|
Events & News
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.
|
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 2009
Reunion 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 students
In 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 worldwide
Stephens 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 |
|
