The BellHomecoming and Family Weekend: Continuing the Gordon Tradition
Gordon College held its annual Homecoming and Family Weekend celebration on October 2 and 3. Despite the cold, drizzly weather, alumni and parents of current students descended on campus to reunite with old friends, or children they’ve been… Read More
Tim Walker ’10: International Educator (and Recess Enthusiast)
When Tim Walker began teaching fifth grade at a public school in Helsinki, Finland, he was surprised to discover how seriously recess was taken.
Great Expectations
“I approached the teaching from different angle, and I found that it resonated well with my students to encourage them and focus on their strengths instead of their weaknesses.” Hope Johnson ’13 enters a classroom, 4,676 miles from… Read More
Anna Boorse Doubeni ’90: Medical Educator
Perhaps you took the same Gordon sociology course Anna Doubeni did—or was it anthropology? Perhaps you read the same article about an aid agency digging a well in the center of a village in sub-Saharan Africa to provide… Read More
Lisa Edmondson Buettner ’87: Management Consultant
Lisa Buettner helps some of the world’s major companies develop their senior leaders’ skills. For instance, she helped sales leaders at Hewlett Packard develop strategic acumen and rise from selling products to selling “solutions.” She helped global directors… Read More