WEB HIGHLIGHTS
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Three genetic counseling students at Sarah Lawrence College have been selected as recipients of the 2014 National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) Student Research Project award for their Capstone project. The second-year students, Katie Gallagher of Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada, Amber Gamma of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and Thomas Ward of Barbados are focusing their project on developing and implementing a replicable LGBT-centric cultural competency curriculum, and assessing its effectiveness on the awareness, knowledge, and skills of future genetic counselors to provide care to the LGBT community.
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This year's Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest winner is N. West Moss '90, for her short story, "Omeer's Mangoes." Moss is previously the recipient of the Faulkner-Wisdom Award and Diana Woods Memorial Award for Creative Nonfiction. Moss has just completed a collection of short stories titled "Bryant Park Variations," which includes “Omeer’s Mangoes.”
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The Loop celebrates the Golden Globe achievements of Noah Hawley '89, who took home the Golden Globe for Best TV Movie or Mini-Series for FX's Fargo, and Julianna Margulies '89, who was nominated for a Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama, for her role in CBS's The Good Wife. Reporter Joyce Newman writes how Margulies "notes that her ability to analyze scripts and to create roles stems from her academic studies at Sarah Lawrence."
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In an interview in The Stamford Advocate, Jennifer Cipri '07 discusses her unusual route to Sarah Lawrence College, and the inspiration for her new novel, The Book, The Key and The Crown.
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The New York Times shines a spotlight on the work of Pam Tanowitz MFA '98 as a particular highlight of 2014. "Ms. Tanowitz is the wittiest choreographer since Mark Morris," writes Andrea Mohin for the Times, stating that the Mozartean complexity of the mirrored octet in Tanowitz's new “Heaven on One’s Head” dance program produced a buzz that "lasted for days."
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CONNECTIONS
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Sarah Lawrence Magazine
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The Meaningful Life
Fall 2014
The point of going to college—and especially of going to Sarah Lawrence—is to begin crafting a meaningful life. That means making a career, usually, but also distilling your values, understanding your strengths and weaknesses, and confronting change and loss. Easy, right? In this issue, we'll get some practical advice about how to create a life rich in meaning—no matter how you define success.
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GIVE TO SLC
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As we pen this FSL message, we have already experienced a snow day and a delayed opening during our spring semester. In spite of the snowy start to this second term, we warmly report that with your support and generosity The Fund for Sarah Lawrence has crossed the $2,200,000 mark. In 2014 we reported how early we surpassed this mark and this year we reached this goal even earlier. Thank you to everyone who has already made their donation. With four months until May 31, and $1,500,000 to go to reach our goals we hope you will participate in this year's Fund. February 14, Valentine's Day is a great time to donate online at www.slc.edu/give and show your love for your Alma mater.
You can mail your contribution to the 2015 Fund for Sarah Lawrence to 1 Mead Way/Bronxville, NY 10708 or call us at 914-395-2533.
Enjoy this short month of February; we know spring is just around the corner. Thank you for dedication to and support of Sarah Lawrence.
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Gilberto Perez Memorial Service Announced
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 The memorial service for professor and friend Gil Perez will take place on Friday, February 20th. The college community will join Gil's family for this service of remembrance at 1 p.m. in Reisinger Auditorium, on the SLC campus. Gil was a luminous and beloved teacher and one of the most cherished of all dons, a true mentor to students who went out into the world with a more powerful understanding of their personal place in it because of his guidance.
Please visit Gil Perez's tribute site.
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Join SLC Alumni for an Upcoming Event!
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Get out your planners, because The Office of Alumni Relations already has many exciting upcoming events planned for 2015.
View photos from the recent holiday parties we held across the country!
Upcoming Calendar of Events
NYC: Entry Level: Hiring and Getting Hired
The Office of Alumni Relations invites you to a panel discussion on landing an entry level job. See more information below.
