WEB HIGHLIGHTS
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Julianna Margulies '89 received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, writes Variety. The magazine reports that it wasn't until her freshman year at Sarah Lawrence College that Margulies "truly realized her calling as an actor."
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Jeepney, the latest documentary by award-winning filmmaker Sarah Friedland '03 is set to air on PBS in May. Jeepney visualizes the richly diverse cultural and social climate of the Philippines through its most popular form of mass transportation: vividly decorated ex-WWII military vehicles.
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Sven Hoeger received the "Going Green Award" at the 35th annual Volunteer Spirit Awards for his work at the Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River at Beczak, reports The Journal News. Hoeger trains and oversees volunteers at the Center, which provides environmental education for the Hudson River community and conducts research on and monitors urban watershed issues.
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Recognizing Sarah Lawrence for having one of the 40 best "showbiz" programs around the world, Variety praises the College's filmmaking, screenwriting, and media arts program for providing "intimate seminar and workshop environments, an expansive and comprehensive program that incorporates screenwriting and media arts, and one-on-one mentorship with faculty advisors."
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In an opinion piece for The Observer, Nick Mills, literature faculty, suggests that Mark Twain's writings on India provide valuable lessons with which to contextualize and understand the recent riots in Baltimore.
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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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Welcome to the manic month of May. Manic for the Fund team as our fiscal and Fund year close on May 31. On May 12, Sarah Lawrence will host our first Giving Day. All donations up to $5,000 made online or received by phone will be matched 1:1 by Sarah Lawrence trustees. As an added incentive to our youngest alums, trustees will match your donations 2:1. So please consider donating on Giving Day. All contributions count. Regardless of when in May you make your gift, it will be put to use immediately providing essential academic and extra-curricular resources to all faculty and student. You can mail your contribution to FSL: 1 Mead Way/Bronxville, NY 10708; and on May 12 (and every other day in May) you can call us at our new phone number: 914-813-9220 or donate online at www.slc.edu/give. With your support we hope to reach our $3,750,000 goal!
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The Race to Reunion Is On! Are You Registered?
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The Reunion registration deadline of May 27 is fast approaching, and we've got our eye on the Race to Reunion!
Here are the top three classes by registration: The class of 1965 (celebrating their 50 year Reunion) is leading the race, followed by these classes: 2005, 2010, 1975, and 1985!
How is your class doing in the Race for Reunion? Register today and get closer to that finish line!!!
Reunion weekend is Thursday June 4 – Sunday June 7, 2015. We hope you'll return to SLC's beautiful campus this summer to reconnect with friends and enjoy a variety of exciting events and programs including seminars (with Bill Shullenberger, David Hollander MFA '97, Scott Calvin, Carl Barenboim, Mary Porter, and Vijay Seshadri, to name a few), local tours, dinners, and parties. Remember, regardless of class year, all are welcome at Reunion! REGISTER NOW!
If you register before May 8th, you will be entered into the Reunion 2015 Early Bird Registration Raffle! 1st Prize: $100 Amazon Gift Card, 2nd Prize: $50 Amazon Gift Card, 3rd Prize: $25 Amazon Gift Card
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Art of Teaching Graduate Program. To commemorate this milestone, Reunion weekend will feature two Art of Teaching seminars on Friday June 5. On Saturday June 6, we will honor Art of Teaching founding director Sara Wilford '72 during a special anniversary celebration. We hope you'll be able to join us! Register for Reunion events HERE.
Check out the full Reunion schedule here.
Show your work at the Alumni Art Exhibit during Reunion!
See more info on the Art Exhibit
Share your talents at the Alumni Cabaret during Reunion!
See more info on Cabaret
Registration for classes through 2009:
One-Stop Registration Deal
A La Carte Registration
Registration for classes 2010 and later:
Young Alumni One-Stop Registration
Young Alumni A La Carte Registration
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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.
View photos from recent events.
Upcoming Calendar of Events
NYC: Attorney Networking Event
Don't miss the opportunity to network and make valuable connections with fellow Sarah Lawrence alumni.
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May 13, 2015
6:30 -
8:30 p.m.
Debevoise & Plimpton,
919 Third Ave
at 55th St,
NY, NY
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LA: Conversations with Alumni
Conversations with Alumni will feature dialogues with distinguished SLC alumni. Please join us for this kick-off event with alumna Holly Robinson Peete. Holly is an actress, author, and philanthropist. She is co-founder of the HollyRod Foundation, which provides support for those affected by Parkinson's and autism.
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May 17, 2015
2:00 -
4:00 p.m.
