In this issue…

Volume 3 • 19 June 2008• Issue 4

	Alumnae Association Goodbyes		Laurel Chain Survey We want your feedback
	Reunion Round-up Reunion 2008		Alumnae Quarterly Be part of a Quarterly article
	Calling All Educators Education Conference at MHC		Online Class Notes Alumnae news and announcements

Alumnae Association Goodbyes

Farewell Rochelle

On June 6, Alumnae Association staff said goodbye to executive director W. Rochelle Calhoun ’83, who announced her resignation in February.  Calhoun’s five-year tenure was marked by an extraordinary period of growth for the association.  Committed to inclusivity and member service, she worked hard to create new opportunities for alumnae advancement and to strengthen a collaborative relationship with the College.  She spearheaded new initiatives and programs for international alumnae, transforming the association into a truly global organization.  Calhoun was awarded the Alumnae Medal of Honor on May 24 for her exceptional contributions to the Alumnae Association and the College.  The Alumnae Association board has begun a search for a new executive director; click here to find out more.

Final year for AA president

Beginning June 30, Mary Graham Davis ’65 enters her third and final year as president of the Alumnae Association. The Nominating Committee has begun its triennial task of selecting the next president to lead the Alumnae Association. The committee strongly encourages alumnae to participate by recommending qualified candidates. More…

Laurel Chain Survey

 We want your feedback

For the last three years, the monthly e-newsletter of the Alumnae Association, the award-winning Laurel Chain, has brought up-to-the-minute news about the alumnae community to Mount Holyoke alums around the world. Interested in international alumnae perspectives on global events?  Check out “I-Witness.”  Curious about who’s been featured in the news this month? "MHC Alumnae in the Media” will fill you in on alumnae TV appearances, radio interviews, and news stories.  Looking for a new job?  Find tips, advice, and career guidance in “Cori’s Career Corner.”  You can also catch up with your classmates via “Class Notes,” and find out about the latest student-alumnae events on campus in “Student Reporter Beat.”

But even success needs regular updating (just ask Google), and that’s where you come in.  We’d like to know what’s working for you, what you’d like more (or less) of, and what new ideas you’d like to see.  Please take our five-minute survey.  When you complete the survey, your name will be entered into a drawing to win a beautiful class animal coffee mug in your class color.  The survey deadline is June 30. During the months of July and August the Laurel Chain will suspend publication while we review your feedback. We look forward to returning in September with a new fall issue. Thank you for your help--and enjoy your summer!

Reunion Roundup

Reunion 2008

Sixteen Mount Holyoke classes returned to campus for Reunion 2008.  The Alumnae Association’s two reunion weekends, May 23 – 25 and May 30 – June 1, were packed with joyful celebrations that included picnics on the green, class dinners, new Back-to-Class programs (including a golf mini-clinic), alumnae choir performances, tours of the new “green” residence hall, visits with faculty, special receptions, career networking with students, and much more.  View photos of all the exciting reunion events here.

Alumnae Quarterly

Be part of a Quarterly article

The Alumnae Quarterly magazine staff is gathering information for future articles, and invites your input. If you have something to say about any of the topics below—or would like to be interviewed by the article's author—please e-mail Emily Weir at eweir@mtholyoke.edu (please mention the article topic in the subject line) or send a letter to her c/o Alumnae Quarterly, 50 College St., South Hadley, MA 01075-1486).

• Travel that Makes a Difference: If you've spent your vacation time and money traveling to help others, we want to know about it.
• Alumnae Chefs: We're cooking up a feature about alumnae who are professional chefs; if that's you, please be in touch.
• Learning from Bad Advice: Tell us what happened after you received some spectacularly bad advice. What life lessons did you learn by taking (or rejecting) the advice?

Calling Alumnae Educators

Education Conference at MHC

The Alumnae Association, Mount Holyoke College Psychology and Education Department, and Harriet and Paul Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts are proud to present "Teaching, Learning, Leading: A Mount Holyoke College Summit on Education," October 10 - 12, 2008, on the MHC campus.  Join us for a weekend of dynamic workshops, lectures, panels, discussions, and networking with Mount Holyoke faculty, students, and fellow alums.  Themes and topics include:

• MHC and its Educational Mission
• Curricular Reform: Who Owns the Curriculum
• Diversity and Equality: Global and Local Communities
• Networking: Teaching and Learning from Each Other
• Critical Self-Reflection: Professional Possibilities and Responsibilities

The weekend also includes distinguished guest speaker Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy, and Culture, School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and others to be announced.  Further details and registration information will be emailed in July to all alumnae working in the field of education and posted on the Alumnae Association Web site.  Check back soon for updates!

Online Class Notes

o read online class notes, or post your own notes and photos, please visit our Web site.