WEB HIGHLIGHTS
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The life and work of Alec Soth ‘92 is featured in The Telegraph (London): “Soth is, by general consensus, the greatest living photographer of America’s social and geographical landscape, the modern heir to a tradition of documentary photography…”
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Julianna Margulies ’89, star of the Emmy award-winning TV drama, “The Good Wife,” was profiled on CBS Sunday Morning: "…when I went to Sarah Lawrence College and got up on that stage, the first play I was cast in, I felt like I was home," recounted Margulies.
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CBS News examines the work of National Medal of Arts recipient Meredith Monk ‘64.
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The Jewish Telegraphic Agency lists Shelly Oria MFA ’07, who moved from Tel Aviv to New York to attend Sarah Lawrence, as one of seven “Israeli expat writers to watch in the new year."
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“Fondly, Collette Richland,” a new play by Sibyl Kempson, theatre faculty, has begun previews at the New York Theater Workshop, as reported in The New York Times. John Collins, the play’s director and artistic director of Elevator Repair Service, the company set to put on the production, and Mac Wellman, who Kempson studied with, recently conducted master classes and colloquiums at Sarah Lawrence.
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CONNECTIONS
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Sarah Lawrence Magazine
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Then and Now
Spring 2015
It's bound to happen. Once set in motion, a story unfolds in ways we don't expect and could never foresee. People enter and exit. Seemingly unrelated events impose on the narrative arc. Just like that, a plot line that began way back then becomes a rich, complex tale that continues in the here and now, as the stories in this issue will attest.
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GIVE TO SLC
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Happy Autumn! Leaves are slowly beginning to change on campus and we look forward to welcoming current families to Sarah Lawrence for Family Weekend, October 31 – November 1, 2015. The Fund for Sarah Lawrence team is continuing to raise funds to bridge the not so colorful gap between tuition revenue and the actual cost of educating every extraordinary Sarah Lawrence student. Your support enables our Resourceful students and faculty to thrive by meeting the School’s greatest needs. Please donate to The Fund for Sarah Lawrence today, and invest in our confident, intellectual, independent, compassionate and engaged student body. Your generosity benefits everyone in the College community.
You can mail your contribution to the 2016 Fund for Sarah Lawrence, 1 Mead Way/Bronxville, NY 10708; call us at 914-813-9220 or donate online at
http://www.sarahlawrence.edu/give.
The FSL team is grateful for your investment in Sarah Lawrence. Wishing you all a wonderful fall season and a Happy Halloween!
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Look at these Exciting Upcoming SLC Events!
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Get out your planners, because The Office of Alumni Relations has many exciting upcoming events. This fall, members of our renowned faculty take their academic passions to cities across the country, and ask you to come prepared for discussion.
Upcoming Calendar of Events
Boston Faculty on the Road
Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
Marek Fuchs, Writing faculty, speaks on "Wrongfully Accused: The Dark Art of Investigative Writing." |
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Washington, D.C. Faculty on the Road
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
Samuel Abrams, Politics faculty, speaks on the "Culture War Reconsidered."
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New York City Faculty on the Road
Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Jeffrey McDaniel '90, Writing faculty, will talk about "Hybrids of Poetry and Prose."
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New York City Faculty on the Road
Wednesday, November 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Robin Starbuck, Visual Arts faculty (Film) will lead the seminar entitled: "Animation as Artistic Expression."
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Philadelphia Faculty on the Road
Sunday, November 15 at 2:00 p.m.
Biology faculty, Drew Cressman will lead a discussion on "Modifying Genomes: The Power and Pitfalls of Genetic Engineering."
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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!
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Save the Date and Sign Up to Be a Reunion 2016 Volunteer!
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Mark your calendars for next year's festivities, Reunion 2016 (June 2 - 5), and consider becoming a volunteer! You can help make the weekend a success. 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. Sign up to be a volunteer here.
We look forward to seeing you in June 2016!
View Reunion 2015 photos now!
Sign up to be a Reunion 2016 volunteer today!
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Dance/Movement Therapy Program Approved by the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA)
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Sarah Lawrence College’s Dance/Movement Therapy Program has been approved by the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA), becoming the seventh graduate education program in the country to offer a master’s degree in the field. Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies Judith Babbitts says: “Dance/Movement Therapy has been a wonderful addition to the College’s portfolio of graduate programs. Its rapid growth since its beginning just three years ago attests to the relevance of its curriculum and the dedication of its staff. This approval by the ADTA acknowledges the quality of the program Sarah Lawrence offers. It’s well deserved!”
Read more about the Dance/Movement Therapy
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Photo: Marillia Destot
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Women's History Gerda Lerner Lecture Series Opens with Jessie Wilkerson MA '06
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Jessie Wilkerson MA '06: Where Movements Meet: From the War on Poverty to Grassroots Feminism in the Appalachian South
Slonim Living Room
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
6 p.m.
Jessie Wilkerson traces the alliances forged and the grassroots movements led by women in the Appalachian South in the 1960s and 1970s. She is Assistant Professor of History and Southern Studies at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi and winner of the Lerner-Scott Prize from the Organization of American Historians for best dissertation. This event is free and open to the public.
The 2015-2016 Gerda Lerner Lecture Series
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Tovah Feldshuh Invites You to Aging Is Optional
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Come to one of only four performances (October 11, 13, 17 at 7:00 p.m., and October 18 at 3:00 p.m.) of Aging Is Optional, an age-defying romp. It's an hour of Restylane for the soul, a booster for the heart and a probiotic of laughter ... and exercise! Tovah Feldshuh stars in this exciting production. Sarah Lawrence alumni can get a special 20% discount by using this code: TOVAH20.
