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Our Mission Ehad to Meet with Those in Many Interrelated Though Most Deeply Invested in the Distinguishable Ways 89665_Layout 1 4/8/14 11:51 AM Page a1 B u i l d i n g O u r FUTURE A REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF SWARTHMORE COLLEGE 89665_Layout 1 4/8/14 11:52 AM Page a2 Swarthmore College’s sesquicentennial is an ideal occasion to reflect and build on the solid foundation of Swarthmore’s past. very opportunity I’ve We pursue our mission Ehad to meet with those in many interrelated though most deeply invested in the distinguishable ways. future of the College, espe- A strong commitment to cially alumni, has confirmed financial aid reflects our what I’ve known all along: most fundamental values. Swarthmore’s mission Swarthmore’s founders extends far beyond the Col- sought to create a place lege itself. The Swarthmore where, in the words of our experience—memorable second president, Edward and life changing as it has Magill, “the great privileges been for thousands over the years—is which Swarthmore affords [would not not the ultimate end. The larger mission be] confined to the children of the has always focused on building a better, wealthy and those in comfortable cir- kinder, more just and compassionate cumstances.” By ensuring access to world. “Success” is defined by most high-achieving and highly motivated Swarthmoreans in terms of the positive young people from all economic cir- difference we are making in the world. cumstances, we enable them to expand BUILDING… 2 …ON OUR PAST 4 …SWARTHMORE’S GLOBAL REACH 6 …ENGINEERING 8 …SUPPORT FOR THE LIBERAL ARTS 10 …A HOME FOR WELLNESS, FITNESS, AND THEATER 12 …BEYOND THE CLASSROOM 14 …ON EXCELLENCE 17 …OUR FINANCIAL FUTURE 89665_Layout 1 4/8/14 11:52 AM Page 1 their minds and build the skills they This year’s report is structured need to do great things. Our alumni mainly around feature stories that I remember the opportunities afforded hope you will find both interesting and them and are often moved to give back revealing, stories that indicate how we in support of future generations. are strengthening the College’s mission However, important as it is, financial and striving on several fronts to build aid itself is not enough. If we are truly to its future. In addition to chronicling close what some scholars refer to as the some of the major developments of the “opportunity gap,” we must offer our stu- last year, each story reflects one or dents every opportunity to become the more of our core values and the goals best teachers, engineers, poets, musi- we are pursuing in support of our cians, businesspersons, attorneys, and strategic plan. physicians—and the best citizens—they We owe our success as an institu- can possibly be. Thus, we must provide tion, as well as our plans for growth, students with access to meaningful and to the loyal support of people who are challenging internships, externships, and deeply invested in our mission. For this summer learning opportunities. We must support, we are exceedingly grateful. attract and retain the most highly skilled and dedicated faculty and provide our athletes, artists, engineers, and philoso- phers with the physical facilities required Rebecca Chopp for their success. President “Success”is defined by most Swarthmoreans in terms of the positive difference we are making in the world. 89665_Layout 1 4/8/14 11:52 AM Page 2 B u i l d i n g o n O U R P A S T The College’s landmark birthday has provided a formal occasion to reflect on the values and developments that have brought us to where we are today… 2013 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2 THE GREATLY ANTICIPATED BIRTHDAY CAKE featuring Parrish Hall took 40 hours— a full work week—to make. It took an additional hour (following the Jan. 22 ceremony initiating the College’s sesquicentennial celebration) to cut the cake, which got positive reviews from students, who were invited to make it disappear. 89665_Layout 1 4/8/14 11:52 AM Page 3 mong the ways the College has marked its 150th A birthday was the publication of the beautifully illustrated 200-page book Swarthmore College: A Community of Purpose, which was mailed in February to all alumni and parents of current students. The book’s content was organized around the College’s major themes. This proj- ect was made possible through the The impressive, specially generosity of an anonymous donor commissioned cake featuring whose career has been in book publishing. the College’s signature Lectures, symposia, dramas, building—Parrish Hall—was and musical concerts are among the distinctively Swarthmorean ways unveiled on January 22, the College has celebrated and will officially kicking off continue to celebrate during its sesquicentennial year. Among the Swarthmore’s yearlong highlights are the premiere of a celebration of its documentary film about Swarth- ALL