Â鶹ÊÓƵ

* Recent grad, Victor Ortiz '23 who is finishing up his time at Wilson with a class in social media and web writing, shares his perspective on Reunion 2023.

As a student who goes home after the last day of class, I never heard of Reunion before. This year I attended Reunion to cover the event for social media as part of my ENG 309 practicum class. It's my first year as an alum, so I had no expectations of the event.

At the beginning of the Spring 2023 semester I realized that when it was over, my time at Â鶹ÊÓƵ would be done. I was in my last few months of college and had a limited amount of time. This was it, my last chance to create memories to share with family and friends.

This Reunion made me realize that I can still create more memories of college. I never expected to have such a good time as I did at Reunion. I had an amazing time and I created more unforgettable moments. I thought my chapter in college was coming to an end but I see that Reunion can open doors to create more memories and there is still a lot left to do for Wilson as an alum.

Throughout the whole weekend full of activities, I talked with alums from different classes. Sharing stories of Wilson, it was amazing to see how much I had in common with them. Especially with these two alumnae, Judy Kreutz Young '63 and Anne Yerkes Barton '63,  who were best friends and roommates, just as I am best friends with my roommate.

The State of the College with President Fugate held my attention longer than any lecture, class, presentation, or movie. I got to see a point of view of Wilson that without attending the event I would have never learned about.

I wish and want more alums to come to Reunion in the future. I want current students, future students, and our most recent alums to know that after graduation, there is still a lot of Wilson to enjoy by being engaged with the college.