Dear Members of the Muskingum University Community:
 
We at Muskingum University are deeply saddened and disturbed by the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. This, and other recent incidents in which the lives of black Americans have been needlessly taken, highlights the fact that systemic discrimination is still very much a part of our everyday lives in the United States. Like so many others, we are grappling with how to respond to these events in a way that brings about healing and change.
 

With great appreciation, Muskingum congratulates 5 members of our learning community who retired at the close of this academic year. Each of them has had a tremendous impact on our University. We wish them all the best in their retirement!
 
Joy Cowdery, the Janet Brown Rothwell Distinguished Professor of Education, joined the University in 2002 and served Muskingum for 18 years.

Greetings!

In mid-March I wrote to you about the University’s proactive response to the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak. Now, I want to tell you how the Muskingum community has progressed since then, and how we are planning for the future.

Muskingum University’s online Day of Giving took place on May 5, 2020, celebrating the theme  “Muskingum is Home.”
 
During the 1,837 minutes of #ADaytoRemember, 353 alumni and friends raised $51,442.97 for student scholarships.
 
Gifts came from 24 different states, with 62 reunion classes represented. For 89 Muskies, the Day of Giving marked their first gift to the University.
 
Memories were shared throughout the day in social media posts, photos, and videos around the many ways Muskingum is Home.
 
HOME is:

YOU are invited to our first ever Virtual 5K. While we are currently practicing social distancing, you can still remain active with summer almost here. All runners are welcome!

Event registration kicks off on National Running Day, Wednesday June 3, and runs through June 30. Once you register you can run your virtual 5K at any time.

Show the love and pride you have for the Long Magenta Line and sign-up today! We are all a Muskingum community together.

Participants will receive:

Excerpt from the introduction in “The Quarantine Diaries: A Muskie View on COVID-19”

Muskies were evacuated from campus and people all over the globe were forced to stay inside. Our lives became encased in an online fortress. A lack of social interaction and toilet paper haunted us for months and Tik Tok became our only comfort. 

Muskingum University's Muskie Press – the unique internship program offered by the English Department - recently published an amazing retrospective titled "The Quarantine Diaries, The Muskie View on COVID-19."

Cheryl Carpenter serves as an Institutional Consulting Director for Graystone Consulting, a business of Morgan Stanley. Based in Columbus, she is one of the team leaders serving clients primarily in the Mid-West.
“Our team’s focus is on total enterprise consulting for institutional endowment, foundation, healthcare system, and pension clients,” Cheryl explains. “We work with them to establish and implement their investment objectives, policy, strategies, and related projects.”