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President’s Report2014-2015

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2014–2015 President’s Report |

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July 7: Juniata joins 10 other Pennsylvania colleges to form the Pennsylvania Consortium for the Liberal Arts, funded by an $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The ambitious grant is designed to help each institution create new cost efficiencies, improve the quality of academic and co-curricular programs, and enhance inter-institutional knowledge and collaboration.

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Contributors

Haley Chandler ’16Westhampton, Mass.

Laura Hess ’11Huntingdon, Pa.

Grace BraxtonHuntingdon, Pa.

Amber Boring ’18Altoona, Pa.

J.D. CavrichProfessional PhotographerHollidaysburg, Pa.

Jason JonesProfessional PhotographerToronto, Canada

Jennifer JonesFormer Sports Information DirectorBirmingham, Ala.

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Candice HershAssociate Director of Marketing Huntingdon, Pa.

Thomas Jordan ’14Bethesda, Md.

Klarissa Juliano ’18Kittredge, Colo.

Christina Miller ’01Assistant Director of Alumni RelationsTyrone, Pa.

Jacob Gordon ’10Reference and Instruction LibrarianHuntingdon, Pa.

Gordon Dimmig ’17Elizabethtown, Pa.

Christine Reilly ’18Nashua, N.H.

Rick HamiltonProfessional PhotographerHuntingdon, Pa.

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James A. Troha, Ph.D.President

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“Juniata’s fiercely loyal community has contributed—directly or by example—to the formation of our forward-leaning vision for the future.”

—President Jim Troha

July 14: Juniata scores a mention as one of the Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” survey for the sixth year in a row. Inclusion in polls such as these increases Juniata’s national standing.

COURAGE TO ACTTHE PLAN FOR JUNIATA COLLEGE

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Dear Friends,

This past year is forever etched into my memory as I recall working so intensely with our students, the College faculty, Trustees, administrators and staff, and dedicated members of the Huntingdon community to brainstorm, formulate, and deliver Juniata’s new strategic plan.

The plan’s title, “Courage to Act,” is apt in that this ambitious document is not a to-do list of goals but rather a fierce self-examination that poses two essential questions. First, what does Juniata stand for? Second, where is Juniata headed in the future? As we go forward from this year, the College will be guided by the intrinsic values revealed in the strategic plan. In the President’s Report this year, we’ve included a shortened, but no less aspirational version of the plan that folds out and is easily used as a reference guide or talking points when you are deep in conversation with a prospective student. What also is revealed in this year’s President’s Report is an uncanny foreshadowing of the five pillars the College has chosen to support its vision for the future: Scholarship, Community, Distinctiveness, Resources, and Presence. Inside these pages we celebrate more than 15 students who received academic scholarships, research appointments, or athletic accomplishments, continually redefining what it means to be a 21st century scholar. There are celebrations of grants providing the resources to fund such ambitious goals as a revamping of our curriculum, establishing a consortium of 11 Pennsylvania colleges intent on redefining the liberal arts experience, and endowing scholarships for first-generation students. The dazzling photos you see (many of them taken by our talented student photographers) document Juniata’s dedication to establishing community ties. Just a few examples are a visit to a General Electric research facility, a collaborative ceramic art project at Huntingdon Area High School, Eagles quarterback Ward Udinski ’15 receiving honors for his

community service, and communities in Pittsburgh, Waynesboro, Altoona, Huntingdon and the campus coming together to help a student in need, Shaquill Smith ’18. The President’s Report also honors students such as Dylan Miller ’15, who spent the entire academic year living in a hut in the woods, proving that the College delivers a distinctive educational experience. In addition, there are expert endorsements such as U.S. News & World Report’s inclusion of Juniata as an “A+ School for B Students” and ratings from Forbes.com and Kiplinger’s Guide to Personal Finance that celebrate Juniata’s dedication to service and affordability. Endorsements like these make it quite clear the College’s national presence is increasing. Not to mention such athletic successes as championship runs deep into the NCAA tournaments in field hockey and tennis. Inspired by story after story, year after year, members of Juniata’s fiercely loyal communities have all contributed—directly or by example—to the formation of our forward-leaning vision for the future. I’d like to take this space to thank everyone who contributed to the conceptualization of the strategic plan and, more overtly, to the success of Juniata. As we take the first steps in fulfilling the recommendations of the strategic plan, I know we will find the courage to act as we face and achieve each and every goal we have challenged ourselves to accomplish. There is no glory in resting on our laurels. A great College can only become better by setting lofty goals and acting on them.

