In this issue: Weatherford honored by Mongolia, Macalester to turn 138, the founding of BLAC, Chuck Green to lead Alumni College Summer Session 2012, the next Women's Canoe trip, and more...
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February 2012 |
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The e-newsletter for Macalester alumni, parents, and friends. |
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Mongolian foundation and prize named for Jack Weatherford
Mongolia has created a foundation and prize in honor of Macalester professor and best-selling author Jack Weatherford. The first Jack Weatherford Prize and medal were issued in January. He will speak at Commencement on May 12. College News - Alumni News - Events Macalester to turn 138 at Founders Day "Bus out of the Bubble" events planned for students Blast from the Past: The founding of BLAC Scots Watch: Peters joins 1,000-point club Chuck Green to lead Alumni College Summer Session 2012 on Democracy Next Women's Canoe Trip planned for the Boundary Waters Sounds of Blackness nominated for two NAACP awards |
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Macalester to turn 138 at Founders Day
Macalester students, faculty, staff, trustees, alumni, and friends will celebrate the 138th anniversary of the college receiving its charter at Founders Day, 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Friday, March 2, in the Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center. All alumni are welcome. Founders Day began in 1938, both to commemorate the day Rev. Dr. Edward Duffield Neill obtained the charter for Macalester from the Minnesota Legislature on March 5, 1874, and to celebrate the 89th birthday of James Wallace, who served as college president for 12 years. The tradition continued through the early 1970s and was revived again in March 2004. "Bus out of the Bubble" events help Mac students explore career possibilities This semester, Alumni Relations and the Career Development Center have launched a new program designed to get students off campus and into the workplace with alums. Unlike a normal internship or job-shadowing experience, "Bus Out of the Bubble" provides a group of students the chance to travel together to a business or organization with an alumni connection, including organizations that employ a host of Mac grads or are owned or operated by an alum. During these half-day excursions, students will learn more about the types of organizations our alumni work for and what kind of work they do. Each experience will include a tour, remarks from alumni working at the organization, and a lunch gathering of multiple alumni from the field or at the workplace. This year's inaugural program includes trips to Minnesota Public Radio, the Mayo Clinic Medical School and Transplant Center, and a sustainability tour featuring businesses in the Green Building and lunch at Common Roots Cafe in Minneapolis. Blast from the Past: The founding of BLAC
The Black Liberation Affairs Committee came together in the late 1960s, receiving recognition from the Community Council as an official student organization on March 5, 1968. Its original objectives were "firstly to educate the black students more fully of themselves, and to make them aware of their role in the Black Revolution; Secondly, to involve ourselves in the black community, and lastly, but none the least, to educate the white youth on campus, and to destroy some of the myths still perpetrated." BLAC helped organize and sponsor Black Week, Black History Month, and Black Graduation; published the newspaper Imani; and participated in community service through groups such as the Inner City Youth League. Find out more about Macalester in the 1960s, and years further past, in our online archives. Scots Watch: Peters joins 1,000-point club
Forward Pierce Peters '13 reached the 1,000-point milestone in career scoring for the men’s basketball team when he converted a three-point play late in the game against St. Thomas on Jan. 13 at the Leonard Center. Peters is the 19th player in the history of Macalester’s men’s basketball program to reach 1,000 points and one of just a few to accomplish this in his junior season. Peters, who just a week earlier was named to the Capital One Academic All-District Division III team, is currently ranked third in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) in scoring, second
in three-point shooting percentage, sixth in rebounding and second in blocked shots. He has netted 31 points in one game this season and 28 in a couple others.
Chuck Green to lead Alumni College Summer Session 2012 on Democracy
Will democracy survive? It’s a widely affirmed ideal, but is democracy possible in today’s world? Or will economic realities, historic cultural clashes, terrorism and other crises overwhelm democratic initiatives? What are democracy’s costs and benefits? Explore these and related questions at the Alumni College Summer Session 2012, July 22-25, with faculty convener Professor Chuck Green. Limited to 40 participants, the two-and-a-half-day session will approach the topic of democracy from a variety of academic perspectives. Next Women's Canoe Trip planned for the Boundary Waters
Last year, a group of nine Mac alumnae gathered for a canoeing and camping adventure along the Namekagon River. The trip was such a success, we have decided to plan another one. This summer, we invite you to join us as we canoe and camp in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness from Thursday, Aug. 16, to Monday, Aug. 20. Sounds of Blackness nominated for two NAACP Image Awards
Sounds of Blackness, a vocal musical group founded at Macalester, has been nominated for two NAACP Image Awards. The group's self-titled album is nominated for "Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration" and "Outstanding World Music Album." The 43rd NAACP Image Awards will be broadcast live 8/7c Friday, Feb. 17, on NBC stations. Tune in to cheer on Macalester's own! Macbassador of the Month: John Ring '51
Since graduating from Macalester 60 years ago, John Ring '51 has worked tirelessly to stay in touch with his classmates. He has served on Reunion planning committees and the Alumni Board, volunteered at Annual Fund phonathons, and serves as a Class Agent. For years, John has called and connected with every member of his class. For his ongoing dedication, John Ring is February's Macbassador of the Month. John enjoys reminiscing with his classmates about their Macalester experiences. One common theme in these conversations is the strong relationships his classmates developed with their professors. "My classmates were no-nonsense learners and quickly took to the student-faculty mentor relationship," he says. John says these positive relationships drive his classmates' willingness to support the college and talk to him whenever he calls. That enthusiasm feeds his own desire to stay connected. John credits his classmates for their strong ties to each other and the college. "At our age, we're not young chickens," he says. "We've experienced enough to know a good thing." For John, volunteering to support Mac by reaching out to all of his classmates every year is rewarding and fun. These alumni have recently posted class notes in MacDirect, our online community for alumni (login to view): What's your news? Post a note and a link to it will appear in the next edition of Mac Wire.
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