Alum Spotlight:

A publication of the New College Alumnae/i Association

# 69 - Fall/Winter 2011

The next generation of New College Alums

Meet our cover stars | Page 10

Alum Spotlight:

Artist Mary Cox ‘76 | Page 4

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The art of Mary Cox

New College alumna Mary Cox,

made a dramatic career move from

economic forecaster to professional

artist. Mary shares her inspiration,

process, and reects on her time at

New College.

Cover Story

The New Alumni

Meet some soon-to-be graduates

who embrace and embody New Col-

lege’s independent spirit.

Reunion!

It’s that time of year... Get all your

reunion information, including

the schedule of events, registration

forms and more.

NCAA Board of Directors

Executive Commiee:

Robert Lincoln Chair

Susan Sapozniko Vice-Chair

William Rosenberg Treasurer

Colin Boyle ‘89 - ‘95

Michael Burton ‘86 - ’90

Carla Eastis ‘88 - ‘90

Cindy Hill ‘89 - ‘93

Robert Hans ‘76 - ‘79

Stuart Levitan ‘72 - ‘75

Robert Lincoln ‘76 - ‘83

William Rosenberg ‘73 - ‘80

Susan Sapozniko ‘83 - ‘87

Maia Hinkle ‘05 - ‘07

David Banks ‘05 - ‘09

Ex Ocio Members

Andrew Walker

President/CEO of the New College

Foundation

Gordon Michalson

President of New College

Sta

Jessica Rogers

VP of Alumnae/i Aairs

Sarah ompson ‘06

Alumnae/i Coordinator

Cover Image: en and now: e changing face of

the New College student.

Photo by Briany White

Story on Page 10

Also Inside this issue

Introducing the Alum Fellows | 6

Chapter Events | 14

Engaging Students in Diversity | 18

New College News | 20

Class Notes | 22

Social Buzz | 25

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A letter from Vice President of

Alumnae/i Affairs Jessica Rogers

Greetings!

I hope you enjoy this issue of our new and

improved Nimbus! Many thanks to Alumnae/i

Coordinator Sarah Thompson and Graphic Design

Manager Brittany White for their hard work in

taking your ideas and suggestions and incorpo-

rating them into our newsletter’s new look. The

College also recently launched its new website

which includes a facelift for the Association and

Foundation. NCAA’s site can be found at ncf.edu/

alum. There will be more alumnae/i outcome

stories featured on the entire college website as

an answer to the call of those who are interested

in knowing more about what life is like after New

College. Please continue to share with us your up-

dates as you never know when we may call you

for an interview to include online!

In November, the Association experienced a

passing of the torch amongst our leadership.

Cindy Hill has chaired the Association board for

the past three years and through her leadership,

along with the board of directors, the Association

has maintained a strong and steady presence

amongst the

College and

our alumnae/i

base. The past

three years

have not been

easy for any-

one, as our

country has

endured the

recession and

fallout from

state govern-

ment issues

nationwide. I

have to thank

all of our board

members for their dedication and voluntarism to

continue moving forward through the dicult

times as New College charts the course for its

future. Special thanks to Cindy for her spirit of op-

timism through the challenges and determination

in seeing the Association through its many recent

milestones and celebrations.

Thank you to Robert Lincoln who has wel-

comed his new role as board chair and has hit

the ground running in this capacity after 15 years

of service on the association board. Robert co-

chaired the Clambake this fall, on campus, is serv-

ing on the Foundation’s Gala Committee and will

be leading the association through changes in its

board nomination process. See more details on

this in Robert’s letter to alums on page 3.

Susan Sapozniko has been named Vice-Chair

of the Association and Bill Rosenberg accepted

a second term as board Treasurer during the

November Board of Directors meeting. We thank

these board members for their continued service

and leadership.

I hope that you have made the decision to at-

tend the Alumnae/i Reunion Weekend, February

9-12, 2012! We have many fun events planned and

even a few “surprises”, of which you should have

already received information in the mail. We will

have plenty of opportunities for you to reconnect

with each other. You will also have the ability to

make new connections with current students and

faculty that will be participating in mini-classes

and other events throughout the weekend. See

pages 12 and 13 and visit our website for more

details.

All the best to you and yours for a holiday sea-

son lled with joy, peace and special memories. I

look forward to seeing you in February!

- Jessica

News from the NCAA Board of Directors

On November 5, the New Col-

lege Alumnae/i Association

Board of Directors approved

by-law changes to move from an

elected board to an appointed

board of at least twelve and

up to fteen directors. More

details about the appointment

procedures and time lines will be

announced soon on the NCAA

website.

The Board is aware that this

may not be a popular decision. I

want to share some of the back-

ground and logic behind this

change, and communicate the

commitment of the Board to en-

sure that the voice of our alumni

body will be better heard by this

change.

Previously, the Board was

made up of ten elected directors,

who also could appoint up to

eight additional directors. Elec-

tions for three year terms were

held in two cycles (for ve each)

so there would be two years of

elections and then an “o year.”

Self-nominations were solicited

in the winter Nimbus, candidate

proles were published in the

spring Nimbus and elections

were held over the summer. In

recent years, we have had from

seven to eleven candidates, but

the turn out has been dismal.

Just 226 alums voted in 2009 and

only 168 participated in 2010.

Prior to the last elections, the

Board announced that if partici-

pation did not rise, we would

move to an appointed board.

Participation did not rise – in

fact it was lower.

The election process gener-

ated several negative dynamics.

First and foremost, it has been

dicult to get a Board that is

both representative of the de-

mographics of the alumnae/i

body and with the skills/experi-

ence needed on the Board. For

reasons that are not all bad, the

Board is heavy on lawyers, on

graduates from the 80s/90s, and

on people who live in Sarasota.

Second, the elections process

has excluded qualied and

excited alumnae/i. We have

had several candidates with

great potential and energy who

did not get elected and would

not accept appointments be-

cause they felt the “voice” of the

alumnae/i had spoken against

their service. With a growing

base, limited avenues for “cam-

paigning,” and poor participa-

tion, the election process has

proved to be a poor reection of

the will of the alumnae/i body.

The decision to move to an

appointed Board was not unani-

mous. The chief concerns were

a loss of trust and commitment

from the alumnae/i and the

risk that a “bad Board” would

be appointed with no means to

remove them by popular vote.

The entire Board takes these

concerns seriously. In fact, this

change has been discussed for

at least ten years and probably

would have occurred four years

ago except for the Board’s con-

cerns about these issues.

So I want to express to you

the Board’s commitment to

transparent appointment pro-

cess. Nominations will be open.

The application form will be pub-

lished, as will a list of the quali-

cations that are being sought at

any given time. The Governance

Committee recommendations on

candidates will be made avail-

able prior to the Board’s con-

sideration. The votes on can-

didates will be reported. I also

will commit that we will revisit

this issue in two years.

If you are interested in serving,

please submit an application. If

you have questions, please ask.

And, as always, thank you for

your continued support for New

College.

