Geneva Magazine - Summer 2026

I don’t do much work with social media anymore, but one post I look forward to making each year happens at Commencement. As the graduates process into the stadium, I take a photo and post it to the Geneva College Alumni Facebook page. I want you, our alumni, to share in the joy of welcoming our newest alumni into the fold. And you respond! It is normally the top post of the year, full of warmth, joy, and congratulations from those who have taken those same steps across the platform, the final steps as a student at Geneva College.

This is a small but telling example of what it looks like to move from student to alum at Geneva. While here, students have the support of faculty and staff who pour themselves into the students’ lives each day. Upon graduation, thousands of alumni are added to that support list. The connection to Geneva College doesn’t end at commencement; instead, it changes and deepens as they join the ranks of proud alumni.

Here’s another example. Each year, we have multiple job fairs on campus. Many of the tables at the fairs are manned by Geneva alumni. Why? Because our alumni know what it means to be a Geneva graduate. They know that, beyond the solid education and skills being developed, they are talking to students of character and integrity, who share a connection to Christ and a community that supersedes much of what they see in their workplace.

It is a privilege to work in an office that sees this connection between students and alumni on a daily basis. Whether it’s recruiting at a job fair, guest speaking in a class, mentoring, praying for, or providing financial support, the student-alumni connection persists.

So this last May, I pulled out my phone to take and post another picture of our graduates. Lord willing, I'll continue to do that in years to come. And, like every year, our alumni family cheered for our new graduates, welcoming them into the ranks of Geneva alumni. Because we alumni know, while their student chapter may be ending, the story continues on the next page. And we can’t wait to see what happens next.