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February 10, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Roger Smith Hotel
501 Lexington Ave
(between 47th and 48th)
New York, NY
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NYC: Retirement: Navigating the Transition
The Office of Alumni Relations invites you to a panel discussion on the topic of retirement and managing the transition from a fulfilling work life to a fulfilling retirement. See more information below.
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February 10, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Roger Smith Hotel
501 Lexington Ave
(between 47th and 48th)
New York, NY
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NYC: Young Alumni
Get-Together@Union Hall
The Office of Alumni Relations and The Young Alumni Leadership Society invite you to a casual get-together at Union Hall. Don't miss this opportunity to make new friends and Sarah Lawrence connections. Appetizers will be provided. Drinks must be purchased at the bar.
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February 26, 2015
6:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m..
Union Hall
102 Union Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11215
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LA: Tickets to "Tribes" - LA Theatre Works
The Office of Alumni Relations has 20 discount tickets to LA Theatre Works "Tribes".
Teeming with rich characters and revolutionary dialogue, this critically-acclaimed West End and Off-Broadway sensation will awaken all of your senses as it boldly asks some of life's hardest questions: what is communication and understanding, and can we truly have it—with anyone? Featuring original Off-Broadway cast members Susan Pourfar and Mare Winningham.
Tickets are $35.
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March 14, 2015
8:00 p.m.
James Bridges Theater
(UCLA)
235 Charles E. Young Dr
Los Angeles, CA
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Register for an event today!
See Office-sponsored Events Calendar
Be sure to visit the Alumni web site frequently, as we are adding events all the time!
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Save the Date for Art of Teaching Anniversary
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This Reunion, June 4 - 7, please join us in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Art of Teaching Graduate Program where we will honor Sara Wilford '72 and have many other special events.
See more about SLC Reunion
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120 days till Reunion!!
Thursday, June 4th - Sunday, June 7th
and
25 days till Registration Opens!!
Monday, March 2nd
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What can you do in the meantime?
Mark your calendar for an unforgettable weekend at SLC.
There will be seminars, local tours, dance parties, a cabaret, an art exhibit, and even Midnight Breakfast! Join us on campus Thursday, June 4 – Sunday, June 7 for a weekend that celebrates the extraordinary education and lasting friendships that characterize the Sarah Lawrence experience.
Get a sneak peak of all that's in store for the big weekend.
Visit the Reunion schedule on the Alumni Web Site.
Sign up to showcase your talent at Reunion.
Visit the Alumni Web Site to learn more about the Reunion Cabaret & Art Exhibit.
Plan to register on March 2nd when Reunion Registration Opens.
The early bird gets the….PRIZE! If you register early, you will be entered in our early bird registration raffle (1st Prize: $100 Amazon Gift Card, 2nd Prize: $50 Amazon Gift Card, 3rd Prize: $25 Amazon Gift Card.
Tell your friends about Reunion and encourage them to join you.
Need a handy way to get in touch? Check out our alumni Facebook groups by class and region.
Visit the SLC Reunion Web Site
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Join Us for a Night of Networking
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We have a night of networking events on February 10 in NYC, covering the transition from education to career and from career to retirement. Register for Networking events today!
Entry Level: Hiring and Getting Hired features panelists Mike Goodman '01 (Director, Publisher Business Development at BrightRoll; a business development professional with years of hiring experience), Alanna Duncan '14 (Coordinator, Advancement Services at Columbia Business School; a recent grad who landed an entry level job in higher education development), and Kristin Maffei '08 (Advertising and Promotions Associate at Oxford University Press). The panel will be moderated by Katherine Bradshaw Corsillo, Assistant Director of SLC's Office of Career Services and the College's Internship Program Manager. The event will include audience Q&A and light refreshments. Don't miss the opportunity to network and make valuable connections with alumni.
Retirement: Navigating the Transition features panelists Marilyn Ogus Katz '54 (Dean of Studies Emerita, Sarah Lawrence College), Nan Bauer-Maglin '63 (Author of Women Confronting Retirement: A Nontraditional Guide), and Gail Lowman Eisen '64 (Retired Producer for CBS News). The panel will include audience Q&A and light refreshments.
