BY MELISSA V. PINARD
William and Mary Alumni Magazine | Spring/Summer 2006, Vol. 71, No. 3/4
Change is good. An alumni magazine is an ever-evolving creature, improving with age. Thanks to our first advisory board meeting last December, we have made some adjustments to the magazine that better reflect our campus and alumni body.
I went to an editor's conference recently and a designer used the following quote but did not know who first stated it: "People think they want change -- but really what they want is what they know, but better." How apropos.
So here is how we made the magazine better. First, we renamed the Arts and Humanities section and are calling it Arts and Sciences. This section now incorporates profiles of scientists, both faculty and alumni, as well as updates on campus research and other science happenings. Within that section we also had to shorten our book reviews in order to fit in as many as we can because of our prolific alumni. Second, we changed the name to Book Notes to more accurately describe what we are doing on those pages. Our next advisory board meeting will be in June.
Sometimes change can be difficult. Between March and April we had to bid farewell to two treasured employees, John Wallace and Sylvia Corneliussen. John has taken a position in the College's Development Communications office so we will continue to see him around campus. Sylvia joined the Mariners' Museum staff as their marketing communications manager. We wish them the best in their new career paths. In my next note I hope to be announcing two new members of the Alumni Communications team.
Enjoy your summer and remember Homecoming is just around the corner, Oct. 26-29.