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Aug. 1: Chemist Richard Hark and art historian Jennifer Streb ’93 put local connections to work by collaborating with technicians at the General Electric Customer Solutions Center in Lewistown, Pa., to analyze artworks from the Juniata College Museum of Art.

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Art Historian Jennifer Streb ’93, at left, supports a painting as

chemist Richard Hark discusses how to “image” the artwork with

Richard Kochakian, technical support manager for computed

radiography digital imaging systems, at the GE facility.

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Sept. 1: Juniata was named an “A+ School for B Students” by U.S. News & World Report. That’s “B” high school students—it’s a good thing, and an effective way to market Juniata’s strengths.

Sept. 15: National rankings are just one way to rate a college choice. Last year, Juniata jumped ahead 45 slots in the prestigious Forbes.com College Rankings, placing 133rd out of more than 3,500 institutions.

Aug. 19: Juniata researchers Richard Hark, Gina Lamendella, and Jacob Gordon ’10, research librarian, find a new wrinkle in Beeghly Library’s “human skin book” legend; it’s actually sheepskin. #sheepishatBeeghly

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Sept. 17: Spin doctors find nirvana as Juniata opens its nine-hole disc golf course behind Brumbaugh Academic Center. Disc golf provides students an opportunity to relax, helping Juniata achieve wellness goals.

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The object of disc golf is to float the Frisbee to land within a chain basket “hole” in the fewest throws. It’s harder than it appears.

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Sept. 21: Dylan Miller ’15, starts building his “cabin in the woods” to live rough near the College for the entire academic year. His story eventually is documented in more than 300 national media outlets.

Sept. 29: Juniata receives $100,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to examine the College’s general education curriculum. Over the next few years, the College will assess its general education curriculum and, as needed, redefine how it educates students.

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The Mellon Foundation is giving the College an opportunity to study how we teach students, as politics professor Emil Nagengast demonstrates here.

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Oct. 1: Candy Chang’s “Before I Die” project, which was part of a Juniata Presents community event, inspires massive public communication response on campus by allowing students to post thoughts on things they’d like to do “before they die.”

Photo: Klarissa Juliano ’18

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Oct. 6: Juniata ceramics students and artist Bethany Benson, associate professor of art, help Huntingdon Area High School create a public art ceramic mural, using HAHS students to create tiles and Juniata art students to design the mural.

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Oct. 15: The College publishes The Stottlemyer Collection, a catalog of most of the works in Juniata College Museum of Art’s permanent collection. The book is a comprehensive guide to one of the community’s greatest artistic resources. More than 20 students, faculty and alumni worked on the project, including Mori Hitchcock ’16, left, who helped edit the book.

Oct. 20: Gordon Dimmig ’17, of Elizabethtown, Pa., has a photo accepted for an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History. Gordon has worked as a photographer for the College’s marketing department since arriving on campus and has taken a wide variety of the photos in this publication.

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The Juniata Scholarship Fund raises money to award scholarships to academically qualified students who demonstrate great financial need. As we continue to welcome large classes to Juniata, we know that the impact of these awards will continue to be felt.

The President’s Circle totaled 188, a special designation for those who make a leadership gift to JSF equal to or greater than one average student award ($2,500).

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This year we welcomed 846 members to the Juniata Societies. Membership is offered to those who commit $1,000 or more to the College in the fiscal year, with members enjoying benefits specific to their society. Investing in Juniata’s mission at this level helps to elevate us to a higher level of achievement and recognition. For more information on society membership, please visit www.juniata.edu/gifts/societies.

Leadership Giving By Society

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Heritage Circle

Planned Gifts for 2014-2015

Heritage Circle members invest in the future of Juniata through planned giving. “Planned giving” simply means that individuals make gifts to the College that require some planning before they are made. Because such gifts involve accumulated assets distributed over time or through one’s will, they empower people to make leadership gifts beyond what they might think possible.

Some planned gifts provide valuable tax benefits or income, and individuals can use a variety of assets—investments, real estate, artwork, and more—to establish them. Planned giving tools include bequests, trusts, and contracts between a donor and the College. Such commitments are among the most powerful tools for individuals to benefit themselves, their families, and Juniata.