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Faculty on the Road Fall Spring Season Underway
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The Edith Ingalls Vignos '45 Faculty on the Road Program brings together alumni and faculty to recreate 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.
Upcoming Faculty on the Roads
March 7
2:00 p.m. |
Washington, D.C. |
Scott Calvin, The Science of Steampunk: 19th Century Scientist-Adventurers and the Rebirth of Technological Individualism in the 21st Century |
March 9
6:30 p.m. |
New York, NY |
James Marshall, Machine Learning: The Biologically-Inspired Path to Artificial Intelligence |
March 28
1:00 p.m. |
San Francisco, CA |
Joel Sternfeld, Ma Vie en Kodachrome |
March 29
2:00 p.m. |
Los Angeles, CA |
Joel Sternfeld, Ma Vie en Kodachrome |
View full Spring 2015 Schedule and
register for a Faculty on the Road
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Screening of The Hundred Foot Journey
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Join us to see The Hundred Foot Journey starring Helen Mirren and Om Puri.
Friday, February 27, 4:00 p.m.
Heimbold Visual Arts Center Donnelley Theater
Author Richard Morais '81 will present and discuss the film, The Hundred Foot Journey with Malcolm Turvey. This film is based on his novel of the same name.
Register for The Hundred Foot Journey
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The Filmmaking Festival and Conference
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The Filmmaking, Screenwriting & Media Arts Program at Sarah Lawrence College will be hosting the fourth annual Filmmaking Festival & Conference this February!
On Saturday, February 28, there will be a Brunch Reception in the Heimbold Atrium Lobby, followed by a 12:45 p.m. screening of short film STEEL, which won the 2014 Directors Guild of America student film jury prize in the Women's Category. The film will be followed by Q&A with writer/director Jessica Adler '14, producer Stephanie Serra '14 and cinematographer Kate Montgomery '15 and moderated by faculty advisor Professor Maggie Greenwald. At 2 p.m., the Moving Picture Show Competition Award-winning submissions will be announced followed by the Student Film Festival of Representative Work.
All events are free and open to the public.
See more information on the Filmmaking Conference
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ArtWorks for Freedom Presents New Installation in D.C.
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Kay Chernush '66 announced a new art installation in Washington, D.C., as part of her ArtWorks for Freedom effort. Please plan to visit the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery in Washington, DC (1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009) through March 7, 2015 for the installation featuring "Bought & Sold: Voices of Human Trafficking" and new work from sculptor Barbara Liotta '74. There will be an Artists' Talk with Kay Chernush and sculptor Barbara Liotta on February 7, from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. This installation is part of ArtWorks for Freedom's mission to illuminate the scale and complexity of human trafficking and to mobilize public action against it.
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Women's History Lecture: Worn Out: Motherwork in the Age of Austerity
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The next installment of the Gerda Lerner Women's History Program Lecture Series is Worn Out: Motherwork in the Age of Austerity. Roksana Badruddoja, member of the Academic Advisory Board for the Museum of Motherhood (MOM) seeks to elucidate how long hours, wage stagnation, and erosion of social services have made the challenges of motherwork all the more acute.
Worn Out: Motherwork in the Age of Austerity
Friday and Saturday March 6 and 7, 2015
Sarah Lawrence College
View schedule for the Gerda Lerner Lecture Series
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Summer Programs at SLC!
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Sarah Lawrence College Summer Programs have something for all interested students ranging from rising sophomores to recently-graduated seniors in high school! During the summer, we offer a variety of intensive non-credit courses designed for every kind of student: writer, actor, dancer, activist, budding filmmaker or enthusiastic storyteller.
Registration is open now for all our 2015 offerings! Have questions? Give us a call at (914) 395-2205, or e-mail us at specialprograms@sarahlawrence.edu. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Calling SLC Alumni Visiting Florence!
