The Grinnellian: an e-newsletter for Grinnell alumni and friends September 2021
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A new student and her mom celebrate being on campus. Welcoming the class of 2025

472 first-year students arrived to Grinnell last month from 46 different states and 31 countries. As part of their welcome to Grinnell, they received medallions to symbolize the benefits, responsibilities of Grinnell education. Learn more >>

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Grinnell College Football Alumni Day
Sept. 18

Back Together Gatherings
Sept. 19-Sept. 26

Virtual Alumni College with George Drake ’56
Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. CT

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Registration is now open to host a Grinnell College student extern during Spring Break 2022. The three- to five-day job shadows can be conducted virtually or in person. Learn more >> 
Grinnell College Athletic Hall of Fame 2020 Inductees.
Newest Hall of Fame members reminisce about Grinnell days

Nine alumni from seven different sports were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Sept. 4.
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Faculty, Staff, and Students enter Herrick Chapel.
Installation ceremony will celebrate achievements of six Grinnell professors

The Sept. 30 ceremony can be viewed online or live from Herrick Chapel.  Learn more >>
Text: Doing what Grinnell does best. Image: President Anne Harris speaks with a group of students on campus for New Student Orientation.

Multicultural Reunion Q&A with Opeyemi Awe ’15 and  Robert Quashie ’86

The event co-chairs discuss going virtual, this year’s theme, and more. Learn more>>

 Opeyemi Awe ’15 and Robert Quashie ’86
Trivia: In 1997, students hung an image of what character on Carnegie Hall to protest Labor Day classes? Hit reply to send in your answer. The first five correct answers get a prize. Text: Campus Corner - Student Alumni Council making plans for year ahead. Image: SAC Co-Presidents Stella Schaefer-Brown ’22 and Maddie Sevier ’23
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