Estate gifts received (16) . . . . . . $2,144,053 Life Income Agreements (1) . . . . . . . . . $10,000 New estate commitments (10) . . . . . . $2,502,072 Total $4,656,125 Total Heritage Circle Members 303

Illustrations to the left show a record-breaking year for JSF and a healthy number of deferred gift commitments. Juniata has undertaken a number of capital and endowment fundraising initiatives in recent years in preparation for its next comprehensive campaign; continues to benefit from dedicated, loyal donors among its alumni, parents and friends; and reached record totals in 50th-year reunion giving by the class of ’65 in fiscal year 2014-15. The chart below includes actual dollars received by the College. Our gratitude to all who gave to Juniata last year and every year!

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Foundations, Corporations & Business (23%) $1,573,643

Oct. 31: The Juniata College Peace Chapel, designed by celebrated architect/artist Maya Lin, was the site of a commemorative ceremony honoring its 25th anniversary. Members of the Huntingdon and Juniata communities hiked to the chapel site and heard a stirring recitation of the words of Elizabeth Evans Baker, whose vision for the Peace Chapel brought the structure to the College. In addition, President James A. Troha, President Emeritus Bob Neff, Grace Fala, professor of communication, and Andy Murray, professor emeritus of peace and conflict studies, all spoke at the ceremony.

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Nov. 3: Juniata alumna Khara Koffel ’00, associate professor of art at MacMurray College, receives a solo show at the Juniata College Museum of Art. Koffel returned to Juniata to talk about her art at the museum’s opening reception.

Nov. 8: Caroline Gillich, Juniata’s field hockey head coach, reached her 200th career NCAA win. Gillich has consistently recruited top field hockey athletes by stressing Juniata’s “family” atmosphere.

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Alumni Council 2015-2016

New Council Members

Timothy P. Gill Jr. ’08Member-at-Large

Gregory K. Schmidt ‘77Member-at-Large

Tracy (Stough) Grajewski ’86

Alumni Trustee

Diane (Morrow) Snider ’79 Member-at-Large

Shane R. Gallagher ’10 Member-at-Large

Elise A. Mihranian ‘14 Member-at-Large

Stephanie L. Haines ’92Member-at-Large

Roxann (Binner) Yon ’84Member-at-Large

For a complete list of the 2015-2016 Alumni Council members’ contact information, please visit the member profiles at www.juniata.edu/alumnicouncil.

Ashley R. Appleman ’07Annette (Reeder) Bair ’93Christopher E. Bair ’92Christie R. Brown ’92 Nicole C. Close ’92Bonnie (Wineland) Crawford ’64Frances C. Fiorino ’78Shane R. Gallagher ’10Timothy P. Gill Jr. ’08Tracy (Stough) Grajewski ’86Marissa L. Gunn ’05Stephanie L. Haines ’92

Elise A. Mihranian ’14Brenton J. Mitchell ’06John Noble ’61Heather (Lecrone) Ott ’09Jigar J. Patel ’08William A. Rys ’96Gregory K. Schmidt ’77Diane (Morrow) Snider ’79Michael D. Valdiserri ’81Jennifer D. Wade ’88Roxann (Binner) Yon ’84

Alumni Council OfficersChristie R. Brown ’92, President Yardley, Pa., Director of Development, New Dramatists

Annette (Reeder) Bair ’93, Vice President Palmyra, Pa., Finance Manager, TE Connectivity

Christopher E. Bair ’92, Past President Palmyra, Pa., Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Alumni Council Strategic PlanWith Juniata’s new strategic plan in mind, and with a renewed commitment to supporting the College’s mission and goals, the Alumni Council approved a new strategic plan at its June 2015 meeting. The plan will guide the work of the Council and its outreach to the alumni body at large over the next five years. All alumni are invited to join the Council in its efforts to make an impact on three essential areas: ▷ PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: Choosing Juniata▷ CURRENT STUDENTS: Connections to Careers▷ ALUMNI: Giving Back Through Strategic Support To view the plan in full, visit www.juniata.edu/alumni/stratplan15.pdf.

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Alumni Council Front row (l-r): Shane R. Gallagher ’10, Bonnie (Wineland) Crawford ’64, Heather (Lecrone) Ott ’09, Jennifer D. Wade ’88, Diane (Morrow) Snider ’79, Annette (Reeder) Bair ’93; second row: John Noble ’61, Roxann (Binner) Yon ’84, Frances C. Fiorino ’78, Christie R. Brown ’92, Nicole C. Close ’92, Ashley R. Appleman ’07; third row: Jigar J. Patel ’08, William A. Rys ’96, Michael D. Valdiserri ’81, Christopher E. Bair ’92. Missing from photo: Timothy P. Gill Jr. ’08, Tracy (Stough) Grajewski ’86, Marissa L. Gunn ’05, Stephanie L. Haines ’92, Elise A. Mihranian ’14, Brenton J. Mitchell ’06, Gregory K. Schmidt ’77.

