The Friends of the Library has announced its calendar of upcoming events. What a season it is! Amanda Foreman '91 will discuss her book, A World on Fire, about England's crucial role in the American Civil War. Richard Morais '81 is the guest of honor at a very special luncheon where he will read from and sign his novel, Buddhaland Brooklyn. Finally, an exhibit featuring the photography of Lee Edwards '76 will open on campus. Dates for these events can be found below. The Office of Alumni Relations will be sponsoring the receptions for Amanda Foreman and Lee Edwards.

We hope to see you at one -- or many -- of these exciting events!

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Get out your planners, because The Office of Alumni Relations has many exciting upcoming events -- in several of its recently established regional alumni chapters.

See Regional Chapters Page

Upcoming Regional Events

Be sure to visit the Alumni web site frequently, as we are adding events all the time!

View photos from recent events

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See Office-sponsored Events Calendar

The Edith Ingalls Vignos '45 Faculty on the Road Program brings together alumni and faculty to re-create a Sarah Lawrence seminar. Members of our renowned faculty take their academic passions to cities across the country, and ask you to come prepared to discuss questions pertinent to their topics. It's not quite the same as sitting around a table in Dudley Lawrence Living Room, but you will find the same challenging give-and-take that marked your Sarah Lawrence experience.

View Fall 2012 Faculty on the Road Schedule

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You are invited to a Ready, Set Pink!, a charity shopping event. Please join this special event benefitting Sarah Lawrence College.

When you shop at Bloomingdale's in White Plains on Saturday October 6th, from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Bloomingdale's will donate 10% of the tracked sales to Sarah Lawrence College. (You must submit a duplicate receipt at the Bridal Registry located on the 4th floor.) If you live in the area, we hope to see you there!

Reunion weekend is the perfect time to reminisce, reconnect, and return to Sarah Lawrence. You'll have the opportunity to take a seminar, go on local tours, explore new buildings on campus, cheer or perform at a cabaret, admire the work of fellow alumni at an art exhibit, and of course dance to your heart's content on Westlands Lawn. If all of the above works up an appetite, there's always midnight breakfast after the dance and a champagne brunch the next morning! Faculty also look forward to seeing you during Reunion, so don't miss out! In 2013, alumni with undergraduate class years ending in 3 and 8 will be celebrating milestone Reunions. All other alumni are welcome as well! For a sneak peak of the joys of Reunion weekend, check out this video created by Abby Urban '12. For more photos and video from Reunion 2012, visit the SLC Reunion Web Site.

If you'd like to BE A REUNION VOLUNTEER, please sign up here or contact Dania Abu-Shaheen, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, at 914-395-2531 or dshaheen@sarahlawrence.edu.

Can't wait to get in touch with your friends? We've created FACEBOOK GROUPS for classes celebrating their Reunion! Find your class Facebook Group. To become a member, click the "request to join" button at the top right corner of the group's front page. Once you're a member, be sure to invite your friends to make more SLC connections possible.

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The lecture hall in the Titsworth building on campus has seen a lot of history. Not only have there been countless courses and presentations by our own esteemed faculty, but renowned visiting scholars in the arts and sciences have also given talks or participated in panels in this venue over the years. The lecture hall, which seats approximately 90, is the only lecture hall of this size on campus; its intimacy and charm are part of the reason it is such a sought-out space. However, the technology, sound system, and lighting are terribly outdated. Thanks to a generous gift from Marjorie Leff Miller ’53, and husband Morgan L. Miller, the old lecture hall will be redesigned and completely transformed into a 21st century facility with state-of-the-art technology. Construction will begin in spring of 2013, and the College will be ready to host exciting programming in the newly-refurbished Marjorie Leff Miller ’53 Lecture Hall by the following fall. We are so grateful to Margie and Morgan for this wonderful gift!

The Student Phonathon program is underway and the students would love to speak with you. A few minutes of your time would make a world of difference to our students. They can answer your questions about the College, tell you about themselves and also explain what your financial support means to them..

Get to know our phonathon students

If you cannot take their call this Fall, you can also make a gift at www.slc.edu/give.

The Office of Alumni Relations has created Facebook Groups for you to connect with classmates and fellow alumni in your area. Please, stay active in these groups -- and keep the content coming!

Click here to join the Facebook group for Alumni in your city and Alumni in your class year.

Don't forget to network with fellow alumni on LinkedIn for all of your career-related inquiries, needs, or announcements.

All SLC alumni groups are closed and membership is by request and invitation. To gain membership, you must click the "request to join" button at the top right corner of the group. Once you're a member, be sure to invite your friends to grow the group!

Have you recently changed jobs, received a promotion, or won an award in your field? Share your accomplishment with the alumni community.

Thea Goodman '91 announced that her first novel, The Sunshine When She's Gone, will be published by Henry Holt and Co. in March, 2013. Favorable advance praise by Susan Minot and Nell Freudenberger can be read on Amazon.

Alma Gottlieb '75 co-authored the book, Braided Worlds, with Philip Graham '73. Alma Gottlieb is professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Philip Graham is professor of creative writing at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and teaches at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. The publication date for Braided Worlds is October 1, 2012.

Louise M. Halsey '71 of Little Rock has been selected by curators at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) to represent the state of Arkansas in their upcoming exhibition, High Fiber: Women to Watch 2012. The exhibition opens November 2, 2012 and will continue through January 6, 2013 at the museum in Washington, D.C. As the title implies, the theme of the exhibition is "inventive textile-based works." Halsey will have four woven wool works included in the exhibition: Supersize My House (2011), Dream Facade (2005), Crackhouse (2006), and House/Moon (2005).

Rio Cortez ’07  has been named a winner of the 2012 Amy Award. Poets & Writers presents the Amy Award each year to recognize promising women poets, age 30 and under, living in the New York City metropolitan area or on Long Island.

Congratulations to Josh Selig ’86! Josh wrote and directed the movie “Small Potatoes – Meet the Small Potatoes,” a 45-minute animated rock mockumentary, and Disney Junior has recently picked up the rights to its TV movie debut. “Small Potatoes – Meet the Small Potatoes” (a Little Airplane Productions film) follows the rise, break-up and triumphant comeback of a group of singing spuds and stars acclaimed actor Malcolm McDowell (Entourage, Clockwork Orange) as the band’s manager. Its music was written and produced by the Little Airplane team and features original songs by the late Jerry Bock (Fiddler on the Roof). This film’s American premiere is set for early 2013 on Disney Channel and Disney Junior, and it will debut on Disney Junior in Japan in late 2013.

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