Alumnae Association

Mountain Day Hike (Boston)
2014-10-19 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | MIddlesex Fells, Medford, MA, United States
The MHC Club of Boston will be hiking in the Middlesex Fells (Medford) for a belated Mountain Day hike on Sunday, October 19, from 9:30 a.m.–noon.
If you’d like to join, please email Michelle Moon to register. She will send an email to coordinate transportation to the hike, so don’t worry if you don’t have a car. Feel free to bring a friend!

Book Club (Portland, OR)
2014-10-19 13:30 - 16:00 | TX
Join the MHC Club of Portland on October 19, 2014, for their next book club meeting. They will be discussing Vikram Seth’s An Equal Music. The discussion will begin at 2 p.m.

Fall Hike (Nebraska)
2014-10-19 14:00 | Fontenelle Forest, 1111 Bellevue Blvd Rd, Bellevue, NE, United States
Please join the MHC Club of Nebraska for a Mountain Day-inspired hike, which will be followed by cider and donuts. They will gather at the back of the Lodge’s main room and will depart for the hike promptly at 2:15 p.m. Family and significant others warmly welcomed!
RSVP to Emily Brush ’03.

M&Cs with Prospective Students (Chicago)
2014-10-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Unnamed Venue, Chicago, IL, United States
Why did you choose MHC? How has MHC impacted your life? What are your favorite campus memories?
Come meet prospective students, answer their questions, and share details of your college experience, all while enjoying one of MHC’s most beloved traditions: milk and cookies. Chatting with alumnae helps prospective students get a feel for the College, especially if they haven’t visited the campus. The club will provide milk, cider, and other beverages. Please bring your favorite cookies to share! Both events will be at alumnae’s homes. RSVP to Tamar Westphal ’12 to receive the address for the LOOP LOCATION for the event on October 19.

Wine Tasting (West Hartford, CT)
2014-10-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Toast Wine & Spirits, 984 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
Stop by after work for a wine tasting with the MHC Club of Hartford. This is free for and open to all area alumnae. For more information, contact Annmarie Merritt ’87.

Alumnae Seminar (Stamford, CT)
2014-10-22 08:30 | The Italian Center, Stamford, CT, United States
The Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Alumnae Seminar, Crime and Punishment: Justice for All?, will address our criminal justice system today.
Join us as we explore the system of court trials, sentencing through imprisonment, and rehabilitation along with Faith Angell ’59, magistrate judge for the US District Court, Eastern District of PA; Dr. Kathleen Maurer, director of health services for the Connecticut Dept. of Corrections; Sean Pica, executive director of Hudson Link, a program in which prisoners can earn college degrees; and Dr. David Weiman, professor of economics at Barnard College, who teaches and writes about the US criminal justice system.
Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Program: 9:00 a.m.
Lunch: 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $40 per person, including lunch
For more information and to register, please visit us at alumnaeseminar.org

McCulloch Center Tenth Anniversary Celebration (MHC)
2014-10-23 | MHC, Dwight Hall, Room 101, South Hadley
Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives at Mount Holyoke College on Thursday, October 23
Keynote address by:
Leymah Gbowee P’16
2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and 2014 Carol Hoffmann Collins Global Scholar-in-Residence
“Women’s Leadership: Ending Wars and Building Peace”
Thursday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m. in Gamble Auditorium
We look forward to you joining us.
Please email Jenny Medina at the McCulloch Center with any questions.

Class of 1975 Mini-Reunion (NYC)
2014-10-23 18:30 | Unnamed Venue, New York , NY, United States
The class of 1975 will have a mini-reunion dinner in New York City on October 23 at 6:30 p.m. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Judy Karlen Stein.

McCulloch Center Event Live Stream (Houston)
2014-10-23 19:00 | Unnamed Venue, Houston, TX, United States
The McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives is celebrating its tenth anniversary on October 23 and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Leymah Gbowee P’16 will be giving the opening address at 7 p.m. South Hadley time. Her talk is entitled “Women’s Leadership: Ending Wars and Building Peace” and the speech will be streamed live.
The MHC Club of Houston would like to host a viewing session with discussion time following. If you would be interested in attending this event, please email Nicole Shanklin. Based on the level of interest we will find a venue to accommodate all who are interested in participating.

M&Cs with Prospective Students (Chicago)
2014-10-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Unnamed Venue, Chicago, IL, United States
Why did you choose MHC? How has MHC impacted your life? What are your favorite campus memories?
Come meet prospective students, answer their questions, and share details of your college experience, all while enjoying one of MHC’s most beloved traditions: milk and cookies. Chatting with alumnae helps prospective students get a feel for the College, especially if they haven’t visited the campus. The club will provide milk, cider, and other beverages. Please bring your favorite cookies to share! Both events will be at alumnae’s homes. RSVP to Tamar Westphal ’12 to receive the address for the BEVERLY LOCATION for the event on October 25.

