The best-traveled Spider ever?
Meet Watson Mills, R'61, likely the world’s best-traveled Spider. He has traveled to 174 of the UN’s 193 member countries.
Alumni Stories
July 4, 2023
Travel
On the road (with mom)
Lauren Portee, ’17, is traveling acros the mid-Atlantic for a new PBS travel show — and her co-host is her mom. They're having a blast together.
July 3, 2023
Expert
Cheers to traveling again
Summer travel is back in a big way after the pandemic lull. Wine expert Cindy Lowe Rynning, W’75, offers advice for Spiders contemplating a visit to wine country.
July 2, 2023
Public Service
Victory by a single vote
Chris Poulos, ’97, who won a squeaker of an election in 2022, now juggles life as a teacher and state legislator in Connecticut. His throughline is public service.
July 1, 2023
Always A Spider
Chain reaction
Longtime Spider friends are tackling a legendary bicycle ride across Iowa to support research into a rare condition that affects the family of 1989 graduates Kevin and Lorraine Redpath McQueen.
June 30, 2023
Backstory
Lakeside inspiration
Alison Schaffir, ’18, just published her first book, a young adult novel. She started writing it in Boatwright Library as a sophomore.
June 29, 2023
Back Then
When the Spiders went marching in
Facilities staff discovered a colorful relic from UR’s bygone marching band era.
June 28, 2023
Business
A new direction
After some big changes in her own life, Angela Baker, W’84, created a one-stop business that helps people navigate the legal and financial complexities of major life transitions.
June 27, 2023
Conflict Resolution
Building toward hope
Former psychology and health studies major Bilal Hindi, ’20, is focused on how people can move past the violence, trauma, and destruction that comes from global conflict.
June 26, 2023
Education
An 'eternal learner'
After three majors, two continents, and two vastly different career paths, Michelle Land, W’89, is right where she belongs — the classroom.
June 25, 2023
Computer Science
Programmed to solve
Eleazer Allnice Afotey, ’22, is a solutions-oriented kind of guy.
June 24, 2023
Perspective
'As Spiders Do': The Podcast
Maggie Johnson, ’18, from alumni relations is hosting a new Spiders-focused podcast. Her first guests were college buddies Jamie McShane, R’88, and Marc Provissiero, R’89, who both work in the entertainment industry in Hollywood.
June 23, 2023
Spider Community
Reunion Weekend 2023
After pandemic interruptions, Reunion Weekend was back in full swing on campus for 2023. Approximately 1,800 alumni and guests attended this year’s edition.