A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

"Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" is gone, but not forgotten. Members of the Rollins College community celebrated what would have been the 80th birthday of the late Fred Rogers, who starred in the PBS children's show and graduated from Rollins in 1951. In honor of the famous alum's fondness for wearing sweaters, the group presented a local rescue mission with more than 250 sweaters collected during a charity drive.

A Million-Dollar Opportunity

Illinois Wesleyan University's class in Portfolio Management challenges students to research and evaluate an investment portfolio. But unlike other college portfolio classes, the stocks these IWU students manage are real - a portfolio provided by two alumni that is now worth more than $1 million.

Now THAT's Staying Close to Your School!

Singing your alma mater is not the only way to forge an eternal bond with your college. Hendrix College, for example, is building a new columbarium where alums can have their ashes interred.

Trinity Health Care Alums Make "Powerful" List

Trinity University has received nationally recognition for its Health Care Administration program. The program's alumni are also sharing the spotlight, as three of them have been included in a list of the “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare magazine.