WEB HIGHLIGHTS
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Sarah Lawrence alums are prominently on display this season in the downtown New York theatre scene. Five playwrights have productions on stage right now, including David Adjmi '93, whose play Marie Antoinette was reviewed in the October 28 issue of The New Yorker.
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Prolific writer, director, and producer J.J. Abrams '88 is adding novelist to his impressive resume as he publishes a new hardback novel titled S. The New York Times featured Abrams and the novel in its Books section on October 27, and on October 24 the Times' Sunday Book Review featured a Q & A with the author. Abrams is best known as the creator of television series such as Lost, Alias, and Fringe, and as the director of movies such as Star Trek and Mission Impossible III. Upcoming projects include directing new Star Trek and Star Wars movies as well as developing a pilot for HBO.
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PR Newswire reports that Caroline Lieber MS '80, former director of the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics, has been named a 2013-2014 Professional Woman of the Year for leadership in human genetics by the National Association of Professional Women.
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CBS News reports that actress Julianna Margulies '89 and her castmates from the CBS drama The Good Wife marked the occasion of their 100th episode by helping to rebuild six homes in New York's Rockaways that were damaged last year by Hurricane Sandy.
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Lama Fakih '04, deputy director of Human Rights Watch in Beirut, discusses Syria in an article in The New York Times.
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An article titled "There's Room for Comic Books in Higher Education" features Writing faculty member Scott Snyder, who writes DC Comics such as Superman Unchained and Batman and teaches courses in the genre at SLC.
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CONNECTIONS
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Sarah Lawrence Magazine
Fall Issue: Starting from Scratch
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GIVE TO SLC
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The FSL Team hopes everyone had a Hauntingly Happy Halloween. November is a month of giving thanks. On November 11, we thank the United States Veterans, beginning November 27, the first night of Hanukkah – children thank their parents for trinkets and presents, and on this November 28 we celebrate Thanksgiving. We at the FSL would like to thank all of you this month. Thank you to those who have already made their 2014 donations to the College, thank you to all of those who have volunteered to be on 2014 reunion committees and who have agreed to make fund raising phone calls on behalf of their Alma mater and thank you to those of you who will soon be making your contribution to this year's Fund. We who work at Sarah Lawrence know we have a great deal to be thankful for – caring and nurturing faculty, gifted and motivated students and supportive and generous alumni. Please play the Sarah Lawrence Giving Game and donate to The Fund for Sarah Lawrence today. Your participation will be a game changer. Your generosity makes everyone in the College and yourself a winner. Game on. You can mail your contribution to the Fund for Sarah Lawrence to 1 Mead Way/Bronxville, NY 10708; call us [Jody, Indra, Kin, Maria & Jessica] at 914-395-2533 or donate on line at www.slc.edu/give
The FSL team wishes everyone the Happiest of Thanksgivings and Hanukkah for those of you whom celebrate and extend a great big Thank You!
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Register Now for Alumni Holiday Parties!
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Our holiday parties are spectacular! Celebrate the holidays and upcoming new year with some old friends, cocktails, and good cheer.
New York Metro Alumni Annual Holiday Party
The Terrace Club
25 West 51st Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)
New York City
Monday, December 9, 2013
6:30pm – 8:30 p.m. |
Boston Alumni Chapter Holiday Party
St. Botolph Club
199 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
6:30pm – 8:30 p.m. |
Washington DC Alumni Chapter Holiday Party
Hotel Tabard Inn
1739 N Street NW
Washington D.C.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
6:30pm – 8:30 p.m. |
Philadelphia Alumni Chapter Holiday Party
Hosted by Sarah Noble '97 and Rufus Fowler
Philadelphia, PA
Thursday, December 12, 2013
6:30pm – 8:30 p.m. |
Minneapolis/St. Paul Alumni Chapter Holiday Party
Hosted by Anne "Topsy" Larsen Simonson '51
Wayzata, MN
Sunday, December 15, 2013
5:00pm – 7:00 p.m. |
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San Francisco Alumni Chapter Holiday Party
Alumni will gather at the home Samuel Tucker '75 in San Francisco to share and spread holiday cheer. Guests are encouraged to bring dessert and wine.
San Francisco, CA
Saturday, December 14, 2013
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
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Los Angeles Alumni Chapter Holiday Party
Westside Tavern
10850 W. Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
Sunday, December 15, 2013
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. |
Register for a holiday party today!
