In this issue…

Volume 1   •   27 July 2006  •   Issue 7  

	Message from the Executive Director Hot trips and cool traditions		Changing the Face of Medicine Alumnae panel and reception
	Facing East, Facing West Save the Date		Weekend Workshops for Volunteers Alumnae Council and Reunion Planning Workshop
	Be part of a Quarterly article Your MHC friendships over the years		Speakers Bureau 2006/07 Invigorate your club with an MHC guest speaker
	Alumnae Medal of Honor Honoring exceptional service		Alumnae Volleyball Match A weekend of games and great connections
	Cori’s Career Corner News and trends in the career world		Introducing “Dispatches” Alumnae perspectives on global news
	Online Class Notes Read the latest news from your sister alumnae

Message from the Executive Director

ew England’s summer heat can hit the campus hard in July. (A walk from Mary Woolley to Blanchard will nearly melt your jewelry off). But at the Alumnae Association, we are celebrating some cool news that has revived our spirits considerably—and may, during these sultry days, revive yours as well.

Due to the remarkable generosity of the late Janet Fosgate Tuttle ’34, and the Tuttle family’s commitment to the Founder’s Fund of the Association, we are expanding our educational travel offerings. The Tuttle Global Service Travel Fund will sponsor MHC students on exciting service trips at home and abroad with small groups of alumnae. The first trip, scheduled for March 17-25, 2007, will bring a group of six alumnae and six students to Baja Verapaz, Guatemala. Led by Maya D’Costa, associate director of campus programs, and Anita McGovern, chaplain to the college and adviser to CAUSE (the community service organization of the College), the group will build homes in the area in partnership with Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village. Possible destinations for future trips include Costa Rica, North Africa, and India. Students and alumnae will be chosen by application—stay tuned for more details in August!

How many of you have traveled with the Association on one of our educational travel trips? In addition to our new service trips, we’re planning (somewhat more luxurious) jaunts to Italy, New Zealand, France, and Greece, among others. Check out our travel program on our Web site, and make plans to join us! I’m packing my bags now for an Association trip to Russia, led by Stephen Jones, Mount Holyoke professor of Russian studies. Professor Jones and a lively group of MHC alumnae, including yours truly, will spend 10 days cruising the waterways of Russia, stopping at St. Petersburg and Moscow and enjoying a taste of Russian culture. I look forward to a marvelous experience, and hope to share details of the trip when I return. (And yes, I look forward to the cooling breezes over the Volga river as well!)

Enjoy the rest of your summer, stay cool, and tell me about the places you visited this summer—or would like to visit with a group of fellow alumnae on an Alumnae Association Educational Tour. I’d love to hear from you.

Warmly,


W. Rochelle Calhoun ’83
Executive Director, Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College

Changing the Face of Medicine

he nationally celebrated, traveling exhibition “Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians” is coming to Mount Holyoke College Library in September of 2006. Honoring the lives and achievements of American women in medicine, the multi-media, interactive exhibit strikingly demonstrates women’s contributions to medicine since they first gained admission to American medical schools 150 years ago. Companion exhibits featuring Mount Holyoke alumnae Virgina Apgar ’29 and Mary P. Dole (1886) will also be on display.

As part of the exhibition activities, the Alumnae Association is hosting an evening reception, alumnae panel, and exhibit tour on September 28, 2006, from 7-9 pm. in the library’s Hooker Auditorium. Distinguished panelists will include Drs. Gloria Johnson-Powell ’58, Ruth Zeitlin Fischbach ’62, Emily Weber LeBrun ’96, and Elizabeth Onyemelukwe Garner ’89. For more information, please visit the College Web site.

Facing East, Facing West

he fourth triennial Asian/Asian-American Alumnae and Student Conference, “Facing East, Facing West: From the Gates of Mount Holyoke to a Global Citizenship,” will be held on campus the weekend of November 3-5, 2006.

Through dynamic workshops, panels, presentations, and performances, the conference will explore issues of Asian and Asian-American identities, communities, and global citizenship in a “mosaic” society. Please visit our Web site for more information about this exciting event.

Weekend Workshops for Volunteers

pdate your volunteer tool kit—and have fun doing it!  Join us on the beautiful MHC campus this fall for one of two stimulating weekend workshops.

Reunion Planning Workshop 2008
Reunion 2008 will be here before you know it. The Alumnae Association and the Classes and Reunions Committee are looking forward to helping you plan a successful and exciting reunion. Class presidents, reunion chairs or co-chairs, or designated substitutes for the classes of 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, and 2006 are warmly invited to attend the Reunion Planning Workshop on September 15-17, 2006, at Mount Holyoke College.

