Philadelphia: Bruce Gould '54, co-chair of the Philadelphia Connection, has arranged for a visit to the Van Gogh exhibit at the Museum of Art, which will begin with introductory lectures by Andrea Packard '85, director of the College's List Gallery, and Constance Cain Hungerford, professor of art history. In addition, alumni will celebrate the holiday season at Longwood Gardens with Claire Sawyers, director of the Scott Arboretum.
Pittsburgh: Alumni are invited to join Connection chair Melissa Kelley '80 at the Pittsburgh Penguins/Philadelphia Flyers hockey game in January. In February, the Connection will explore red and white Rhône wines at Dreadnought Wines.
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Boston: Sarah Willie gave a talk titled "What's Race Got to Do With It?" at the Harvard Club, followed by a reception. Connection members attended the opening reception of "Build," an exhibit at the Somerville Museum co-curated by Robin Mandel '97.
Kansas City, Mo.: Amy Cheng Vollmer, associate professor of biology, delivered the October lecture of this year's Linda Hall Lecture Series, titled "Bacteria! Important Indicators of Changing Environments." The November lecture "Why Ultrasound Could Kill You or Save Your Life" was delivered by Carr Everbach, associate professor of engineering.
Metro DC/Baltimore: The DC Book Group kicked off its fourth year with an introductory talk by Nathalie Anderson, professor of English literature, at the Politics and Prose bookstore. This year's theme is women in mystery and is titled "Compare and Contrast." The Connection hosted a faculty lecture and reception with Timothy Burke, associate pro-fessor of his-tory, titled "Dusting Off the Tomb: Three African Individuals, the Great Man Theory of History, and Other Miscellaneous Heresies."
New York: The Connection hosted Carr Everbach, associate professor of engineering, in a talk titled "Acoustic Cannons, Microbubbles, and Ultrasound," followed by a reception. The Book Group began its second year with a talk by Peter Schmidt, professor of English literature, who has chosen a series of books that "explore the consequences of forbidden border crossings."
North Carolina: Julia Knerr '81 and Doug Miron '81 held an election-night event in their home in Durham, N.C. Despite a lack of electricity during the first part of the evening, the 30 attendees had a great time. The hosts took predictions for the election results as guests arrived, in anticipation of awarding a "cheap, useless prize" to the winner--but the winner turned out to be impossible to determine.
Philadelphia: Alumni attended a campus performance of The San Francisco Mime Troupe's "City for Sale" as well as a performance of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. The Connection Dinner Group held its first dinner of the year at Butcher's Café and its second at Penang. Alumni toured the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, including the Mutter Museum, a gallery, medicinal herb garden, historic library, portrait collection, and the C. Everett Koop Community Health Information Center. The Book Group began its second year, directed by Peter Schmidt, professor of English literature.
Seattle: Deborah Read '87 and Michael Martin hosted a Dessert Tasting and Recipe Swap in their home in November. Reported Deb: "About 18 folks showed up. Desserts were delectable and conversation stimulating--ranging from politics and environmental policy to the school system and childbirth."
Swarthmore: The Alumni Gospel Choir debuted music from their second CD recording, Star Gazer, at a concert in the Friends Meetinghouse.
To arrange a Swarthmore gathering in your area, call Patricia Maloney in the Alumni Office, at (610) 328-8404, or e-mail pmalone1@swarthmore.edu.
The Alumni Council held its fall meeting on October 27-29 on campus. Forty-four members of the council attended, representing 20 states. The winner of the unofficial "farthest distance traveled" award was our lone international representative, Eric Osterweil '56, who came from Belgium. Among the attendees were 9 of the 14 newly elected council members, who brought an infusion of energy and ideas to the meeting.
In addition to its formal work, the council was fascinated to hear from three faculty members and three students on a panel discussion titled "Women in Science" as well as by an opportunity to hear from Professor of Classics Gil Rose.
The College's Committee on Educational Policy met with interested council members to gather their opinions on the need for more internationalism in the College curriculum. On Saturday evening, they, along with the Career Planning and Placement Office, hosted a highly successful career networking dinner for students.
The council spent the majority of its time in its three working groups--alumni support, student support, and College advisory and support--plus a newly created technology group. If you are interested in learning more about council activities and on-going projects, the minutes of the Alumni Council fall meeting will be posted on the College Web site.
Amy Lansky Knowlton '87 is in the process of establishing an Atlanta Connection and is currently looking for a co-chair. She is eager to hear from alums in the area who have ideas for events or who wish to help organize activities for alumni, parents, and friends. You may contact Amy at (404) 329-1924.
This year, each reunion class that wants one will have a Web page on the Swarthmore College Web site. With the help of Lester Tran '04, the Alumni Relations Office will provide the reunion chair with a design template and will post the information sent by the reunion chair to the site. Class members will be able to see who from their class will be attending Alumni Weekend and to see any special events organized by their class before the official reunion schedule is mailed. We will also post some photographs, old and new, so if you have any interesting shots, please send them to your reunion chair.
Swarthmore's On-Line Community is entering the end of its first year, and the alumni who have joined have been extremely pleased with its offerings. They have been able to use the on-line alumni directory to find classmates or to search for alumni who live in their community, and they have been able to update their own contact information instantaneously. Alumni have also taken advantage of the opportunity to set up a permanent e-mail forwarding address.
Not everyone has yet joined the On-Line Community. We encourage all of you to take advantage of the opportunity to be a part of this new endeavor. To register, you will need the six-digit identification number that was sent to you last spring. (Hint: It's the same as the number on your mailing label on this magazine.) If you do not have that number, you can contact Ruth Krakower in the Alumni Records Office at rkrakow1@swarthmore.edu.
Patricia Maloney recently joined the College staff as assistant director of alumni relations. In this position, she will organize Alumni Weekend and other on-campus events, and she will be the primary Alumni Relations contact with Connection chairs.
Maloney comes to Swarthmore after eight years in her own communications consulting business, whose clients included law firms, marketing and publications firms, and a pharmaceutical company. She has extensive experience in organizing large events and client development activities. She has developed and implemented communications and marketing strategies for clients and has also done some Web site maintenance. Maloney earned a degree in journalism from Pennsylvania State University.
Maloney is pleased to join the Swarthmore College community. "We just completed my first Alumni Council fall meeting. It was a pleasure to meet this dedicated group of people. I am looking forward to working with them--and with all of the alums at Swarthmore."
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