Temple Emanuel, 8844 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
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NYC: 4th Annual Sarah After Hours
Join us for the 4th Annual SARAH AFTER HOURS, a celebration of the Sarah Lawrence College Theatre program.
Tickets are $10.
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May 17, 2015
6:30 -
11:00 p.m.
DIXON PLACE,
161 Chrystie St,
NYC
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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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Citation Award Winners Announced
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Beverly Emmons '65, Dr. Charles Hoge '80 will be awarded Citations for Achievement during Reunion Weekend, which will take place June 4 - 7. The Citation for Achievement is given to a person or persons whose work embodies the values and ideals of a Sarah Lawrence education, with the understanding that there is no one yardstick for achievement.
Pauline Metcalf '60 and Stephanie Cooper '65 will be awarded Citations for Service to the College.
Meet SLC Citation Award Winners
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SLC Writing Institute Presents: Publish and Promote Your Book
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The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College invites you to attend Publish and Promote Your Book on Saturday, June 27, from 8:30 a.m - 4:30 p.m.
- Connect with New York City literary agents
- Meet with major publishing house editors
- Pitch your book to agents and editors.
- Learn how to promote your book via social media and public relations.
- Participate in a digital publishing panel discussion
This one-day conference is a MUST for writers who want to learn from the experts! Seating is limited. Register today.
Admission fee is $325 per person.
Additional fee is $50 per pitch.
Alumni get a 20% discount.
Register today at www.slc.edu/publish
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Amy Goodman to Speak at Graduate Commencement Ceremony
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Amy Goodman will address the master's degree candidates at the 2015 Graduate Commencement on Thursday, May 21 at 4 p.m. on the College's South Lawn. Amy Goodman is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 1,300 public television and radio stations worldwide. Time Magazine named Democracy Now! its "Pick of the Podcasts," along with NBC's Meet the Press. The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard honored Goodman with the 2014 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Tovah Feldshuh to Appear in Golda's Balcony
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In honor of the 10th Anniversary of Golda's Balcony on Broadway, alumna Tovah Feldshuh is flying up from Atlanta, where she's filming The Walking Dead to do two performances only at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College
Come hear and see the original Broadway play with the original Broadway actress and revisit a crucial time in world history. Who knows when Tovah will be back with Golda's Balcony in NYC again.
Get tickets here for Golda's Balcony
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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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Gryphons Season Coming to a Close
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Sarah Lawrence College softball concluded the 2015 season by splitting its games in the 2015 Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Softball Invitational last weekend. In the semifinal, the Gryphons were defeated by top-seed St. Joseph's College Brooklyn, 11-3, but SLC rebounded to win the consolation game over The College of New Rochelle, 12-3.
In other news, three Sarah Lawrence College Gryphons (Softball player Kamaron McNair '18, Tennis player Adam Neufeld '15, and Volleyball player Derek Komar '15) were among the 46 student-athletes named to the Skyline All-Sportsmanship Teams for the 2015 Spring sports season. The honorees are now semifinalists to receive the 2014-15 Male & Female Sporting Awards, which will be voted on by the conference's directors of athletics at the conclusion of the academic year.
Read more on gogryphons.com
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 Shake it up, Baby now
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Twist and shout your way to an IRA gift. You can work it on out by donating your required minimum distribution or leaving the college as a beneficiary on your IRA.
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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Use #SLCReunion to Keep Up with Reunion
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Keep up with the latest Reunion updates and share your memories by using #SLCReunion on all social media platforms – we want to see and tweet you June 4-7!
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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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On December 29, 2014, DC Mayor-elect Bowser named Laura Green Zeilinger '95 the next Director of the Department of Human Services (DHS). Ms. Zeilinger is responsible for a 973-person agency that is charged with assisting low-income individuals and families to maximize their potential for economic security and self-sufficiency. Ms. Zeilinger is an attorney with a long-standing commitment to underserved populations.
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Abigail Welhouse '09 announced the publication of BAD BABY, her first poetry chapbook, by Dancing Girl Press.
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Justin Okin '03 performs in Entropy at Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood. LAist said of it, "The show really is out of this world—and also only in L.A." Entropy runs through Saturday, May 30. Tickets and showtimes are at www.theatreofnote.com.
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Lev AC Rosen's (MFA 2006) second novel, Depth, a hardboiled noir set in a post-apocalyptic New York came out from Regan Arts, Judith Regan's new imprint, this past April.
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Eunyup Yeom '14 announced that she presented her conference paper, written during her senior year at Sarah Lawrence, entitled Engendered Noises: The Politics of Sensorial Pleasure in Neoliberal Korean Food Commercials at the International Linguistics Association 2015 Conference.
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Click here for more information on alumni news
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