CUPPA TEA?
I love the new branded mug I saw in the new Spring/Summer 2015 UR magazine [“Making a Point”]. My daughter Taylor graduated in 2012, and I’d like to get her one. Are they available?
I always enjoy reading your magazine. It is very well put together!
—Kim Astren
Kingston Springs, Tenn.
Readers interested in one of the mugs are welcome to contact Kourtney Ennis in the Robins School of Business at kennis@richmond.edu.
MOVING
I thought the last issue of the magazine was great. I especially liked the piece about the current student whose father was one of the Cantor Fitzgerald employees killed in the World Trade Center [“Paths: Bridget Finnegan, ’18”]. I was an AP reporter in Connecticut during 9/11 and wrote about families who lost people in the attack. The part where she said she and her mom could feel her dad on campus during their tour in the rain brought tears to my eyes. Really moving piece.
—Katie Masterson, ’96
Chicago
CHANGE
Regarding the change in death notices, many of us have connections well beyond our class year. We even know alums from well before our time and after. The new listing in class year section segregates these listings, making it impossible to see all that UR has lost in one place. We shouldn’t be expected to scan all class years to see these notices.
—Beth Berger, W’86
Oak Ridge, N.C.
FROM THE DEPT. OF “IT TOOK AWHILE”
Finally, a UR magazine I can embrace unequivocally! As a former Collegian editor, I vividly recall in the early 1980s excoriating the then-magazine editor in a steamy letter about numerous shortcomings. (No, it was not published.)
Congratulations on finally coming of age. It’s about time, but who’s counting?
—Doralee Forsythe Simko, W’61
Woodstock, Md.
CAMPUS MEMORIES
I was supposed to be in the Class of 1968 but dropped out and later went to George Mason University from 1986–91.
I came back to visit campus in May, and my twin brother drove me around, then we parked and walked, seeing the Gothic buildings, pine trees, and the new football stadium. I remembered singing bass in the choir and will be 70 in October.
—Melvin Little
Kettering, Ohio
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
Great story [“Half Paradise, Half Hell”] in
@URichmondMag by @ctlong1. As a police PIO with a toddler, I can relate to a LOT of those feelings.
—@LizCaroon via Twitter
@ctlong1 Loved your piece in UR Magazine. As a spider and corporate executive I found it honest and compelling. Bravo! Rooting for you!
—@cwd8 via Twitter
WHERE ARE YOU READING?
Very excited to have LCCB featured in this month’s University of Richmond Magazine [“3 Days in RVA”]. #LCCB #VAbeer #Craft
Beer #FarmBrewery
—@lccb_farmbrews via Instagram
Where are you reading University of Richmond Magazine? Take a photo of yourself with the magazine, then tag us on social media (@urichmondmag) or email it to magazine@richmond.edu.
#SPIDERPRIDE
This summer, via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, @urichmond asked followers to show off their Spider pride:
—Austin Winkler, ’15
—Caroline Noonan, ’19
We asked; you told us
We’re happy to get accolades (see page 8), but we really want to know what you think.
After the last several issues, we’ve sent a brief survey to randomly selected readers. After more than 400 responses, here’s some of what we’ve learned.
Asked to rate the quality of the magazine overall, 66 percent rated it as “excellent” or “very good,” and another 26 percent rated it as “good.” Six percent rated it as “fair,” and none rated it as “poor” (two percent, “no opinion”). Does the magazine help better connect you to the University? Seventy percent “strongly agree” or “agree” that it does; 24 percent “neither agree nor disagree”; and six percent “disagree” or “strongly disagree.”
We learned from open-ended questions that, generally speaking, you think the magazine is beautiful, and you look forward to getting it. We also learned that we can’t do enough stories about campus. Our two best-read features over the past four issues were both about the presidential transition. With that in mind, I hope you enjoy this issue’s long feature on our new president. —Ed.