Dear Alumnae,

As the 3s and 8s know, Reunion 2008 at the end of September will feature a symposium on young women making grassroots change, Women, Power, and Possibility. All alumnae, regardless of class year, are invited back to campus to be a part of this memorable event on Saturday of reunion weekend.

Saturday will start with a book discussion on Three Cups of Tea (details below). The afternoon will feature an organ recital on the newly restored Noack organ in the chapel by world-renowned concert organist Gail Archer, and a toast and tribute to Mr. Jack Easterling. All non-reunion alumnae will receive invitations to Saturday’s festivities this month. We hope you can join the 3s and 8s for this fabulous day. Visit the reunion weekend website  for a look at the preliminary schedule.

Best,

Molly Price, Director of Alumnae Relations

Women, Power, and Possibility

You are invited to consider with us how young women use the power of their intellect and the energy of their passion to make positive change in today’s world. Join us as we hear from a group of seven young women already making their mark around the globe. You can read more about the speakers here. Just Announced: Jessica Jackley Flannery, co-founder of Kiva, will present the opening remarks for the symposium. Kiva is a person-to-person micro-lending organization, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world, to give them the tools to lift themselves out of poverty.

Reunion 2008

With strong registration numbers already, this fall’s reunion is promising to be a landmark celebration for 3s and 8s. If you haven’t yet made your plans, make them now! You can see who’s coming, view a preliminary schedule, and download a registration form here. Or, you can call Jill Smith in the Alumnae Relations office at 866-833-1814 and take care of things over the phone. See you in September!

Emma Everywhere: Trudy Hall's blog

Just a reminder that in conjunction with her message in the summer bulletin, Head of School Trudy Hall has launched a blog where you can respond to her letter and share your thoughts on Emma Willard’s future. We hope you will be a part of the conversation.

Three Cups of Tea

This summer Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson is on the faculty reading list. This book tells the story of Mortenson’s efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan, beginning with the origins of his idea into the realization of his dream.

The DC Emmies book discussion group

 As part of reunion weekend, the faculty will lead book discussion groups for alumnae on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 8:30 a.m. If you will be here for the weekend, we hope you can join us. You can buy the book and read one alumna's reaction to the book here. The DC Emmies alumnae club discussed the book at their quarterly book club on June 21. The LA and Boston alumnae clubs will discuss the book this summer and fall as well.

Events

Alumnae gatherings, from museum tours to book readings will be held in August and into the fall in Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Chicago, and Boston. Check out the events page for details and join us!

Open positions at EW

As we plan for the future, Emma Willard has two key administrative openings—director of enrollment management and director of communications. Both positions will play vital roles in meeting the goals of our strategic plan. For further information, please look here.

Reminder on use of alumnae information

We’d like to remind everyone that alumnae email addresses in the online and hard copy alumnae directories are for personal use only. Please do not use addresses found in these directories for commercial or political purposes. You can read the full usage policy here.