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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.
Upcoming Calendar of Events
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Philadelphia: SLC Faculty Poetry Reading
Indy Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Friday, November 22, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
On Friday November 22 at 7pm, SLC Alumni are invited to hear SLC writing faculty Vijay Seshadri and Dennis Nurkse read from their new books of poetry. This event is presented by The Red Sofa Reading Series and sponsored by SLC's Office of Alumni Relations. It will be held at Indy Hall (22 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia). A book signing and reception with food and wine will follow the reading. Hosted by Hila Ratzabi MFA '07.
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SLC: 2013 Homecoming
Campbell Sports Center, Sarah Lawrence College
Friday, November 22, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Join us for Homecoming game against Pratt. Following the game there will be a Reception at J.C. Fogarty's from 9:30 to 11:30 pm.
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NYC: Book Party for Naked Came The Post-PostModernist
KGB Bar 85 East 4th Street, NY, NY 10003
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 7 - 9:00 p.m.
Join us for book Party for Naked came the Post-PostModernist, a mystery by Sarah Lawrence professor Melvin Bukiet '74.
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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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Mark your calendars for Reunion 2014: Thursday, June 5th - Sunday, June 8th
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Mark your calendars for Reunion 2014: Thursday, June 5th - Sunday, June 8th!
Class volunteers are hard at work planning the celebration....
Are you planning to attend Reunion?
Reunion 2014 will offer a variety of seminars, workshops, tours, dinners, and parties. We'll even have Midnight Breakfast! We hope you'll visit SLC's beautiful campus this summer (Thursday, June 5th - Sunday, June 8th 2014) to reconnect with friends and recount the joys of your college years!
Please click below to let us know if you hope to attend the 2014 Reunion celebration. We will post the names of alumni who indicate they hope to attend on the Reunion Website. If you do not wish have your name published in our "Planning to Attend" list, please indicate so on your response.
Yes! I am planning to attend Reunion 2014!
For a sneak peak of what Reunion weekend is like, check out this video of Reunion 2013 created by Mario Paniagua '09.
RSVP to Reunion Planning
View Reunion 2013 Video
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Barbara Walters Endows Presidential Scholarships
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Sarah Lawrence is pleased to announce that Barbara Walters has made a $1 million gift to establish the Barbara Walters Endowed Presidential Scholarship Fund. Every year in perpetuity, her gift will allow the College to recruit two students with a demonstrated commitment to academic excellence. Their educational experience at Sarah Lawrence will equip them with the skills necessary for making a positive and meaningful impact on the world. We are grateful to Ms. Walters, one of our most distinguished alumnae, for expressing her appreciation of Sarah Lawrence's unique pedagogy in this exceptionally generous way.
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Marjorie Leff Miller'53 Lecture Hall Dedication
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Students, faculty, alumni, and staff gathered at the new Miller Lecture Hall to celebrate Marjorie and Morgan Miller's generosity. A consistent giver since 1979, Marjorie Leff Miller '53 has established a fund for a Faculty Scholar in Music, and most recently pledged the funds to refurbish the Titsworth Lecture Hall. Marjorie's late cousin, Ruth Leff Siegel '50 was a former and honorary trustee. Marjorie's career, which focused on welfare of children, began with a job teaching at the SLC Early Childhood Center.
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A Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
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Sarah Lawrence has been awarded a grant of $770,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for an international campus initiative to include enhanced Chinese language studies, faculty exchange programs, curricular innovations, and opportunities for students returning from study abroad to work with immigrant communities. The grant-funded initiative will reinforce connections between the Sarah Lawrence home campus and its study-abroad programs. It will offer greater support to our burgeoning cohort of international students, with a pre-orientation program ("International Arrivals") and enhanced language and writing support to those who need it. The College is grateful to the Mellon Foundation for its steadfast support.
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Exclusive Alumni Benefits
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Attn: alumni and new grads! Liberty Mutual offers an auto, home and renters insurance program. For more information, visit www.libertymutual.com/slcalumni or call 1-800-835-0894. Please refer to client #119770.
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Name that Gryphon!
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Our friendly gryphon has been a staple of SLC athletics for more than a decade, but our mascot has always been missing something: a name!
