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Dear Katherine,

While the summer proved to be very busy with off-campus regional events in several cities, the studentsare now back, and campus is as alive as ever! Two weeks ago, President Bolton officially began the2019 academic year at Convocation. It was a remarkable event with some truly phenomenal speakers.

In addition, I want to share with you three links with great information.Move In Day 2019: A video of the incoming class moving into campusMove In Day & Orientation photosStats on the class of 2023: While enrollment is a challenging environment nationally, Woostercontinues to show positive trends. A few quick stats:

40% of the class are either international or US students of color.The class began with a record number of 6,400 applicants.A total of 110 international students are represented, making this the second year that 20%of the class comes from countries outside the US.Among domestic students, 35 states are represented (there were applicants from 49), withOhio being the most popular at 28% of the first-year class.

I hope you find the information above as inspiring and moving as I did. We are looking forward to manymore exciting regional events and Black & Gold Weekend in October. Lastly, in just under one month, wewill host Scots in Service. I hope you can attend so we can join together and make a difference as afamily of Scots. A special thank you to all of our hosts for making Scots in Service possible across 25cities. We continue to see more and more alumni who are volunteering, engaging with our office, andsupporting Wooster. We appreciate everything you do.

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Go Scots!

Thomas McArthurAssistant Vice President for Alumni and Family Engagement

Black & Gold Weekend

Have you registered for Black & Gold weekend yet? Join us October 18-20 as we celebrate our Scot Spirit with alumni, family, and students together!

Event highlights include:

- Coffee Talk with Faculty and Staff- Black & Gold Happy Hour- Fighting Scots vs. Earlham Field Hockey- Black & Gold Tailgate Lunch on Saturday- First-Year Seminar Meet & Greet with Faculty and Staff- Fighting Scots vs. Denison Football- Various Student Performances- Cider and Donuts with President Bolton and Campus Leaders- Service Project in conjunction with the City of Wooster- Hall of Fame Induction & Celebration of the 110th Anniversary of the W Association

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New Chief Communications andMarketing Officer at Wooster

Effective August 27, Melissa Andersonsucceeds John Hopkins, who retired following a17-year run as associate vice president forcollege relations and marketing. Anderson willprovide oversight for all aspects of the College'scommunications efforts, including branding,marketing, advertising, and more.

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Two Weeks Left to Register forScots in Service!

On September 21, you could join your fellowScots in making a difference in yourcommunity! What are you waiting for?

Bay Are Scots - a new location has been addedin San Francisco! Register by September 19th.

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The Best We Could Do

The Wooster Alumni Book Club will be readingthe College's summer reading book, The BestWe Could Do by Thi Bui. The Best We CouldDo is a graphic memoir by Bui, who came to theUnited States with her family in the late 1970sas a refugee from Vietnam.

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A "Liberal Arts Mindset"

For Rachel Stephenson ’96, there have beenmultiple times in her life where she’s realizedshe needed to look at the whole picture, to askquestions, and think about the skills she hasand how to deploy them—an approach shesays she developed at Wooster.

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21SCOTS IN SERVICE | REGIONAL25 cities around the country, one big day of service! Follow the link below to view theprojects taking place in a city near you.Register

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18BLACK & GOLD WEEKEND | WOOSTERAlumni, students, families, and friends gather to celebrate everything black andgold! This event takes place October 18-20 and is full of activities for everyone.Register

Wooster in The New York Times

"The College of Wooster, a small college in northern Ohio, has had record enrollment of internationalstudents for the last four years, reaching 20 percent for this year’s freshman class, said MelissaAnderson, a spokeswoman."

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