Rob Lincoln ‘76

NCAA Board Chair

[from the desk of]

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[alum highlight]

facturers Hanover, Banque Indosuez, Chase,

Swiss Bank. I burned out on that job and nal-

ly, when I was pregnant with my rst child, I

convinced my husband, who is Greek, to try liv-

ing in Greece, as an adventure.

What do you feel are some of the advantages and

pitfalls to living abroad?

I have lived in Brazil, Puerto Rico, and France,

so Greece was not my rst experience living

abroad. It’s fun to see how other parts of the

world work--but it can get tiring when the place

is as dysfunctional as Greece. Every place has

its pluses and minuses. I do wish I wasn’t quite

so far from family and friends in San Francisco.

How did you become interested in painting and

what led you to make such a radical career change?

The career change came after moving here.

I started painting while pregnant with my sec-

ond child, and became addicted. I had started

painting in high school, and took a few classes

at New College, and even some Saturday-morn-

ing classes in New York, but I didn’t think of

painting as a career possibility until the late

90s. I studied with Open College of the Arts in

the UK, and nally decided to go for a Master’s

in 2005. (Completed in 2009.)

Talk to me about your style of mixed media. What

appeals to you about art in this medium?

Back in the 70s and 80s, artists were still try-

ing to have a “signature style”, a uniform prod-

uct, as it were. It was frowned upon to go from

abstract to gurative and vice versa. I nd that

too constricting. I like to do narrative work, but

often there is more than one story, or there are

multiple points of view, and combining dier-

ent media helps relay that idea. I guess the ap-

pealing thing about mixed media is it’s ability

to convey layers of meaning in the work.

Describe your process. What inspires you?

My work is very much photography based,

and I try to have a camera with me (or at least

a cellphone camera) so that I can catch some-

thing when

I see it. The

sudden

mushroom-

ing of the

immigrant

population

in Athens

was kind of

exciting be-

cause it happened so fast. Downtown Athens

went from being extremely homogeneous to

multicultural in the space of ve years. Follow-

ing these changes got me interested in immi-

gration issues such as political asylum and ref-

ugees. Usually I start with photographs, which

get attened as I do a sort of collaging of vari-

ous elements, while combining other elements

such as repetitive motifs. I usually paint gures

in oil, in as much of a photo-real style as I can

muster. Generally the subject that inspires

me is change. The bicycle series is also about

change, about

the need to move

away from pe-

troleum and the

need to slow

down generally.

For Americans

and Europeans,

the bikes might

seem like a no

brainer, but we

here in Athens

still have no bike

lanes, and only

recently achieved

access for bikes

on the metro.

“I like to do narrative work,

but often there is more than

one story, or there are mul-

tiple points of view, and

combining different media

helps relay that idea.”

Top left: Mary’s piece entitled “Thesseion”. Bottom

right: “Peristeri.”

The Art of Being Mary Cox

Mary Cox ‘76 talks about making the dra-

matic career switch from economic fore-

caster to artist and oers advice to others

looking to break into the art scene.

Interview by: Sarah Thompson ‘06

Tell me a little bit about yourself. Where are you

from? How did you nd out about New College?

My family moved around so much that it’s

hard to say where I’m “from.” I attended elemen-

tary and high school (but not middle school) in

Bethesda, Maryland. My family has lived in the

San Francisco Bay Area since the late 1970s. I

found out about New College doing research

on colleges.

What interested you about New College? Did you-

have any faculty that you particularly enjoyed

working with during your time here?

I was very interested in NC’s non-traditional

program: the contract system, the independent

study and the evaluations instead of grades.

Also, I was looking for a school with no frater-

nities, sororities or swimming team. (I needed

to make a break from a ten-year swimming ca-

reer.)

What was your post graduation career path like?

After graduation I took a year o and lived

in the Bay Area. I then went to Columbia Uni-

versity’s School of International and Public Af-

fairs, where I concentrated in International Fi-

nance. My rst job was with a small company

called Business International, doing economic

forecasting. Obama worked there right after I

left! For the next ten years I worked in foreign

exchange trading for a series of banks: Manu-

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Alum ID Card

Over the past year, the cam-

pus community has led dis-

cussions about a guest and

alumnae/i visitation policy.

The NCAA board was invited

to provide input in these dis-

cussions and additional input

was sought from students,

faculty, and sta. What has

evolved from these thoughtful

meetings is the alumnae/i visi-

tation and access guidelines,

which will soon be found on

our website.

In addition, the NCAA will

be oering an alumnae/i ID

card. Our student body has

grown in size over the years

and with the addition of new

students it has become more

and more dicult to recog-

nize alums when they are on

campus. The ID card is one

way to combat this issue. The

card also oers alums benets

such as use of the library, ac-

cess to the tness center, a

10% discount at the bookstore

and more. We’re working with

local business now to secure

discounts at local restaurants,

hotels, and retail establish-

ments for alums who show

their ID card.

The card will cost $10 with

a $5 replacement fee. This

is to ensure we do not lose

money from printing, mailing,

and laminating costs. You may

contact Alum Coordinator

Sarah Thompson at sthomp-

[email protected] or 941-487-4676

in order to purchase a card.

Randall Moon ‘73 and Susan Mailheau

The Legacy Club

Be among the many alums like Randall Moon ‘73 and wife Susan Mailheau who are including

New College in their future plans. Make a legacy gift today for the future of New College’s best

and brightest students of tomorrow.

Randall had this to say about his gift: “I’ve made provisions in my estate planning for a gift to

New College for several reasons. First and foremost New College provided the unique and non-

traditional educational opportunities and lessons that, in hindsight, have greatly enhanced my

career. Second, it’s a modest attempt to thank the faculty who poured their hearts and souls into

the early days of New College, and who helped me personally. Last but not least, I’m making

the gift because alumnae/i who wish New College to continue cannot count on corporations or

sports teams for support--it’s up to us.”

If you are interested in making a planned gift please contact VP of Philanthropy Dennis Sto-

ver at dstov[email protected] or 941-487-4674.

Nicholas Tampio ‘91 tought an

ISP course on Deleuze’s Political

Vision. Nicholas teaches clas-

sical, modern, contemporary,

American, and comparative

political theory at Fordham Uni-

versity. His forthcoming book,

Advancing the Enlightenment,

considers how Anglo-Ameri-

can, Continental, and Islamic

political thinkers take up Kant’s

legacy for contemporary politi-

cal life. Tampio has published in

Political Theory, Contemporary

Political Theory, the European

Journal of Political Theory, Pol-

ity, and PS: Political Science and

Politics. He earned his doctorate

from Johns Hopkins University

and has served as the assis-

tant editor of Political Theory.

Previously, Tampio taught at the

University of Virginia, George

Mason University, and Hamilton

College.

Kristin Vekasi ‘98 will be teach-

ing an ISP course entitled: US En-

counters in East Asia: Geopolitics,

Economy, and Identity. The ISP will

address the roles the United States

has played in East Asia, what

signicance that has in East Asian

politics, and what signicance it

has for the US domestically.