The workshop will include informative panels and presentations, activities, entertainment, and time for socializing with your fellow alumnae volunteers. Start making your plans now! Take a look at our preliminary schedule and register online, or call Luisa Tavares at 413-538-2201. The registration deadline is August 18, 2006. We look forward to seeing you in September for a truly terrific weekend.

Alumnae Council 2006
Are you a newly elected class president, vice president or treasurer from Reunion 2006? Are you a club volunteer looking for new ideas and up-to-date resources to revitalize your club? Then we’d like to invite you back to campus for a weekend designed just for you on October 13-15, 2006. Alumnae Council 2006 is an energizing program of workshops and planning sessions, as well as networking events, dinners, and a first-time-ever Speakers Bureau faculty tea. Join us for a wonderful weekend, and pick up all the tools and resources you need to be a successful leader in your volunteer position. For more information*, please visit our Web site at www.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/go/ac after August 1.

*If you are a club officer please contact your club president to let her know you are interested in attending. Reservations for club officers are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Be part of an Alumnae Quarterly article

he Alumnae Quarterly magazine staff is gathering information for a feature article on alumnae friendships and we invite your input. The article will include long-term friendships that began at MHC and significant ways that alumnae have helped one another after graduation (whether or not they knew one another at MHC).

If another alumna is or has been especially important in your life, please e-mail Emily Weir or send a letter to her c/o Alumnae Quarterly, MHC/Mary Woolley Hall, 50 College St., South Hadley, MA 01075-1486). If e-mailing, include “alumnae friendships" in the subject line. Please briefly tell the story of your friendship’s significance, and provide the name of and contact information for your alum friend.

Speakers Bureau 2006/07

e’re pleased to announce the new Speakers Bureau listings for 2006-07, available now on our Web site. For years, the Speakers Bureau has brought the very best of the College intellectual community to your alumnae club or class mini-reunion. Interested in Greek mythology? Want to know more about women filmmakers? Curious about the history of Chinese cuisine? Over 75 of the College’s most dynamic faculty, staff, and alumnae are available to you through the Speakers Bureau—and eager to share their knowledge, expertise, and talent. Many will travel to your area, and some can travel internationally. Take advantage of this tremendous resource, and start planning now for one of the most memorable club or class events you’ve ever experienced.

Alumnae Medal of Honor

he Alumnae association’s Nomination of Alumnae Trustees and Awards committee is requesting your help in identifying candidates for the Alumnae Medal of Honor for the 2007 reunion classes (2’s and 7’s).

The Medal of Honor is presented at the Association’s annual meetings, which are held during reunion weekends each year. The Medal of Honor is awarded for eminent service in promoting the effectiveness of the Alumnae Association, for signal service in completing definite projects undertaken by the College, or for other noteworthy services that strengthen the position of the College.

The committee will spend the next several months researching each candidate and make a final recommendation in early 2007. All candidates are carefully considered and the Alumnae Association Board of Directors makes the final decision. Your recommendations will be kept in the strictest confidence. If you know alumnae who meet the criteria for this award, please use our online awards recommendation form. All nominations must be received by August 15, 2006. Thank you for your help.

Alumnae Volleyball Match

his fall, alumnae who participated on the varsity volleyball team during their time at Mount Holyoke are invited to play in the 2006 alumnae volleyball match. This tradition began during the coaching tenure of Penny Curtis, and we are happy to announce the revival of this event. The match will be held on September 2, 2006 at 4 pm, and will follow the format of current collegiate volleyball games. Immediately following will be a potluck dinner on campus. The event will culminate with brunch on Sunday.

The goal of the weekend is to create valuable connections between Mount Holyoke volleyball alums and members of the current team. In addition, we would like to help fund future trips abroad for the varsity volleyball team. Next year, the team is planning to travel to Trinidad to promote women’s athletics and compete in a tournament among top club teams. A donation of any size will greatly be appreciated. For more information, please contact Stephanie Frase ’05 or visit the College’s Web site.

Cori’s Career Corner

have just returned from the the National Career Development Association conference in Chicago and have some interesting information to share. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the areas of greatest increase in employment demand are expected to be health-related. This includes the fields of nursing, medicine, surgery, pharmacology, and physical therapy. Many services for our large and aging population will also be in high demand.  

In addition to healthcare, the field of education (including specialized training) will be among the fastest-growing professional occupations. The greatest need will be for post-secondary teachers, closely followed by secondary teachers. The demand for professionals in the fields of computer and math sciences is also expected to increase.

The top five industries identified for fastest growth in wages are home health services, software publishing, management and technical consulting services, residential care facilities, and employment services. Another trend of interest is the population of workers. The number of women will continue to grow as part of the workforce, increasing to 59 percent in 2014. Workers 55 and older will have a growing share of the labor force; the Bureau projects that companies will need to draw on older workers to meet their employment needs. As a result, companies may need to create incentives to retain older workers, which I believe will lead to new approaches to hours, job descriptions, and project-oriented work that will benefit everyone.  

