Category: Alumni Blogs
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A Turn About The Garden
Today, I took a turn about the Sunken Garden, the large beautiful lawn in the middle of William & Mary’s old campus. It’s a habit I developed for when the rhythm of my day seems to be precariously tilting toward overwhelm. In those moments, I pull myself away from the inbox and take a lap.…
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The Two William & Marys
To the newest William & Mary alumni: Close your eyes and picture this campus. The William & Mary you see is the one you’ve built over the last however many years it has taken you to get to this point. You’ve certainly had help along the way. This place is filled with people who worked…
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That Time a W&M Professor Lied To Me
It was one of my favorite stories to tell on an admission tour as we paused in the lobby of Blair Hall. I recounted the day I walked into my history course, “The Global Color Line” with Professor Vinson, and he stared us all down. “Today, you are going to teach class,” he said, while…
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Fan Girl
“Justin!” I yelped, jumping out my seat and making my way across the room. While my love of Justin Bieber has already been recorded in this blog, this time I was actually pulling off a fan girl moment for the one and only Justin Reid. Justin is one of the first upperclassmen I met at…
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Building My Own Dumbledore’s Army
Sometimes I picture myself in that moment, except instead of a battle of good and evil, I’m in some sort of academic show-down. All I know is that I’m about to do battle based on the power of my education, and suddenly all of these professors are standing behind me.
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You Know That Feeling…
You know that feeling of opening a book you’ve been dying to read. Or even better, the feeling of opening a book you’ve read at least ten times before, but you’re just as eager for the 11th. That moment of knowing that what you’re about to immerse yourself in will be at the same time…
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For the Sophomores
It’s W&M Orientation time which means a campus and staff focused on the incoming students—freshmen mostly—for the next few days. Freshman year, and particularly the early transition to college, deserves a lot of attention and is quite an incredible experience. A year of firsts, new friends and adventures, and lots to figure out. But this…
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I Grew Up Here. Can’t You Tell?
I’m proud of my grown-up accomplishments and the “real-world” life I’m building on this campus, but I am often reminded that at my core I am an alumna, proud to be raised by the Tribe.
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Building & Serving Community with 7 Generations
Want to pet a pony? Meet with K9 Officers? Spend your morning at the Humane Society and an evening with therapy dogs? That’s what I’m going to be doing August 6th-11th on my 7 Generations Pre-Orientation Trip.
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First Love
I wanted to blog-confess my love for William and Mary in part because, well that’s what you do when you’re in love.
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I Will Get Things Done
Learning to meet the demands of William and Mary, however, is what prepared me for the demands of being an Americorps member.
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What Will You Stand Up For?
With Day for Admitted Students coming up this weekend and graduation in about a month, I’ve definitely been thinking a lot about William and Mary’s powerful ability to shape all who come here. Four years from now admitted students who will this weekend be introduced to the Tribe culture, meeting so many amazing individuals and…
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Some Sort of Strange Study Abroad
Always will this be my family, my home, and my pensieve. And maybe one day an owl will drop a scroll in my lap saying I’ve been accepted to return
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My Own Little Soap Box
I recognize that these listservs have become my own personal soapbox to share information, provide a different perspective, and encourage others to engage.
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Once a Sharpie, Always a Sharpie
The Sharpe Program has changed not only my service experience but my William and Mary experience