(Wittenberg Magazine Summer 2009) Navigating Uncharted Waters SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - As I began to write this column, I found myself thinking about all that has happened since I last shared my thoughts with you in the alumni magazine. In just a few months, the world we live in has changed in ways few of us could have predicted, and we now find ourselves in what I cautiously describe as “uncharted waters.” Read More... |
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(Wittenberg Magazine Fall 2007) Pam Evans Smith ’82 - A Life Remembered, A Legacy HonoredSPRINGFIELD, Ohio - This past summer when I received the call that Pam Evans Smith had died, I was shocked, stunned and heartbroken by the news. I simply could not comprehend that Pam was no longer with us. Like many who knew Pam, I understood well that she had been fighting cancer for more than a decade, but we simply had not imagined that cancer might one day take her from us. Read More... |
(Wittenberg Magazine Summer 2007) Wittenberg At Its Best – President Erickson Reflects On Commencement 2007SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - I wish you could have all been on campus May 12 for this year’s graduation ceremony. It was one of those glorious days that will forever be etched into the memories of those who were there. As I left Commencement Hollow on that day, I remarked to my wife, Lin, “I am not sure how we can ever top this day.” Read More... |
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Vision for Excellence University Sets Course For Future Success  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - It has been slightly more than a year since my Wittenberg experience began and what a year it has been. When Lin, Sarah, David and I made the decision to join the Wittenberg family one year ago, it involved a leap of faith on our part. We had been living in the Lehigh Valley for more than 20 years and enjoyed our life, but every time we visited Wittenberg we were more intrigued. Read More... |
(Wittenberg Magazine Spring 2006)
 SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - I am writing this column as I fly back from the final four NCAA Division III basketball championships. If you haven’t heard, Wittenberg won a hard-fought semifinal game against Amherst College and faced Virginia Wesleyan in the National Championship Game. Read More ... |
| (Wittenberg Magazine Autumn 2005) That Wittenberg Magic: My Reflections on Life as Your New President  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - I hope you have had a chance to read my inaugural address, which appears in its entirety earlier in this magazine. In that address, I outline some of my early impressions regarding Wittenberg and begin to map some initial plans for our future. In the weeks since then, I have been working hand in hand with a very hard-working group of faculty, staff and students to finalize our strategic plan. Read More... |
| (Wittenberg Magazine Summer 2005) Making His Mark  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - As June changed to July, all eyes turned toward Recitation Hall to welcome Wittenberg’s new leader to the presidential suite on the second floor. With boxes of personal items and folders full of information on the university, Mark Erickson came prepared for his first college presidency, packed calendar in hand. |
A New Chapter In A Time-Honored Story 
The Bottom Line
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - One of the historic strengths of Wittenberg has long been and continues to be our core values. It is one of the primary reasons that Lin and I chose to make this university our home, and it is one of the reasons that first-year students and their families choose Wittenberg every year.