Garnet Sages: Members attended Fall Weekend events on campus in October. Elinor Jones Clapp '46, Supreme Sage, introduced a luncheon program featuring Michael Cothren, professor of art history, and Sabrina Moyle '96, who has begun her career as an arts administrator.
New York:A group of Swarthmoreans, coordinated by Talya Gubbay '88, participated in "New York Cares" day in October, helping to paint, sweep, and clean up the city. Everyone relaxed later at a party for all volunteers. At the end of the month, Suzanne Kazenoff '90 and Julia Stock '95 organized an informal social at an Irish pub. Lillian Kraemer '61 hosted a gathering in November where "The State of the Art World" was discussed by prominent art professionals Jim Long '71, Harriet Shorr '60, and Robert Storr '72.
Philadelphia: Bill Rieser '50, a board member of the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, arranged a tour in November of the museum and its new Mari Sabusawa Michener Wing. Alumni and parents also heard John Toner '73 describe Closely Watched Films Inc., which presents art films in Doylestown.
San Francisco:Alumni had dinner in November with writer, director, and actor Kevin Di Pirro '88 at a restaurant-gallery and then watched his acclaimed one-man show "From Shite to Shannon." Sohail Bengali '79 planned the festive evening.
New York: On Thursday, Dec. 5, Swarthmoreans in New York City will join alumni from the University of Chicago, Stanford, MIT, and Reed College for a buffet dinner, followed by a Festival Chamber Music Society concert. They're invited to a champagne reception with the musicians afterward. Jim DiFalco '82 is in charge of arrangements. In the planning stage are a concert by Peter Schickele '57 and a performance by the Pig Iron Theater Company, a troupe of Swarthmore alumni and students.
And on Saturday, Dec. 7: New York Swarthmoreans will encounter "Sharps, Flats, and Accidentals" when the Flying Karamazov Brothers display their juggling and musical madness. Alice Merwin, mother of Amanda '92, is organizing the event.
Seattle: On Friday, Dec. 6, Seattle alumni, parents, and friends will see an exciting slide show by Menno Van Wyk '67, about his adventurous climb up Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Menno will be joined by Peter Blomquist from CARE and other members of the expedition. Deb Read '87 is coordinating the program, which will take place at the new REI flagship store.
The seventh annual Coolfont Weekend will expand into a Tri-College gathering in 1997. On April 4-6, alumni from Haverford and Bryn Mawr colleges will join Swarthmore alumni, parents, and friends for a weekend of lively discussion and fellowship at the scenic Coolfont Resort and Conference Center, owned by Sam Ashelman '37, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia.
A distinguished trio representing each of the colleges will be featured in the programs. They include Fred Pryor, professor of economics at Swarthmore; David Schaffer '79, assistant professor of economics at Haverford.; and a representative of the Bryn Mawr College community to be announced.
They will discuss "Who's Not Working and Why: New Perspectives on the U.S. Labor Force." Pryor and Schaffer are co-authors of a new book on this subject. Among the timely issues they'll explore are the nation's growing wage gap, business cycles, and traditional vs. untraditional unemployment.
As a Sunday morning bonus, Professor Pryor will describe challenges facing citizens and governments in the former Soviet empire in their transition from communist econ-omies to a free-market system. He'll also explain the work he has been doing in the past year with Ukraine as a member of the Soros International Economic Advisory Group.
Along with provocative discussions, Coolfont Weekend participants can enjoy some of the best bird-watching in the East, fine hiking, great food, golf, indoor swimming, aerobics, and just taking it easy. The resort also includes a popular spa. To receive a brochure, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at (610) 328-8402, fax (610) 328-7796, or e-mail: alumni@swarth-more.edu.
Laurels available ... Alumni are invited to make nominations for the 1997 Shane Award, named for the late Joseph B. Shane '25, who served Swarthmore as vice president for two decades. The award is presented at Alumni Weekend to an alum who has contributed outstanding service to the College. Please send nominations, preferably of graduates who will celebrate reunions in June 1997, to the Alumni Relations Office by Friday, Jan. 17.
Speech! Speech! There are several events each year where the College features thoughtful and articulate alumni as speakers. If you know a fellow graduate who is doing interesting work and could talk about it engagingly in public, the Alumni Relations Office would be happy to hear from you. You may remain anonymous if you wish!
The Crum Regatta doesn't count ... Did you belong to a crew club when you were at Swarthmore (or try to start one)? Do you know anyone in the Philadelphia area who has connections to such a club? Seth Garber '99 and other students are interested in starting a Swarthmore Crew Club. If you're able to provide assistance, please call Seth at (610) 690-5664 or e-mail him at sgarber1@swarthmore.edu.
For the first time, Swarthmore's Alumni Council conducted its fall meeting in conjunction with the College's annual Volunteer Leadership Weekend on Sept. 20-22. More than 140 alumni came to campus, including the Council, admissions interviewers, reunion chairs, class agents, members of the new Publications Advisory Council, and other College volunteers. The presence of so many individuals willing to volunteer their time to Swarthmore underscores the loyalty that the College has enjoyed for so many years.
I'd like to in-form you of an exciting new project that the Alumni Council is developing. One of the basic Quaker traditions at Swarthmore is community service. Many of us as students contributed time for service to the communities around Swarthmore. And many of us have continued in this tradition well after graduation. The Alumni Council is creating an award to recognize such dedicated service.
Each year the award will recognize an individual who exemplifies this tradition by being engaged in committed and dedicated service to their home community. It is intended that this individual be honored for "hands-on" service, not board membership or monetary contributions. The award will be presented at Alumni Collection on Alumni Weekend. Ideally the recipient will be a member of one of that year's reunion classes, to ensure that they will be planning to be on campus, and their classmates can be present as well. If you would like to propose alumni for this new award, please contact the Alumni Relations Office for a nomination form. It is our hope that you will take the time to nominate one or more deserving Swarthmoreans who represent our tradition of service.
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