Susquehanna Currents: Summer 2017

summer 2017 · vol 86 · no 2

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SHARED LOVE OF MUSIC SPARKS A HARMONIOUS PARTNERSHIP A MAN WHOSE HEART IS IN THE WORK

MEET THE GUY IN THE B OW T I E S U S Q U E H A N N A’ S 15TH PRESIDENT PA G E 2

Welcoming a New Steward of the Susquehanna Story

When I asked him if he would like to be the 15th president of Susquehanna University, his response was “More than anything I can imagine.”

dear alumni and friends,

Editor VICTORIA KIDD Associate Director, Advancement Communications

I’m thrilled to welcome Jonathan Green and Lynn Buck to Susquehanna!

Jonathan brings the right talent, experience and manner to successfully serve as the university’s 15th president. He distinguished himself in many ways from the pool of highly qualified candidates who wanted to become president of Susquehanna.

Class Notes Editor JODI SWARTZ Administrative Assistant, Alumni, Parent and Donor Engagement

First and foremost, he demonstrated an in-depth knowledge, appreciation and genuine love of student-centered, liberal arts education. In fact, it was clear that among the many aspects of the university that stood out for him was its long and abiding commitment to the liberal arts.

Contributing Writers ANGELA BURROWS Graphic Design AMANDA LENIG ’07 Creative Director

The search committee, which included trustees, faculty, staff and students, was also very impressed with Jonathan’s thoughtful identification of possibilities for Susquehanna in areas such as student recruitment and retention, reputation building and philanthropy. While these are challenging times for higher education, Susquehanna is clearly on an upward trajectory and is poised to take advantage of new opportunities. I am quite confident that Jonathan will identify and embrace those opportunities to advance our university.

“Jonathan brings the right talent, experience and manner to successfully serve as the university’s 15th president.”

—SIGNE S. GATES ’71

ERICA HOOVER Graphic Designer Contributing Photographers GORDON WENZEL Copy Editors BETSY K. ROBERTSON Director, Digital and Print Communications

On a more personal note, throughout the interview process, Jonathan allowed us to see his delightful sense of humor, which made him a beloved administrator and teacher at the institutions he’s served. Many of you have witnessed that sense of humor in recent months during Jonathan’s interactions on and off campus.

KATHLEEN LARSON FLORIO

One of the greatest joys of my professional life was to make, and have accepted, a job offer that I knew the candidate wanted. I experienced that joy when I offered the position to Jonathan. When I asked him if he would like to be the 15th president of Susquehanna University, his response was “More than anything I can imagine.”

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Jonathan believes that university presidents are “stewards of their institutions and keepers of the institutional story.” On behalf of Susquehanna’s Board of Trustees and the presidential search committee, I can assure you we have landed a master steward and keeper of the story, who will ensure that Susquehanna’s story is told with both eloquence and vigor.

Susquehanna University is a proud member of

THE ANNAPOLIS GROUP

comprising approximately 130 leading national independent liberal arts colleges that have similar interests and concerns centering on the values of liberal arts education that inform their missions. The Annapolis Group provides a forum for member institutions to share best practices, seek higher levels of excellence, and advance the cause of liberal arts education on a national scale.

w i t h wa r m r e g a r d s ,

Signe S. Gates ’71, Chair, Susquehanna University Board of Trustees and Chair of the Presidential Search Committee

Assistant Vice President, Alumni, Parent and Donor Engagement BECKY BRAMER ’92 DEITRICK

Board Chair Signe Gates and President Jonathan Green at The Franklin Institute for a meet-and-greet with Susquehannans on June 22.

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S U S Q U E H A N N A’S 15T H P R E S I D E N T H A S A R R I V E D

BY ANGELA BURROWS

Over the coming months and years, in my role as president, you will hear me emphasize four pillars of our work together: citizen leadership, global citizenship, access and engagement.