Matisse Exhibit (MHC)
2014-10-25 13:30 | MHC Art Museum, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
“The drawings of Henri Matisse must surely be among the most beautiful objects made by any human hand in the twentieth century—or come to think of it, ever.” This is how Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Sebastian Smee opens his review in The Boston Globe of this new exhibit at the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum.
Join the MHC Club of the Western Suburbs for a road trip to see the incredible work of modern artist Henri Matisse! The club has arranged for a free private tour of his drawings. For more information about the exhibit, please visit the website: mtholyoke.edu/artmuseum/exhibitions.
Exhibit tour begins at 1:30 p.m. at the MHC Art Museum. Join the club for lunch before the exhibit! They’ll meet at noon at The Yarde Tavern, 3 Hadley Street in South Hadley, MA.
RSVP: Kristina Peduto by Wednesday, October 22.
Carpooling: If you’d like to ‘go green,’ a number of club members plan to leave from Weston at 10:30 a.m. For details, just let Kristina know when you RSVP.

Back-to-School Brunch (NYC)
2014-10-26 12:30 - 15:30 | Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, 405 W 55th Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Join the MHC Club of NYC for a back-to-school brunch! True to our beloved alma mater, we promise brunch, mimosas, good conversation, and a thought-provoking lecture, brought to us by Ann Karus Meeropol, author of A Male President for Mount Holyoke College: The Failed Fight to Maintain Female Leadership, 1934–1937.
$35 Members
$45 Non-members
RSVP by clicking here. For more information, email the MHC Club of NYC.

Pumpkin Carving (Seattle)
2014-10-26 14:00 | Volunteer Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the MHC Club of the Puget Sound for some family-friendly pumpkin carving at Volunteer Park. Bring your own pumpkin, and they’ll provide snacks and carving tools. Rain location available. For more information, please email the club.

Fall Meeting (Columbus, OH)
2014-10-26 14:30 | Unnamed Venue, Columbus , OH, 43221, United States
Join the MHC Club of Central Ohio for their Fall 2014 Meeting. At the meeting, you’ll be assembling “care packages” for our area students on campus, and write notes of support and encouragement to tuck in the boxes. Light refreshments will be served.
There are currently seven students from the greater Columbus area on campus, so please bring seven of some small item—anything a student might find useful, comforting, or fun as she studies for finals. Suggestions: granola/protein bars, lip balms, mini packs of tissues, travel-size hand lotion or sanitizer, gum, mints, candy bars, highlighter pens, single-serve anything, microwave popcorn, tea bags, cocoa mix. Please don’t spend more than about a dollar per item, and think small—it holds down the cost of postage! The boxes will be mailed the first week of December to arrive in time for reading period before finals.
For more information and to RSVP, please email Joan Stack ’74.

Young Alumnae Networking Event (Chicago)
2014-10-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Unnamed Venue, Chicago, IL, United States
Details to come, but this event will give young alumnae an opportunity to work on networking and career skills. For more information, contact Lydia Boyer ’10.

Reception in Honor of Lynn Pasquerella
2014-10-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48226, United States
Please join the MHC Club of Detroit for a reception in honor of MHC President Lynn Pasquerella ’80.
Lion Sponsor: $250 (includes two tickets)
Sphinx Sponsor: $100 (one ticket)
Event ticket: $50
Young alumnae (classes of 2004–2014): $25
Students: no charge
Sponsors will be acknowledged at the event, and there will be a cash bar.
For directions, info on overnight accommodations, or questions, contact: Liz Bauer ’59, treasurer.

Talk and Reception for Sonya Stephens (Portland, OR)
2014-11-02 11:00 - 13:00 | Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, United States
Please join the MHC Club of Portland for a talk and reception for Sonya Stephens, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty.
Sonya will discuss “The Liberal Arts: Preparing Mount Holyoke Women for the World.” A liberal arts education is the very best preparation for post-graduation success in today’s rapidly changing global world. It engages students in rigorous inquiries; requires frequent written and oral communication; and develops flexibility of mind, intercultural competence, and evidence-based analytic capacity. Mount Holyoke is leading the way to prepare graduates to make a difference in the world through its new Lynk initiative, innovation hires, and master campus planning process.
If you’d like to attend, please contact the Portland club.

Alumnae & Student Career Networking Fair (MHC)
2014-11-02 12:30 - 17:00 | Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, 01075, United States
The Alumnae Association and the Career Development Center invite you to attend the Alumnae & Student Career Networking Fair 2014, an annual event that offers students the opportunity to learn about a variety of career fields and perfect their networking skills. Alumnae participants will discuss how a liberal arts education at Mount Holyoke has influenced their overall career trajectories and offer advice on achieving success in specific fields.
Panels include:
Education
Global Business
Law and Public Policy
Nonprofit Organizations
Journalism, Media, and Communications
Health and Scientific Research
Workshops include:
Dress for Success
Financial Management after College
How to Utilize the Alumnae Network
There is no cost to attend this event, but registration is required. Please email questions to Luisa Tavares, associate director of programs at the Alumnae Association. We hope to see you there!

