John Paul Mester, SEAS ’18, was reported missing to Columbia Public Safety on Thursday night according to an email sent to students by Vice President for Public Safety James F. McShane early Friday morning.

Associate Dean for Student Life Alina Wong will leave Barnard on May 18 to become the assistant vice provost for educational equity at Pennsylvania State University, Dean of the College Avis Hinkson announced in an email on Wednesday.

Due to several technical errors on the part of Barnard’s Office of the Registrar, some seniors were mistakenly sent emails over the weekend informing them that they would not be able to graduate in May for failing to meet credit requirements.

Abby Wambach, two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women’s World Cup champion, will deliver the keynote address at Barnard’s 126th Commencement in May, President Sian Beilock and Dean of the College Avis Hinkson announced in an email to the community on Thursday.

Barnard faculty, alumnae, and students gathered to discuss the college’s identity as a women’s college and the impact this has on students at a town hall hosted by the Student Government Association on Thursday evening.

While each Barnard president has had her own unique vision for the college, Sian Beilock’s plan, which she outlined at her inauguration last Friday, signals a return to traditional Barnard values that were not a primary focus during the administration of former president Debora Spar.

Barnard President Sian Leah Beilock was inaugurated as Barnard’s eighth president and shared her vision for the college’s future amid the interruptions of pro-union protesters at Friday’s ceremony in Riverside Church.

Barnard will undergo significant leadership changes this semester, Dean of the College Avis Hinkson announced in an email sent to the Barnard community on Tuesday. The position of director of career development will be eliminated, moving its corresponding office under the direction of senior administrators. Dean of Enrollment Jennifer Fondiller will also be promoted to the role of Vice President for Enrollment.

Caroline Montgomery, a senior at Barnard College, died in a mudslide in California on Tuesday, according to an email sent to the Barnard community by Dean of the College Avis Hinkson. She was 22 years old.