We will strive to engage each of our constituencies more fully in the life and work of Susquehanna University. The development of citizen leaders and truly cosmopolitan global citizens is the core work of the university, and expanding access to an SU education is our shared mission.

Lynn and I are so happy to be joining this great university community.

We are becoming more inspired each day as we get to know you, learn your stories, discover what Susquehanna has done for you, and refine the collective vision of the university’s future.

Let us begin this work together!

YOURS EVER,

Jonathan D. Green President

early 15 years before Jonathan Green was selected as president of Susquehanna University, a Sweet Briar College colleague saw leadership qualities in him that he had honed as a musical conductor.

Jonathan, also a composer, arranger and member of the music faculty, had just been appointed acting dean of the college and he felt ill prepared. At first skeptical of his colleague’s assessment, it didn’t take him long to see his training and experience were not only relevant, but invaluable.

Turns out, time management skills, strategic planning, listening skills and the ability to triage situations are equally important to conducting and management. But the most transferable skill is letting your players play, says Jonathan, who became Susquehanna’s 15th president on July 1.

“This is about more than just not micromanaging. It is creating an environment that allows collective artistry to flourish, which results in a much richer product than the dictates of an individual, no matter how talented he or she may be.”

That first administrative appointment in 2003 was followed by Jonathan’s eight years as dean of the college and vice president of academic affairs at

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citizen leadership . global citizenship . access . engagement

DEAR SUSQUEHANNANS,

Sweet Briar. He then served six years as provost and dean of the faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU), a position he held from 2011 until assuming his current role.

His appointment as Susquehanna’s president represents the culmination of a career that has enabled him to follow his passions. One of those passions is liberal arts education, as delivered by schools like Susquehanna.

Susquehanna’s board chair, Signe Gates, who led the presidential search, says the search committee was very impressed

by Jonathan’s in-depth knowledge, appreciation and genuine love of the liberal arts.

The Early Years A self-described nerdy kid, who grew up in Westfield, N.Y., midway between Erie, Pa., and Buffalo, Jonathan says his love of music was instilled early. His late father was an elementary school teacher and church organist, and his mother, also a teacher, was a music lover who regularly listened to Buffalo’s NPR affiliate.

Although he shared his parents’ passion for music, he admits he was not a musically gifted child. In first grade, his singing was so loud and his pitch so poor his teacher gave him non-

singing roles in school performances. Nonetheless, the stars aligned when his voice changed.

Jonathan’s mother, Justine Green, remembers her son as a bright kid who loved the outdoors and caught onto things quickly. He was also very responsible.

“When he was about 10, I can remember thinking that if something happened to his dad and me, he would have been able to live on his own,” she says with a laugh. “He knew how to do things. In high school, he was president of his class and officer of the student government association, and then [he] went off to college a year early.”

Mrs. Green described her son as self-assured, very grounded and an optimist. “He’s very confident, but there is nothing in him that is braggadocio.”

the couple found they hit it off. They were married in 1988 in the chapel of Williams College, where Jonathan had been a visiting conductor of the school’s choral society.

Friends and colleagues describe their marriage as a true partnership, built on love and mutual respect.

Authenticity and Groundedness “Jonathan and Lynn are very real people,” says Cyndi Fein, who served as Jonathan’s office manager at Sweet Briar. “Both are very community-oriented and they excel at it. They’re very outgoing and love to entertain. He’s a great cook and she’s a great hostess. He’s also good at flipping burgers at the faculty cookout, and making omelets and pancakes for students in the cafeteria during final exams.”

Intelligent and driven, at the end of his junior year in high school, he enrolled at the State University of New York at Fredonia, 16 miles from home. “We wanted him to stay on campus but to be close to home, and Fredonia has a wonderful music program.”

Jonathan’s mother said her son’s groundedness and concern for others showed themselves early. “[He] treats everyone with the same love and respect. I feel very privileged to have him as my son. It’s been one of the most pleasant, wonderful things I have known.”