After graduating from New College

with a concentration in political

science in 2003, Kristin spent a

year as a Fulbright Fellow at To-

hoku University in Japan studying

regional labor movements. She is

currently a doctoral candidate in

the political science department

at the University of Wisconsin-

Madison. Kristin was a visiting

fellow at the Institute of Social

Science at the University of Tokyo

in 2010-2011, and has traveled and

conducted research extensively

throughout East Asia. Kristin’s

current research interests include

East Asian political economy and

geopolitics, the interaction of eco-

nomic globalization and domestic

identity politics, and radicalism in

post-Fukushima Japan.

Renee Price ‘04 will teach a

course on Paleolimnology. Re-

nee is an Environmental Science

and Policy graduate student at

University of South Florida St.

Petersburg. She is completing a

project with the Florida Depart-

ment of Environmental Protec-

tion to determine the extent of

contamination in a local estuary.

In addition, she is exploring

ecological consequences of

minimum ow levels in Gum

Springs for Southwest Florida

Water Management District.

Her goal is to establish base-

line conditions for State water

quality standards for the Florida

Department of Environmental

Protection.

While at New College, Renee

was in the Environmental Stud-

ies program under the direction

of Dr. Sandra Gilchrist.

Katherine Chandler ‘96

plans to teach a course on

technology. Katherine is a PhD

Candidate in the Rhetoric De-

partment at the University of

California, Berkeley with a Des-

ignated Emphasis in New Me-

dia from the Berkeley Center

for New Media. Her research

draws on Science and Technol-

ogy Studies, Political Theory,

and Geography to develop an

interdisciplinary framework

to study techno-environments.

By considering the multiple

process form, both materially

and rhetorically, she re-thinks

the concept of feedback and

its political implications.

This project draws on her M.A.

research, completed at the

Un versiteit van Amsterdam

in 2008 through the HSP-

Huygens Scholarship Program.

She followed how injustice and

inequality become a part of

landscapes, which are simulta-

neously political terrains and

physical locations. Her dis-

sertation analyzes the techno-

environments envisioned

through UAS, exploring the

relationship between military,

industry, science, and politics

established through these

systems.

Alumnae/i Fellows 2012

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Alums Give Back: New College

Alumnae/i Panel at Parents’ Weekend

Cathy Cuthbertson

Director of Career Services

“I’ve been to several alum panels

during the past few years and the

thing always grabs my attention

is the innovation and insight that

alums bring to the session when

they talk about guring out what

you want to do in life. One of my

favorite remarks this year was

when Charlie Lenger shared one

of the best career tips ever: ‘My

grandpa gave me one piece of

great advice. He said nd a job

you love and you’ll never have to

work a day in your life.”

Jennifer Maglio ‘89

“It was interesting and inspiring

to see how the skills developed at

New College can bring success in

dierent careers. Most of all, I en-

joyed the parents’ enthusiasm for

New College. It was obvious the

parents were excited to be on a

learning journey along with their

students.”

Tristan Zucker ‘09

“At the alum panel my rst year,

I connected with panelist John

Cranor who has become a won-

derful personal mentor. His

words and those of all the par-

ticipants every year have shown

me how a New College alum

can and will succeed in the real

world (and what to do while at

New College to make sure that

happens).”

From left: Tristan Zucker ‘09, John Cranor ‘64, Charlie Lenger ‘78, and Jennifer Maglio ‘89

A note from NCSA Archivist Harrison Sherwin

Hey alums,

I was asked to write an article from the NCSA

for the Nimbus. As such, I did what any Archi-

vist does: I dove in to old documents to see for

whom exactly I was writing. First, you all are

some crazy folks. Second, we are all very simi-

lar.

I read some old issues of the Organ, Catalyst,

Oracle, and Tangent for research and read ar-

ticles knocking the Cold War and the student

government entities from the time and chuck-

led as I was reminded of the current students

speaking against student government. I read

about the Trustee Chairman Dort signing the

College over to the State University System in

order to protect the continuity of the school

and the split from University of South Florida

ten years ago, but more importantly I read

about your reactions to these events.

I read about the protests, the debates, the

forums, and the action taken. I read about cuts

in nancial aid from the 80s and immediately

thought about the cuts in my own student aid.

I looked at Fact Books about the college from

its inception and gawked that students then

were paying less than half of what I am now

as an in-state student. I gawked even more

realizing that then New College was a private

institution and now we’re supposedly getting

state funds to subsidize our education. I read

about your protests against the Sarasota Air-

port Authority building a road through a grove

of trees on the North end of the Pei Campus

and 43 students getting arrested for these

demonstrations. I read about your ghting

for extended library hours during nals and

then I thought about our current Vice-Presi-

dent of Academic Aairs implementing that

this calendar year. More importantly, I read

about a planned party to celebrate your vic-

tory against the library, canceled because you

needed to spend more time studying. I read

about the twenty second graduating class be-

ing told to choose paths you love rather than

what will make you the most money.

I read and I realized while situations and the

people involved may have changed over the

years, as New College students we still ag-

gressively reach for our goals and protect

what we value. I shudder at the thought of

this awe-inspiring institution no longer exist-

ing. I cringe at the thought of willing students

not being able come to this place and learning

how to think out-of-the-box and be indepen-

dent in the world. I love this college because

we don’t just learn biochemistry, public pol-

icy, or art history, but we learn how to learn

and we learn how to think. I love that the

alumnae/i from this college support the cur-

rent students so much and have inspired me

and my peers to do the same.

Thank you.

Harrison C.

Sherwin

NCSA Archivist

[NCSA Stories]

Want to help your alma mater? Consider participating in

Alumnae/i Coee Talks. You will speak to students about your

career path and oer tips and advice. Careers of particular

interest include: Education, Psychology, Medicine, Law, Inter-

national Relations, and Technology, but any alum is welcome.

Contact the NCAA at [email protected] today!

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Soon to be New College gradu-

ates Ilene Gillispie, Joseph “Winn”

Hasalom, Jakilah Mason and Emile

Mausner share a little about them-

selves.

Ilene Gillispie is a fourth-year student at New

College, where she has spent most of her time study-

ing the world’s religions. Her focus is Indian reli-

gions, particularly Hinduism and Sikhism. Ilene is

currently writing her thesis about the role of women

in the Sikh religion, and plans to travel to India in

January (with the help of a Student Research and

Travel Grant funded by the Alumni Association) to

nish up some thesis research at an interfaith ash-

ram in New Delhi. She studied abroad in Spring 2011

at Madras University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where

she wore saris every day, ate rice for every meal,

and traveled to see some of India’s most historic and

beautiful Hindu sights.

In her free time, she volunteers at an acupunc-

ture clinic in Sarasota, facilitates spiritual groups

on and o campus, and leads group trips to a local

Sikh temple. She also plays kirtan (Indian devotional

music). Ilene plans to attend seminary after gradu-

ating from New College, with the goals of leading

Unitarian Universalist congregations as a minister

and serving others through hospital chaplaincy and

prison ministry.

