Alumni and Friends,
The Alumni Association is recruiting alumni mentors! The I'm Ready Alumni to Student Mentor Program is gearing up for an impactful second year, with alumni mentor recruitment beginning in early August. Designed to foster meaningful connections between our alumni and current students, I'm Ready offers four guided micro-session topics focused on career and self-development. The fall program kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 12! The first micro-session is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 23 and will focus on mentoring pair introductions and the student mentee completing a professional skills self-assessment. Through mentoring, alumni can help bridge generational gaps, forge lifelong connections, and provide students with invaluable insights into the professional world. To learn more about serving as an alumni mentor, contact Leah Simmonds ’23, alumni careers program director, at simmondsl@winthrop.com.
Get ready for 2024 Homecoming and Reunion! 2024 Homecoming T-shirts will be available for purchase for $25 from Thursday, Aug. 1 – Tuesday, Nov. 12. Homecoming T-shirts purchased before Monday, Sept. 30 will be mailed in October so you can wear your shirt to campus for Homecoming and Reunion. T-shirts will be mailed to the address noted on the order form and shipping confirmations will be e-mailed from the T-shirt vendor. Click here to purchase your 2024 Homecoming T-shirt!
The next book for the Virtual Alumni Book Club is "Glory Be" by Danielle Arceneaux. The reading period is Aug. 2-Oct. 4. "Glory Be" was voted on by members of the Virtual Alumni Book Club and is about a Black woman, Glory, who grew up in a segregated Louisiana, who is used to being minimized and overlooked. But she's determined to make her presence known as a case leads her deep into a web of intrigue she never realized Lafayette could harbor. Join the Virtual Alumni Book Club here and join the discussion!
Visit the Alumni Association upcoming events page for full details on upcoming events.
Aug. 2-Oct. 4
Click here to read a summary and reviews for it. Join the Virtual Alumni Book Club by signing up at www.pbc.guru/winthrop.
Tuesday, Sept. 10 | 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
McBryde Hall
Meet the Firms is a job fair for accounting, finance, economics, and computer information students and recent graduates. This is a time for students to learn about different career paths and internship opportunities with various organizations. Participants include CPA firms, wealth management firms, banks, government agencies, and relevant corporate departments (e.g., internal audit, accounting, tax, and finance).
Meet the Firms is hosted by the College of Business and Technology’s Beta Alpha Psi, an international honors society for accounting, finance, and information systems
students, and supported by the Center for Career Development and Internships.
Register by Wednesday, Aug. 31, for a printed nametag. Registration will remain open after
Aug. 31, but a printed nametag is not guaranteed. If you are working for an organization
that would like to participate in Meet the Firms, please refer to the Meet the Firms website or contact Dr. Hannah Richards, assistant professor of accounting.
Oct. 11-Dec. 13
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Perfect Horse” and “The Eighty-Dollar Champion,” this newest book club selection, “The Ride of Her Life,” details the incredible true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific Ocean.
In 1954, Annie Wilkins, a 63-year-old farmer from Maine, embarked on an impossible journey. She had no relatives left, she'd lost her family farm to back taxes, and her doctor had just given her two years to live--but only if she lived restfully. He offered her a spot in the county's charity home. Instead, she decided she wanted to see the Pacific Ocean just once before she died. She bought a cast-off brown gelding named Tarzan, donned men's dungarees, loaded up her horse, and headed out from Maine in mid-November, hoping to beat the snow. She had no map, no GPS, no phone. But she had her ex-racehorse, her faithful mutt, and her own unfailing belief that Americans would treat a stranger with kindness.
Join the Virtual Alumni Book Club by signing up at www.pbc.guru/winthrop.
Nov. 4-9
We are excited to welcome alumni and friends back to campus for Homecoming and Reunion, Nov. 4-9! If your class year ends in '4 and '9 you are celebrating a milestone reunion this year. More information about your class reunion will arrive to your mailbox
and e-mail in August. For questions about class reunions or other weekend activities,
please call 803/323-2145 or e-mail alumni@winthrop.edu.
Winthrop Ever Stand,
Lori Tuttle
Executive Director of Alumni Relations and Reunion Giving
