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Join SLC Alumni for an Upcoming Event!

March is a month when people are madly in love with a lot of things… college basketball, cherry blossoms, St. Patrick's Day and new beginnings. But you know what The Fund for Sarah Lawrence, Alumni Relations and the entire Advancement team are madly in love with, beloved SLCers? We're madly in love with Sarah Lawrence—with its story, unique education, and all the beautiful, creative people that spend time learning and growing here.

Here's something new to love: we just learned that if we attract 750 new donations this month, two members of our Board of Trustees will jointly contribute $100,000 to The Fund for Sarah Lawrence.

So, over the next 30 days, we are going to stir up your nostalgia by sharing on the Fund's Facebook page one reason each day for our love of this remarkable College. We want to help you continue your own love affair with SLC and even make you fall in love all over again. Show us your love, and share that love with the world.

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The New York Times, Inside Higher Ed highlight SLC's efforts to develop students' critical abilities

In a February 27 letter to the editor of The New York Times, President Karen Lawrence highlights how SLC's newly created method of assessment works to ensure that students possess the critical abilities necessary for success upon graduation and beyond. In a February 12 article titled, "Rejecting the Standardized Test," Inside Higher Education took an in depth look at this unique evaluation system, noting that instead of administering a standard test to freshmen and seniors, SLC's system requires a new analysis of each student after each course by every faculty member.

Please Join Dr. Cameron Afzal on our Summer Program in Greece

Sarah Lawrence would like to invite alumni to join Dr. Cameron Afzal on our summer program in Greece and Turkey. Application deadline extended until March 15, 2014.

The Geography of Faith: Paul and the Emergence of Christianity in the Aegean- Professor Cameron Afzal will introduce students to the Greco-Roman world and the impact of the Apostle Paul’s work in major urban centers of the Eastern Mediterranean from May 26 through June 28, 2014.

Further information on the program and curriculum can be found at http://www.slc.edu/international-exchange/summer-programs/index.html. Please contact Prema Samuel, Assistant Dean for International and Exchange Programs, for more details. She may be reached at psamuel@sarahlawrence.edu

Alice Kaplan presents "A Camus Syndrome"

The annual Adda Bozeman Lecture will be presented by Alice Kaplan. Kaplan will concentrate on the ways Camus has been understood by intellectuals, by institutions, and by critics -- and hopes to track the uneven way his star has risen and fallen over the years. Alice Kaplan, John M. Musser Professor of French, chairs the Department of French at Yale University. She is a specialist of 20th century French literature whose work addresses the intersection of literature, history and politics. This lecture is free and open to the public.

The event takes place on Monday, March 10, 2014, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Heimbold Visual Arts Center, in the Donnelley Film Theatre.

Submit Theatre Proposals for Sarah After Hours

SLC Alums! You are invited to submit proposals of short theatrical pieces (1 to 10 minutes max) to be presented as part of the evening's events at The 3rd Annual Sarah After Hours. This event is a celebration for Alumnae/i of the Sarah Lawrence Theater program. The event will be May 18th at Dixon Place in New York City will feature performances by the graduating MFA class of 2014 and theater undergraduate and graduate alumnae/i.

Email one-page proposals to Amy Surratt at sarahafterhours@gmail.com by March 10, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.

SLC Summer Programs for High School Students

The summer programs at Sarah Lawrence College now include both credit and non-credit enrichment courses for high school students, college students, and adults. These courses are designed like our regular academic year classes, with the unique Sarah Lawrence pedagogy. Summer students participate in our renowned seminar and conference system and are taught by Sarah Lawrence faculty. Through our programs, high school and adult students gain confidence and experience in academics and the arts, both in and out of the classroom, develop a variety of skills, and learn from exceptional instructors and motivated peers.

Please visit our website at http://www.slc.edu/summer2014 or contact us at anytime at 914-395-2205 or specialprograms@sarahlawrence.edu to learn more or with questions. We hope to see you this summer!

Why Do We Watch Movies? A talk by Cornell Professor James E. Cutting

One can argue that movies grip popular culture more firmly than anything else. Why? Professor Cutting will stress and provide empirical evidence for the following: movies are an excellent medium in which to tell stories; they are typically well-fit in their structure to the human mind; they allow us unparalleled experience in reading the mental states of others; and they allow for parallel (auditory and visual) narrative threads that can enrich storytelling. James E. Cutting is Susan Linn Sage Professor of Psychology at Cornell University and his work on movies has begun to appear in scholarly journals over the last five years.

This lecture takes place on Thursday, March 13th, in the Library Pillow/Meeting Room 201 at 5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Call for Alumni Admission Volunteers!

Join the STAR Alumni Admissions program! Members of STAR can get involved in various ways, from interviewing prospective students to hosting events to attending college fairs. We currently need volunteers in the cities listed below. If you have any interest in becoming a STAR Alumni Admission Volunteer in these cities or any other location, we want to hear from you. Please complete the online form here or contact Michelle Johnson, Associate Director, Alumni Relations, at mjohnson2@sarahlawrence.edu.

• Baltimore, MD
• Cleveland, OH
• Miami, FL
• San Antonio, TX
• Detroit, MI
• San Francisco, CA and surrounding areas
• Los Angeles, CA (the Valley and Pasadena specifically)
• San Diego, CA
• Phoenix, AZ
• Rochester, NY

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