From the Editor’s Desk

Thanks for taking some time to read TU Magazine’s digital edition. I’m thrilled that you’ve found us online, but hope that you’ve had a chance to explore our redesigned print version as well. Both in the number of pages and the size of them, the new TU Magazine is definitely bigger. Since we began redesigning it late last year, the trickier part always was making it better as well.

TU has a proud and accomplished history, one we wanted to honor while focusing on the momentum of the present and future through a more engaging approach to storytelling. We know you’re busy; we don’t take for granted the time you choose to spend with us. That’s why we’re committed to writing sophisticated stories that will entertain, inform and move you. It’s hard to read Rebecca Kirkman’s tasty piece on the craft brewery business without reaching for a cold one. I hope my story about the life of alumna Marisa Harris tugs at your heartstrings as it did mine. Adjunct professor and alumnus Ron Snyder’s essay will make you pause to ponder what’s truly important in life.

We set out to create a publication with a contemporary look and feel. We wanted to incorporate more illustration and to present some information in shorter, more easily digestible formats. Striking photography also was a priority. In this issue, freelancer Justin Tsucalas, a regular contributor to Baltimore magazine, TU adjunct professor and alumnus Mark Hendricks, and our staff photography team of Kanji Takeno and Lauren Castellana all captured memorable images for the pages that follow.

Don’t worry, we’ve kept sections that we know you love, like Class Notes, while adding plenty of new features throughout. Everything we’ve changed we’ve done with you—the reader—in mind. We’d love to hear what you think. Please feel free to email me at .

We think the new TU Magazine is both bigger and better. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed reimagining it. 

Mike Unger,
Editor