F1RST is the official publication of Carroll University. The magazine puts a fresh spin on stories about campus life, updates on alumni and in-depth features connecting the accomplishments of Carroll alumni, faculty and staff to today's headlines. Comments and ideas about the publication can be made to editor@carrollu.edu.
Our spring edition arrives like the first dragonfly on a warm, sunny spring afternoon. Learn all about Carroll's sustainability efforts, as your favorite university goes green, and get a glimpse into some recent convocations. These additional learning opportunities for our students reflect the value and importance of a liberal arts-based education. You'll also meet a dedicated student-athlete who found his home in the pool and read about the university's plans for "the Pharm." Download The Issue
The Covid-19 pandemic has not passed by the Carroll campus. Like so many communities around the world, we have had losses in our Carroll family: parents, grandparents, alumni, extended relations and friends. The pandemic also brought the loss of two beloved faculty members.
A new school, a rebuilt home and a new dean: for the education program and Carroll’s strategic plan, it was a perfect storm
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An issue about resilience, innovation and progress. Tour the renovated Education Hall and meet the interim dean of the new School of Education and Human Services. Read about the resourceful approaches taken by the arts and athletics programs at Carroll to adapt to COVID-19. And find out how Carroll successfully navigated a turbulent year for higher education in a special 2019-20 Annual Report.
As the world was engulfed by the COVID-19 pandemic this spring, students, faculty and staff scattered to the safety of their homes–changing everything, except for our Pioneer mindset. Meet Carroll's furriest friends as they graduate to their forever homes, and discover how historians interpret the stories of the past.
Join a professor and student as they search for new tools in the battle against killer bacteria in the Michael and Mary Jaharis Science Laboratories, learn about the path biology major Benyapa Khowpinitchai took to Carroll and the artful balance she discoverd here, and remember the legacy of service that the late P.E. MacAllister ’40 leaves behind.