SESQUICENTENNIAL EVENTS more College during this year’s and activities can be found on the sesquicentennial. Alumni Weekend (June 6–8), to Web page swat150.swarthmore.edu. which all alumni are invited, and the The site includes a fascinating historical timeline: Visitors can see premiere of a specially commis- video footage dating to the 1920s, sioned musical work for orchestra including footage of Albert Einstein, and chorus by composer (and who delivered the College’s 1938 Commencement address. director of the Los Angeles Phil- harmonic’s Composer Fellowship Program) James Matheson ’92 on Founders Day (Dec. 5), which will also include a universal moment of silence at 8 p.m. EDT. Significantly, the College’s landmark birthday pro- vides a formal occasion to reflect on the values and developments that have brought us to where we are today, 150 years after the school existed only as a dream in the minds of a handful of extremely dedi- cated, highly principled, and determined women and men. More important, the sesquicentennial has accel- erated the College’s efforts to honor its founders by 2013 PRESIDENT’S REPORT building on the past. This includes understanding the 3 realities of our time and adjusting our educational methods accordingly. It entails identifying the needs of the world around us and then attracting, preparing, and inspiring people to address those needs with pas- sion and talent. 89665_Layout 1 4/8/14 11:52 AM Page 4 B u i l d i n g SWARTHMORE’S ast November, Dean of Admissions Jim Bock ’90 Lreceived a late-night email in Ghana during the last leg of a 16-day recruiting trip on the mother continent. It came from native Ghanaian Peter Owusu-Opoku ’10. Only a week earlier, Owusu-Opoku, a math major at Swarthmore who’d been working in Chicago, had returned to take a banking job in the capital city of Accra. After learning that Dean Bock would be visiting his high school for a college fair, Owusu-Opoku offered to assist. Bock accepted, and Owusu- Opoku helped answer questions DEAN OF ADMISSIONS JIM BOCK at the fair. He also interviewed posed with student host Brian Kinuthia prospective Swarthmore students at the Aga Khan Academy Nairobi in after Bock’s departure. Kenya, after a college fair at the school. Earlier, on this same recruit- ing mission—which included South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Botswana—Bock stumbled upon TWO SENIORS AT THE MARU-A-PULA SCHOOL in Gaborone, another Swarthmore connection. Andy Taylor, the Botswana, where Dean Jim Bock met principal Andy Taylor, principal at The Maru-a-Pula School in Gaborone, a friend of the College. Gil Kemp in Asia n January, Board of Managers 2013 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Chair Giles “Gil” Kemp ’72 (right) 4 I also spent time in Asia on behalf of the College. During a 10-day period, he met individually with more than a dozen alumni and spoke at five gatherings of Swarthmore alumni or parents of current students in Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and Taiwan. 89665_Layout 1 4/8/14 11:52 AM Page 5 GLOBAL REACH Botswana, introduced himself as a friend and former colleague of Swarthmore Board member and docu- The College’s Asian and mentary filmmaker David Gelber ’63. African networks are on the rise. Bock’s overseas recruiting efforts last fall also took him to Asia. Says Bock, “In the process of developing the College’s strategic plan, the admissions office rec- schools represented. Chengying Wang ’15, who trans- ognized that four of Swarthmore College’s top 10 lated the College’s 2013 commencement ceremony feeder high schools were located in Asia.” Thus, Bock into Mandarin, graduated from NFLS. traveled to South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Swarthmore alums are active throughout Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. He also made a coordinating admissions fairs and interviewing special trip to Nanjing, China, to help celebrate the prospective students. The College’s African networks 50th anniversary of the Nanjing Foreign Language are also growing. Beyond building the College’s School (NFLS), whose celebratory event focused on global reach, international diversity enriches the expe- the liberal arts. Swarthmore was one of only four U.S. rience of all Swarthmore students. THE YOUNG MAN DISPLAYING PHINEAS is Tuan Nguyen of the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted in Vietnam. He applied early admission, was accepted, and is now a part of the class of 2018. 2013 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 5 89665_Layout 1 4/8/14 11:52 AM Page 6 B u i l d i n g ENGINEERING hen Professor of Engineering Carr Everbach Wlearned that Hayden Dahmm ’15, a blind stu- dent, had enrolled in his engineering methodology course, he was surprised. “We’ve had blind students on campus before, but not in engineering,” says Everbach.
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