Smith Named Honorary Alumnus
Rodney I. Smith, Bridgewater College Life Trustee and retired executive, has been named an honorary alumnus by the BC Alumni Association Board of Directors. A longtime supporter of the College, Smith is a parent of three Bridgewater alumni: Ashley ’85, Roderick ’87 and Matthew ’89. He served as Trustee of the College beginning in 1980 […]
New Connected Learning Curriculum Launched
First-year students who arrived on campus this fall are embarking on an educational journey that will be grounded by a new general education curriculum designed to help them make and share connections. The new Connected Learning (CL) curriculum, developed over the past four years by Bridgewater College faculty, is intended to give students the knowledge […]
Adamson Pays it Forward Through the Eagle Fund
Connections: The Campaign for Bridgewater College raised more than $8.1 million for the Eagle Fund, Bridgewater’s current-use scholarship fund that provides immediate financial aid to students. All donations to the fund go directly to students, and donors can give any amount to make an immediate and lasting impact. Dr. Cory Adamson ’91, BC Trustee, was […]
Zigler Believes in the Value of Hands-on Learning
Whether you went to college in the 1960s or 2020s, opportunities for hands-on learning and the mentorship of your professors are often keys to future success. Dr. Sam Zigler ’68 and Tony Lucy ’27 can both attest to this from a vantage point many decades apart. For Zigler, whose parents, Jacob Zigler ’39 and Leah […]
Heppard Gives for the Love of Learning
“You never stop learning. And if you do, you’re in trouble.” Bridgewater College alumnus Jeffrey Heppard ’74 lives by these words and gives to his alma mater to support future generations of students in doing the same. The native of Pitman, N.J., ran track and cross country for BC and graduated summa cum laude with […]
Small Donations Make a Large Impact
You’ve probably heard the phrases “no gift is too small” and “every gift counts” and wondered if there is any truth behind the clichés. Could your $25 donation truly make a difference to an institution like Bridgewater College? According to the Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, Tammy Steele ’99, the answer is yes. […]
Steady Leadership and Prudent Stewardship
Welcome to a unique edition of Bridgewater magazine. This impact report combines the remarkable stories you love with our traditional annual report and honor roll of donors and includes special content about Connections: The Campaign for Bridgewater College. As we ended our fiscal year in June, we celebrated the successful completion of the Connections Campaign, […]
Named Schools Provide for Future of College
In 2019 Bridgewater College undertook an academic restructuring that set the stage for one of the largest successes of the recently-completed Connections Campaign: the naming of three schools within the College. With these significant gifts, Bridgewater now has the financial support to provide new opportunities for faculty and students now and far into the future. […]
Connections Campaign Donors Invest in BC’s Future
Five years ago, Bridgewater College embarked on a journey to elevate, inspire and connect with the BC community through Connections: The Campaign for Bridgewater College. This targeted fundraising campaign concluded on June 30, 2025, exceeding its goal and raising $36.7 million from more than 1,100 donors. “We are humbled by the generosity of our donors,” […]
Olympians Speak to Full House at Bridgewater College
Paralympic runner Hunter Woodhall opened the Endowed Lecture at Bridgewater College last Friday evening by telling the story of how his parents made the decision to amputate his malformed legs when he was just a baby. It was an impossible decision and a heartbreaking story that began with Woodhall’s birth and ended with a photo […]