Winn Hasalom is set to graduate from New Col-

lege in May 2012 with a BA in Psychology. His thesis,

centralized around sarcasm, is reexive of his spirit,

as an individual who never forgets that sometimes,

you just have to have fun. An artist, iconoclast, and

dreamer, Winn is inspired by the shining light of the

soul in everyone; his passion fueled by the sacred-

ness of his love for friends and family.

When not working on his academics, Winn can

typically be found dancing about in (and especially

outside) of the studio. He believes that there is al-

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ways a good reason to dance, at any

given time (even when there isn’t

one!) and advocates the healing

power of dance movement therapy.

A performer since the day he

was born, Winn is most at home in

the spotlight. Driven by the discrete,

intimate experience shared with an

audience, he is known for his signa-

ture style of performance that has

evolved over his time at New Col-

lege.

Knowing that this chapter of his

journey is soon to close, he leaves

with a smile saying, “If I have in-

spired just one person here, then it

was a success. I am blessed to have

this experience, and forever grateful

to the spirit of New College, and its

community, for accepting and sup-

porting me on my journey.”

Jakilah Mason is fourth year

student with a joint disciplinary

area of concentration in Music and

English. In the summer of 2011,

Jakilah worked as a Fund Develop-

ment intern for CORE, a contem-

porary dance company in Atlanta,

Georgia, where she got rst hand

experience working in the non-prot

world. She intends to go to graduate

school to study ethnomusicology or

musicology, with particular inter-

ests in popular music, feminist and

queer theory, and twentieth century

literature and music. Among her fa-

vorite things are hip-hop, feminism,

punk music, and cheese. Among her

favorite things to hate are soap op-

eras, math, and oatmeal.

Emile Mausner is a fourth-year

Humanities AOC currently writing

an interdisciplinary thesis on issues

of border ambiguity in various post-

modernist texts. Additionally, Emile

has worked two years for New Col-

lege’s Writing Resource Center as

a Student Writing Assistant, an

active listener for whom impartial

friendliness and intellectual respect

towards others are crucial. Thus ex-

posed to the necessity of negotia-

tion in interpersonal spaces, Emile-

likewise strives in academics to nd

meaning in between, in exchange,

in conversation; they nd that the

most expressive or most novel real-

izations are produced by exploration

among sets of terminologies and

perspectives otherwise conceived

as autonomous. Emile intends to

continue their education in some

form of graduate study and eventu-

ally enjoy a teaching position.

*Emile uses non-gendered pro-

nouns.

New Website!

It’s out with the old and in with the [new] public face of New

College! In November, the College launched a completely re-

designed website, which integrates both the Foundation and

the Alumnae/i Association’s own sites through the giving

and alumnae/i links. The website will better help showcase

New College’s achievements and independent spirit to pro-

spective students and members of the community.

Visit http://ncf.edu/alum today for all of your

alumnae/i needs!

The following class years will be celebrating anniversaries this year

‘67 - 45 years ‘82 - 30 years ‘97 - 15 years

‘72 - 40 years ‘87 - 25 years ‘02 - 10 years

‘77 - 35 years ‘92 - 20 years ‘07 - 5 years

Put on your dancing shoes for our New College Gala honoring retiring New College

President, Dr. Mike Michalson, who will be stepping down in June after eleven years

as President. Please join us February 11, 2012 at The Fete Ballroom at Polo Grill in

Lakewood Ranch.

During his tenure, New College became an independent member of the State Univer-

sity System and one of the most highly ranked public undergraduate schools in the

nation. The “Dr. Mike years” have been marked by substantial growth of the student

body and a major investment in new academic facilities, including two state-of-the-

art science buildings, ve “green” dormitories, a Public Archaeology Lab, Black Box

Theatre, and most recently, the new, as yet unnamed Academic Center.

We thank Dr. Mike for the outstanding educational legacy he has created, keeping

New College at the forefront of higher education. For more information and sponsor-

ship levels, please contact Johnette Cappadona, Director of Special Initiatives, at

[email protected] or 941-487-4600.

New College Gala

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[alum events]

Alumnae/i Reunion Weekend

February 9-12, 2012

Schedule of Events

Thursday, February 9th

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration/Welcome Keating Center ($5)

5:00 p.m. until… Students Welcome Alums Back Ham Center/Four Winds Café

Friday, February 10th

9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration/Welcome Keating Center

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Emeriti Faculty/Retiree’s Brunch TBD ($20)

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Campus Tours

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Mini classes TBD

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Alumnae/i Reception-Beer Garden Academic Center Koski Plaza

($15)

Saturday, February 11th

9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration/Welcome Keating Center

9:30 a.m – 11:00 a.m. Anity Group Breakfast for Hyatt Place Sun Room ($10)

Business/Finance & Lawyers Guild

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Campus Tours

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Mini Classes Academic Center

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Class Anniversary Lunches TBD ($20)

& Pictures

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Alum networking receptions Music Room

3: 00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Mini Classes TBD

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Foundation Gala Polo Grill at Lakewood Ranch

($250)

10:00 p.m. until… Valentine’s PCP Palm Court

Sunday, February 12th

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. State of the College Address TBD ($20)

& Farewell Brunch

*for details on childcare, hotel discounts, and transportation see our website at: ncf.edu/web.ncorida/

reunion-logistics

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On October 29th, amidst an unseasonable snowstorm,

42 alums and emeriti faculty braved the weather and

joined us in Washington DC for an alumnae/i chapter

event. The event was hosted by David Lipsey ‘72 and

his wife Dianne Lipsey at the historic Sewall-Belmont

house, a corner stone of the suragette movement. The

event featured a panel discussion on gender and diver-

sity. Panelists included: New College Gender Studies

Program Director and Professor of French Amy Reid,

White House Correspondent Alexis Simendinger ‘76,

and New College Associate Provost Ray Burgman ‘92.

All three of these successful women discussed their

tips and strategies on how to combat the occasionally

male-dominated workplace. They also highlighted New

College’s eorts to expose students to issues of gender

and diversity. Below, please read one portion of Alexis

Simendinger’s speech from DC where she discusses

her networking tips. This is a skill she believes many

women fall behind in compared to their male peers.

1. Build your rolodex early and keep it up in good

times. Remember that there are only 6 degrees of

separation. Don’t be afraid to call on family, friends,

colleagues, professors, New College alums, and anyone

else you may meet at work, in graduate school, or at

conferences.

2. Social networking is okay, but you need to go be-

yond an occasional facebook wall post. Drop names

and solicit information through one-on-one meetings or

phone calls with the contact. Treat the contact as an

expert. Be charming but assertive in your interactions.

3. Do your homework and ask for help. You absolutely

must do some research on those with whom you net-

work to better achieve your goal.

4. Anticipate openings in the conversation and steer

towards them. Consider where you want to be and

with whom you want to work and aim to make it hap-

pen.

5. Pick a mentor. Don’t wait for a mentor to pick you.

Figure out what it is you want from your mentor. Is it

advice? Greater expertise? A sounding board? Con-

tacts? A tug up the ladder? If you know what you want

out of the relationship you can better tailor it to your

specic needs.

