Greetings from the Alumnae Association’s new Executive Director: Preparation and Celebration
For most of us, December is a month of preparation and celebration. We each have our own annual traditions that we observe and share with family and friends: Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa to name a few. And it wouldn’t be December if we weren’t also making plans for celebrating the past year and ringing in the new one. More…

Web Corner: Enter our contest to win a $100 gift card
Do you have a Facebook page? Would you like to get instant alumnae news updates? Install our new Facebook application on your page by December 15 and you’ll get all the latest from the AA—plus a chance to win one of three $100 gift cards. This AmEx card can be used for last-minute holiday gifts—or for a spa treatment for yourself after the stress of competitive shopping. To date, 668 alums have installed the application—be the 669th! More...

Online Class Notes
Our new “comments” feature is a hit, making online class notes more timely, informative, and personal than ever. Now you can not only check out new photos and get the latest updates on your friends, you can also leave a message of your own right after her class note. Want to send her congratulations about her new job/baby/book/government appointment? Want to tell her about yours? The “comments” feature lets you respond directly to your classmate—and lets you see the messages of other friends who have left notes. Go to online class notes to get the latest.

Making News: MHC alumnae in the media
Mona K. Sutphen ’89 has been appointed to the White House transition team as deputy chief of staff for President-elect Barack Obama. A graduate of the London School of Economics and co-author of The Next American Century (Simon & Schuster 2008), Sutphen is a former U.S. Foreign Service officer. Her appointment was announced in international media including the
Chicago Tribune. More…

Alumnae Fellowships:
Don’t just dream about it. Get funding for it
Did you know that you can apply for fellowship money through the Alumnae Association? If you graduated from MHC (or will graduate in ’09), you’re eligible. Every year, we award generous fellowships to selected alumnae of all ages. Our top award—the Mary E. Woolley Fellowship—puts $7,500 in the pocket of a talented alum pursuing graduate study or independent research. Other awards provide up to $3,000 for innovative alumnae projects. Click here for a brochure and application. Or contact Carrie Purcell at 413-538-2188 or catwood@mtholyoke.edu to request a brochure and application by mail. Do it soon; the deadline is February 15!

Looking for more funding opportunities? The Career Development Center scholarship and fellowship Web pages have information on hundreds of award opportunities. Find out more...

Quarterly “Coming Attractions”
We need alumnae voices for . . .
The Alumnae Quarterly magazine is considering articles on the topics below and invites you to speak up if you’d like to be part of any of them: Alumnae currently serving in the military; what the Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts has meant to you; alumnae who were the first in their family to attend college; “global nomads” (those who have lived in several countries, and/or consider themselves citizens of several nations or of the world in general). More…