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8 The More Things Change... Alumni connected long before Twitter and Facebook. JoAnn Chitwood directed traffic when the information superhighway was a two-way street.
12 Major Opportunity
What started as a phone call ended up making a childhood dream come true for alumnus Steve Cishek.
16 Dream Catchers
Jessica Spencer used to pray for the opportunity to serve seniors. One year and multiple awards later, she is doing just that.
23 Strength in Numbers Since becoming director of Annual Fund, Justin Ball has discovered the power behind percentages.
26 From the Known to the Unknown An archeological site in southern Jordan has a history of encouraging students and alumni to methodically explore the unfamiliar.
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departments From the Creek
From the President Eagle Spotlight Classnotes Our Journey
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C-N Box 71986 Jefferson City, TN 37760 Email: ckey@cn.edu Visit us online: www.cn.edu/journey
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Jessica Spencer (center), founder of Dream Catchers, is joined by fellow members Joshua Spicer, Amy Kinsel, Allyson Lewis, Susan Lesser, Kristen Headrick, Holly Anderson and Elizabeth Lusk. The recent graduates helped to make Spencer's vision of ministering to nursing home residents a reality. (photo by Charles Key)