Book Club (Los Angeles)
2014-11-02 17:00 | Unnamed Venue, Los Angeles, CA, 90049, United States
The Mount Holyoke Club of Southern California book club will have its next meeting in November.
Book: Unless by Carol Shields
Food and drink: All are asked to bring an item to share for a casual potluck meal. Attendance is generally eight to ten people.
RSVP to: Jennifer Wirth Symington ’87, book club chair

Asian Alumnae Symposium (Hong Kong)
2014-11-07 10:00 - 2014-11-09 12:00 | Hong Kong Cricket Club–Saturday’s Venue
Women and Entrepreneurship: Staying Relevant in a Changing World
Join us in Hong Kong at the inaugural Mount Holyoke Asian Alumnae Symposium for a weekend of networking and conversation as we explore how education, economic freedom, and the entrepreneurial spirit are making Asia increasingly competitive.
Visit the Alumnae Association’s website for more information about this exciting event.

Book Club (Chicago)
2014-11-08 14:00 | Unnamed Venue, Chicago, IL, United States
Join the MHC Club of Chicago’s book club for a discussion of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild. The Chicago Humanities Festival is hosting the author on Wednesday, October 29. Purchase your own ticket and join us for the conversation! The movie will also be coming out in early December, so we can check it out, too.
Please RSVP to Alexis Trocki ’05.

Founder's Day Ice Cream Social (Menlo Park, CA)
2014-11-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Unnamed Venue, 164 Stone Pine Lane, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, United States
Please join the MHC Club of the Peninsula for a Founder’s Day ice cream social. Alumnae, current students, prospective students, exchange students, families, and friends are all welcome. Send RSVP to Peri Caylor with Eliz Adem by November 2.

Book Club (Atlanta)
2014-11-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Unnamed Venue, Atlanta, GA, 30342, United States
Join the MHC Club of Atlanta for its third book club meeting!
Book: The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha.
RSVP for more information.
Please bring something small to share. The group will also be making care packages for eight first years, so please bring something small to put in the care package or a few dollars to contribute to shipping. They will assemble the care packages at the meeting.

Reception with Sonya Stephens (Mumbai)
2014-11-11 19:00 - 21:00 | The Taj Mahal Palace, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai 400 001, India
Join us for a reception and conversation with Sonya Stephens, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Mount Holyoke College
“Educating Women to be Global Leaders”
Mumbai
Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
The Taj Mahal Palace
Apollo Bunder, Mumbai 400 001
Business attire
RSVP by November 3 to Roger Gove at +1-413-538-2259

Reception with Sonya Stephens (Bangalore)
2014-11-12 19:00 - 21:00 | The Oberoi, 37-39, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore 560 001, India
Join us for a reception and conversation with Sonya Stephens, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Mount Holyoke College
“Educating Women to be Global Leaders”
Mumbai
Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
The Oberoi
37-39, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore 560 001
Business attire
RSVP by November 3 to Roger Gove at +1-413-538-2259

Book Club (Worcester)
2014-11-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Unnamed Venue, Worcester, MA, United States
Join the MHC Club of Worcester for their next book club meeting. They will be discussing Kristen Downey’s The Woman Behind the New Deal.
Please RSVP to Susan Manning ’96.

Reception with Sonya Stephens (New Delhi)
2014-11-14 18:00 - 20:00 | The Ford Foundation, 55 Lodi Estate, New Delhi, 110 003, India
Join us for a reception and conversation with Sonya Stephens, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Mount Holyoke College
“Educating Women to be Global Leaders”
New Delhi
Friday, November 14, 2014, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
The Ford Foundation
55 Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110 003
Business attire
RSVP by November 3 to Roger Gove at +1-413-538-2259

Book Club (Portland, OR)
2014-11-16 13:30 - 16:00 | Unnamed Venue, Portland, OR, United States
Join the MHC Club of Portland for their next book club meeting to discuss Daniel James Brown’s Boys in a Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. For more information, please email the Portland club.

1964 Mini-Reunion (NYC)
2014-12-05 08:00 - 2014-12-06 17:00 | Unnamed Venue, New York, NY, United States
Join the class of 1964 for a mini-reunion in New York City around the Vespers concert. This very special MHC tradition is in its seventy-ninth year. Over one-hundred singers and musicians travel from campus to march in a candlelight procession and perform a holiday concert. The concert is held at St. Bartholomew’s, a magnificent Byzantine Romanesque church at Park Avenue and 51st Street.
Lily Klebanoff Blake is organizing the following events:

Friday, December 5: Dinner at a restaurant near St. Bartholomew’s, followed by the 8 p.m. Vespers concert
Saturday, December 6: Visit the Neue Galerie, a museum devoted to Austrian and German art, housed in a landmarked mansion on 5th Avenue. See an exhibit of portraits by Egon Schiele, and the magnificent golden Klimt painting of Adele Bloch-Bauer. This will be followed by brunch.

Lily and bridges chair, Mary Lee Warren, are also hoping to plan a Bridges get-together with the class of 2014.
Please RSVP to Lily if you are interested in coming. Vespers tickets vary in cost and may be purchased from the NY club.

Vespers (NYC)
2014-12-05 20:00 | St. Bartholomew’s Church, Park Avenue & 51st Street, New York, NY, 10022, United States
The Mount Holyoke Club of New York City cordially invites you to attend the Seventy-Ninth New York City Vespers Concert at St. Bartholomew’s Church on Friday, December 5, 2014.
