Old Gold weekend is finally here. For many of you this weekend represents the arrival of fall and the final homestretch toward the Monon Bell game, another weekend to spend time with your friends. Having graduated from DePauw, Old Gold is a much-anticipated return home to the place that we love and care for so deeply.
As you walk through campus this weekend participating in all of the Old Gold festivities I encourage you to look up and take a moment to soak it all in, for campus this weekend will be at its finest. And if we can impose any nuggets of wisdom upon you as not-so-old-alumni: take some time to introduce yourself to the alumni on campus this weekend. We are back because we are passionate about the place that you now call home and are all determined to make DePauw an even better institution. There will be alumni back from all years and all walks of life, who care deeply about their school, its students, and its future. They are proof that the DePauw experience does not end after your four years on campus. It lasts a lifetime.
As your student-elected members to the Alumni Board, we also wanted to take a moment to share with you what we are working on. The Alumni Board connects thousands of living alumni around the world to current students for mentoring, networking, and sharing that special bond recognized by those who spend their undergraduate career here. We work with multiple university services to provide everything we can during the DePauw experience--from contacting parents of accepted prospective students to providing resources for moving to a big city for internships or after graduation. There are a lot of changes happening at DePauw and the resources available to current students are growing. We hope the interactions between current students, alumni, and the university administration will foster a stronger bond between everyone involved.
So please, take the time to engage with us when we return to campus. Let us know how we can best serve you; we will do our best to provide the benefits and resources you need during your four years at DePauw.
- Tyler Perfitt '13 & Sally Reasoner '11.
