October 2008
 Alumnae/i Community Update

In This Issue

 Warren Green
 Upcoming Events
 Alumnae/i
Announcements

Video Mania

Eric Mabius '93, the star of Ugly Betty, kicked off the school year by talking to students about how SLC changed his life. Check out videos of the speech and the Q&A session.

Reunion 2009:
Calling All Volunteers

Class years ending in 4's and 9's will celebrate their Reunion this June 5-7.

Interested in joining your Reunion Committee? Learn more at the Reunion site.

Non-Credit Classes

Cook something up, get in shape, or learn how to relax this fall. Check out Sarah Lawrence's non-credit classes for adults.

Update Your Contact Info

Have you moved, changed e-mail addresses, or switched jobs? Update your information online or send an e-mail to the Office of Alumnae/i Relations.

SLC in the News

Mia Moody '08 contributes to The Buffalo News about her experiences during her five-month semester abroad program in Cape Coast, Ghana.

The Times of Trenton highlights Alison Anuzis '09, and her contributions as the intern leader at Morven Museum & Garden over the summer.

Movie producer Laura Ziskin, parent of Julia Barry '05, is featured in a story in the Los Angeles Times. The two-time producer of the Academy Award presentations was the driving force behind "Stand Up to Cancer," a star-filled benefit broadcast which aired September 5 on ABC, CBS, and NBC.

Newsday and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel have reviewed The Size of the World by writing faculty member Joan Silber '67.

See more SLC in the News

Letters to the Editor

Love the e-newsletter? Not so much? E-mail the editor or post your comment on the editorial message board on One Mead Way.

Support the Fund for Sarah Lawrence

Living the Green Life

Students cook in Warren GreenStudents living in Warren Green, SLC's newly renovated, energy-efficient student residence, are doing all they can to reduce their carbon footprint. What steps are they taking? And how was the building renovated? Read more about their experiment in eco-friendly living and take a photographic tour of Warren Green's new energy-saving features.

Upcoming Events

Writing, Language and the State: Readings from Wizard of the Crow

Wizard of the CrowNgugi wa Thiong'o
Tuesday, October 14
5:30 p.m.
Reisinger Auditorium

Award-winning novelist Ngugi wa Thiong'o will speak about his life-changing choice to write in Gikuyu, his native language, rather than English, after his imprisonment by the Kenyan government more than 30 years ago. Ngugi wa Thiong'o is director of the International Center for Writing and Translation at the University of California, Irvine.

Irena's Vow

with Tovah Feldshuh '70
Friday, October 17
8 p.m.
Baruch Performing Arts Center, NYC

Join other SLC alumnae/i to see the new play starring Tovah Feldshuh '70. Irena's Vow traces the true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a Christian who risked her life to save Jews from the Nazis in Poland. Please let Tiffany Dugan '92 know if you'll be coming so we can tell Tovah fellow alumnae/i are in the house! Get Information and tickets

Harlem Walking Tour

Saturday, October 18
11 a.m.

We begin and end at the family home of Carolyn Adams Kahn ’65. A luncheon will follow. Please RSVP by Friday, October 10, to alum@sarahlawrence.edu or (914) 395-2530.

Alumnae/i Announcements

Have you recently changed jobs, gotten a promotion, or won an award in your field? Share your accomplishment with the alumnae/i community.

Scott Lehrer '77 received a Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Musical for his work on the current Lincoln Center revival of South Pacific. He also won a Drama Desk award for Outstanding Sound Design for that show.

Stacey Kent '88 is giving a concert in London to support breast cancer research.

The Duchess by Amanda ForemanThe upcoming film The Duchess, starring Keira Knightley, is based on the novel Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman '91. Gabrielle Tana '85 is one of the film's producers.

Rob Sternau '79 has joined the management team at Unimac Financial, Inc. a financial and commercial printer in northern New Jersey, as its vice president of sales and marketing.

Shqipe Malushi '85 was recently awarded a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club of the Bronx for her courageous work in Afghanistan. For the past two years Malushi has run a leadership training program in Kabul.

Read more alumnae/i news

The Alumnae/i Community Update is produced by the offices of Alumnae/i Relations and Communications.
Editorial: Suzanne Gray MFA '04
Design: Winston Churchill-Joell

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