While at Fredonia, he met Lynn Buck, whom he describes as the love of his life. After a first date, for which he cooked,

Reflecting on his parents brings warm memories for Jonathan, who describes his father as a “tinkerer who was always busy with something.” He regrets that his dad, who died five years ago, won’t see him become a college president.

He vividly remembers a 37-day, cross-country camping trip with his parents and a neighbor kid the summer before seventh grade, calling it a formative experience. Making the trip by car gave him a sense of the country’s breadth, an opportunity to interact with locals, visit with Native Americans, and see the High Plains. He was impressed with how people shaped the landscape and how the landscape affected the lives of people.

Moving On The landscape changed for Jonathan when he completed his undergraduate degree in music at Fredonia in 1985 and left the shores of Lake Erie for the Pioneer Valley and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. After earning his Master of Music degree from U Mass, he spent a summer at Oxford University’s Trinity College—another formative

President Jonathan D. Green and Ms. Lynn Buck officially joined Susquehanna University on July 1. Friends and colleagues describe their nearly 30-year marriage as a true partnership, built on love and mutual respect.

JONATHAN’S FAVORITES Favorite Albums: Beethoven Symphony No. 3,

Concertgebouw Orchestra

conducted by Erich Kleiber Herbert Howell Hymnus Paradisi,

BBC Symphony and Chorus conducted

by Richard Hickox Bach St. Matthew Passion,

Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra

conducted by Karl Richter Bernstein Symphony No. 1,

New York Philharmonic conducted

by Leonard Bernstein The Beatles “White Album” Miles Davis Sketches of Spain

Favorite Books:

Louis Menand: The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America

Peter Watson: The Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century

Kevin Jackson: Constellation of Genius: 1922: Modernism Year One

Favorite Movies: The Third Man

North by Northwest

Citizen Kane

Anything Hitchcock

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This spring, then President-elect Green traveled to campus on numerous occasions to get an early start on introducing himself and Lynn to the Susquehanna community.

experience—and then enrolled in a doctorate program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in 1992, taught advanced conducting at UNC Greensboro and served as an assistant professor at Elon College (now Elon University) before joining the Sweet Briar faculty in 1996.

Jonathan and Lynn left Sweet Briar and the hills of Virginia for the Illinois prairie when he accepted the IWU position.

They’ve spent the past six years in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., twin cities with a combined population of about 130,000. Two hours south of Chicago and two-and-a-half hours north of St. Louis, Bloomington-Normal is a hub of civilization surrounded by miles of soil-rich farmland.

Although they are looking forward to living “back East” and being closer to family (she’s a native of upstate New York), Jonathan says that in addition to missing friends and colleagues, he’ll miss the breadth of the prairie.

Loves His Work Those who knew and worked with Jonathan at both IWU and Sweet Briar describe him as incredibly bright, knowledgeable, supportive, direct, very student-centered, and having a great sense of humor.

“He really digs his work,” says Frank Boyd, IWU’s associate provost. “He enjoys the enterprise of higher education, the students and his work with colleagues. He is very supportive.

The best way to get to know Jonathan is to ask him what his thoughts are, rather than drawing inferences. Ask for time with him. Talk with him.”

An excellent listener, Jonathan is receptive to advice. He may not always agree, but “with Jonathan, you always feel heard,” says IWU’s athletic director Mike Wagner, one of Jonathan’s direct reports.

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“Our loss is Susquehanna’s gain. He will be engaged; he will open his door and be very welcoming. He has that kind of personality. He has a way of putting people at ease.”

Karla Carney-Hall, IWU’s vice president for student affairs and dean of students, calls Jonathan the most studentcentered provost she’s known. “He is supportive of students’ intellectual journey and also has a sense of fun. He’s creative and warm and all in for events.”

Patti Henderson, who served as Jonathan’s office manager at IWU, agrees, adding that the two worked hard but also had fun. Henderson jokes that she so enjoyed working with him that when he announced he would be leaving IWU, she chose to move on to another position rather than stay to “break in” a new provost.

