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Adam Dufault: Senior Letter

As I sit here crafting my final piece of writing for The Penmen Press, I'm reflecting deeply on my time at SNHU. I am incredibly fortunate to have found a club that has given me the opportunity to enhance my skills in an area in which I take great pride: writing. After I graduate, I plan to teach English classes at Alvirne High School
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Megan Charest: Senior Letter

Wow! What a wild ride these last four years have been. Through the ups and downs, we did it, Class of 2023! I would like to thank the incredible Communication staff that helped me achieve my goals and find my passion for writing. For my amazing staff advisor, JB, thank you for being one of my largest supporters since day one. You saw the
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Sophia Peguri: Senior Letter

SNHU has given me so many opportunities throughout my years here. One is The Penmen Press. I have been incredibly lucky to have been part of this journey in this club and would recommend it to any student thinking of joining. It has prepared me in many ways for my plans after I graduate and I will hold the skills that I gained throughout
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Penmen Press Letter to Seniors

It's too easy to look at a graduating class and see it as simply part of the four-year cycle at a university. While the traditional path of college is a four-year journey, the graduating class of 2023 is an exception. You were the last class to experience a normal senior year in high school, followed by the first COVID college cohort. As a professor,
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Alexis McLeish: Senior Letter

Attending SNHU helped me climb out of two major holes in my life. When I enrolled in the online creative writing program, it gave me a sense of direction and purpose. I decided to transfer to campus for similar reasons. After moving from Massachusetts to Colorado, I lacked direction. As my graduation came closer, I still wasn't sure what I wanted out of life.
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Office Spotlight: Institutional Advancement

Institutional Advancement is an office located in Gustafson, suite 214, that features departments that work with students and alumni and provide outlets for connection and engagement. Departments within the office include Development and Advancement Services, Alumni Engagement, Advancement Communications, and Grants. SNHU has over 215,000 alumni from at least 175 countries, and Institutional Advancement provides the ability for alumni to remain connected long after
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Office Spotlight: Office of Sustainability

SNHU's Office of Sustainability was established in 2021. They will celebrate two years of the office's opening in July. Sustainability Manager, Pamela Beckvagni, works to further the efforts of the office's sustainability.  "When we think about awareness here, what we really want is the step beyond that, which is getting people involved," said Beckvagni. The Office of Sustainability has a list of goals to
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Baby Keem Takes Rap Scene by Storm With Powerful Debut

Los Angeles-based rapper Baby Keem made it clear that he deserves to be in the conversation for best rapper of the year since the release of his debut studio album, "The Melodic Blue." Baby Keem isn’t brand new to the music scene. His 2019 song, “ORANGE SODA,” brought his first taste of virality and has more than 2 million plays on Spotify. Mostly known
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Letter From the Editors: Find What Inspires You and Get To Work

Welcome back, everybody! Whether you’re in your last year or your first year, or somewhere in the middle, let us just say that we’re happy that you ended up here, reading this. Every first issue of the year is special to us, because, well, it’s the first issue. But this issue is a little more special to us than usual. This is the earliest
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SNHU Athletics Holds Fundraiser to Support Long-Time Partner Team IMPACT

The Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Athletics Department has had a proud partnership with Team IMPACT since 2012. Team Impact is a national nonprofit organization that connects children suffering from life-threatening illnesses with college athletic teams. The Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) at SNHU hosted a fundraiser on Saturday, February 12 during the men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader against Merrimack to raise money for