By Kevin GreerLakeside Communications Manager When Tom Gouttierre graduated from college, he didn’t send out résumés or interview for office jobs. His family owned a bakery, and by age 18, he had already become a master pastry chef. He could have stayed and eventually taken over the business, but he felt called to something different. […]
By Kevin GreerLakeside Communications Manager As a child, Kwame Alexander dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. He admired his own doctor, who made children laugh while helping them feel better, and Alexander wanted to do the same. Then came organic chemistry. “It kicked my butt, man,” he recalls. “I was like,…
By Kevin GreerLakeside Communications Manager From reporting in war zones to covering China’s economic rise, Scott Tong has traveled the world in pursuit of stories. This summer, the host of NPR’s daily news program “Here & Now” will add another destination to that list when he visits Lakeside for the…
