Marshall Magazine Spring 2022

Green ever

Green ever YOUR ALUMNI CONNECTION

SHREMSHOCK

A MESSAGE FROM MIKALA

MUAA National President

Dear Fellow Alumni:

wo years, This new mories, to

much uncertainty. For nearly t nitizers are now always at hand. “socially distanced” holiday me sm, to highlighting the discrep

end and still the world holds so rmal,” where masks and hand sa from families learning to make

Another spring is around the b we’ve been living in the “new no era has brought many changes:

ancies in employment, housing ,

health care workers being reco gnized for their everyday heroi

ss around the world.

health care and education acce

the resilience of the Marshall s pandemic has made us more

I think of Marshall. I think of ite the ongoing challenges, thi

meone says, “Herd Immunity,” n and around the globe. Desp

I must admit that every time so University family in Huntingto creative, more determined and For example, the School of Me role in keeping up with the heal to take to the skies through the students, faculty, coaches and s of Business alum, Brad D. Smi For the third consecutive year, accomplishments of our studen campus this spring in person, I even consider enrolling in an o The merger of virtual and real-w many regions, and they are enga chats with notable Marshall alum The newly elected Board of Di board or in other opportunitie media accounts and visit HerdA

more focused on what is truly important in our lives.

s have been playing an outsized , Marshall is preparing students ve seen amazing work from our a Son of Marshall and College

dicine, School of Pharmacy an d College of Health Profession new commercial pilot and avia tion technology programs. We’ th care needs of our country. W hile travel is currently uncertain

nd we celebrated the return of

taff over the past several years. A th, as the 38th president in Jan

uary.

a bit different than it has in th more celebrated. If you are no t able to visit the Huntington ssue of The Parthenon online or e past; but the hard work and

our Alumni Weekend will look ts and alumni have never been

encourage you to take a virtua l tour of the campus, read an i

nline course.

lumni chapters are forming in ers and auctions, to happy hour apter or start one of your own!

orld spaces allows for some am azing new opportunities. New a ging members in new and creat ive ways — from virtual fundrais

to get involved with your local ch

s and students. I encourage you

’re interested in serving on the nnected with the alumni social

ir three-year term in July. If you se contact us. Be sure to stay co

rectors members will begin the s to engage with Marshall, plea lum.com for up-to-date listings

of events.

or virtually! Go Herd!

Marshall University. Hope to s ee you soon, whether in person

Thank you for your support of

Mikala Shremshock President, Marshall University A

lumni Association

MATT HAYES , Executive Director LARRY CRUM , Associate Director KASEY STEVENS , Assistant Director ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF

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