About NMH Future

April E-news bulletin

Earlier this month, Director of Communications Deb Holman sent an e-mail to alumni asking for their memories to help with a new admission project. She received nearly 100 responses from alumni around the world who wrote about every topic from special teachers and friends to meaningful classes and trips abroad to work job and community service experiences. Holman sends a heartfelt thank you to all who sent submissions, and she will contact you if she would like to use your words. All messages will be saved for possible future use.

NORTHFIELD CAMPUS NEWS

On April 5, the board of trustees agreed to launch a major initiative to find an educational enterprise for the Northfield campus. Head of School Tom Sturtevant and President Richard Mueller have sent a letter to all members of our alumni community explaining the initiative. You can view the letter and other informational materials on our website at www.nmhschool.org/about/future/northfield.

The board of trustees will convene its annual spring meeting on campus May 5 to 7.

President Richard W. Mueller ’62 has accepted the position of head of school at the Hong Kong International School.

Save the date! The development and alumni relations office is planning an on-campus event for alumni on September 9 and 10 to celebrate and honor the Northfield campus. More information will be available throughout the summer.

FACILITIES PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Construction of the new dorms is on schedule.

We have nearly completed the programming planning for the new center for the arts, which will lead to the conceptual design phase. In addition, the tall brick building with large windows next to the power plant and near the farm (currently housing the laundry) will be retrofitted and renovated for our visual arts program. This building offers exciting possibilities for drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, and other art courses.

Initial design and site planning is taking place for both the new admission building and athletics facilities enhancements. We will keep you informed as plans progress; drawings and schematics of buildings and overall landscape plans will be posted on the website as they are completed and approved.

Facilities space planning is well underway for next year. Senior staff is working closely with the office of plant and property to finalize the locations of the school’s administrative functions for next year and beyond. Later this month, several staff offices will be moved to one of the modular buildings to allow renovation work to begin in Holbrook Hall.

EDUCATIONAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS

Dean of Students Nicole Hager and her staff have been working closely with students to prepare them for the move to one campus next year. She posts frequent updates for students, which you can view on our website at www.nmhschool.org/parents/hager.

The admission office sent letters of acceptance to students in March, and they held a series of class visit days this month. We’re excited by the number of excellent and talented students who applied, many of whom have chosen NMH as their first choice.

After 20 years of distinguished service as athletic director, Frank Millard is stepping down from this position in June. Millard will continue to serve as chair of the physical education department and as a varsity head coach. A search for a new athletic director has begun.

Chaplain Betty Stookey has decided to move to her Blue Hill, Maine home full time to pursue other interests. The school is currently undergoing a national search for a new chaplain.

PHILANTHROPY

In March, the office of development and alumni relations announced that parents of a 1974 NMH graduate had committed a $350,000 endowment gift to support the school’s Humanities II program. This required sophomore program, International Perspectives, consists of two collaboratively taught courses that focus on human cultures over time: Topics in World History and Religions of the World. Each year, a selected group of students travels to South Africa to experience firsthand the course’s major themes.

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