Sian Leah Beilock Inaugurated as Dartmouth's 19th President
On Sept. 22, more than 1,700 people gathered on the Green or watched by livestream to witness history as President Sian Leah Beilock received the Wentworth Bowl, a symbol of Dartmouth’s highest office, becoming “the 19th president—and proudly the first woman—in a distinguished line known as the Wheelock Succession."
Surgeons General Connect on Mental Health at Dartmouth
On Sept. 28 in Leede Arena, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and his seven living predecessors joined in a historic panel at Dartmouth to discuss ways to address the national mental health crisis. The conversation was moderated by CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta. In her introductory remarks, President Beilock said. "How we feel is directly linked to how we perform, and it's our duty to help our students perform at their best. Our society depends on it."
A New Plan for Undergraduate Housing on West Wheelock
In her inaugural address on Sept. 22, President Sian Leah Beilock announced "the single largest investment in Dartmouth's residential learning experience in more than a generation." Details of the undergraduate housing plan on West Wheelock Street are coming into focus, as the institutuion plans to add at least 1,000 new beds for undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff within the next 10 years.
Dartmouth Community Gathers to Remember Buddy Teevens '79
On Sept. 23, about 400 people gathered on the Green Saturday evening to remember the late Buddy Teevens '79, the Robert L. Blackman Head Football Coach. Among the attendees were Teevens' widow, Kirsten Teevens, family and friends, current and former players, and President Sian Leah Beilock. Earlier that day, a moment of silence for Coach Teevens was also held on Memorial Field before the kickoff at Dartmouth's first home game.
Board Prioritizes Mental Health and Other Presidential Initiatives
At their annual September meeting, the Board of Trustees embraced the five imperatives of President Beilock's vision for Dartmouth: the primacy of mental health on campus, the cultivation of "brave spaces," for dialogue, action on climate change, facilitating lifelong bonds among alums to support their professional development, and breakthrough innovation with an emphasis on strategic partnerships.

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