Commitment to Diversity and Innovation Yolanda Juarez, an IWU math major and a member of the Class of 2017, says Jonathan has been an advocate for diversity. “I’m mulatto and a first-generation college student.

We’ve never felt that he’s not been supportive of us,” she says of students from underrepresented groups.

Carney-Hall, who co-chaired IWU’s Council on Diversity with Jonathan, says he values diversity of all kinds. “He understands it’s not just about the numbers, it’s about having an infrastructure in place to support students, faculty and staff from underrepresented groups.”

According to colleagues, Jonathan is also supportive of innovation. Jerry Olson, chair of IWU’s accounting and financial services department, calls him a Renaissance man who brings to Susquehanna a combination of skill sets. Not only did Jonathan drive the launch of IWU’s new program in Design, Technology and Entrepreneurship; he also worked with donors to garner support for the interdisciplinary offering that marries the arts with technology.

Interested in providing students with opportunities for real-world experience, Jonathan was instrumental in bringing a Small Business Development Center to IWU. Olson

It i s c reat ing an e nv ironme nt t hat allows colle c t iv e ar t i s t r y t o f l o u r i s h , w hi c h re s u lt s i n a mu c h r i c h e r product than the dictates of an indiv idual, no matter how tale nted he or she may be.

— J O N AT H A N G R E E N

Professional Highlights

2011–2017, Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Illinois Wesleyan University

2003–2011, Dean of the College and

Vice President for Academic Affairs,

Sweet Briar College 2002–2003, Associate Dean of

Academic Affairs, Sweet Briar College 1998–1999, 2000–2002, Music

Department Chair, Sweet Briar College

Green also spent 15 years as a member of the Sweet Briar faculty. He was a member of the summer graduate faculty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; an assistant professor at Elon College (now Elon University); a visiting assistant professor at Hampden-Sydney College; a music librarian at Bennington College; and a visiting conductor at Williams College.

He is the author of multiple publications,

has presented extensively, and is a

prolific composer.

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1992

Summer Seminar, Oxford University–Trinity College, 1987

Master of Music, University of Massachusetts–Amherst, 1987

Bachelor of Music, State University of New York at Fredonia, 1985

Performance Studies, Chautauqua

Institution (summers), 1982 and 1983

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also credits him with collaborating with the university’s curriculum council, career development center and admissions office to establish an accounting and financial services program independent of business administration. That program has grown significantly since it was established in spring 2014, Olson says.

What to Expect the First Year Jonathan believes the three most important ingredients for success as a president are the ability to communicate clearly and compellingly with a wide range of constituents; an understanding of data; and a deep and abiding love for the institution.

was the right place for him. He was well aware of the university because he had known Lemons, as well as Susquehanna Provost and Dean of the Faculty Linda McMillin through professional organizations.

He says that many things about Susquehanna impressed him, including its long and abiding commitment to the liberal arts; a commitment to experiential learning; its history as a DIII school; its student-focused approach; its impressive board; its membership in the Annapolis Group, which puts it among the nation’s top liberal arts colleges; and the eloquence with which the search committee articulated the values of the institution.

Like that Sweet Briar colleague who recognized Jonathan’s leadership potential 14 years ago, former IWU President Dick

Wilson says the presidential search committee chose well.

“I hired Jonathan as provost and believe he’ll make a good president. He has all the experiences and personal attributes you’d want in a president. Planning, budgeting and fundraising are the three big categories for presidents. Over the arc of Jonathan’s career, he’s certainly led efforts in all of these areas,” Wilson says.

“Personally, he’s engaging, authentic in his interactions and transparent in his decision making. He’ll devote the time needed to know the campus community and the larger community in which the university resides.”

Wilson has no doubt Susquehanna will benefit from Jonathan’s leadership. “He’ll get to know people and they’ll get to know him. It will all unfold very naturally.”

“Personally, he’s engaging, authentic in his interactions and transparent in his decision making. He’ll devote the time needed to know the campus community and the larger community in which the university resides.”

