You\u2019re hopefully celebrating spring \u2014 a season of renewal \u2014 with the mental boost that accompanies better weather. Perhaps you\u2019re evaluating your physical wellness, assessing your living space, or enjoying the dopamine rush of planning a summer vacation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With this special issue, it\u2019s our intention to provide compelling pieces that are both informational and express the beauty of humanity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Colgate\u2019s database of alumni includes approximately 2,500 graduates (whom we know of) working in a health care\u2013related field. In these pages, you\u2019ll read about an alumna finishing her residency with Native peoples in rural Alaska, as well as a cardiothoracic surgeon who helped save David Letterman\u2019s life and performs more mini-aortic valve surgeries than anyone else in New England. We talked to graduates who deliver babies and those who hold the hands of the dying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, we learned from alumni who specialize in mental wellness and complementary medicine. The radiance illustrated by our cover art reminds me of advice offered by JoAnn Inserra \u201982 Duncan, who is a Reiki master teacher: \u201cThink of the positive energy that\u2019s out there in the universe.\u201d Many of the alumni we interviewed spoke from the heart about how their work enables them to help others in life-changing ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We stretched our theme to explore financial well-being, spirituality, the health of the planet, and, yes, how to organize your home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Closer to our home, we met with Colgate counselors who are teaming up with athletics to support student-athletes\u2019 mental wellness, as well as sustainability staff members working with our landscape project manager to preserve the campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This season of change is a good time to announce a forthcoming modification in Colgate Magazine<\/em>\u2019s frequency. After the summer issue, we will be combining the autumn issue with the winter issue; and mailing with the autumn\/winter issue will be the President\u2019s Report<\/em>. We surveyed alumni to hear their thoughts on these publications, and we learned that the majority of our readers still prefer to read the magazine in print. Due to rising costs, we need to change our publishing frequency to three times a year, but we are dedicated to providing the same high-quality print publication our readers expect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Share your thoughts on this health edition by writing to us at magazine@colgate.edu. In the meantime, we wish you all the best for your well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In February, we sent a survey to alumni to gauge readership engagement with Colgate Magazine<\/em> and the President\u2019s Report<\/em>. Here\u2019s what we learned from the 1,261 respondents<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 80% of respondents read the President\u2019s Report<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Of those respondents, 31% read all of the report, 34% read most of it, 30% read some. Topics respondents found the most interesting, in order of popularity: Third-Century Plan<\/em> updates, admissions, the financial report, and academic and faculty endeavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I love<\/strong> the Colgate Magazine<\/em>. The large format allows for luxurious type and photo displays. Generous white space gives the eye and mind elbow room\/breathing room for taking in the content. One wants to amble through an article, not race through it. I love learning about the interesting things that people are involved in. Each story illustrates the value that a liberal arts foundation provides for creative thought and action. I like the combination of big, meaty articles and little tidbits. I admire the excellent paper you use. The landscape photos are so well done. The colors and tone of the cover of the President\u2019s Report<\/em> make it breathtaking \u2014 the rich, saturated gray of the slate dormers and the misty pastel of late afternoon make me stare and stare at them. So for me, reading the magazine is an intellectual and aesthetic pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep up the good work! I am happy for the sound management and ethical grounding of Colgate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – Meg LeSchack MA\u201968<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A letter from the editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"coauthors":[388],"class_list":["post-14482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-editors-letter"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/palXSH-3LA","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14482"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14906,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14482\/revisions\/14906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14482"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=14482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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