$11,619,804. Big number. That’s what UMass Boston raised from private sources last year. But my eyes glaze over numbers. What’s in a number? What are the stories that make these numbers possible? Preparing Ripples of Impact: Philanthropy 2011, UMass Boston’s annual giving report, provided me with a powerful encounter with these stories. What drives individuals, [...]
Archives for December, 2011
Volcano of Legacy: Education for Service
A powerful “explosion” happened last night in the UMass Boston Alumni Lounge. Well, not exactly a real explosion, but as I surfed my human “web” to capture an apt image, my brain’s “Google” kept “finding” images of a volcano. A volcano is what the legacy of Boston State College is like for UMass Boston’s identity. [...]
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