SLC alumni and their guests joined together for a magical Reunion weekend of old friends and new memories. We now have a retrospective video created by Mario Paniagua '09 -- as well as our Reunion photos up on our web site. See you and your friends learning, dancing, and having a great time!

View Reunion 2013 Video and Photos

View Reunion 2013 Art Exhibit Slideshow

Get out your planners, because The Office of Alumni Relations has many exciting upcoming events.

Upcoming Calendar of Events

Register for an event today!

View photos from recent events

See Office-sponsored Events Calendar

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

Mark Your Calendar! Reunion 2014: Thursday, June 5th - Sunday, June 8th

• Don't miss the opportunity to return to SLC's beautiful campus and reconnect with friends.
• Reunion weekend will offer Seminars, Local Tours, Dance Parties, The Alumni Art Exhibit and Cabaret, Midnight Breakfast, and much more.
• In the meantime, stay in touch with the alumni community and find your class Facebook group at http://alum.slc.edu/

HELP MAKE THE WEEKEND A SUCCESS,
BE A REUNION VOLUNTEER!

Volunteering is a fantastic way to connect with fellow classmates and assist in planning the weekend. Your creativity, feedback, and support are essential to making the weekend a success. If you are interested in becoming a Reunion volunteer, sign up here or contact Dania Abu-Shaheen, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, at 914-395-2531 or dshaheen@sarahlawrence.edu.

As a Reunion volunteer, your responsibilities could include:

• Attending Reunion Weekend -- who would want to miss all the fun after all the work?!
• Participating actively in regular reunion planning correspondence either in person, via conference call, or by email. We plan to have the Reunion program finalized by early December, so volunteers must be available to join these meetings in the fall to contribute programming suggestions.
• Planning an activity/event for your class as part of the Reunion program.
• Joining fellow volunteers for a Reunion overview gathering on campus in late September.
• Being a part of a network of fundraising volunteers to encourage contributions to your class gift.
• Contacting classmates to encourage them to attend Reunion. The Office of Alumni Relations will facilitate getting in touch with your classmates by providing contact lists and class Facebook groups. Your efforts to encourage attendance are invaluable – they can truly transform Reunion weekend from good to GREAT.

We look forward to seeing you in June 2014!

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.

Under the direction of Jerri Dodds, Dean of the College, two Class of '12 alumni--Rob Winslow and Sean McIntyre--took on the hefty task of producing SLC's TEDx videos. Rob and Sean initiated the dialogue with TED, developed the parameters for SLC's effort, helped solicit and identify the presenters, designed and helped construct the set, worked with Film Studies professor Damani Baker '96 who filmed the presentations, edited the raw footage, and then uploaded the final product to public channels. We're both proud of and grateful for their efforts on the College's behalf.

View TedxSLC videos on Youtube

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 Faculty on the Road Fall 2013 Schedule

Liberty Mutual Insurance is hosting a Defensive Driving Class for Sarah Lawrence College alumnae/i, faculty and staff through the National Traffic Safety Institute (NTSI). We are pleased to offer this course to Sarah Lawrence College alumnae/i, faculty and staff at a reduced rate. Upon completion of this course, New York licensed drivers will:

• Receive a 10% insurance discount on collision and liability premium for the principal driver on the policy, valid for 3 years.
• Reduce the total points on your driving record up to 4 points for violations occurring within the past 18 months.
• Refresh your driving skills and learn techniques for collision prevention.

This class takes place on Saturday, September 21st, from 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Location is Science 103, on campus at SLC. Cost of the class is $22.

Please click here respond by September 14th to reserve your seat by contacting Mirna Padilla at MIRNA.PADILLA@LibertyMutual.com

We are pleased to announce that we received a total of $45,061,057 in campaign commitments at the end of the 2012-2013 fiscal year. New funds include The Carol Graham Stewart Memorial Scholarship Fund, established by Alison Stewart and Lisa Stewart Crisp in honor of their mother Carol Graham Stewart '51. ECP Family International Dance Fund, recently established in honor of Edith Cowles Poor, underwrites costs associated with visiting dance artists to the College to teach Master Classes in both traditional and modern dance forms. Visiting artists must come from non-western traditions in their dance art and practice.

We are excited about these new programs and grateful to our donors. Their understanding of Sarah Lawrence's mission created these gifts, and the resulting endowed funds will benefit Sarah Lawrence College in perpetuity.

Sarah Lawrence College announced its 2012-2013 SLC All-Academic Teams. The inaugural award honors 17 athletes for excellence in athletics and in the classroom. The SLC All-Academic Teams consist of student-athletes who have participated on an SLC team, reached sophomore academic standing and have earned a 3.5 cumulative grade point average or better at the conclusion of the spring semester.

Click here for Spring 2013 HVMAC/HVWAC All-Academic Teams

See SLC Gryphons Web Site

Payment rates for a Sarah Lawrence Charitable Gift Annuity are very attractive and may be higher than stock dividends or CD rates. When you use appreciate securities as a gift to Sarah Lawrence, no capital gains tax liability is incurred. E-mail giftplanning@sarahlawrence.edu or call Judith Katz, (914) 395-2526, or go to www.slc.edu/gift-annuities for more information. (There's a gift annuity calculator on our website that will let you figure out your gift annuity rate! Be sure to let us know if you have questions.)

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.

Gay Wilgus '75 announced the publication of her book, Knowledge, Pedagogy, and Multiculturalism: Shifting the Locus of Learning in Urban Teacher Education. This book opens for examination the research and experimental pedagogies of a teacher education faculty at a large, urban, public university, where teacher candidates from working-class and ethnic and linguistic minority backgrounds are prepared to work with learners from similar backgrounds. Gay Wilgus is Assistant Professor in the Graduate Program in Early Childhood Education at the City College of New York.

Eva Feder Kittay '67 of Stony Brook University and Anita Silvers '62 of San Francisco State University are the first scholars to receive the Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prizes for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution. The prizes are awarded by Phi Beta Kappa in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association. Each winner receives an honorarium of $10,000. Kittay and Silvers will present their award-winning work during the symposium “Expanding Justice, Including Disability” at the Eastern Division American Philosophical Association this December.

Caitlin McDonald '05 announced that her second book, a volume of collected essays titled "Belly Dance Around the World: New Communities, Performance and Identity," has just been published by McFarland press.

Dylan Brody '85 announced the publication of Laughs Last, from WheelMan Press. Advance Praise includes: “Laughs Last is a very original work. Not only is it an entertaining book, it has a wonderful punchline!” from Carl Reiner, film director, producer, writer and comedian.

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