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:

• Make a gift online before March 31 at salem.edu/give.  To make a gift by phone or a stock gift, please call 336.721.2607.
• Encourage classmates and friends to make a gift before March 31.
• Help Salem spread the word - share Salem stories and links to give on Facebook.

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 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.

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.