I am shaping my travel plans for 2006-07 career presentations for clubs, and I will be providing programs in Dallas, D.C., and San Jose in the fall. If you would like an on-site program, I would be happy to plan a spring event with you. Send me an e-mail or visit the career section of our Web site. I look forward to meeting more of you next year!

Introducing “Dispatches”

e are pleased to introduce a new Alumnae Association e-newsletter column called “Dispatches: Alumnae Perspectives on Global News.” Featuring monthly contributions from alumnae living around the world, “Dispatches” will provide an insider look at national and international news stories.

The idea for the column arose out of the outpouring of alumnae response to the Hurricane Katrina, Pakistan earthquake, and Asian tsunami relief efforts on behalf of alums in the affected areas. The Alumnae Association not only heard from alums who wanted to help, but also from alums living in the devastated areas and directly witnessing the events. Their stories, posted on alumnae message boards or sent to us as urgent e-mails, gave us all a chance to hear the deeper stories behind the storm of media coverage. We hope “Dispatches” can serve to keep alumnae informed of important domestic and international events—events seen through the eyes of Mount Holyoke alumnae worldwide.

We are actively seeking submissions from the global alumnae community. Here are a few ideas—and a posting from an MHC student recently returned from Beirut—to get you started.

Voters in Chile recently elected Michelle Bachelet, the country’s first woman president. How is she being received in Latin America?

New Orleans is beginning the slow process of rebuilding after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. For those who still live in (or hope to return to) the city, what is your understanding of residents’ collective hopes regarding a true recovery for New Orleans? What are the realities facing the city as you experience them?

Claire Elisabeth Thomas ’08 was working as a summer intern in Beirut for The Daily Star through an MHC international internship when the Israeli bombing of Lebanon began. Before her safe return home last week, she described her experience in an e-mail to Eva Paus, director of Mount Holyoke’s Center for Global Initiatives:

“What I never expected…was to become somewhat of a wartime correspondent. I am now actually living Middle Eastern conflict, the kind that I have only read about in my Mount Holyoke politics classes. Not only that, but I am working at a newspaper during it. My viewpoint on regional conflict in the Middle East will never be the same.”

We welcome your perspectives on this or other news events to which you are a witness. Please e-mail Leanna James Blackwell (and please keep submissions brief—we’d like to include as many in the e-newsletter as we can). Thank you for your participation in the expanding MHC global alumnae community—you are a powerful force in the world.

Online Class Notes

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

Shirley (Antosiewicz) Hammerschmith (1967)
A year after retiring as a high school special education teacher, Shirley (Antosiewicz) Hilborn married James Hammerschmith, a public defender.  

Sarah (James) Landise (1983)
Sarah (James) Landise (1983) writes, “My eldest daughter, Katie, graduated on June 1 from Wellesley College. I was thrilled to experience a “full circle” moment—it was so much fun to have Paula Garland ’83 come to the graduation… ”  

Cynthia DeVivo (1989)
Cynthia DeVivo (1989) writes, “I wanted to share with you a wonderful coincidence of two physician alumnae who happen to stumble into work together. During our first interview with each other we discovered that we were both MHC graduates… ”  

Olivia Boler (1993)
Olivia Boler (1993) and Paul Marshall are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Ludyvine Poppy Boler-Marshall. She was born on June 28, 2005 in San Francisco, CA, and weighed 7 lb., 11 oz..  

Sarah Colella (1996)
Sarah Colella (1996) and Joseph Daly are happy to announce their engagement. The wedding ceremony will take place on November 18, 2006 in Boston, MA. Sarah is a Science Teacher in the Boston Public Schools and also attends New England School of Law.  

Christina Quaglieri (1996)
Christina Quaglieri (1996) and Jon Cross are happy to announce their engagement. The wedding ceremony will take place on September 23, 2006 in Lake Tahoe. Andrea Sheehan (’95) is one of Christina’s bridesmaids…

Allison Kamrath (2002)
Allison Kamrath (2002) recently accepted a position at the US Department of Defense located in Maryland. Allison recently was employed at The Design Firm as Librarian. “For the last year and a half I have been going through a very involved interview process…”

Ai Ling Chow (2004)
Ai Ling Chow (2004) recently accepted a position at Berlitz Japan located in Tokyo, Japan as an English Instructor. Ai Ling recently was employed at HSBC Malaysia as a Relationship Manager for small/med businesses. “Memorable experiences…”

Karina (Barbalace) Barbalace (Eszter) (MHFP)
Karina (Barbalace) Barbalace (Eszter) (MHFP) writes, “I resettled in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2003. I’ve been reacquainting with my country after a long absence. I’m very happy to have come back and start a career in ESL /international teaching…”