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Posted on August 19, 2024

Power Play for the Community: Joelle Brown ’24’s Bruins Foundation Internship  

Newly minted alumna Joelle Brown ’24 finished a six-month internship with the Boston Bruins Foundation earlier this summer, a nonprofit that seeks to serve not only its fans but the entire Boston community.

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Posted on August 15, 2024

A Tech Career Powered by English Skills: Kate Stadt ’11 on her Role at HubSpot

Kate Stadt ’11 studied English at Gordon and is now the manager of legal and compliance enablement at HubSpot. We sat down to ask Kate about her journey to the tech world and trends in the industry.

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Posted on August 6, 2024

Solid as a Rock: Meet Kimberlee Thorburn ’07 ’16M, the 2024 Wright Award Winner  

As a Christian teaching in the Lynn, MA, public school system, Thorburn seeks to draw her strength from Christ, the Solid Rock, and to reflect her faith to her students every day.

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Posted on July 26, 2024

Chris Peters ’09 on the Importance of Visual Storytelling in Modern Marketing 

Chris Peters ’09, founder of Lightmark Creative, shares his experience navigating the video and media industry while also managing his own business. 

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Posted on July 19, 2024

$50,000 Grant Fuels Growth of Gordon College’s Heritage Summer Program  

The Heritage program at Gordon College, directed by Salome Palmer ’21, has received a $50,000 grant from the Forum for Theological Exploration to sustain one of Gordon’s premiere summer programs and to expand its reach.

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Posted on June 18, 2024

Endangered Species and Ecosystem Restoration: Insights from James Wheeler’s Internship with U.S. Fish and Wildlife  

Newly minted alumnus James Wheeler ’24 worked as an intern last semester helping with salt marsh conservation and wildlife protection at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, a part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Newburyport.

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Posted on June 12, 2024

Aaron Wright ’24: Contributing to Heart and Brain Health at the Framingham Heart Study  

Newly minted Gordon graduate and a former Pike Honors student Aaron Wright `24 interned in the neuropsychology department of the Framingham Heart Study, assisting with key research on the symptomatology of cognitive dementia to help patients counter cognitive decay. 

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Posted on May 30, 2024

Melanie Hyo-In Han ’16 ’19 Shares Her Experience as a Published Author and TCK 

Melanie Hyo-In Han ’16 M’19 recently published her first full-length book, My Dear Yeast, about her experience growing up as a third-culture kid (TCK), and shares what life is like as a published writer. 

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Posted on May 29, 2024

John Lowry’s ’94 Ultimate Adventure: Rowing 3,275 Miles Across the Atlantic  

On June 1 John Lowry ’94 will undertake his greatest challenge yet: being a part of the first- ever human-powered rowboat Atlantic crossing from Boston to London. Over the course of about 45 days, he and three others will row 24 hours a day to cover 3,275 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Posted on May 23, 2024

From Past to Present: Grace Stinger’s ’24 Graduation Marks Centennial Legacy at Gordon 

Grace Stinger ’24 graduated exactly 100 years after her great-grandmother, but she's only one of many Gordon grads in her family, as she discovered thanks to the Gordon Archives.

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Posted on April 15, 2024

Guardians of Cybersecurity: Insights from Information Security Consultant Imaris Loja 

Imaris Loja ’21, who studied computer science at Gordon and now works at MassMutual as an information security consultant, speaks about her job working in cybersecurity and her passion for computer science. 

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Posted on April 3, 2024

Championing Elder Equality: Abigail Butt ’05 Advocates for Aging Communities 

Abigail Butt ’05, M.Sc., Ph.D., studied psychology at Gordon and is now the director of the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services. We sat down with her to ask about her job working in a government municipality and her passion for helping people. 

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