For tickets, go to http://54below.com/artist/tovah-feldshuh or call (646) 476-3551.
Tovah Feldshuh, Sarah Lawrence's own Broadway star, made a generous gift to enhance our students' exposure to the performing arts. The acclaimed actress, singer, and playwright endowed the Tovah Feldshuh Broadway Ticket Fund in honor of her parents, Sidney and Lillian Feldshuh. Support of the Fund will allow groups of students to attend live professional theatre productions including Broadway, off-Broadway, opera, and ballet.
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Spotlight on Generosity in Our Community
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Naomi Bernhard Levinson '56 provided seed money to create and endow the Health Advocacy Fund, which will support the Health Advocacy program and its financial needs for expert guest lecturers, student professional development and capstone projects, and communications to build awareness of the program to the health advocacy, alumni, and broader communities.
Janet Ciriello '59 and her husband Nicholas Ciriello made a thoughtful gift towards scholarships and financial aid. Every year, the Janet and Nicholas Ciriello Endowed Scholarship Fund will help one student with financial need gain access to a Sarah Lawrence education.
On September 30, the Graduate Writing Program launched the John and Penny Barr Poetry Reading Series featuring award-winning poet Joshua Mehigan, MFA '94. We are grateful to our Bronxville neighbors John and Penny Barr for establishing a poetry reading series at the College. A poet, John Barr is the former president of the Poetry Foundation and a former faculty member of the Sarah Lawrence MFA program. Penny Barr is the former Project Manager for Children's Poetry at the Foundation where she created and established the Children's Poet Laureate. The series celebrates the ever-changing art of contemporary poetry by bringing notable poets, both prominent and emerging to read at the College. The next reading on March 2, 2016 will feature Sarah Lindsay, author of four books of poetry and recipient of the 2012 Carolyn Kizer prize, a Lannan Literary Fellowship, and a Pushcart prize.
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"Narrating the End of Life" Workshop Event
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On November 7, 2015 from 1:00-5:00 p.m., the End of Life Care Program will host the half-day workshop "Narrating the End of Life: Narrative Practice, Historical Context, and Critical Skills to Improve End-of-Life Care." This program will be facilitated by Sayantani DasGupta, M.D. MPH, and Rebecca O. Johnson, MSCED, MFA '07. It will utilize the concepts and techniques of narrative medicine to enable participants to place their experiences in the larger social and political contexts of the current movement to improve end of life care.
Alumni receive a 20% discount. Please register online:
https://apply.slc.edu/register/Alumnae_EoL
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Double your impact … It's not too late
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Did you know that on average, one in 10 companies match employee donations?
By simply completing a matching gift form from your company, you may be able to double—or even triple—the impact of your donation to Sarah Lawrence. Most employers include spouses and retirees in their matching gift programs.
As a supporter of SLC, you know your contributions directly enable our students and faculty to explore, innovate, and constantly push the boundaries in their fields of study. Matching gifts are a wonderful way to magnify the power of your gift to help sustain and expand the college.
To find out if your employer has a matching gift program, just click on this link:
www.sarahlawrence.edu/giving/fund/Matching_Gift_Programs.html
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Sarah Lawrence Men’s Soccer Earns NSCAA Team Academic Award
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Sarah Lawrence College men's soccer has been recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) with the College Team Academic Award for the 2014-15 academic year. In addition, the Gryphons were recognized as having the eighth-best team grade point average among reporting member schools.
The NSCAA annually recognizes college and high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom in addition to their work on the field. Among the 305 men's teams recognized, Sarah Lawrence ranked eighth in overall team GPA. Of the five NCAA Division III programs among the top 10, SLC had the fourth-highest grade point average.
Read more on gogryphons.com
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Plan Now to Make More Possible
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Leaving a gift in your will or as a beneficiary on your IRA or 401(k) is a great way to support Sarah Lawrence. For stories about what our alumni, faculty and friends have planned for the future, follow this link: www.slc.edu/Legacy-News.
Hoping for extra tax advantages for your gift to Sarah Lawrence?
Gifts of appreciated securities are credited as a gift at full current value, yet you are not liable for federal capital gains or investment income tax on any appreciation.
Please contact Dorea Ferris, Director of Gift Planning, at (914) 813-9251 or at dferris@sarahlawrence.edu with any questions you may have; or visit us at our website at https://www.slc.edu/giftplanning to explore ways to give.
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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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Kate Scelsa ’02 announced the publication of her debut novel, Fans of the Impossible Life, on September 9, 2015. It's been chosen as an American Booksellers Association Indies Introduce Fall Pick and a starred review in Publishers Weekly.
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Prilla Smith Brackett ’64 will be featured in two exhibits this fall: Prilla Smith Brackett: Fractured Vision II will be at Catamount Arts (111 Eastern Avenue, St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819) through October 25. Reveal: Grace Bentley-Scheck, Prilla Smith Brackett, Nina Wishnok runs through November 13 at 13 Forest Gallery (167A Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02474). Prilla and three other artists will discuss process October 17, from 4 - 6 p.m.
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Brigitte Gouchoe MFA '11 (aka Brigitte Quinn) has published Anchored, a novel based on her experience as a broadcast journalist for 1010 WINS and Fox News.
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Laurie Blauner '75 is winner of the 2015 Leapfrog Fiction Contest and her novel called The Solace of Monsters will be published in Fall 2016.
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Kaui Hart Hemmings MFA '02 announced that her first young adult novel, JUNIORS, was published by Penguin Putnam in September.
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Click here for more information on alumni news
Click here for College updates
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Visit the SLC Alumni Web Site  and slc.edu
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