Summer 2008 Bulletin Board
Announcements
“Teaching, Learning, Leading: A Mount Holyoke College Summit on Education” for K–12 and college educators will be held on campus this fall. Sponsored by the Alumnae Association, the Department of Psychology and Education, and the Harriet and Paul Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts, it promises to be an intellectually enriching weekend.
Workshops and panels on current issues in education will include “Curricular Reform: Who Owns the Curriculum,” “Diversity and Equality: Global and Local Communities,” “Networking: Teaching and Learning from Each Other,” and “Critical Self-Reflection: Professional Possibilities and Responsibilities.”
The weekend also will feature distinguished guest speakers; networking opportunities with alumnae, students, and MHC faculty; and a special evening performance.
Invitations with additional details and registration information were mailed mid-summer and posted on the Alumnae Association Web site. Alumnae will also receive a reminder e-mail, but mark the dates on your calendar now!
Welcome to Willits-Hallowell Center
Alumnae, faculty, staff, students, emeriti, and parents: Do you need overnight accommodations while in the South Hadley area? Are you looking for a beautiful facility for a luncheon, banquet, wedding, conference, or retreat for up to 175 people? Willits-Hallowell Center, by the rushing waterfall of Stony Brook on the college’s campus, can accommodate you. Call 413-538-2217 for information or reservations.
MHC Class and Club Products
Lots of MHC-related class and club products are for sale. For details and photos of many items, please visit our Web site or phone
the Alumnae Association at 413-538-2300 to request a printed copy of the information.
Travel Opportunities
To request a brochure for any of these trips, please call the Alumnae
Association at 413-538-2300 or visit our Web site. For additional
information, please call the travel company sponsoring the trip.
December 26, 2008 –January 4, 2009
Mayan Kings and the Great Pyramids: A Yucatán Voyage
With Amherst College and the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ring in the new year under the open Yucatán sky. Following two days in the colonial city of Mérida, embark the ninety-passenger French motor yacht Le Levant for a seven-night cruise around the Yucatán peninsula. The voyage includes visits to spectacular Mayan sites including Chichén Itzá (above), Uxmal, and the Temple of the Five Storeys. Also included is an optional post-tour to the Mayan city of Tikal, Guatemala.
The cost of this trip is approximately $6,690 per person. Please call Academic Arrangements Abroad at 1-800-221-1944 for more information.
January 28–February 7, 2009
Costa Rica: Aboard the Wind Star
With Vassar College
Sail aboard the intimate, seventy-four-cabin yacht Wind Star on an eleven-day voyage featuring visits to the highland rainforests in the center of Costa Rica and a cruise along the Pacific coast. The trip begins in Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica, and continues on to San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua, then back to Playas del Coco, Corcovado National Park, and Tortuga Island. Highlights include a walk along a suspended catwalk in the rainforest canopy, snorkeling among colorful tropical fish, exploring mangrove swamps, and learning from local wildlife experts about the stunning biodiversity of Costa Rica.
The cost of this trip is approximately $4,995 per person. Please call Siemer & Hand Travel at 1-800-451-4321 for more information.
March 15–23, 2009
Tahiti and French Polynesia
Enjoy a seven-night cruise though the island paradise of French Polynesia aboard the intimate clipper ship SY Star Flyer. Sail from Papeete, Tahiti, with port calls at the islands of Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora, and Moorea. The cruise includes excursions with expert local guides who will enlighten travelers about the treasures of the ancient Polynesians, the natural history of the islands, traditional culture and society, local mythology, and the rich environmental diversity of Polynesia and Tahiti.
The cost of this trip is approximately $3,595 per person. Please call Gohagan & Company Travel at 1-800-922-3088 for more information.
July 25–August 1, 2009
The Great Lakes
Join us for a luxurious Great Lakes cruise aboard the 100-guest Clelia II. Sail between American and Canadian ports with stops at Niagara Falls; Manitoulin Island, home to Native American culture; Mackinac Island (above), with its Victorian architecture; Thunder Bay, site of the British settlement Old Fort William; and the unspoiled Keweenaw Peninsula. Additional highlights include transiting the scenic waterways and locks that connect the Great Lakes, and sailing the vast expanse between Lake Ontario and the western shores of Lake Superior.
The cost of this trip is approximately $5,595 per person. Please call Travel Dynamics International at 1-800-257-5767 for more information.
October 16–27, 2009
Remarkable Women of Antiquity and their Times
A Seven Sisters trip
Sail aboard the all-suite, 114-guest Corinthian II on a voyage in search of the history of antiquity’s most powerful women. Beginning in Athens with a visit to the Acropolis and an excursion to the Sanctuary of Artemis, we will board the ship for a cruise across the Aegean Sea to arrive in Bodrum, Turkey, where Queen Artemisia commanded a naval vessel during the famous Battle of Salamis. The cruise will continue to Rhodes, home of Kallipateira (the only woman to have attended the ancient Olympics) and then to Fethiye, Turkey; Tartus, Syria; and Alexandria, Egypt, as we visit ancient shrines dedicated to goddesses, magnificent museums and churches, and famous archaeological sites that shed light on the lives and deeds of antiquity’s most fascinating women.
The cost of this trip is approximately $7,395 per person. Please call Travel Dynamics International at 1-800-257-5767 for more information.
