Dear Muskies,
The campus is aglow with fall colors and the 2011 Homecoming Road Trip was a great success.
Our new alumni profile series is Muskies in Health Care. In this issue, read about a young alumna doing groundbreaking medical research.
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Do you know when your next class reunion is? Find out here.
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| Homecoming 2011 - Road Trip |
 The sun shone after a week of rain, welcoming nearly 300 alumni - the largest crowd in recent memory - on a road trip to campus for homecoming.
There were activities for everyone, beginning with the first annual Muskie Fun Run, a 5K race around campus - and ending with the Fifth Quarter, a gathering with live music performed by current students that took place after the football game.
Classes from 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 celebrated their 5, 10, 15 and 20-year reunions. View online photos here! The Muskies fought a tough battle against rival Otterbein, only to lose a heartbreaker with 1:54 left on the clock and a controversial game-winning touchdown by their opponent. View game highlights and read the full story.
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Homecoming 2011 -
Athletic Hall of Fame |
 Donna Newberry (posthumous) - Softball/Women's Basketball - Newberry was the only coach in the history of our nation to be named National Coach of the Year in two sports, softball and basketball, and was the first coach in NCAA Division III history to achieve 900 victories in softball.
 Erica Hoyt '06 - Softball
Hoyt ranks seventh in Division III pitching history and garnered All-America honors four times in her career. She received Muskingum's William F. Lange Outstanding Freshman Female Athlete Award and the Barbara Steiner Outstanding Senior Female Athlete Award.
 James Grandey '99 - Baseball/Football
In football, Grandey was a two-year Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection and was named first team All-OAC. In baseball, he was an Academic All-American and Academic All-Ohio honoree. He received Muskingum's William F. Lange Outstanding Male Athlete and William G. Moore Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Awards.
 Kevin Woods '87 - Football
Woods was named an All-American player by Pizza Hut, Football News and Associated Press. He was a captain of the 1986 team that ended the season ranked 10th in the nation by Football News. He holds two Muskingum records and received the OAC Hoernemann award for top defensive lineman.
Read the full stories here. Watch & listen to the induction speeches here.
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Fun Fact Quiz
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What was the original name of The Quad? Find the answer here.
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Muskies in Health Care:
Dr. Misty D. Smith '96 | 
Medical research. Too technical or theoretical to understand? Not if you're talking to behavioral pharmacologist Dr. Misty Smith.
Misty has a simple philosophy about her research: "Our goal is to improve the lives of patients with epilepsy through research and therapy discovery." Misty is passionate about her work and passionate about the contribution of her Muskingum liberal arts education to her professional success. If she has her way, patients with epilepsy will someday be able to control, or even prevent, their seizures. Patients living with chronic pain will someday have an alternative to opiate drugs and their debilitating side effects. And people with anxiety, bipolar or depression can live normal and enriching lives. Read the full story. |
| Muskie Wins Governor's Award | 
José C. Feliciano, Jr. '02 received the 2011 Governor's Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Award for his leadership both professionally and in community service.
Jos é is motivated by the words of the late Roberto Clemente, "Any time you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don't, you are wasting your time on earth." Read more about Jos é. |
| High-Tech Language Learning | |
Along with its brand-new home in Walter Hall, Muskingum's World Language Program boasts the most advanced multi-media, interactive learning environment for French, German and Spanish language students.
Without leaving their seats, French learners can virtually stroll down the Champs-Elysées with a stop at the Arc de Triomphe or join a conversation about the Tour de France. German students might take a virtual cruise down the Rhine with stops at port cities like Bonn and Mannheim. Spanish students can pay a virtual visit to Antoni Gaudi's magical masterpiece of architecture, La Sagrada
Família, in Barcelona.
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| Free Planned Giving e-Newsletter |
 Did you know that Muskingum offers a free planned giving e-newsletter? In each issue you'll find timely information on estate planning, senior living, finance and tax news. Subscribe today. Learn more about planned giving at our website. |
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Alumni Profiles
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Next stories in our Muskies in Health Care series: R. Edward Howell '72 & Wiley Souba '75 ``````````
Read our previous profile series, The Art of Being a Muskie:
Dennis O'Neil '69
Marsha Russell '72
Angela Lyonsmith '99 |
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