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Many ranking and funding agencies use alumni participation percentages in their formulae for determining which schools will (and will not) receive awards and recognition. Competition is keen, and Juniata’s past strong participation helped us to stand out from the crowd. We offer our deep appreciation both to those who are loyal in making an annual gift, and to those who came on board this year for the first time. Your potential impact is far greater than the gift alone.

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Nov. 15: Juniata College advances to the “Sweet 16” in the Division III NCAA Field Hockey Tournament, marking the furthest NCAA advancement ever for the team. The team has consistently been one of the top teams in the Landmark Conference.

Dec. 15: Juniata’s Community Service program is recognized by the President’s Honor Roll for community service. Juniata’s ambitious community service program has been honored by the White House almost every year.

Dec. 23: The College’s national ranking rose two steps to 79th in the influential Kiplinger’s Personal Finance College Rankings poll, which ranks the most affordable colleges and universities. Affordability is becoming a national issue for all colleges and universities, and Juniata has always been able to showcase its value on a national scale.

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Juniata’s mission is to provide an engaging personalized

Since 2009, change has dominated the conversation at Juniata. Beginning with a global economic crisis and moving through accreditation and master plan processes and leadership

transitions, Juniata has engaged in a sustained consideration of its future.

Juniata has long existed as an educational crucible accessible to those with the potential and drive to succeed, grounded in values of peace, simplicity, community, and service. What will distinguish Juniata among our competitors, and ensure the long viability of our enterprise, will be a clarity of focus on that historic promise and its contemporary expression.

This plan will evaluate and strengthen areas key to distinguishing the College, including our general curriculum, the interplay between curricular and co-curricular life, how we engage technology, and our reputation. We will use those findings to strengthen key areas:

• the scholarship inherent in our academic offerings, the flexibility of our signature Program of Emphasis system, and our experience-driven approach to inspiring learners;

• the community and its mix of challenge and support, commitment to inclusion, respect for peace and service, and focus on wellness;

• the distinctiveness of our location, academic offerings, and mission;

• our resources and the ways they enable focus on our mission and vision;

• and our presence as a college of high academic standards and performance transitioning from regional to international in reach, recruiting, and impact.

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ents

in w

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lear

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educational experience empowering our students to develop the skills, knowledge and values that lead to a fulfilling life

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of service and ethical leadership in the global community.

Studying our foundational attributes and using what we learn to guide future philanthropic investment and resource deployment will

continue to distinguish Juniata, because we will bolster that which distinguishes us now. This strategic plan places the College on a clear path. Our historic values of peace, community, service, and simplicity have resulted in a liberal arts college committed to learning through experience, service to our region and the world, global awareness and an enviable international focus, and a community of supportive alumni and friends that go to great lengths to share our story and to bring new students to this place. This plan’s vision draws on those strengths and is a manifestation of our historic values: to ensure that Juniata is known as a place that inspires citizens of consequence to understand the world in which they act.

RESOURCESSTRATEGIC PRIORITY #4: Juniata College will strengthen its financial position. Juniata’s financial position has supported a period of growth. However, we know from data that our resources are leaner than those of many of our peers. We have tended to “do more with less,” and the campus as a whole has shown concern regarding the sustainability of such an approach. We will pursue initiatives to strengthen our financial position, ensure accessibility to talented students from challenging financial situations, and diversify our revenue streams.

KEY INITIATIVES: Financial Juniata will strengthen its financial position to provide greater security and flexibility with which to deliver on its mission. To do so, we will consider pricing strategy and cost structures. At the same time, Juniata will pursue a comprehensive fundraising campaign to support significant endowment growth and capital investment.

Diversify Revenue Juniata will diversify its revenue sources. With nascent online programs, summer instructional programs and camps, and other revenue lines to consider, the College will capitalize on or enhance revenue possibilities. A campaign also has the potential to increase unrestricted assets.

PRESENCE STRATEGIC PRIORITY #5: Juniata College will increase its national and international reach and reputation. One of Juniata’s main challenges is its name recognition outside of central Pennsylvania. Surveys identified it as the single greatest weakness with which the College struggles. Success on this initiative will mean that graduates can expect people of influence to know or quickly understand the value of where they earned their education.

KEY INITIATIVES: AwarenessJuniata will develop and execute means to advance its national and international presence. A significant brand study will be the basis for enhancing reputation and recognition. Additionally, planned increase in presence in our region and community will ensure people know our story.

