Alice Moody Chapin '35:

In 1996, in recognition of a generous gift from Ms. Alice Moody Chapin ’35, Carthage’s 80-acre campus was designated an arboretum. A woman before her time, Ms. Chapin enjoyed a successful international career which led her to live and work in Caracas, Venezuela for more than 20 years.

Today, the arboretum sustains multiple ecosystems and provides a beautiful natural setting for both students and the greater Kenosha community to enjoy. It also serves as a useful location for classes and individuals to conduct environmental research. Every year, the College aims to plant new trees from a variety of species to keep the arboretum abundant and diverse.

150 Years of Carthage Women:

This app was created in 2020 in conjunction with the 150 Years of Carthage Women Celebration. In 1870, Carthage became one of the first institutions of higher learning to enroll women. This year we celebrate this milestone and the many Carthage women who've passed through our doors over the last 150 years.

Credits:

Julia Karpinski ’21, Katie Cochran ’21, and Tristan Ottenfeld ’20 created version 1.0 of this app, and Adam Curtis ’20 published it to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, under the supervision of Dr. Wenjie Sun. We would like to thank Dr. Kurt Piepenburg, Dr. Joy Mast and her Forest Ecology class, John Larson ’19, Olivia Pratt ’20, and Michael Meke ’19 for the photos, tree identifications and descriptions, and GPS coordinates used in this app. We would also like to thank Ms. Diane Katt, Ms. Staci Carson, Mr. Steve Janiak, and Ms. Traci Parker for providing the opportunity, funding, and improvement suggestions.