Dear Salem College Alumnae,
Thank you for being a valued and critically important member of the Salem College family. In this issue of our newsletter, we are pleased to highlight many of the wonderful things happening on campus now and into the spring, including our recently established Athletics Hall of Fame, our first Community Day of Service, and the upcoming Celebrate Salem! All Alumnae Reunion Weekend April 26-28.
Thanks to our incredible alumnae and community, we are taking the final steps in our Step Up for Salem Campaign. To date, Salem has received over $8.8 million in cash gifts in support of the Step Up Campaign. But we can’t stop now.
We want to exceed our $10-million goal. You can help us do that in the following ways:
I appreciate the part that you play in Salem’s history, and I look forward to seeing you on campus during Celebrate Salem! in a few weeks.
Best Wishes,
Sandra Doran
The #SalemLove Giving Day raised $116,231 from 629 donors on February 14.
We exceeded our donor goal of 400 donors by 57 percent. Of the 629 donors, 110 made their first gift to Salem on this year’s giving day.
Thank you to our alumnae who helped make the day a success!
Salem Academy and College inducted its inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame on February 9 to honor exemplary former student-athletes, administrators and others who have been integral to the school’s athletics program.
The Hall of Fame ceremony included four honorees representing Salem College: Jane Barkman Brown, Dianne Dailey, Robert Esleeck and Laura Sides Watson.
For more information about the Hall of Fame, please go to 2019 Inductees.
Salem College lost a beloved history professor last week. Dr. Mildred Inzer Byers, Salem Sister, beloved teacher and passionate advocate for women’s rights, died at Salemtowne on March 1, 2019.
Read more about Dr. Byers’ legacy at Salem College.
First-year and sophomore students from Salem College along with first-year students from Salem Academy participated in the first Community Day of Service on January 18 by volunteering at local nonprofit organizations and schools.
Students volunteered at 15 places including:
Please welcome Susan E. Henking as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Affairs and Dean of the College. Dr. Henking is President Emerita of Shimer College, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, where she formerly served as Co-Chair, LGBT Studies; Acting Provost and Dean of the Faculty; Interim Dean of the Faculty; and Chair, Religious Studies.
Earlier in her career, Dr. Henking was Visiting Instructor of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Colgate University, Visiting Assistant Professor of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Western Illinois University, Lecturer in the Social Sciences Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago and was a Teaching Intern in the Social Sciences Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Henking received a Ph.D. degree (1988) in Religion and Psychological Studies from the University of Chicago Divinity School, an M.A. degree (1979) from the University of Chicago Divinity School and a B.A. degree (1977) from Duke University. Her Dissertation was entitled “Protestant Religious Experience and the Rise of American Sociology: A Contextual Study of Varieties of Secularization” (With Distinction).
A highly respected author and lecturer, Dr. Henking looks forward to getting to know Salem’s students, alumnae, faculty, and staff.