Columns available online
07/07/2021
A digital version of the Spring 2021 edition of Columns is available online through the Red Dragon Network.
Inside this edition:
• Building a Career. P.J. Catalone '01 is a LEGO master builder in LEGOLAND California theme park.
• A Beloved Community. Nine alumni share stories in a campus diversity poster project.
• Top teacher. Vermont teacher of the year Susan Rosato '91 helps immigrant and refugee children.
• A Red Dragon decade. SUNYAC's athletes of the decade honors were dominated by SUNY Cortland.
• What the world thinks. Study in Ireland led Candice Jaimungal '17 to a career in global opinion polling.
• Beers with John Lennon. International beverage executive John Lennon '76 was inspired by study abroad.
• Moffett makeover. A decade long renovation project transforms a 68-year-old campus landmark.
• Class Notes. Your classmates have been busy. New jobs, promotions, weddings and more.
• Alumni on campus. Kind of. The pandemic didn't stop alumni from a long list of virtual events.
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