Alumni and Friends,
We are excited to welcome the newest cohort of legacy students to Winthrop during Family Orientation in June! At Winthrop, legacy students are children, grandchildren or siblings of Winthrop graduates. The Alumni Association invites incoming legacy students and their families to connect with us during their Family Orientation session this summer! Legacy families are invited to stop by the Bookstore Commons, located in the DiGiorgio Campus Center, from 8-9:15 a.m. on the first day of your Family Orientation session, for a photo opportunity and some legacy swag! Orientation dates are Tuesday, June 10; Monday, June 16; and Thursday, June 19. We look forward to seeing you and your family soon! Legacy students will be invited to this event via mail and email. For questions, please contact Maggie McPherson, student and young alumni program coordinator, at mcphersonm@winthrop.edu.
The third book for the 2025 Virtual Alumni Book Club is "The Overnight Guest" by Heather Gudenkauf. True crime writer Wylie Lark doesn’t mind being snowed in at the isolated farmhouse where she’s retreated to write her new book. A cozy fire, complete silence. It would be perfect, if not for the fact that decades earlier, at this very house, two people were murdered in cold blood and a girl disappeared without a trace. Soon it becomes clear that the farmhouse isn’t as isolated as she thought. The reading period began on May 23 and ends on July 25. Click here to read a summary and reviews for it. Join the Virtual Alumni Book Club by signing up at www.pbc.guru/winthrop.
Visit the Alumni Association upcoming events page for full details. Use one of the free digital Winthrop backgrounds for virtual events and wear your garnet and gold attire to show your Eagle pride for both in-person and virtual activities!
*All event times are Eastern unless otherwise noted.
Virtual Alumni Book Club
"The Overnight Guest" by Heather Gudenkauf
May 23-July 25
Men’s Golf Alumni Zoom with Coach Kevin Pendley
Thursday, May 29 | 7 p.m.
Zoom
Men's golf alumni are invited to a special Winthrop Men’s Golf Alumni Zoom with Coach Kevin Pendley ’98 on Thursday, May 29, at 7 p.m. Bring your stories, your spirit and maybe a beverage of choice — we’ll see you on the virtual green! This is a great opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni, hear updates on the state of the program and share a few memories along the way. We have a lot to celebrate! Register here by Wednesday, May 28. The Zoom link will be e-mailed to registrants on Thursday, May 29.
To stay connected, follow Winthrop Men's Golf on X (@WUGolf) and Instagram (@winthropmgolf).
Legacy Orientation Drop-In
Tuesday, June 10 | 8-9:30 a.m.
Monday, June 16 | 8-9:30 a.m.
Thursday, June 19 | 8-9:30 a.m.
Bookstore Commons, DiGiorgio Campus Center
At Winthrop, legacy students are children, grandchildren or siblings of Winthrop graduates. The Alumni Association invites incoming legacy students and their families to connect with us during their Orientation session this summer! Students and families should stop by the Bookstore Commons, loacted in the DiGiorgio Campus Center, from 8-9:30 a.m. on the first day of their Orientation session for a photo opportunity and some legacy swag. Legacy students will be invited to this event via mail and email. For questions, please contact Maggie McPherson, student and young alumni program coordinator, at mcphersonm@winthrop.edu.
HireSouthCarolina Multi-University Alumni Career Fair
Thursday, June 12 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Greenville Convention Center
Alumni are invited to attend HireSouthCarolina Multi-University Alumni Career Fair on Thursday, June 12. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet hiring managers and recruiters from area-leading employers who are actively hiring for full-time positions across experience levels. Leading employers in the following fields will participate: finance & investment banking, technology & innovation, healthcare & life sciences, marketing & media, consulting & professional services, education & non-profits, engineering & manufacturing, and government & public sector. Register now and prepare to connect with companies eager to meet you!
8th Annual Volunteers' Conference
Friday, June 13 | 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Richardson Ballroom, located in the DiGiorgio Campus Center
Alumni volunteers are invited to the eighth annual Alumni Volunteers' Conference on Friday, June 13! Hear presentations from campus leadership, network with other alumni volunteers and board members, share ideas and ask questions. Volunteers' Conference equips volunteers with information that can be shared with fellow alumni and Winthrop supporters as they host events, engage with alumni and serve as advocates for Winthrop.
Over 130 alumni volunteers and board members are invited to attend, including alumni community leaders, Alumni Chapter leaders, Young Alumni Council leaders, I'm Ready alumni mentors, Class Reunion volunteers and members of the Alumni Executive Board, Eagle Club Board, and Winthrop University Foundation Board.
Alumni volunteers, register here for the 2025 Volunteers' Conference by Friday, May 30.
Interested in serving as an alumni volunteer? E-mail alumni@winthrop.edu for more information.
Virtual Alumni Book Club
"Birding to Change the World: A Memoir" by Trish O'Kane
Aug. 1-Oct. 3
The fourth book for the 2025 Virtual Alumni Book Club is "Birding to Change the World: A Memoir" by Trish O'Kane. In this uplifting memoir, a professor and activist shares what birds can teach us about life, social change and protecting the environment. O’Kane never expected to be a birder. It was a lone red cardinal and a bumptious cast of house sparrows that changed everything for O’Kane after Hurricane Katrina shattered her life in New Orleans. Watching birds thrive throughout the devastated city became her salvation and set her on a new path. Soon O’Kane found herself pursuing an environmental science Ph.D. in Wisconsin, where she became a full-on bird obsessive—logging hours and hours in a stunningly diverse urban park, filling field notebooks with observations of bird doings and dramas, and volunteering in a wildlife rehabilitation center bird nursery.
The reading period is Aug. 1-Oct. 3. Click here to read a summary and reviews for it. Join the Virtual Alumni Book Club by signing up at www.pbc.guru/winthrop.
Winthrop Ever Stand,
Lori Tuttle
Executive Director of Alumni Relations and Reunion Giving
