b'championed the purchase of a work by a Korean gala in New York City on November 4, 2019 (page 56). artist and the desire to see their heritage reflected inIt was indeed a lovely chance to recognize exception-the museum. And most recently a student took it al and visionary museum partners Jane Carroll 53, upon herself to write a proposal to acquire workEliot Nolen 54, Floyd Cheung and Lesley Dill MAT 75 by a pair of transgender artists, eager to see thoseamong the many leaders whose philanthropy, scholar-identities presented and explored in the museum.ship and artistry truly do make our museum. ThisSo theres a tradition of students being actively inevent was possible thanks to the Next Century Fund, dialogue with the institution, pushing the museum tofounded by the Museum Visiting Committee to sup-recognize where there are gaps and do somethingport the gala and other centennial activitieswhich about it.thankfully gave us some capacity as new priorities and Its this dynamism that fuels us, this keen challenges presented themselves this year, and weinterest in museums and their role in society and theare forever grateful for that.student experience, and its at the heart of our Back to those central questions of identity that Museums Concentration program, which celebratedhave defined this centennial year: What would we like its 10th anniversary in 2020 (page 39). We had people to say about this museum, years down the road, six seniors graduate with a Museums Concentrationwhen they look back at this point in time? For me,this year, and while we didnt get to fete them quitethe answer is that I would want them to say SCMA how we wanted, seeing them transition so seamlessly was their museum. That this was a place they not only and successfully to remote work, integrating thisfelt welcome, but a place they simply felt. Connected. reality with their capstone projects, was a wonderfulInspired. Curious. Comfortable. Challenged. Heard. reminder that this new generation is capable of Seen. And part of something meaningful.great things even in the face of serious adversity. TheThank you for your ongoing support of SCMAwhole experience was a valuable learning opportunityand for being part of something meaningful.for us all and the catalyst for a robust internship pro-gram that never would have happened otherwise. In an effort to create opportunities for our own students who were suddenly left without options to fulfill their Museums Concentration requirements, we endedup supporting the work of 12 students last summerJessica Nicollwith remote internship projects ranging from dataDirector and Louise Ines Doyle 34 Chief Curatoranalysis to online programming (pages 4142). Its a real tribute to the creativity and dedication of our wonderful staff that we were able to support so many students in this way during this unprecedented and unforgettable time. The museums 100th anniversary year may not the making of a museumhave played out quite like we imagined, but we did still have the opportunity to gather in person at our 13'