—DICK WILSON

“Presidents are stewards of their institutions and the keepers of the institutional story,” says Jonathan, who will make telling that story a priority to raise Susquehanna’s profile. Other areas of focus will be improving the university’s already strong retention and graduation rates, fundraising and increasing engagement levels across constituencies.

Deeply committed to liberal arts education and the role it plays in providing students with a holistic understanding of the world around them, Jonathan says there has never been a time when advocacy for the liberal arts has been more important.

The Board of Trustees hosted a welcome reception for President Green and Ms. Buck at the Franklin Institute in June. Numerous alumni, including Jeff ’94 and Sue Rendle ’94 Cooper (shown here talking with President Green), attended the event for the opportunity to meet Susquehanna’s 15th president.

Shortly after President L. Jay Lemons announced his plans to step down from the presidency, a search consultant called Jonathan and encouraged him to apply, saying Susquehanna

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Shared Love of Music

Lynn Buck, the new first lady of Susquehanna University, originally crossed paths with Jonathan Green when they were undergraduate music majors at the State University of New York at Fredonia. That initial encounter led to a first date and ultimately a harmonious partnership that has endured for more than 30 years.

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he chemistry between them is apparent; friends and colleagues consistently refer to Jonathan and Lynn as partners. As Jonathan assumes the presidency of Susquehanna, it’s clear the university is getting a team that is delighted to make the campus community its home.

A studious kid, “Ms. Buck,” who retained her maiden name when she and Jonathan were married, grew up in Rome, N.Y., the daughter of an accountant and an administrative assistant to the high school guidance department at Rome Free Academy. She was an only child until she was 8, when her brother was born, and then a sister four years later.

The niece and great-niece of musicians, Lynn’s musical talent showed itself early. An accomplished pianist and flutist, she spent 18 years as a middle school band director.

She also taught fine arts as an adjunct faculty member at Elon College (now Elon University), directed the flute studio at Sweet Briar College, and supervised music student teachers at Illinois Wesleyan University,

where her husband spent the past six years as provost and dean of the faculty.

An avid reader who enjoys print editions of both books and newspapers, Lynn is a former board member of the Citizens for Adult Literacy and Learning in Amherst County, Va. Most recently, she worked in the reading lab of Heartland Community College in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., where she was trained in the Read Right® methodology. The position involved teaching students with learning challenges and those for whom English was not their first language, a role she found very rewarding.

“Some of the students had advanced degrees, but they did not know English. They wanted to learn it so they could get jobs that would enable them to support their families.”

Those who know Lynn describe her as a caring person, who is tuned in to other people. Talented and self-assured, she wholeheartedly supports Jonathan, who calls her the love of his life.

A quilter and proud aunt of three nieces and a nephew, Lynn recently made a quilt for one of her nieces as a 13th birthday gift.

Clearly a labor of love, she incorporated fabric from a dress she had made for the same niece when she was a little girl.

Lynn looks forward to spending more time with family now that she and Jonathan are “back East.”

She enjoys sewing, baking and gardening, and shares Jonathan’s love of the arts. A number of student- and facultyproduced pieces lined the walls of the couple’s Illinois home.

Lynn, who has already walked the campus many times with Jonathan, says she is looking forward to serving as an ambassador for Susquehanna and to hearing the stories of the people who constitute the university community.

“I love that Susquehanna is so student-centered.

That has come out loud and clear,” she says.

A girl after his own heart, Lynn (pictured above, at left) has shared common interests with Jonathan for longer than even they can remember. Case in point, their obvious love of donkeys and flowers at age 3.

“I love that Susquehanna is so student-centered.

That has come out loud and clear.”

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Susquehanna hit the jackpot with Jonathan Green, according to students, former colleagues and friends at both Sweet Briar College and Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU).

“HE KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT EVERYTHING. HE’S VERY GENUINE. HIS ATTENTION DOESN’T DRIFT.”

