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Stitch by stitch, knitting creates connections, enriches community

On one level (and with the benefit of decades of practice), I find the repetitive motions of knitting to be so soothing that I often knit just before going to sleep to clear my mind and ready myself for the next day. But most of the joy that I experience from knitting is through the different forms of connection that it creates.

Celebrating first-gen students, faculty and staff

It has been many years since I was the first in my family go to college and earn my bachelor’s degree. And to this day, I am still awed by the transformative power of a college degree to change lives. In fact, my college acceptance letter hangs on the wall above my desk as a reminder of this. Higher education opened doors to a career I never knew existed and set me on a path I couldn’t have imagined.