COURAGE TO ACT: The Plan for Juniata College will solidify our place and presence in the higher education landscape, and position us to better serve students, employees, alumni and the Huntingdon community, for another century.

Juniata College is one of 40 colleges profiled in

Colleges That Change Lives

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Jan. 6: Eagles quarterback Ward Udinski ’15, is named to the Allstate/American Football Coaches Association Goodworks Team, along with 21 other players from all NCAA divisions. Ward, No. 12, was honored for his volunteer work with the Lenape Valley Youth Organization.

Jan. 7: Juniata quarterback Ward Udinski ’15 is named Third Team All-American by USA College Football. He also was elected Player of the Year for the Centennial Conference. Athletic awards show that students can participate in sports while excelling at academic and community responsibilities.

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Jan. 19: Actress Lois Moses presents “Celebrating the Dream” as part of Juniata’s Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation. Each year, Juniata’s convocation event celebrates and reflects on the College’s increasingly diverse and inclusive community.

Jan. 30: Juniata freshman basketball player Shaquill Smith ’18 is honored and aided by a benefit game at the “Shaq the House” event, which sought to defray medical expenses incurred when he contracted bacterial meningitis. Shaq’s medical emergency brought together communities from across Pennsylvania to honor the courage of a young athlete.

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“Our lab functions like a graduate lab in that we all have our own project in which we become a mini-expert. We make our own decisions. I think students here help professors just as much as professors help students. It’s really cool when you get to the point where professors are learning from you as well.”

—Abigail Rosenberger ’16, Duncannon, Pa.

Feb. 20: Abigail Rosenberger ’16, of Duncannon, Pa., receives Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Exceptional Research Opportunity Award to work in a lab at the University of Maryland’s Center for Vaccine Development.

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Feb: 23: Juniata’s Kelsey Livoti ’15, of Altoona, Pa., reaches 1,000-point milestone for women’s basketball. She joined her coach, Danny Young-Uhrich ’00, and assistant coach, Kate McDonald ’14, on the all-time scorer’s list.

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“It’s pretty incredible that we not only get the guidance of the faculty, but the opportunity to use equipment that other students rarely get to see until graduate school. It’s honestly awesome to learn about techniques and theories—the perfect combination of kinesthetic, visual, and auditory learning.”

—Daniella Rodriguez ’16, Albuquerque, N.M.

Feb. 25: Daniella Rodriguez ’16, of Albuquerque, N.M., worked in a lab at Johns Hopkins University as part of her HHMI Institute’s Exceptional Research Opportunity Award fellowship.

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March 15: Sam Gary ’17, of Rockwood, Pa., received an Amgen Scholarship to perform research at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.

Photos: Amber Boring ’18

“Juniata is a small school with endless opportunities; you just have to have the drive and motivation to pursue them. I would not change my decision to come here, not even if Harvard or Stanford offered me a full ride. I don’t fit in there. I belong with the Juniata community.”

—Sam Gary ’17, Rockwood, Pa.

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March 17: Nate Anderson-Stahl ’16, of Camp Hill, Pa., was awarded the Andrew Mutch Scholarship from the St. Andrews Society to study abroad for the 2015-2016 academic year at the University of St. Andrews.

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“Juniata has made a commitment to the liberal arts, and study abroad is an important component to an education with breadth. Education should always be seen as a lifelong endeavor. It’s never static.”

—Nathan Anderson-Stahl ’16, Camp Hill, Pa.

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March 23: Tori Buser ’15, a field hockey player from Allentown, Pa., was named a Gladiator Custom Mouthguards Scholar of Distinction by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. Buser also was nominated at the end of July for 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year as the Landmark Conference representative.

April 5: Photos of Juniata student Freedom Marchers from 1965, taken by Harvard University student photographer Glen Pearcy, are donated to Library of Congress. Archivist Guha Shankar asks Juniata alumni for “crowdsource identifications” of the students in the photos and alumni Chuck Lytle ’68 and Harriet (Richardson) Michel ’65 provided identifications. In addition, Juniata hosted a special screening of the movie Selma at the Huntingdon Cinemas Clifton 5 to honor the 50th anniversary of the Selma march.

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For fiscal year 2015, Juniata submitted 51 new proposals and received 28 new awards for a total of $1,367,468. During the same period, we received a total of $1,387,132 in cash grants and contracts in operation (includes some multiple-year grants awarded in past fiscal years), from the following general sources:

Grants

$2,064,848

$1,148,404

$1,382,461

’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15

$675,658

$1,367,468

11.8%PA State Govt.

