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In this issue: Summer 2024

mid-size solar array in a green field
Campus News

Major Solar Energy Initiative Goes Online

College makes significant progress toward meeting campus renewable energy goals.

Monica Sanders
Campus News

Social Innovator in Residence Named

Monica Sanders has been appointed as the College’s inaugural Social Innovator in Residence.

raised hand in a crowd
Campus News

National Poll Results

The latest Grinnell College National Poll (GCNP) results revealed Americans’ attitudes about restricting social media for kids, addressing school shootings, gender equity in college sports, and more.

JC Lopez
Campus News

Vice President of Student Affairs Appointed

Following an extensive national search, JC Lopez has been appointed vice president of student affairs.

Sarah Brammer-Shlay
Campus News

College Chaplain Appointed

Rabbi Sarah Brammer-Shlay has been appointed College chaplain.

Chinyere Ukabiala and Anne Harris
Campus News

Ombuds Retires

Chinyere Ukabiala, who served for 11 years as the College’s first Ombuds, retired on June 30, 2024.

Graduates toss mortar boards in the air
Campus News

Commencement 2024

The 2024 Commencement ceremony provided a capstone to a weekend of events that showcased 332 graduates and celebrated their achievements at Grinnell.

black and red text on grey says Scarlet and Give Back Day with red squirrell shape on the right
Campus News

Scarlet & Give Back Day

Thanks to the generosity of 2,730 donors who pledged gifts totaling $1,438,149, Scarlet & Give Back Day 2024 was a resounding success and exceeded its goal.

Alumni dance in front of a tent on Mac Field with Gates Rawson Tower in the background
Campus News

Reunion 2024: Lifelong Connections

Grinnell has been celebrating reunions for more than 140 years, and that tradition was renewed May 30-June 2.

Anne Harris
Campus News

Belonging, Connection, and Alumni Joy

A Message from President Anne F. Harris

JoAnne Yates and Craig Murphy
Giving

Responding to Climate Change Requires Coordination

One alum has established a climate change fund to make that possible

Amy Goldmacher seated at a desk near an open door the sea visible outside
Profile

Amy Goldmacher ’96

There are plenty of book workshops out there for writers. But Amy Goldmacher recently held a “book work-ship.”

Irma McClaurin at a table with several women
Profile

Irma McClaurin ’73, DSS ’23

One of Irma McClaurin’s most treasured possessions is a set of slightly tattered volumes of poetry she wrote as a child.

Dave Scott with his horn
Profile

Dave Scott ’50

On a hot summer day in August 1946, Davis “Dave” Scott walked across campus from his dorm room in Langan to audition for the Grinnell College band.