, M.S. '81, four children and several grandchildren. Professor Warner began teaching at Hood in 1959 and retired in 1986. He taught music history and was the director of the Hood College Choir. He also served as music director at Calvary United Methodist Church in Frederick. He and his family moved to Tucson in 1997, where he was active in the Casas Adobes Congregational Church and assisted in founding the Casas Adobes Fine Arts Academy. |
COLLEGE RANKED HIGHLY BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT: Hood ranked third among more than 160 regional schools in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" in the Universities-Master’s category of the U.S. News & World Reports' 2007 edition of America's Best Colleges. Click here for the complete story. |
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NEW INSTRUCTORS NAMED TO PREPARATORY MUSIC DIVISION: The Preparatory Music Division of Hood College recently announced the addition of three new instructors to its department. Cellist Alison Bazala, soprano Marie Lester '06 and bassist Lynn Fleming will join the division, which offers lessons to the community in everything from piano to wind and string instruments and voice. Click here for more information. |
DO YOU WANT TO TRY AN ART CLASS? Starting this fall, non-credit community classes are being offered by Hood’s studio arts department. Click here for the list of classes, times and registration forms. |
THEY MADE IT! Sally Johnson Leland ’74 and her husband, Doug, completed the Steps Across America July 18, 2006 in Santa Monica, Calif.! The team of 12 men and women and a yellow lab named Cabo walked a total of 6,710,009 steps from New York City to the Santa Monica Pier in California. Click 
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WE NEED YOUR HELP: Recently the Career Center and Office of Service Learning switched to a new service provider for its online mentor program. The new provider, Opportunities Network (OpNet), allows students and alums to interact with increased flexibility. Please update your account soon. Click here to update your information or to register for a new account. Thank you! |
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VOLUNTEER SERVICE FAIR: Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Whitaker Campus Commons. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how you can become a volunteer in the community. Animal Welfare League, Head Start, Frederick Arts Council, Frederick Memorial Hospital and SERV International are some of the 30-plus organizations that will be represented at the volunteer service fair. For more information call (301) 696-3583. Alums are welcome! Click here for more information. |
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LESSONS FROM 9/11: Sept. 20, 7-9 p.m., Whitaker Campus Center. Please join us for the first of a three-part lecture series assessing the five years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Dave Franz, a bioterrorism expert, and other panelists will provide commentary and take questions from the audience. |
HUMANITIES COLLOQUIUM SCHEDULE IS ANNOUNCED: The Center for the Humanities of Hood College is pleased to announce its fall 2006 colloquium, "Acquired Tastes: Food, Drink and Culture." See the Center for the Humanities Web page for more information. Click here to visit the Center for Humanities Web site. |
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Inter(net)actions, August 31, 2006: This edition of Inter(net)actions is also available on the Hood College Web site. Click here to view Inter(net)actions on the Web. |
"PHOTO TRIPPING: A VISUAL JOURNAL" EXHIBIT DISPLAYED IN HODSON: Marshall Dupuie, a distinguished photographer, will showcase an array of images at Hood College from Thursday, Aug. 31 to Sunday, Oct. 1 in the Hodson Gallery of the Tatem Arts Center. A reception will take place Wednesday, Sept. 6 from 6-8 p.m. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. 