COVER STORY A Quiet Fire As executive director of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, Shaitia Spruell ’14 leads by example FEATURE Junior Pride Holyoke Junior College alumni take a walk down memory lane FEATURE Truly Momentous HCC celebrates the inauguration of President George Timmons DEPARTMENT From The President An education is the one thing no one can ever take away from you. DEPARTMENT Letters Thoughts from our readers DEPARTMENT Campus Roundup News and events from campus MY HCC STORY A Pretty Good Life Elizabeth Román ’03 DONOR PROFILE Driven to Give Why Holyoke entrepreneur Gary Rome is passionate about HCC HCC GIVING Major Micro Just because it’s called “micro-philanthropy” doesn’t mean the impact isn’t major DEPARTMENT Alumni … Out & About Alumni at home and on the road DEPARTMENT Class Notes What have you been up to since your school days at HCC? DEPARTMENT In Memoriam We are saddened to learn of the passing of members of the HCC community DEPARTMENT Kudos Korner Recognition for the HCC community