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Carpe Diem Farewell letter from President Carol A. Leary. Tapping Your Inner Leadership Dr. Joshua Weiss, program director for the MS in Leadership and Negotiation, provides advice on how to develop your own leadership style. The Change Maker Dr. Melissa Morriss-Olson shares her perspective on the new normal for higher ed. Filling Their Own Well Bay Path students learn to be leaders through the Women As Empowered Learners and Leaders (WELL) program. We Own This Space COVID-19 brings online learning to the forefront and Bay Path is ready. On Campus. Online. Highlights and news, in and out of the classroom. A Legacy of Leadership Milestones capturing just some of the 25-year legacy of President Carol A. Leary. Getting Personal On the eve of becoming the sixth president of Bay Path, Sandra Doran, JD, shares a bit of her personal side. People in the News Goings-on within the Bay Path Community. Your Alumni Association Council Meet Stephanie O'Leary '05 G'16 G'17, your new Alumni Association Council president. Alumni Provide Support for Frontline Heroes Profiles of alumni giving a helping hand to fight COVID-19. Alumni Out and About Highlights and alumni gatherings from the past months. Planned Giving Philanthropy Found Us: Ann Bailey Hammer '62, '13 and Neil "Bob" Hammer. Class Notes Bernitta Burnett '18 is one of several alumni featured in this issue. On the Cover A Portrait in Progress. The cover of this issue of the Bay Pathway features a first glimpse of the official portrait, painted in watercolor, of President Carol Leary. The artist is Doug Brega, a prominent contemporary American realist, who specializes in portraits, New England homes, sailboats, and old weathered barns. His paintings are part of the permanent collection in several museums, including, among others, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and Design in Kansas City, MO, and the D'Amour Museum of Fine Art at the Springfield Museums; his work is also in many private collections including two of the top 100 collections in the United States. In 2001, Brega received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Bay Path. The finished portrait of President Leary, pictured in full academic regalia, will be displayed at Bay Path. The University extends its deep gratitude to Doug Brega who has graciously donated his time and talent for this timeless portrait. Bay Pathway Spring/Summer 2020 Vol. 24, No. 1 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Editor Kathleen M. Wroblewski Director of Communications Editorial Staff Melissa Weinberger Media Relations & Content Director Melissa Wert '07 G'11 Public Relations Associate Veatrice Carabine '07 Executive Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations Victoria Pereira Alumni and Donor Engagement Coordinator PHOTOGRAPHY Leah Martin Photography White Point Imaging Paul Schnaittacher LAYOUT & DESIGN Cecco | The design office of David Cecchi BAY PATH UNIVERSITY President Dr. Carol A. Leary Vice President for University Relations and Board Liaison Kathleen M. Bourque Vice President for Development and Planned Giving Allison Gearing Kalill Executive Director of Brand Strategy and Integrated Communications Karen M. Woods Bay Pathway Magazine Deepwood Hall 588 Longmeadow Street Longmeadow, MA 01106 Tel. 413.565.1000 www.baypath.edu We want to hear from you! Comments and correspondence should be sent to contact@baypath.edu 2 4 8 12 14 16 20 30 32 34 35 36 40 42 CONTENTS

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