$163,78143.7% Private

Foundations$606,732

6% Corporations

$83,699

3.6% Other

$50,107

34.8% U.S. Govt.sources

$482,812

Juniata College Board Of Trustees 2015-2016

Officers of the BoardRobert N. McDowell ’67, Chair, Huntingdon, Pa., Partner, CHM Partners International LLCTimothy D. Statton ’72, Vice Chair, Sonoma, Calif., Retired President, Bechtel TelecommunicationsCarol J. Ellis ’71, Secretary, Palm Coast, Fla., Retired, Manager ExxonMobil Gail M. Habecker ’76, Treasurer, West Conshohocken, Pa., Fixed Term Bond Manager, PMG Advisors

Executive CommitteeRobert N. McDowell ’67, ChairTimothy D. Statton ’72, Vice ChairCarol J. Ellis ’71, SecretaryGail M. Habecker ’76, TreasurerDavid C. Beachley ’77Carl D. Glaeser ’77Steven J. Holsinger ’76Fred C. Mason Jr. ’73Linda W. McKonly ’73Bruce L. Moyer ’74Gayle W. Pollock ’68Charles W. Wise IIIDavid P. Andrews ’74, at largeJames A. Troha, ex officio

Board of Trustees RepresentativesFaculty Representatives:Karen J. Rosell (Term ends 2016) Norris Z. Muth (Term ends 2017)Student Representatives:Lauren E. Lesser ’16Tesia O. Lewis ’18

Committee on Advancement and MarketingDavid C. Beachley ’77, ChairEric C. Jensen ’77, Vice ChairNicole C. Close ’92 (A)Jayne K. Donahue ’75David J. Fahey ’81William P. HayesElaine V. Jones ’76Henry F. Siedzikowski ’75

Faculty Representatives:Dan Dries (2016) Henry Thurston-Griswold (2017)Student Representatives:Kirstin A. McKenzie ’16Blair R. Altland ’18

Audit CommitteeSteven J. Holsinger ’76, Chair Jayne K. Donahue ’75 Carol J. Ellis ’71 Gail M. Habecker ’76

Faculty Representative:Kathy R. Baughman (2017)Student Representative:Anna E. Small ’17

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David Fahey ’81

Tracy Grajewski ’86

Committee on Business AffairsFred C. Mason Jr. ’73, ChairChristoph Schwemmlein ’84, Vice ChairCarl D. Glaeser ’77Jodie M. Gray ’88Gail M. Habecker ’76Barry J. Halbritter ’65Nathan HevronySteven J. Holsinger ’76Mary M. White ’73

Faculty Representatives:Dominick F. Peruso Jr. (2016) Bethany Benson (2017)Student Representatives:Benjamin L. Fowler ’16Ryan M. Shelton ’16

Committee on Education and Student LifeCharles W. Wise III, Chair George P. Valko ’75, Vice ChairDavid P. Andrews ’74Bruce Davis ’65Ethan J. Gibbel ’02 (C) Linda W. McKonly ‘73John A. NaglGayle W. Pollock ’68William A. Rys ’96 (A)

Faculty Representatives:Regina Lamendella (2016) Kathleen R. Biddle (2017) Student Representatives:Madeline K. Bennetti ’17B. Reese Fisher ’16

Committee on Enrollment and RetentionBruce L. Moyer ’74, Chair Carol J. Ellis ’71, Vice Chair Patrick Chang-LoTracy L. Grajewski ’86 (A) John T. Hill IIRichard E. Paulhamus ’70Gary A. RaymondTimothy D. Statton ’72

Faculty Representatives:Kathleen M. Jones (2016) Wei-Chung Wang (2017)Student Representatives:Suzanne Jlelaty ’16 Kelly A. Reynolds ’17

Committee on InvestmentsCarl D. Glaeser ’77, Chair Nathan Hevrony, Vice ChairPatrick Chang-LoGail M. Habecker ’76 John T. Hill IIElaine V. Jones ’76

Faculty Representative:Henry Escuadro (2017)Student Representative:Ryan S. Tritsch ’16

Committee on Trustees Timothy D. Statton ’72, ChairCarl D. Glaeser ’77John T. Hill II Gayle W. Pollock ’68 Mary M. White ’73Charles W. Wise IIIRobert N. McDowell ’67, ex officio James A. Troha, ex officio

April 25: Juniata’s Board of Trustees approve the College’s Strategic Plan.

