Saturday, November 20, 2010

Fall 2010 Class Newsletter

Check your mailbox for the latest class newsletter, also included below:

Reunion Update
from Katie Landise, Reunion Chair

As you all now know, our first reunion is coming up! The dates for reunion are June 3 -5, 2011, and we hope to see you all there. Things to keep in mind as reunion nears:
  • An approximate cost (based on last year's pricing) is $275 per person to attend all meals/events at reunion. It is now about 60 days until early registration opens in February, so if you skip your daily Starbucks and save just $4.60 per day, you can pay for reunion in full by early registration!
  • As the holidays approach, consider setting aside a small financial gift for your class to apply towards the Spirit Fund - these gifts will allow classmates to apply for financial aid for reunion, letting those who are coming from afar have a better chance of attending!
  • Reunion planning is now in full swing, with the majority of decisions being made by December 1, 2010. If you have any desire to assist any of the current committee members in their roles as reunion nears, e-mail me (katie.landise@gmail.com) and I will work to connect you with them on an as-needed basis.
  • Make sure to contribute to the Record Book as Sandya Das, Record Book Chair, contacts you for information. Look to receive the Record Book at reunion!
Let's try to get a great turnout together for reunion - the Class of 2005 only had about 175 people attend, and we are hoping to outdo them! Call your friends, start coordinating carpools, and we'll see you all in Bates Hall in June!


Class Council Elections Update
from Kelly Sheridan, Nominating Chair

I hope that the fall season is treating you well. The Nominating Committee has decided to extend the November 1 deadline to December 1 in order to fill the remaining class positions of President and Treasurer. Descriptions of each of these roles can be found at the following website:
http://www.wellesley.edu/Alum/Volunteer/Docs/Class_execboardpositions.pdf

To be considered for a position, e-mail me your name at kelly.a.sheridan@gmail.com. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.


Class Treasury Update
from Katherine Adams, Treasurer

Hello 2006ers! Reunion is around the corner, which means it is a great time to donate to our class. The two ways to give to the class are life memberships and annual dues. Life membership dues are invested with the College’s endowment; our class receives the income generated from the investment. Thanks so much to our current life members.

Class dues support the activities of the class and will provide seed money for our upcoming reunion. All class dues are tax deductible. They do not count as gifts to the College, unlike donations made through Annual Giving.

Annual dues are $20.00. Life membership dues are $200.00. You can either donate securely via Google Checkout (information here: http://wellesley2006.blogspot.com/2009/10/pay-your-dues-securly-via-google.html) or the old fashioned way, by sending a check to the address below. If you have any questions, please contact me at kadams@alum.wellesley.edu.

Thank you for your support!

If you prefer to pay by check, please email wellesley2006@gmail.com for directions on how to pay by check.


"Lost" Classmates
from the Alumnae Association

The alumnae association does not have updated contact information for the following classmates:

Sandra Ahn, Cynara Cannatella, Bora Choi, Violette Corgnati, Caterina del Conte, Emily Henderson, Kathy Kim, Natalya Krimgold, Chiara Magana Roesch, Valerie Magolan, DongYoun Park, Makeda Ricketts

If you have current contact information for one of these classmates, please send it to wellesley2006@gmail.com, or ask her to update her information on the W Network. Alternatively, if the classmate would rather not be contacted by Wellesley for class or reunion information, please let us know that, too.

Classmate Spotlight- Nandita Dinesh
from Amita Parashar and Kate Derrick

Classmate Nandita Dinesh has spent the last few years living and working on community theater projects in Rwanda, India, and Mexico. As an Economics and Theater major at Wellesley, Nandita became interested in the role that arts and culture play in the development of nations and people. After graduation, Nandita moved to Rwanda to begin working on community theater projects there, and at the end of 2008, moved to India to do similar work in Nagaland, as well as Jammu and Kashmir.

According to Nandita, "In one sense, the idea is to work in places that are in or are coming out of violent conflict and understand how theater might play a part in the reconstruction process." She looks at how theater can be used as a response to conflict, and how it can be used in public space for action and intervention, and how audience/actor interactions can play a part in these goals. She also hopes to create more intercultural experiences between Latin America, Africa, and Asia. She notes that while the countries have a strong focus on improving European and US relations, they don't focus on relating to other nations with similar social contexts. "It's as if we (in India) have nothing to learn from Rwanda because Rwanda is in Africa and its also a 'third world' nation. My search, then, is to create these connections through the realm of the arts."

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Submit Class Notes by November 28th

The time has come again to submit class notes! Send a quick update (it doesn't have to be more than a sentence or two or three) to 2006notes@alum.wellesley.edu. To be included in notes in the Winter 2011 edition of the alumnae magazine, submit your notes by Sunday, November 28th.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Profile of the Current Purple Class

The Alumnae Association created a short profile of the Class of 2014 (also a purple class), the largest class ever enrolled at Wellesley. (And it also does that intimidating "Here's who your classmates are..." thing- remember that from your acceptance letter?)

The profile also discusses the housing crunch faced at Wellesley this year, which has been a challenge for the students and the school.

Check it out here.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Quidditch Comes To Wellesley


via Wellesley Townsman, read the full article here:

At first, it was kind of hard to master the peculiarities of the sport they said. "It’s hard to run with the brooms but you get used to it," Merrill said.

And then, there were the injuries. “It’s a very physically dangerous sport,” said Cat Zhwang, a junior. “Brooms end up in your face and people accidentally grab you.”