Josh Andersen took charge of the Patrick Shirt, creating a list of friends who would wear the shirt each Wednesday. The list quickly grew beyond the circle of friends.
The timing for such a club on campus was right, according to Davison and Archuleta, as the campus community re-acclimates itself to on-campus learning as the country works to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic.
The award is given to students nominated by staff and faculty as someone who best embodies the values of the College community. Those values include community, integrity, leadership, and service.
Kolb, a resident assistant in Finney Hall, recognized a student in need of help and called Campus Safety. Mahlangu, the student officer on duty at the time, responded and was able to perform CPR to help the student.
Those two numbers pushed the College’s total enrollment to 1,145 students, the largest number in the 130-year history of the school. The previous high of 1,144 was set in the Fall of 2014. The previous highs in freshmen (360) and total new students (403) both came in the Fall of 2019.
“It is always rewarding to see the combined efforts of our world-class faculty, coaches and staff recognized as one of the top institutions of higher learning in the nation and the No. 1 school in the state,” said Co-President Doug Brigham.
