Happy New Year! By now, you've probably thought up a few great resolutions for ways to live your life better in 2004. Are you working on making them happen? Sometimes the toughest part about setting goals for ourselves is creating and implementing a plan.

Right now, members of the AU community are setting goals for their upcoming months ahead: the students are getting into the new semester; the basketball team is playing hard and working toward making it to the Patriot League championship; the theatre majors are rehearsing for their upcoming spring shows; and the seniors are polishing their resumes and beginning to consider life away from AU.

As you set your goals for the year ahead, I hope you’ll include giving back to AU in your plans. Hopefully, your connection to AU has allowed you to reach some of your goals. We sure would love it if you would help the current students reach theirs.

All the best-
-Melissa Reichley
Editor, Alumni Update

P.S. In Chinese Astrology, this week marks the start of the Year of the Monkey. Monkeys are considered optimistic, social, and inventive. Here’s hoping we can all tap into our inner monkey!

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