“HE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE’S WELFARE EVEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE OTHERS MAY HAVE LOST PATIENCE.”

ALEX DEMONT

ROB GRANGER

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“He is just a marvelous, marvelous man,” says John Gregory Brown, who chairs Sweet Briar’s creative writing program, and Carrie Brown, a writer in residence at the college and John Gregory’s wife.

Starting as a member of the music faculty, Jonathan later spent eight years as Sweet Briar’s dean of the college and vice president for academic affairs, followed by six years as IWU’s provost and dean of the faculty.

“A president has to be good with alumni, a fundraiser, an effective administrator … Jonathan will be all those things and more,” says John Gregory. “There is no pretense in him.

He’s interested in people and has such enthusiasm. He was beloved by students and colleagues here.

“I don’t think you could have found someone more qualified.

His positive energy will have a ripple effect. We always felt safe with him at the helm. Often, faculties and administrations can find themselves on opposite sides of the aisle.

He erases the aisle.”

The Browns recounted a story that reflects Jonathan’s caring and character. When their daughter, Molly—who is now a very successful, published poet—was about 10, she had already written a number of poems, and Jonathan offered to set one of them to music. He and Molly selected two short poems, rather than one. Jonathan wrote the music, and the Sweet Briar choir performed it.

“We were overwhelmed by the great generosity of that,” says John Gregory.

“He took a child’s early efforts and treated them with dignity. Jonathan’s not-inconsequential gesture, which was in keeping with his character, made a real difference for Molly and no doubt helped to propel her forward in pursuit of her poetry.”

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A Commitment to Students and Teaching Jonathan’s encouragement and support have had an impact on the lives of numerous students over the years.

Even as an administrator, he has kept a hand in teaching and advising, typically joining students for lunch in the cafeteria.

Sweet Briar alumna Sarah Wright, now a student at Gettysburg Seminary, was one of Jonathan’s music students and advisees at Sweet Briar and also a member of the school’s choir, which he directed. When Jonathan learned Wright had to fulfill some course requirements that were unique to her, he committed to teaching a number of oneon-one classes rather than suggest she take the classes at another college and incur the tuition.

“I didn’t appreciate then how valuable his time was,” says Wright, who sees Jonathan as a role model. “Advising sessions aren’t just about course selection; they’re about navigating life and college. There were many times during our advising sessions when he would pass the tissue box or would try to make me laugh. At 8:30 a.m., that could be a challenge!”

Recent IWU graduate Alex DeMont remembers Jonathan’s sense of fun.

“I first met him at a late-night breakfast during finals.

Normally staff and faculty do the serving and Jonathan was serving home fries. I was with my friend, who was in the choir, so Dean Green knew him. He threw a fry at my friend and then one at me.”

From that point forward, DeMont says he regularly joined Jonathan for lunch, during which they’d talk about everything

from issues on campus to music. “He knows something about everything. He’s very genuine. His attention doesn’t drift.”

In 2015–16, IWU’s student senate selected Jonathan as academic advisor of the year, says IWU junior Will Teichman.

“So often, students feel disconnected from presidents and provosts. That’s not true of Dean Green. He was provost and was very busy, but he took the time to guide and advise students, especially in the school of music.”

Teichman’s advice to Susquehanna students: “Take note of his bow ties, which are colorful. He has a unique sense of style. Reach out if you see him and say hello. He appreciates the direct approach, so if you have an issue or idea, don’t beat around the bush.”

Megan Koch, a member of IWU’s Class of 2017 and a former member of the university’s choir, says Jonathan instilled in choir members the importance of looking out for each other.

She and DeMont say Jonathan and his wife, Lynn Buck, are a real team. Both are very genuine and very engaged.

“They’re an interesting couple,” DeMont says. “I’d love to be part of a couple like that one day.”

