Posted on December 4, 2019
Walking with Women in their Own Advent Journey
This season, many women will give birth outside of the hospital. Although they share in Mary’s labor pains, they have angels of a different kind: certified nurse midwives like Story Jones ’04 who do their part to create a more comfortable environment (than, say, a barn) for bringing a baby into the world.
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Posted on November 22, 2019
Computer Science: Programmed for 40 Years of Ingenuity
Forty years since launching the computer science major and 50 since Gordon’s first computer programming course, the College celebrates a history in innovation.
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Posted on October 16, 2019
Split Peas and Asylees
In Portland, Maine, last spring, a number of food production workers stopped washing their hands, and it was Abbey Mitchell’s job to find out why.
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Posted on October 10, 2019
‘Antigone’: A Modern Spin on Timeless Struggles
After performances of Theatre Arts' production of 'Antigone,' audiences were torn on whether to laugh at the play’s hilarious banter or cry because of its tragic elements of death and sorrow.
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Posted on September 18, 2019
Meet Homecoming’s Alumni Awardees
From the ocean to top corporations, the recipients of the 2019 Alumni Awards and Athletics Hall of Honor make a difference in a variety of settings. Get to know them and see them honored at the Homecoming Awards Ceremony.
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Posted on September 4, 2019
Washing Feet by Studying the Brain
For new faculty member Dan Norton, teaching psychology means dispelling misconceptions, utilizing clinical experience and contributing to the kingdom of God by washing peoples' feet.
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Posted on August 29, 2019
Faculty Awarded Two Fulbright Scholarships for Fall
A rare accomplishment, two Gordon faculty members have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships for the fall semester: Provost Janel Curry and Assistant Professor of Economics and Business Kristen Cooper '06.
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Posted on August 14, 2019
Good Samaritans in the Burn Zone
At 9 a.m. on November 8, 2018, three Gordon alumni and their families were in bumper-to-bumper traffic on one of the three roads out of Paradise, CA, along with 26,000 other people trying to escape California’s deadliest wildfire.
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Posted on August 9, 2019
Complicated Miracles: Life in Paradise a Year After the Camp Fire
Last year in November, the Camp Fire hit Katherine Sorich’s ’05 hometown like a tidal wave, displacing 52,000 people and laying waste to 14,000 residences, but her house wasn’t one of them.
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Posted on August 6, 2019
Fighting Climate Change, One Window at a Time
In order to truly care for people, we need to work on fighting climate change while also helping people who are impacted by it," says Christine Seibert ’18, local coordinator for a Maine-based nonprofit that produces affordable window-inserts to protect homes from chilly drafts in colder months
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Posted on July 26, 2019
Trading Lab Coats for Broadway Costumes: Grad Olivia Buelow’s Gig in NYC
When Olivia Buelow '18 graduated, her eyes were set on medical school. But an unexpected opportunity to work as a wardrobe dresser on Broadway for Moulin Rouge! The Musical introduced her to a new passion.
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Posted on July 18, 2019
Alum Awarded White House Honors for Medical Breakthroughs
Dr. John E. Harris ’98 receives the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Government to outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent research careers.
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