6. Don’t assume others know what you’re doing or

accomplishing. Tell them your qualications and suc-

cesses.

DC--Je Lundy ‘00, Jessi-

ca Rogers, and Bob Watts

‘73

DC--Dr. Mike Michal-

son, Alexis Simendinger

‘75, host Dianne Lipsey,

Courtney Smith ‘08, An-

drew Walker

DC--David Belew ‘07,

Courtney Smith ‘08, and

David Lipsey ‘72

DC--Katie Shore, Will Pot-

terveld and Dr. Michalson

Miami--- Tricia Hopkins

‘89, Jonathan Kroner ‘73

and Oscar Lopez ‘99

Tampa-- Matthew Medina

‘04 and Jessica Rogers

Tampa-- John Martin,

Dr. Michalson and pro-

spective student parents

Agne and Larry Weldon

New York--- Andrew

Walker, David Cohen ‘80,

Candyce Cohen ‘79, and

Pat Hennigan.

Miami---Becky Katz Sil-

verman, Giev Askari ‘98,

Mitch Silverman ‘91, and

Rudy Hernandez ‘90.

DC--- Jessica Rogers,

Sarah Thompson ‘06,

and Ray Burgman ‘92

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Houston

Tampa

New York

"I felt star-struck walking up to alum Ruth Drees-

sen’s (72) elegant home in the Tanglewood neigh-

borhood. In between delectable bites of rare tuna

and miniature cups of gazpacho, we chatted about

New College’s recent 50th anniversary celebrations

and successful alums who’ve “made it” in spite of

the troubling economic times.

After our appetites were sated, we settled in to a

more formal discussion about the future of New

College. News of further budget cuts was disheart-

ening, but we rallied around the cause of encour-

aging more Texas students to apply to our alma

mater. If our strategies take o as planned there

will be lots of fresh faces at future Houston alum

gatherings.”

-Mary Barnes ‘06

Did you

know?

“The event was a wonderful occasion

to see familiar faces and meet the

recent graduates. Our host, Pat

Hennigan opened his beautiful home

and created an exquisite event that

made everyone feel special and proud

to be a graduate of New College.”

- Miriam Green ‘81‘

“I was very pleased to see so many pro-

spective students and parents at the

event. I think it’s important for NCF al-

ums to reassure parents that their sons

and daughters are making a good choice

in New College, and that they will get a

good job when they graduate!”

-David Bryant ‘92

The top 5 countries outside the US

alums ock to after graduation

1. UK - 33 alums

2. Canada - 25 alums

3. Australia/Japan - 8 alums

4. France - 7 alums

5. China - 6 alums

Fast Fact

Las Vegas

“August saw a small but scintillating

gathering of NC alumni attending

the annual meeting of sociologists in

Las Vegas, Nevada. Hosted by Foun-

dation Vice-President, Dennis Stover

and myself, the intimate gathering

included alumnae/i from as far back

as the early 70’s. The venue, the lat-

est incarnation of the famous New

York bar, PJ Clark’s, provided tasty

eats and drinks and atmosphere to

match. To be sure, a good time was

had by all.”

-Chris LoFrisco ‘79

New College has alums in all

50 states with 13 chapters

that meet yearly. Here are the

states with the highest con-

centration of alums: Florida,

California, New York, Virgin-

ia, Massachusetts, Maryland,

Pennsylvania, Texas, Wash-

ington, and New Jersey.

Washington, DC

“The true gift of New College to their alums is ca-

maraderie. Part of the quintessential New College

experience is knowing that you can always nd like-

minded individuals who enrich your path to success

or oer support in moments of defeat. Spending

time with alumni in DC and having the opportunity

to converse with them about our mutual love of New

College is more refreshing than any other experience

I’ve had this year. To know that interests in New Col-

lege extend beyond campus living conrms my belief

that education is not limited to the time you spend in

the classroom. Rather, it is part of a daily routine to

remain informed and maintain a continued apprecia-

tion for knowledge. I made many friends that night,

several of which being alumni who will help me with

my thesis studies in Marine Ecology. The endless love

of New College that I felt that night in DC still reso-

nates with me, and I use that feeling as encourage-

ment to continue my thesis work o-campus.”

-Courtney Smith ‘08

Miami

“So many years after graduation and

I’m still amazed at how well I connect

with New College alums of all genera-

tions. They lead fascinating lives and

careers. My memes are still resonating,

and I can hardly wait until we get to-

gether again.”

-Jonathan Kroner ‘73

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Engaging Students in Diversity

This year, the New College community has engaged in talks focused on improving

campus diversity. As one part of these efforts, the Southern Poverty Law Center out-

reach director Lecia Brooks was invited to speak to students about racial issues and

the importance of tolerance.

Written by: Sarah Thompson

On November 2, 2011, Lecia Brooks, the

outreach director of the Southern Poverty Law

Center (SLPC), came to New College to give a

lecture on campus racial issues. The SLPC is a

nonprot civil rights organization which is inter-

nationally known for tracking and exposing the

activities of hate groups. The SLPC’s innovative

Teaching Tolerance program produces and dis-

tributes documentary lms, books, lesson plans

and other materials that promote tolerance and

respect in our nation’s schools.

Brooks began her rst lecture at New College

by discussing some of what the SLPC does. She

showcased a hate map, illustrating the number

of active hate groups around the country. Florida

is home to 49. It ranks third among the states

with most active hate groups after California, 68,

and Texas, 59. Brooks also discussed individual

court cases on which the SLPC has oered their

services. This included an impending case in

which immigrant

workers were

hired to repair

storm-damaged

apartments in

New Orleans.

Allegedly, these

workers were

routinely cheat-

ed out of wages

and endured

forced labor

while living in

crowded and di-

lapidated em-

ployer-provided

housing. Brooks also discussed a case the SLPC

supported in the 1980s in which a man was

lynched by a white supremacist hate group.

Brooks’ SLPC tales provided a national con-

text to what would become a discussion of indi-

vidual and campus-wide racial issues.

After the presentation, Brooks lead a group

exercise in which she read a statement and

members of the group were required to stand

if the question correctly corresponded to their

experience. Her queries included: “My race or

ethnicity is an integral part of my identity” and “I

have experienced racial discrimination or intoler-

ance.” The group was then split into pairs and

asked to discuss what patterns emerged among

those who stood or sat for various questions and

to describe a personal story of their rst memory

of race.

After this pairs exercise, a larger discussion

was led about racial issues among the more than

50 students that attended. Brooks excelled at

getting the often hyper-intellectual New College

students to discuss the emotional and personal

aect of race on their lives.

Third-year New College student Claire

Cominskey commented that the talk was eec-

tive at “creating a safe space for students while

still being constructive.” Claire hopes this talk

will lead to more frequent discussions about

diversity that engage the whole campus com-

munity. New College may be on its way with a

follow up discussion hosted one week later by

the pluralism committee that was, by all reports,

very well-attended.

[special feature]

I have been active in bicycle ad-

vocacy for the last ve years, and

the movement has really grown,

so I am hoping that change will

come.

What shows have you partici-

pated in?

