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TA B LE OF CON TE NTS 1 From the President 2 Table of Contents 4 Dear HCM, 6 Editor’s Note 7 Who We Are / Contributors 8 Campus Notebook / Snapshot 22 Syllabus 24 Sanctae Crucis Awards Meet the recipients of the 2016 Sanctae Crucis Award, the College’s highest nondegree honor for alumni: an advertising executive, an advocate for community service, a scientist and expert in energy technology and innovation, a Catholic priest and an architect. Each of these alumni have distinguished themselves in their professional careers and made a positive impact on their communities. 36 The Path Forward The Center for Career Development pairs students and alumni for job shadow
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days during school breaks. Students are able to explore potential career paths and alumni can give back to the next generation. Two of these student-alumni pairs reflect on their experience in the Alumni Job Shadowing Program. 42 Child’s Play Research shows that play benefits the social, emotional, cognitive and physical development of children. As the executive director of the Toy Industry Foundation, Jean Butler ’88 works to put more toys in the hands of children in need worldwide. 48 Pilgrimage Read an excerpt from Chapter 9 of Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis by Mark K. Shriver ’86, including recollections of his days on The Hill. With a special introduction by Tom Landy, director of the Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture.
56 Sports 58 Mystery Photo 60 HCAA News / Alumni News 66 Book Notes 67 Solved Photo 68 The Power of One 70 In Your Own Words 72 The Profile 76 Class Notes 82 Milestones 86 In Memoriam 96 Artifact / The Next Issue / Ask More.
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HC IN NYC AT THE RAM-CRUSADER CUP The Holy Cross community had an unforgettable weekend in New York City from Nov. 11-13, 2016. Highlights of the weekend are on Pages 64-65, and we put the rest of the photos in a gallery at magazine.holycross.edu.
54 Second Helpings The Fall 2016 Food Issue of HCM was a hit among readers, and the conversation about what we eat and where it comes from continues on campus. Read about the upcoming Ethics of Food discussion series, plans for a learning kitchen and a new course on craft beer brewers and the environment.
A MEAL FIT FOR 1600 Ever wonder how they used to feed all the students at mealtime in Kimball? We found 17 pages of Kimball recipes from the 19791980 school year in Archives. Want to make sloppy joes for 1600? Start with 425 pounds of ground beef, and find the rest of the recipe at magazine.holycross.edu.
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CONTACT US With the help of Mark Savolis and Sarah Campbell in the Holy Cross Archives and Special Collections, photographer Tom Rettig and designer Stephen Albano crafted a display of historical trinkets, all of which are housed within Archives’ treasure trove on the third floor of Dinand Library. The oldest item among these patches, watches, buckles, ribbons, pins, medals, jewelry, tags and typographic plates dates back to the mid-1860s, and, together, they represent a significant portion of the first 100 years of College history. Read more in Artifact on Page 96.
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