All members of the community are being asked to provide your suggestions. Tell us what we should call the gryphon and why. Plus, you could win prizes, just for participating. Now through November 15, we're asking you to submit names at www.GoGryphons.com. In November, we'll present the finalists for YOU to determine exactly what the gryphon should be called.
So what are you waiting for? Name the gryphon today at
www.GoGryphons.com.
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Cross Country Concludes at Halloween Classic
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Sarah Lawrence College men's and women's cross country concluded the 2013 season at the Nick Russo Halloween Classic, hosted by New Jersey Institute of Technology at Branch Brook Park.
On the women's side, SLC sophomore Mary Kauffman finished as runner-up for the fifth time this year. She crossed the finish of the 5K course in 19:19.1, just 5.5 seconds behind the unattached event winner.
For Sarah Lawrence, the 2013 marks the program's first year under Head Coach Erin Pomykala and final year in the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Green and White had six HVIAC Championship medalists and three All-HVIAC runners. SLC departs the HVIAC and is set to join the Skyline Conference in 2014-15.
See SLC Gryphons Web Site
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Thank You for Lettin' Me Be Myself, Again
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Looking for a tax-advantaged way to make your gift to Sarah Lawrence?
Sarah Lawrence was the place where you learned to be yourself. Self-actualize even further and give thanks with a planned gift (charitable gift annuity, charitable remainder trust, or other deferred gift) that will leave a legacy to Sarah Lawrence for future self-actualizers.
Contact Dorea Ferris, Director of Gift Planning, at (914)395-2543 or dferris@sarahlawrence.edu with any questions you might have.
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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.
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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Zilpha Starnes '05 and Dania Abu-Shaheen '04 who perform together as the folk/rock duo Starnes&Shah would like to invite you to a special album release party at Arlene's Grocery in NYC (95 Stanton Street between Orchard and Ludlow) on Saturday Nov. 9th at 8:30pm. The duo will be celebrating the release of their fourth album "Shilling For Dreamtown." Zilpha and Dania love seeing fellow SLCers at their shows, so swing by, sing along, and enjoy the evening's signature cocktail (called the "The Dream")! To learn more about Starnes&Shah, please visit http://www.starnesandshah.com
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Carrie Beckmann '80 will exhibit her paintings at the Goatshed Gallery in New York. The opening reception is November 8th, from 6-9 p.m. Gallery Hours are Saturday and Sunday, from 1-6 or by appointment. The Goatshed Gallery is located at 256 N. 9th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The show runs through November 22nd. Carrie is a "plein air" painter" with a particular interest in painting large watercolors of gardens, which combines her interest of being somewhere in the moment with her more formal interests about painting, light and color. Carrie has had residencies recently at Wave Hill, a public garden in the Bronx, Byrdcliffe, an artists community in Woodstock, New York, and in Copake, New York as part of the Ursa Major Project.
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Patrick Metzger '10 presents the music video for a song he wrote called "Into the Green," performed with his band The Apple Kickers. The creation of this video was made possible by an all-star cast of Sarah Lawrence alumni. The alumni connection begins with the other musicians joining Patrick on the song, Amie Rose Anderson '10 (guitar, vocal) and Liam O'Brien '12 (fiddle). The video was directed by Eliot Routh '12, with cinematography and editing by Gabriel Barreto '12, assistant director Caroline Pless '12. The dancers in the video are from the movement group Tree Project (founded on the SLC campus), and consist of Mandy Hackman '09, Cristina Jasen '06, Elaine Ruscetta '08, Larissa Sheldon '10. The song was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Patrick Metzger '10 (banjo, vocal).
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Shira Landau '13 has embarked on an innovative project that combines her love of art, interest in visual perception and passion for exploration. While backpacking through Southern Africa, Shira seeks out one riveting, breathtaking and inspiring image every day, and captures it through both photography and painting. She then examines how the lens of the camera reads the landscape in comparison to the mind, the eye and the hand. Shira intends to use the results of the journey to guide future academic research.
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Alisa Feldman '73 is participating in an exhibit at Studio 34 Gallery, 34-01 38th Avenue, Long Island City, NY. The exhibit showcases distinctive works of painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography and mixed media by 37 artists from The High School of Music & Art's class of 1969. Gallery hours are 12-5pm, Monday – Friday, and by appointment. The show will be up from November 7th through the 27th. Opening reception, with M&A '69 musicians, on Saturday, November 9, 2013 from 1 – 6 pm.
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