The Lulea Art Biennial that

I participated in this past sum-

mer was the most important ex-

hibition I’ve been in so far. I felt

honored to be included in that

group of artists from all over the

world. Previously I participated

in the Athens Fringe Festival and

the Athens Fringe Festival and

the Athens Bicycle Film Festival.

Earlier gallery shows were most-

ly landscapes.

What advice would you give to

emerging artists or those who

have an interest in a career in

the art world?

Be prepared to be poor and

plan on having something which

will pay the bills. I tutor IB and

A-Level students in art as well as

running seminars in mixed me-

dia techniques.

Also be prepared to spend

a lot of time promoting yourself,

which I nd a necessary evil to

get exposure. Many artists say

half the job is networking and

promoting. As part of my net-

working eort I am currently

volunteering in the Athens Bi-

ennale, which is operating on a

shoestring budget, and learning

to give guided tours in English.

(I’m not quite sure yet how this

will pay o, but you never know

where life may lead!)

“In the Air” A piece from Mary’s Bicycles series

Mary Cox: Continued from page 4

A web comic on being a trans-gendered male from Morgan Boecher ‘06

What’s Normal Any

way?

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President

Michalson

Honored by

NAACP

The Sarasota

County Branch of the NAACP

honored President Gordon

E. “Mike” Michalson with

the 2011 Freedom Award at

the 26th Annual Freedom

Awards Banquet in Sarasota

on October 6. The Freedom

Awards are presented to

individuals, organizations

and businesses that have

signicantly contributed

to furthering the local and

national goals of the NAACP.

This year’s event featured

keynote speaker Leon Russell

under the theme, “Arming

America’s Promise: Looking

Back, Moving Forward,

Changing the Future.”

Russell is vice-chairman of

the NAACP national board of

directors and director of the

Oce of Human Rights for

Pinellas County.

Founded in 1909, the

NAACP is the nation’s oldest

and largest civil rights

organization. Its members

throughout the United

States and the world are the

premier advocates for civil

rights in their communities,

conducting voter

mobilization and monitoring

equal opportunity in the

public and private sectors.

New Academic Center

Earns LEED Certication

The U.S. Green Building

Council (USGBC) has

awarded New College of

Florida’s new Academic

Center with Gold LEED

certication for a number

of environmentally-friendly

features.

The USGBC awards point

values based on sustainable

sites, water eciency,

energy and atmosphere,

materials and resources,

indoor environmental quality,

and innovation in design. At

the New College Academic

Center:

• Toilets ush using

residual rainwater

from the roof and A/C

condensate.

• Specially designed

tanks built-in under the

adjoining Koski Plaza

collect storm water.

• Special CO2 room

sensors measure air

quality and adjust

the A/C system

accordingly.

• High-eciency

windows let in natural

light.

• Pavers and high

reective roong

materials reect

sunshine.

• More than 85 percent

of construction site

debris was recycled.

LEED, or Leadership in

Energy and Environmental

Design, is an internationally-

recognized green building

certication system that was

developed by the U.S. Green

Building Council (USGBC).

LEED promotes sustainable

building and development

practices through a suite

of rating systems that

recognize projects that

implement strategies for

better environmental and

health performance.

New College Student

Receives LeRoy Collins

Distinguished Alumni

Rising Star Award

New College of Florida

student Jodi Johnson

received the LeRoy Collins

Distinguished Alumni

Rising Star Award during

the Association of Florida

Colleges Presidential Gala

Dinner in Naples, Fla., on

October 27. An anthropology

major at New College,

Johnson achieved her dream

of a rst college degree when

she graduated last spring

from State College of Florida,

Manatee-Sarasota (SCF).

After being a stay-at-home

mom, she was inspired

to continue her higher

education as a role model for

her teenage son.

At SCF, Johnson developed

her leadership skills as

president of Phi Theta

Kappa, organizing

scholarship workshops and

participating in service

projects. She also co-

founded the Awareness

Initiative Program at SCF

Venice, designed to raise

awareness about drug

and alcohol dependence.

Johnson was one of only 50

college students nationwide

to be named a Coca-Cola

Academic Team Gold

Scholar, and her name

appeared in the April 11

special edition of USA Today.

After nishing her second

bachelor’s degree at New

College, Johnson plans to

attend graduate school

and work in a museum,

historical society or nonprot

organization focused on

humanitarian aid.

The LeRoy Collins

Distinguished Alumni

Awards were created to

honor distinguished alumni

from Florida community

colleges for the substantial

contributions they have

made to their college,

community, state or nation.

The award was named in

honor of LeRoy Collins,

former governor of Florida,

whose leadership was

instrumental in establishing

a community college system

for the state.

New College dedicates the

newly-named Koski Plaza

New College dedicated the

plaza adjacent to its new

Academic Center. The Koski

Plaza recognizes a generous

gift of $1 million from Beverly

Koski and her late husband,

Robert, co-founder of Sun

Hydraulics. The gift will

be used to construct a bell

tower in the section of the

plaza adjacent to the Jane

Bancroft Cook Library on Bay

Shore Road. The rest of the

gift will be used to fund a

variety of academic priorities

at New College.

“In Beverly Koski’s gift, we

celebrate the tradition of

giving by generous donors,

which runs in the DNA of

our institution, back to its

private days” President

Mike Michalson stated in his

opening remarks.

Beverly Koski, one

of Sarasota’s leading

philanthropists and

community leaders, has been

active at New College for

much of its fty-year history,

serving for many years as a

leader of the New College

Library Association (NCLA).

“New College is a special

place,” said Koski. “It’s a

place where students can

come and design their own

program under a mentor and

the leadership of a fabulous

sta. I am very proud to be

a part of the New College

tradition. It pleases me to

think of the faculty, and

students gathering in this

plaza to discuss the topics of

the day and the challenges

before them.”

In the College’s early years,

the Koski’s made one of

the rst large gifts to the

library, and the Koski Core

Collection Fund continues

to help acquire new books

and resources, helping make

the Cook Library one of

Southwest Florida’s most

important public-accessible

research libraries.

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Lance Newman ‘82

Lance Newman recently

published his book The Grand

Canyon Reader. This superb

anthology brings together

some of the most powerful and

compelling writing about the

Grand Canyon--stories, essays,

and poems written across ve

centuries by people inhabiting,

surviving, and attempting to

understand what one explorer

called the “Great Unknown.”

The Grand Canyon Reader

includes traditional stories from

native tribes, reports by explor-

ers, journals by early tourists,

and contemporary essays and

stories by such beloved writers

as John McPhee, Ann Zwinger,

Edward Abbey, Terry Tempest

Williams, Barry Lopez, Linda

Hogan, and Craig Childs. Lively

tales written by unschooled

river runners, unabashedly

popular ction, and memoirs

stand alongside nely crafted

literary works to represent full

range of human experience in

this wild, daunting, and inspir-

ing landscape. Find his book

online

Justin Bloom ‘87

Justin Bloom recently moved

back to NYC to take a job with

Waterkeeper Alliance, an envi-

ronmental advocacy organiza-

tion and is living on his sailboat

on the Hudson River and riding

his bike to work. Justin plans

to be in Sarasota with the boat

for much of the winter.