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Johanna Zacharias '64 writes, "We—my art historian husband Herbert Kessler (his specialty: medieval) and I—are in Florence until May 2015. We would happily give SLC alumni visiting the city of Dante, Giotto, Masaccio, Botticelli, et al. a personal tour of some breathtaking sites that you might miss on your own—such as the incredible Spanish Chapel in Santa Maria Novella, the church of San Miniato al Monte, and the medieval holdings of the Bargello.
"We can also give guidance on Florentine restaurants, local Tuscan specialties, and lovely, modest lodgings. And we could introduce you to our neighborhood—an urbanist's dream, which includes the incomparable Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio."
Please email Johanna at jz1234@earthlink.net.
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Gryphons Begin Season and SLC Community Begins Challenge!
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Sarah Lawrence College men's swimmer Cameron Martinez has been named to the 2015 Skyline Men's Swimming All-Conference First Team. Martinez becomes the first Gryphon to be named to an All-Skyline first team.
In other news, SLC Head Coach Eric Mitchell was selected as 2015 Skyline Men's Swimming Coach of the Year. Mitchell is the first member of the SLC coaching staff to be commended by the league. "I am honored to have been selected as Coach of the Year," Mitchell commented. "I am grateful to coach a group of talented young men that have exceeded expectations this season...."
Read more on gogryphons.com
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 Wait! (Wait! Wait!) Wait a minute Mr. Postman!
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Please don’t wait patiently for a card or a letter from us. If you are thinking about a planned gift, please give us a call. It’s easier than you think.
Contact Dorea Ferris, Director of Gift Planning, at (914)395-2543 or dferris@sarahlawrence.edu with any questions you might have. And please visit our website at
slc.edu/giving/planned
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Connect on Facebook and LinkedIn!
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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.
Join the SLC Alumni Office's Twitter feed: @SLCAlums.
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!
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Alumni Announcements
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Have you recently changed jobs, received a promotion, or won an award in your field? Share your accomplishment with the alumni community.
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Emily Franklin's ('94) short story "Qualities of the Modern Farmer" was included in the longlist for the 2015 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. The Award is in its 6th year and is the world’s richest prize for a single short story. Previous winners and shortlisted writers include Junot Diaz, Hilary Mantel, and Adam Johnson. This year’s winner will be revealed on April 24. Read Emily’s story here and visit her website: emilyfranklin.com/about.
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Ian Spencer Bell '13 will premiere a dance at the Poetry Foundation in Chicago (61 West Superior Street) on March 11 at 7 p.m. Admission is free. The New York Times described Bell's unique blend of poetry and contemporary dance as a "third medium". Bell will premiere a new work based on memories of his childhood home in rural Virginia. Also on the program is Geography Solos, three short talking dances about dislocation. The New York Times called Bell "a dancer of gentle but defined precision." For more information about the artist and his work, please visit ianspencerbell.com.
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Photo credit:
Kyle Froman
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Lynn Gilbert '59 will be exhibiting "The Silk Road: Sublime Spaces," a collection of photographs taken inside the traditional homes of the Turkish people, at the Roosevelt Library in San Antonio, Texas through April 30, 2015. For more information about Lynn's work, visit lynn-gilbert.com.
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Photo credit:
Lynn Gilbert
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Cathy Lee Crane '90 announced that she has been invited to show her work at the National Gallery of Art in D.C. next month. Cathy Lee Crane's award-winning films include an adaptation of a novel by André Breton, an investigation into the German town of Halle through the paintings of Lyonel Feininger, and a mock early sound musical with San Francisco legend Rodney O'Neal Austin as silver-screen siren Louise Brooks. Her short films have screened internationally.
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Still from Pasolini's Last Words, courtesy the artist
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Christine Reilly MFA '12 has received a book offer from Touchstone (a Simon & Schuster imprint) to publish the novel that she wrote during her time at Sarah Lawrence.
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