Philadelphia: The Book Club will complete its season with a final lecture by Philip Weinstein, the Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor of English Literature, on Sunday, July 9.
Pittsburgh: Connection chair Melissa Kelley '80 has organized a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright's "Fallingwater" house for Sunday, June 25. The Connection will attend a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Phillies on Saturday, July 22.
Austin, Texas: Connection chair Jon Safran '94 recently organized a happy hour downtown to celebrate Swarthmore's newest Connection.
Boston: Young alums in the Boston area welcomed spring with two outdoor happy hours at local bistros. Leah Gotcsik '97 is the new Connection chair. Watch for her upcoming events.
Chicago: Connection chair Marilee Roberg '73 joined alums at a performance of All's Well That Ends Well by the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Later, they dined at the Riva Café on Navy Pier.
Kansas City, Mo.: The Linda Hall Library launched its 2000 lecture series, featuring Swarthmore professors, with a presentation by Eric L.N. Jensen, assistant professor of astronomy, on "Planets Beyond the Solar System." Area alums were invited to the program.
Los Angeles: Connection chair Lisl Cochran-Bond '97 hosted an afternoon alumni gathering at her home in Altadena as the first event for the newly revived LA Connection.
Metro DC/Baltimore: Alum volunteers renovated a house for "Christmas in April Day." Swarthmore was among the colleges represented at a happy hour at Buffalo Billiards. Drew Clark '87 organized an insider's look at Capitol Hill, where alums met with U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-New Jersey), a former faculty member, and toured the Capitol and House of Representatives with a staff member. The Book Club ended its reading season with a lecture by Gil Rose, professor of classics.
NYC: Melanie Kloetzel '93 invited alums to attend "Seriousrock," an evening of live music and dance, performed by Kloetzel & Co. The Book Club wrapped up its reading season with a lecture by Philip Weinstein, the Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor of English Literature. Vincent Jones '98 formed a Swarthmore team to participate in the NYC AIDS Walk.
Philadelphia: Connection members and co-chair Jim Moskowitz '88 attended a concert by Orchestra 2001 that featured Peter Schickele '57 conducting P.D.Q. Bach's The Stoned Guest. Co-chair Bruce Gould '54 coordinated a NYC and Philadelphia Connection visit to the New York City Ballet, with a backstage tour before the performance.
Pittsburgh: Connection chair Melissa Kelley '80 hosted Provost Jennie Keith for a conversation on Swarthmore academics and other current campus issues. Melissa also invited alums to two "Third Thursday Luncheons" at the Harvard Yale Princeton-Pittsburgh Club.
Seattle: Connection chair Deb Read '87 and other alums attended Americana, a performance by the Pacific Northwest Ballet, and took a backstage tour.
The College welcomes nominations for recipients of honorary degrees at Commencement in June 2001. Criteria include the following:
• A person with distinction, leadership, or originality in a significant field, on the ascent in his or her career or at the peak of achievement
• The ability to serve as a role model for graduates and to speak to them at a major occasion in their lives
• It is preferred, but not required, that a nominee have an existing affiliation with Swarthmore.
The Honorary Degree Committee prefers to recognize less recognized candidates over those who already have many honorary degrees. Alumni submitting a nomination are asked not to inform the individual that they are doing so. All nominations will be kept confidential.
Biographical information, and a persuasive letter addressing the criteria above, are due by Friday, Sept. 29. They may be sent to the Honorary Degree Committee, c/o Vice President Maurice Eldridge '61, by U.S. mail or by e-mail to meldrid1@swarthmore.edu.
Alumni, parents, and friends of the College soon will be able to flash a distinctive Swarthmore credit card. The new card will help increase Swarthmore's name recognition while earning royalties for the endowed scholarship program.
There will be no annual fee for the card, which will be issued by MBNA. Advantages include 24-hour toll-free personal service, supplemental protection for lost checked luggage, supplemental car rental collision damage deductible insurance, emergency cash, and extended warranty protection on most gold and Platinum Plus credit card purchases. Information on applying for the Swarthmore card will be mailed this fall.
Two Swarthmore alumni have been awarded Henry Luce Scholarships that will support them for a year of living and studying in Asia. Quinn Bauriedel '94 and Maeghan Maloney '93 were among 18 young Americans who will have a close encounter with the culture and professional life of their counterparts in the Far East.
Maloney, an Oak Leaf Award winner at Swarthmore, is a lawyer in the district attorney's office in Portland, Ore. Bauriedel is a co-founder and artistic director of Philadelphia's Pig Iron Theatre Co.
The Luce Foundation has invited the College to submit three nominations for next year's awards. Alumni who will be under age 30 by the time of their year in Asia may contact Associate Dean Gilmore Stott at the College. The application deadline is early November. More information on the Luce Scholars Program can be found on the Web at www.hluce.org.
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Alumni College Abroad |
June 17-July 2 |
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Volunteer Leadership Weekend |
Sept. 22-23 |
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Alumni Council Fall Meeting |
Oct. 27-29 |
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Homecoming |
Oct. 28 |
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Career Networking Dinner |
Oct. 28 |
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