John J. Collins, MD ‘88

Jack was selected as Sarasota

Memorial’s new chief of sta.

He will serve as the top repre-

sentative of Sarasota Memo-

rial’s 800+ physicians through

Oct. 31, 2012. Among other

responsibilities, Jack will work

with hospital administrators

on quality initiatives and help

manage matters of mutual con-

cern involving care of patients

in the hospital.

In an unusual coincidence,

he also was named Sarasota

Memorial’s 2011 Physician of

the Year. Jack has served as

chairman elect and chairman of

Sarasota Memorial’s Medicine

Department from 2009 to 2011.

His practice was one of the ear-

liest adopters of an electronic

medical records system, and he

has been instrumental in help-

ing Sarasota Memorial develop

an electronic health information

exchange between physicians

in the community and the

hospital. He also has served the

past two years on the hospital’s

Health Care Reform Task Force.

Sue Stolis ‘88

Sue recently published her rst

children’s book entitled “Noth-

ing Like a Pun”. According

to Sue “Writing this book was

a great exercise in logic. Plus I

loved thinking about puns,

with their bright beaks and neat

dives. Someday, I hope to see

one y!” Sue Soltis lives in Cha-

pel Hill, North Carolina.

Lisa

Cheby

‘91

Lisa

completed her MFA in Creative

Writing with an emphasis on

poetry at Antioch University,

Culver City, CA this Decem-

ber. Currently, she is revising

her manuscript and has had

poems published in Tidal Basin

Review, The Citron Review, Ar-

tillery Magazine, The Splinter

Generation, Poets for Living

Waters, and The Provo Orem

Word.

Gary Kirk ‘91

Gary is the new director of the

Center for Student Engagement

and Community Partnerships

at Virginia Tech. He comes

to Blacksburg from James

Madison University, where he

is a faculty member and recent

director of the university’s pro-

grams in public policy and ad-

ministration. Kirk earned both

his master’s and Ph.D. degrees

from Virginia Tech.

Tenea D. Johnson’s ‘94

Tenea Johnson’s debut specula-

tive ction novel Smoketown

was published in July. Pub-

lisher’s Weekly says, “All of

Johnson’s characters come

nicely slantways at their un-

intended roles and the under-

stated, lyrical prose makes even

small moments, such as the

appearance of a ock of birds

within the city’s force eld, feel

triumphant.” Also out this year

is R/evolution, a SpecFic novel-

in-stories available in ebook

and paper format. For more info

check out www.teneadjohnson.

com

Matthew Grieco ‘94

In September 2011 Matthew

W. Grieco joined the Oce of

the New York State Attorney

General as an Assistant So-

licitor General in the Division of

Appeals & Opinions. Matthew

joined the AG’s oce after com-

pleting clerkships with Judges

Peter W. Hall and Raymond J.

Lohier, Jr., of the United States

Court of Appeals for the Second

Circuit. He is also in the process

of moving from Hoboken, New

Jersey, to Brooklyn, New York.

Jill Lany ‘94

Jill works as an Assistant Profes-

sor at University of Notre Dame

where is she is currenlty doing

ground breaking research on

early cognitive development.

Jill has discovered that babies

are tuned in to language clues

far earlier than was previ-

ously known. According to her

research, babies as young

as 12-months-old are able to

discern word patterns as clues

to the meaning of new vocabu-

lary words. An article about

Jill’s ndings can be found here

online.

Kate Parr ‘97 and Pinray

Huang ‘00 welcomed their rst

child, Quinn Parr Huang, on

October 16, 2011. The family

currently lives in Madison, WI

enjoying farmer’s markets, hik-

ing, and playing games. Pinray

works as a chemist and plays

racquetball and soccer. Kate

works in software testing, but

recently earned her doctorate

degree in Educational Psychol-

ogy from University of Florida.

Quinn blows bubbles and is

learning to be social. Arrow

hunts chipmunks and moles.

Rivet runs the fence line and

chases balls.

Annie E. Nelson ‘98

Annie has joined Moore & Van

Allen’s Charlotte oce Financial

Services practice group as an

associate. Nelson represents

banks, nancial institutions and

corporate clients in secured

and unsecured lending transac-

tions, including single-lender

and syndicated loans. She is a

member of the North Carolina

and American Bar Associations.

Nelson received her Juris Doctor

from the University of North

Carolina at Chapel Hill School

of Law. Moore & Van Allen is

the only Charlotte-based law

rm identied in the prestigious

AmLaw 200 list, and again has

been named by Incisive Media

as a “Go-To Law Firm” for the na-

tion’s Fortune 500® companies.

Jennifer Glass Elected Vice President of the American Sociological Association

Jennifer Glass is the Barbara Bush Professor of Liberal

Arts in the Department of Sociology and Research Associate

in the Population Research Center at the University of Tex-

as, Austin. She has published over 50 articles and books on

gender stratication in the labor force, mother’s employment

and mental health, and religious conservatism and women’s

economic attainment, with funding from the National Sci-

ence Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She has received the Reuben Hill

Award from the National Council on Family Relations, and

thrice been nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award

for Excellence in Work-Family Research. She has chaired the

Sex and Gender Section, the Family Section, the Organiza-

tions and Work Section, and has recently been elected Vice-

President of the American Sociological Association. Her most

recent projects explore the wage eects of exible work prac-

tices among parents, how telecommuting facilitates longer

work hours, and whether governmental work-family policies

improve or undermine parents’ mental and physical health,

all as part of a larger project to understand the roots of moth-

ers’ disadvantage in the labor market.

How do you feel about being awarded this new posi-

tion?

It always feels good to be recognized by your peers. I

have served the ASA in other ways, so I’m familiar with the

organization and its functions. Its time consuming on top of

everything else I do, but also a great way to meet other schol-

ars and nd out what is happening around the country.

What are you looking forward to doing as the Vice Presi-

dent of the ASA?

I get to hang out with very smart and engaging sociolo-

gists four times a year in places like New York and Washing-

ton, while I help plan the 2013 annual convention and chair

the nominating committee for all of our major commitees gov-

erning 45 sections, 6 major awards, and 7 peer-reviewed pub-

lications. I am

most looking

forward to help-

ing decide the

special guest

speakers - in the

past we have

gotten such

luminaries as

Gloria Steinem,

Paul Krugman,

Arundhati Roy,

and others

How, if at all, did your New College experience serve you

in your professional career?

New College really changed the trajectory of my life. I

never would have gone to graduate school had it not been for

my fantastic mentor, Penny Rosel, who encouraged me and

pushed me through my thesis project (which, when I looked

back on it a few years ago, was better than most of the M.A.

theses my students are writing today!). I remember asking

her “What’s graduate school?” when she mentioned perhaps

I should think about continuing my studies. I came from a

working class neighborhood in Dallas, so there weren’t a

lot of people around me who had much higher education.

