The size, quality, and diversity of the student body have grown. Library holdings have grown, and new information technology has enhanced learning. Academic programs have been added and revised. However, the most important characteristics of Susquehanna have changed little over these years. This continues to be an unusually friendly community in which faculty and students care deeply about each other.
Professors touch the lives of their students and go out of their way to help students succeed.
The importance of this enduring quality of Susquehanna was brought home for me a few weeks ago when Trudy and I waded into the mob scene of the reunion of the Class of 1984 at BJ's, the downtown Selinsgrove establishment that many Susquehannans remember as the Governor Snyder Hotel. I can't think of any praise or thanks that ever felt more rewarding. Bob Goodspeed has been no ordinary professor. Teaching is his passion. He lived in Antarctica for months and has a glacier named after him.