OFF ALDEN STREET


Commencement 2014


Volume 85, No. 2 EDITORIAL OFFICE


Office of Marketing and Communications Alumni Hall


Springfield College 263 Alden Street


Springfield, MA 01109-3797 PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR


Jane Johnson Vottero G’10 jjohnsonvottero@springfieldcollege.edu


EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Caitlin Penndorf


cpenndorf@springfieldcollege.edu


SUMMER EDITORIAL STAFF ASSISTANT Grace E. Vottero


DIRECTOR OF SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Brian Magoffin ’05


bmagoffin@springfieldcollege.edu PRINT PRODUCTION


Kelly A. Gonya, Manager


GRAPHIC DESIGN John Devanski


Guy With Glasses Design


PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHER Paul Schnaittacher


Triangle magazine is published by


the Office of Marketing and Communications at Springfield College. Please direct all correspondence to the editor.


©2014 by Springfield College springfieldcollege.edu -----------------------------------------------------------------------


The mission of Springfield College is to educate the


whole person in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to others.


PRESIDENT Mary-Beth A. Cooper, PhD, DM


EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Jill F. Russell, PhD


DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Stephen A. Roulier


VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS John A. White


ALUMNI RELATIONS DIRECTOR Tamie Kidess Lucey ’81, G’82


ALUMNI COUNCIL PRESIDENT Lauren Grimes Youmans ’84


4


Springfield College AmeriCorps members, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno (far right), President Mary-Beth Cooper (center) Springfield Public Schools Superintendent Daniel J. Warwick (second from right), AmeriCorps director Shannon Langone (third from right) and executive vice president Jill Russell (far left)


AmeriCorps Members Join Mayor to Recognize Mayors Day of National Service


AMERICORPS MEMBERS hosted Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno at the Boland Elementary School on April 1, as part of the second annual Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service. Sarno issued a proclamation naming April 1, 2014, as National Service Recognition Day and he witnessed Springfield College AmeriCorps members implementing the Massachusetts Reading Corps program. Joining Sarno were Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper and Springfield Public Schools Superintendent Daniel J. Warwick. The AmeriCorps program at Springfield College is the largest in western Massachusetts and has


benefitted the city of Springfield and Springfield Public Schools for the previous 17 years. During the 2012-13 academic year, Springfield College AmeriCorps members provided more than 44,500 hours of service to more than 470 Springfield students.


TRIANGLE 1 Vol . 85, No.2


SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE hosted its baccalaureate and 128th commencement ceremonies in May. Under - graduate commencement was held Sunday, May 18, at the MassMutual Center in Springfield. Graduate Commencement and Baccalaureate were held on the campus on Saturday, May 17. A leader in the field of medicine, Dr. G. Richard Olds, delivered the commence- ment addresses at both commencement ceremonies. Richard is the son of the eighth president of Springfield College, Glenn A. Olds. At the undergraduate commencement, 944 bachelor’s


degrees were awarded. At the graduate commencement, 600 master’s degrees, five certificates of advanced graduate study, nine doctor of philosophy degrees, and 30 doctor of physical therapy degrees were awarded, for a two-day total of 1,588 degrees. Former Springfield College Associate Protestant Chaplain Gregory Dyson and members of the 1934


Dr. Richard Olds


American Legion Post 21 Baseball Team (see page 21) received the 2014 Humanics Achievement Award. “To the Class of 2014, I would point out that the future will often place many obstacles in your way,”


said Richard, who spent his childhood, from ages of 7 to 15, growing up on campus. “The road will not always be easy. You will need to find the inner strength to overcome those obstacles and be guided by your own moral compass. Fight for what you believe in with your whole body, mind, and spirit. Let the spirit of Springfield College guide your future as it did for my father.” Richard’s speeches were part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s


commencement speech at Springfield College in 1964. The College recognized this historic moment with a series of special events honoring Glenn A. Olds and King during the 2013-14 academic year. The senior Olds withstood controversy in inviting King to speak at the 1964 commencement.


Visit springfieldcollege.edu to view the video and picture gallery.


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52