The New College learning environment was extraordinary

-- when I got to the University of Wisconsin for my Ph.D. pro-

gram, they didn’t know what to do with me. I had already

read all the books and done all the work at New College they

typically asked rst year students to do. So they put me in

advanced seminars right away! The freedom to delve into the

subjects that interested me, the encouragement to ask novel

questions and work with original data -- all that came from

New College, but proved to be essential in succeeding as an

academic researcher.

Erica Lindegren ‘07 Honored by FCSW

The Florida Com-

mission on the Status

of Women (FCSW) hon-

ored New College of

Florida alumna Erica

Lindegren with their

annual Achievement

Award for her work in

improving the lives of

women and families in their communi-

ties. Lindegren and the other recipients

from throughout Florida were honored

at a special luncheon in Ft. Lauderdale.

Lindegren, a Sarasota resident

originally from Fort Walton Beach, Fla.,

graduated from New College of Florida

in May 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in

anthropology, gender studies, and inter-

national and area studies.

While a New College student, Linde-

gren was involved in human rights ac-

tivism, both locally and nationally. She

participated in groups such as Students

Against Genocide and Greenpeace. In

January 2010, she participated in a pro-

gram that combined Spanish-language

immersion with experimental learning

focused on women and social change in

Cuernavaca, Mexico. In 2009 and 2010,

she interned with MADRE, an inter-

national women’s rights organization

in New York. Her New College senior

thesis was an ethnographic explora-

tion of how MADRE inuences social

change on a global scale. Recently, she

was named to the board of the Sarasota

Manatee Dance Alliance and is serving

currently as the organizer of their Com-

munity Outreach and Dance For Com-

munity Day.

The Florida Commission on the Sta-

tus of Women is a nonpartisan board in

Tallahassee, Fla., dedicated to empow-

ering women in achieving their fullest

potential, eliminating barriers to that

achievement and recognizing women’s

accomplishments. Statutorily created in

1991 and administratively housed in the

Oce of the Attorney General, the com-

mission’s mandate is to study and make

recommendations to the governor, cabi-

net and legislature on issues aecting

women.

[social buzz]

www.ncf.edu/alum

New College Alumnae/i Association | nimbus

Matt Mazzuckelli: “Awesome

weekend at High Cove. Many

thanks to all involved.” In response

to the second annual New College re-

union at High Cove on Sat, Oct 15th.

Michael Webb: “I would like to

hear some of the stories the Wall

could tell...” In response to the post-

ing of an archived photo of Palm

Court.

Ann Moss Joyner: “I am considering

hosting an alum event at my place

near Chapel Hill, if there folks nearby

who are interested. Anyone?” A wall

post on the NC Alum facebook.

D Ross Ohlandt: “Late walks to the

bayfont.” In response to the question:

“What is your favorite New College

tradition” posed by NC Alum.

from facebook:

Join New College’s social

media network on LinkedIn,

Facebook, and Twitter. Each

day we inform and engage

alumnae/i about a variety of

topics and events.

Currently, we are hoping to

build our Facebook chapter

pages and LinkedIn groups. Be

sure to inquire to ncalum@ncf.

edu about joining your local

chapter group on Facebook or

one of our professional groups

on LinkedIn. Click the icons be-

low to visit our pages.

Campaign Update

We are happy to report that in its rst eighteen months,

the Foundation’s $60 million multi-year comprehensive

campaign has raised $15 million from alums & friends,

like you, who are committed to helping us continue to

attract the best and the brightest students and faculty.

A few highlights of the campaign to date:

• The Harry Sudako Foundation has awarded New

College the nal installment of a multi-year commit-

ment totaling $500,000 for the design and construc-

tion of an academic facility to house International

Studies. The grant is eligible for $500,000 in state

matching funds.

• Paul Mattison of Mattison’s Restaurant and Cater-

ing is graciously donating the hors d’oeuvres and

wine for this season’s New Topics New College

lecture series.

• New College received a $300,000 gift from Gregory

Dubois-Felsmann ‘77 for a scientic computing lab-

oratory in the recently completed Academic Center.

The state will match this gift one-to-one bringing

the total gift to $600,000.

• Keith and Linda Monda have made a $600,000 gift

for New College scholarships. It will be used to en-

dow out-of-state, need-based students. The Mon-

da’s gift will be matched 70% by the state of Florida

bringing its total value to $1,020,000. Keith Monda

is a member of the New College Board of Trustees

and is the former president and chief operating of-

cer of Coach, Inc. in New York.

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New College alums win more accolades: 3 admitted to Teach for

America this year

In addition to our stellar track record with Fulbright, New College alums

are also excelling at admittance to other prestigious programs like Teach

for America. This year three alums were awarded. Nausherwan Hafeez

from Apollo Beach, FL has been assigned to Baltimore , MD. Dayna Firth

from Gainesville, FL will be teaching classes in New York. NY and Agne

Milukaite, originally from Southington, CT is a teacher in Seattle, WA.

Previous winners have included Nina Barraclough ‘06 who was awarded

in 2010 and Vanessa Botero-Lowry who was awarded the grant in 2005.

Teach for America is a highly competitive non-prot organization that

recruits recent college graduates to teach for two years in America’s low-

income communities.

Michelle Josette Krasowski

‘99

Michelle (also known as

Crashette) is currently working

as a Services Librarian at the

Brisbane Library in San Mateo

County, California. Applying

the skills she has learned in her

time at this tiny branch, she will

be presenting a ConverStations

session at the Public Library

Association Conference in Phila-

delphia in March of 2012 titled

“Shrink Ray Your PLA: How

Small Libraries Can Make the

Most of the PLA Conference.”

Ryan Stanley ‘01

Ryan Stanley has been ap-

proved for programming on

Sarasota’s community radio sta-

tion, WSLR 96.5 LPFM. She and

three friends co-host a weekly

radio show that began on Oct

4th. The program is called

Maternally Yours: Sarasota’s

Conversation about Pregnancy,

Childbirth and Early Mother-

hood. It can be heard live on

the radio online at wslr.org

every Tuesday night at 6:30pm

or via podcasts made available

after every program.

Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong

‘06

Adwoa has recently returned

(like a sea turtle) to the beaches

of her birth. in Sarasota, FL

The Florida native has traveled

widely, living most recently in

New England, Portugal and Ita-

ly. A dedicated communications

maven, Adwoa is a veteran

of Gilt City, TimeOut Boston,

and MIT. Her interests range

from food to fashion, music to

policy – all underscored by the

certainty that it’s possible to

live a rich, fullling life while

treading lightly on the earth.

Adwoa currently works as the

managing editor of Modern Hip-

pie Magazine.

Mary Barnes ‘06

Fresh from her recent travels in

Indonesia on a Fulbright grant,

Mary is making her way in the

world with a new position as

the education and outreach

director at the Houston Texas

Maritime museum. Mary is

currently involved in organiz-

ing the museum’s rst lecture

series and organizing an oral

history project of World War II

Merchant Marines to go into

the collections database. An

article about Mary’s work with

the museum appeared in the

Houston Chronicle The article

can be found online. Click here

to view this article.

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