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| Welcome
to the October 2008 issue of Current E-vents, an email newsletter
designed to give you an up-to-the-minute look at Stephens College.
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Stephens
welcomes families
Approximately 230 family members and guests attended the annual
Stephens College Family Weekend at the end
of September. The families and guests were welcomed into classrooms
to meet the classmates, friends and professors of their students.
They also enjoyed special events, including the Stephens version
of "Family Feud" (pictured above, photo taken
by Kahlia Kanas '10) and a special Parents Association
breakfast with President Wendy
B. Libby. 
Also during the weekend, in Lela Raney Wood Hall, fashion design
students showed off their pink dresses, drawing inspiration
from breast cancer survivors to promote breast health. For the
"Fashion for a Cause" project, students
were required to construct garments from non-apparel material
without spending more than $50. Items such as feathers, packing
peanuts and license plates were put to good use.Through October, several of these unique dresses are on display in downtown Columbia storefronts as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Click to view a slideshow of the student designs as well as accompanying poetry written by Stephens Creative Writing students. AAB meetings held The Alumnae Association Board (AAB) conducted its annual fall meetings on Sept. 26-27. Several AAB members held a Career Networking Event for about 60 Stephens students. Dawn Hagarty Radue ’99 offered advice on resume writing and Neel Stallings ’67 gave an interviewing workshop. AAB members critiqued the students' resumes and gave tips on performing job/internship searches. If you'd like to offer Stephens students career assistance (from helping students in their internship search to serving as a friend in the field), sign up at the Career Connection Web site. back to top  Save
the Date: Reunion 2009Reunion 2009: The Stars Are Out Tonight will be held Thursday, April 16 through Saturday, April 18. All Stephens alumnae are welcomed back to campus for the weekend, with classes ending in “4” and “9” receiving special recognition. Watch your mail in the coming weeks for more details about Reunion 2009! And be sure to visit www.stephens.edu/alumnae for ongoing updates. back to top  Women make up only 7% of filmmakers, but not for long ... On Oct. 17-19, the Stephens Digital Film department is hosting the Citizen Jane Film Festival, featuring the work of diverse female filmmakers, installations including a 100-foot film loop, rare screenings of short documentaries, handmade films, panel discussions, workshops and movies with live soundtracks. 
Throughout the weekend, 20 acclaimed artists and professionals
will present their work. As the opening event, Trouble the
Water will be screened on Oct. 17 with director/producer
Tia Lessin in attendance. The film, winner of the 2008 Sundance
Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, incorporates dramatic firsthand
footage of a Hurricane Katrina survivor and hip-hop star and
provides an unprecedented re-examination of our recent history.
Click
for a complete festival
schedule.Films and presentations are $7 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors. A limited number of weekend passes to all films and events are available for $35. Tickets and passes may be purchased in person at the RagTag Cinema in downtown Columbia and at the festival. Tickets also may be reserved on the Citizen Jane Web site or by calling the Stephens Box Office at (573) 876-7199. back to top  Vice
Admiral addresses studentsIn early September, Vice Admiral Nancy E. Brown '73 addressed students, faculty and staff during the Opening Convocation in the Kimball Ballroom of Lela Raney Wood Hall. She shared her pride as a Stephens woman who entered a traditionally male-dominated field and has now become one of the top-ranking female officers in the U.S. Navy. "My time at Stephens gave me the confidence in myself as a person and the power to chart my own course and not be bound by what someone else thought," said Brown, who spoke in several classes during her visit to her alma mater. Other speakers included Dr. Wendy B. Libby, Stephens College president; Stephens senior Kat Thomas '09, Student Government Association president; and Dr. Tina Parke-Sutherland, Creative Writing professor and chair of the faculty. Click to read the convocation speeches. back to top  Stephens
raises awareness of human trafficking worldwideStephens joined efforts with several local organizations to sponsor Columbia's Human Trafficking Awareness Week on Sept. 14-20. Several events were held on the Stephens campus and in the community. An alarming 27 million people today (many of them women and children) are being bought and sold, forced into prostitution and slave labor, and living in horrific conditions. At Stephens—David Batstone, founder and president of the Not For Sale Campaign against human trafficking—visited numerous classrooms (including fashion and liberal arts), gave a public lecture titled "Generation J (Justice): Roadmaps and Detours," and taught a free workshop on how to help stop trafficking. Fashion students and members of the Stephens American Humanics Student Association, led by Miranda Arens '09 of LaSalle, Colo., helped to organize and promote the awareness week to the College community. Orange ribbons were tied around trees on campus and a "Wear Orange Day" was designated to show support for the cause. For more information about the Not for Sale Campaign, visit www.notforsalecampaign.org/. back to top Stephens events and news View upcoming Stephens College events and sign up to receive events in your email inbox. You also can receive the latest Stephens news stories via email. Sign up today. Look for more Current E-vents in the coming months! If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the events or topics mentioned in these newsletters, please contact the Stephens College Office of Alumnae Relations at (573) 876-7110; alumnae@stephens.edu; 1200 E. Broadway, Columbia, MO. back to top |
