Recent posts in The Campanil
Money raised for UNFPA
I am pleased to report that the Mills College community contributed almost $2,500 to the grass roots campaign in support of the work of the United Nations Population Fund. Mills alumna Thoraya Obaid-who spoke at Commencement last May-is the executive director of UNFPA. On behalf of all of us who support UNFPA’s humanitarian mission, I [...]
Updated on December 5, 2002
Get involved in planning
I hope that by now every member of the campus community has heard about the strategic planning effort currently underway at Mills. While this semester will be a period of intensive work on creating a plan to carry Mills through the next five to ten years, the process of strategic planning has been underway at [...]
Updated on October 17, 2002
Career Center has resources, answers
Tara and the Editorial author gave the Career Center a large presence in the October 10th edition of The Weekly. Though the articles did not present us in a positive light, they provide an opportunity to clarify perceptions and address their experience. Tara, you are right about several things- Sitting in front of a computer [...]
Updated on October 17, 2002
Everyone grows with exchange
Each semester, students from around the world come and go, slipping quietly through the halls and courtyard by day or venturing out to Caf‚ Suzie’s by night. Mills offers these men and women a place to learn English and experience American culture, and yet there is no supported interaction between Mills students and the foreign [...]
Updated on October 17, 2002
Aim for a Balanced Life
I am frequently asked to write opinion pieces for newspapers and journals on education, so when the Weekly offered me this opportunity to speak to Mills women, especially our 2002 graduates, I was thrilled. I want first and foremost to acknowledge what an extraordinary academic year we have had at Mills. As we approach the [...]
Updated on April 25, 2002
About President Janet Holmgren
