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ON THE COVER:
Professor Natalie Atkin, left, has provided
valuable guidance to student Olivia Greenhow
as part of concerted efforts to support the
first-year experience.
CONTENTS
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VIEW
DEAR VIEWER 4
RESEARCH: 6
ERASMUS project:
Protecting our waterways
ALUMNI PROFILE: 8
David Phillips:
Canada’s weather guru
STUDENT PROFILE: 11
Sowing the seeds of hope: Kujali Congo
FEATURES
COVER: STUDENT SUPPORT 18
A formula for first-year success
FIRST CLASS: 24
A community dream comes true
NEWS
CAMPUS NEWS 13
CAMPUS AUTHORS 23
Conspiracy Rising: Conspiracy
thinking and American public life
LANCER NEWS 27
ALUMNI NEWS 28
ALUMNI EVENTS 34
CLASS NEWS 35
RICHARD PEDDIE: 40
Leadership by example