Bob McDowell ’67, Chair of the Board of Trustees

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April 7: Cartoonist Jay Hosler, also professor of biology at Juniata, released his latest book, Last of the Sandwalkers, to positive reviews in the New York Times, Publisher’s Weekly, and more than a dozen influential blogs.

April 16: Ward Udinski ’15, quarterback for the Juniata football team, signed with the Munich Cowboys, a European football team with the German Football League. Udinski, now a sales strategy analyst for Johnson & Johnson, was allowed to take leave from his job to play.

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April 21: Joe Bortak ’15, of Jeannette, Pa., was named First Team All-America by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Paul Kuhn ’15 and Chad Albert ’16, were named to the Second Team.

May 2: Juniata’s men’s tennis team wins first Landmark Conference championship.

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May 4: Kati Csoman, longtime assistant dean at the Center for International Education, was named dean of international programs. Csoman has been the driving force behind many of the College’s most innovative international programs.

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May 5: Polly Walker, assistant professor of peace and conflict studies since 2011, was named director of the Baker Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies. Her expertise in using art and theatre as tools for conflict resolution complements Juniata’s emergence in these artistic fields.

May 7: Biologist Vince Buonaccorsi (in green) and mathematician Ben Sunderland (second from left) receive the Beachley Awards for Distinguished Service and Teaching respectively, and Kathy Baughman, (center) professor of accounting business and economics, received the Gibbel Award for Distinguished Teaching.

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Adelaide, Australia, was named Landmark Conference Player of the Year for men’s tennis. Polisena is one of several international athletes who excel on Juniata’s tennis teams.

May 8: Juniata’s men’s tennis team advances to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the best showing ever for the team. Head coach Jason Cohen was named Landmark Conference Coach of the Year.

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May 8: Katie Shelledy ’17, of Milwaukee, Wis., received the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, one of 100 undergraduates awarded the scholarship nationwide. “If you take initiative

at Juniata, the biology faculty will take you leagues beyond what you imagined. This is the first time I’ve had a mentor who expected more from me than I’ve expected from myself.”

—Katie Shelledy ’17, Milwaukee, Wis.

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May 10: Megan Vanaman ’15, of Wilmington, Del., is awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to teach English in the Czech Republic.

“The professors at Juniata want us to be successful and they often know ways we can pursue that success, perhaps in ways we hadn’t thought of. The Fulbright will be very helpful to my teaching career, because the Czech Republic has a very different educational system, and I can bring some of those ideas back to my own classroom.”

—Megan Vanaman ’15, Wilmington, Del.

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May 11: The William Randolph Hearst Foundation awards Juniata a $75,000 grant to fund scholarships for first-generation college students. The College will be able to award $4,800 to four first-generation students for the next four years.

Mike Keating, director of corporate and foundation support, oversees the College’s efforts in securing grant funding and helps faculty apply for grants to fund scholarship and research.

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“The faculty and staff at Juniata don’t mentor and spend an evening talking about the intersection between work and family over the dinner table because they feel obligated. They engage in these experiences because they love what they do and they genuinely want to connect with students.”

—Mackenzie Coulter-Kern ’14, North Manchester, Ind.

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May 12: Mackenzie Coulter-Kern ’14 receives a Fulbright Fellowship to teach English in Mexico.

May 13: Molly Adler ’15, of Alexandria, Va., was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to teach English in Russia in the 2015-2016 academic year.

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“I’ve always been interested in international affairs and the opportunity to immerse myself in Russian culture helps teach poise, diplomacy, and cross-cultural communication—all of which will remain useful forever.”

—Molly Adler ’15, Alexandria, Va.

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May 14: Marlene Matula ’17, of Salix, Pa., received a David A. Boren Scholarship to study abroad this year in Shanghai, China. Marlene also has a semester internship with the U.S. Department of State during the 2015-2016 academic year.

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May 16: German businessman Christoph Schwemmlein ’84, managing director of Klöcker Brothers, a manufacturing company producing parts for the textile industry, delivers the Commencement address to 343 undergraduates.

May 16: James Lakso, provost emeritus at Juniata, Christoph Schwemmlein ’84, and Raymond Figura, dean of business administration at Westfälische Hochschule (University of Applied Science), Bocholt campus, in Bocholt Germany, received honorary doctor of humane letters degrees.

“I was very thankful for the professors who were willing to help me edit and revise my essays to make sure I was applying with my best foot forward. All of their help and support made winning an internship with the State Department and the Boren Scholarship possible.”

—Marlene Matula ’17, Salix, Pa.

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From left, Jim Lakso, Christoph Schwemmlein ’84, and Raymond Figura.

