The Power of the Orange Network

While every issue of the Whitman magazine helps you stay plugged in to what’s happening on and around campus, much of what you’ll read in the pages that follow revolves around some of the amazing accomplishments taking place as the School operates in the midst of a global pandemic. Certainly, the credit for this success goes to more people than we could ever name, but one thing is clear — the power of the Orange Network has been vital to making things happen. Though in locations all over the globe, our alumni are never too far away to lend a hand. This has never been more apparent, as they’ve reached across the miles (albeit virtually) to extend new opportunities in real estate, finance, entrepreneurship and other areas of business to students whose intended internships were canceled due to COVID-19. They’ve taken the time to Zoom in for one-on-one mentoring, networking events, panel presentations — and just honest talk about personal and professional growth. And they’ve offered their resources to guide students toward micro- internships and special projects that helped them build their resumes in nontraditional ways. Most of all, alumni have taken pride in helping this next generation of business leaders, just as so many from the Orange Network helped them along the way, too.