Faculty Are a Priority Jonathan is incredibly knowledgeable about the challenges facing higher education, and his relationship with faculty has been pleasant, says Lynda Duke, IWU’s associate dean of curricular and faculty development, who has known him since his early days at IWU. “He’s very interested in the work of the faculty and very much likes to be attentive to what the faculty needs in order to do its work. … There are significant challenges and oppor-

tunities facing higher education. He is well-poised to help the faculty take advantage of the opportunities and meet the challenges,” she says.

Undergirding Jonathan’s commitment and dedication is not only a concern for others but also a deep appreciation for liberal arts education, according to those who know him best.

“This is a passion for him, not just a job,” Duke says. “He believes deeply in the mission of the institutions he serves and will work at it all the time. He is high energy, 24/7.”

Taking the High Road Rob Granger, former chair of Sweet Briar’s chemistry department, says the thing that most impressed him about Jonathan was that he always took the high road, even when it wasn’t to his personal benefit. “He always tried to do the right thing and was very concerned about people’s welfare even in situations where others may have lost patience.”

John Gregory and Carrie Brown concurred. “You will be in very, very capable hands ethically, morally and in terms of judgment in all things small and large. Jonathan was one of the best stewards we could have asked for.”

And the support Lynn provides is amazing, they said.“Both gifted musicians, Lynn admires Jonathan, and he has great love and admiration for his wife. He’s dedicated to his job, and she has participated in that. She is a lovely, lovely person. Deeply generous with the community, she’s the first to bring a meal to someone who is ill or to ask someone who needs a little TLC to tea. They are a great team.”

Angela Burrows is former chief communications officer of Susquehanna University and president of Burrows Communications Strategies.

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Get to Know President Green and Ms. Buck Your chance to welcome President Jonathan Green and his wife, Ms. Lynn Buck, to the Susquehanna family is right around the corner!

Come back to campus a little early this year for Homecoming–Reunion Weekend, Oct. 20–22, and celebrate the formal inauguration of Susquehanna University’s 15th president. Join us Oct. 20 for President Green’s installation ceremony at 2 p.m. in Weber Chapel Auditorium, followed by a reception.

Afterward, get groovy in the ’Grove for the start of “Greenstock” (like Woodstock), our theme for Homecoming–Reunion Weekend 2017, in honor of the musically talented duo now leading our beloved university.

There will be plenty of opportunities to say hello to Jonathan and Lynn during the weekend:

** Athletics events ** Kids Zone ** ** Tent parties

Class reunions

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And more!

We’ll be celebrating reunions for the classes of 2012, 2007, 2002, 1997, 1992, 1987, 1982, 1977, 1972, 1967, 1962, 1957, 1952 and all emeriti classes who have already celebrated their 50th reunions.

New This Year!

Reunion Central will be held on Smith Field and feature a large all-alumni gathering tent, smaller "fun tents" to hang out with friends and play yard games, and LIVE entertainment all day Saturday.

Parents, if you cannot make it to campus for “Greenstock,” join us for Family Weekend 2017 instead!

We’ll roll out the welcome mat for our families Nov. 3–5, and Jonathan and Lynn will be on hand to meet you!

It’s an entertaining and informative weekend full of

sessions ** Information Sporting events **

activities ** AFamily-fun student musical **

Learn more about these events and check back often for more details as they become available at

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The Department of Music and WVIA Studios proudly present two new TV programs, available on DVD just in time for the holidays:

1. Christmas at Susquehanna, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the university’s first Candlelight Service, features a reading by President Jonathan Green and his predecessor, L. Jay Lemons.

2. This Is My Song, marking the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation, features President Green conducting the University Choir in A Mighty Fortress.

The DVDs also feature our talented University Choir, Chorale, Chamber Singers, Orchestra, and Wind, Brass and Percussion ensembles.

GET YOUR COPIES TODAY—$20 EACH (+S&H), OR $35 (+S&H) FOR BOTH DVDS.

Orders are now being taken at WWW.SUSQU.EDU/BUYMUSICDVD or by calling 570-372-4281.

Shipping of both DVDs begins Dec. 1.