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May 22: Anvy Tran ’17, of Boston, Mass., received a Benjamin Gilman Scholarship to study abroad in Guanajuato, Mexico. Gilman Scholarships offer grants for students of limited financial means to study abroad.

May 28: Cathy Stenson, professor of mathematics, received the 2015 Distinguished Faculty Mentor Award from a regional arm of the Mathematical Association of America. Faculty awards also give Juniata much-needed exposure beyond central Pennsylvania.

June 11: Long jumper Alissa Sellers ’16, of Huntingdon, Pa., and high jumper Katelyn Fisher ’17, of Rochester, N.Y., flew to first-place finishes at the Landmark Conference track and field championships.

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Because volunteer activity is self-reported, actual numbers are higher than shown below. To help with more accurate reporting in the future, please submit your volunteerism annually via e-mail to [email protected], or visit www.juniata.edu/alumni.

Juniata Admission AmbassadorsAffinity Programs

Fundraising/Class Fund Agents/Class CommitteesReunion Committees

Juniata Career Team/Career DayParents Council/Parent Programs

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Miscellaneous VolunteersAlumni Weekend

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How did you get involved with your Reunion Committee?The Class of 1970 is a very nice, very special group of people who had the experience of attending an exceptional small college at a unique time in our country’s history. I was a class officer and continued to have strong, positive feelings about the Juniata connection and stayed in touch with my college friends. Getting involved in our class reunions was a “no brainer.”

How many years have you participated in your Reunion Committee?I was minimally involved in early reunions, but in 1998, classmate Marsha Hartman ’70 and I talked about ways to make our reunions even more fun. So, we worked together to form a reunion committee of 20-plus classmates from a variety of groups from our college days.That did it—the committee’s talents and enthusiasm have made our reunions even more special since 2000. Although I’ve been the reunion committee chair since then, the Class of 1970 reunion’s success is about that wonderful group. The committee makes an effort to get classmates to come to the reunion by contacting all classmates by phone and email. We plan the get together with music from our college days, good food and drink, and a Saturday night program that makes

Candace (Wamsley) deCsipkes ’70Class of 1970 Reunion Committee Chair

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us laugh. It’s quite a party thanks to the committee. Most importantly, we’re adamant about making sure there’s lots of time to just visit with classmates.

What is the most rewarding aspect of volunteering for and attending your reunions?The reunions have proven to be a means of reconnecting and reminiscing with old friends and forming new friendships. Many folks who weren’t “friends” during college now stay in touch with each other. We really like each other! That’s the most rewarding part of working on the reunions—the friendships. As we get older and begin to lose some of those treasured friends, the reunions become even more special. The reunions are a celebration of each other and our time at Juniata.

Class of 1970 at 45th reunion, June 2015.

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Parents Council 2015-2016

Polly Alexander P’17Tim Alexander P’17Linda Baker ’79 P’16Bridget Berich ’86 P’16Glenn Carnicelli P’16Kim Hayden P’16, P’18Bill Messersmith ’79 P’16Kevin Ogle P’16Debbie Reynolds P’17Mike Reynolds P’17Carol Ann Siciliano P’16Bob Sinclair P’16Ruth (Semar) Sinclair ’85 P’16Cheryl Twardowski P’16Mike Twardowski P’16

The Juniata Parents Council works with the College to support its programs and, ultimately, its students. The Council’s purpose is to involve parents who will help spread the word to other parents and students about Juniata, engage other parents in issues related to student success, and mentor students as they prepare for and embark on professional lives. This group formed in April 2009 and represents parents from various geographic regions, campus affiliations, and class years. The Council serves as a liaison between the College and the greater parent population.

The Parents Council creates opportunities for parents to become involved in College activities, such as Homecoming and Family Weekend, regional events that appeal to parents

and their children, Parents Pride Scholarship Program, and Career Day. To get involved, contact Katie (Padamonsky) Dickey ’97 at 814-641-3447 or [email protected].

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President’s Picnic Central PA Juniata Club “Power Packs” Volunteer Project.

Homecoming and Family Weekend

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Each year the incoming freshman class takes part in a welcoming ceremony that is equal parts ritual, recitation, and fun as they bond as a class. Pictured here is the Class of 2019, who heard presentations by Juniata’s president, provost, dean of students, and vice president of enrollment, followed by a quick lesson on singing the alma mater by Russ Shelley, professor of music. The class then receives a Class of 2019 pin and moves to the quad to sing the alma mater one more time by candlelight.

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