ADVANCING THE MISSION
Make a Memory, Make a Difference
Life as a student creates myriad memories,
many cherished and some, perhaps, filed under
“lessons learned.” We want to help you make new
memories. The Office of Alumni Relations strives
to make the alumni experience more meaningful
by creating satisfying opportunities to engage with
current students and add value to their Stevenson
experience. You can make a difference from the
moment they set foot on campus to the moment
they turn the tassels on their graduation caps.
Whether assisting at a college fair, an Open House,
an Accepted Student Dinner, an Adulting seminar,
or a milestone occasion such as Commencement,
alumni have the ability to make a meaningful
impact.
One opportunity that provides the chance to
truly be hands-on is New Student Move-In Day
each August as incoming freshmen, new transfer
students, and their families face the exhilarating
but daunting task of moving into the residence
halls. Alumna Donna Kahoe ’99 is an enthusi-
astic champion of her alma mater and also serves
Alumni making a memorable Move In Day: (left to right) Tonia Cristino ’08 ’10M,
Morgan Somerville ’14M, Katie Decker Reilly ’10 ’12M, Susan Fisher Humphries ’70,
Allison Humphries ’11, Marcia Neuburger ’05, Donna Kahoe ’99.
on the university’s Board of Trustees. She has as-
sisted at Move-In Day for the past two years and
provides these insights into the experience.
Kahoe: The comments from students and parents are amazing:
“Everyone’s smiling here!”
SU: What do you enjoy most about assisting with “Wow, we don’t have to move anything?”
New Student Move-In Day? “This is SO organized!”
Kahoe: The excitement of both the incoming “Other schools could take a lesson from SU on how to do this!”
students and their parents/family. Everyone is My best memory is Dr. Hirshman walking amongst the students
excited, some are bit apprehensive, and if we can and trash bins full of stuff in the parking lot to greet the parents
tap into that with them it becomes infectious. So and students—it was great.
I would say helping to calm nerves and make the
day less sad and stressful is the biggest plus for SU: What compelled you to volunteer at Move-In Day a second
me. I think the appreciation from the students time?
and their families for us doing that is a great Kahoe: It is fun! And it is also a great way to interact with the
feeling. SU does such a terrific job in coordinating current and incoming students.
the entire day, which is much appreciated and
somewhat unexpected. The experience makes me
very proud to be a part of the SU family.
SU: Do you have a favorite memory from Move-In Would you like to make a difference? Contact Allison
Day in 2016 or 2017? Humphries ’11, Director of Annual Giving and Alumni
Relations, at [email protected] or 443-334-2063.
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