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CAMPUS NEWS
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As you all know our class has elected special faculty who we feel have been especially close to our
class over the years.
We all know that our 1955 Honorary Vinnie Ferraro is our most popular lecturer when we go back for our “Back to School” mini every fall. Here’s the exciting news. He writes a blog. A what you say? A Blog called World Politics. What it means is that we can access that blog anytime just by signing up to receive it over our email. Then you can read it, save it, delete it, whatever, but you”ll be connected to Vinnie’s thinking and teaching of World Politics from your iphone or computer whenever you want.
To sign up for his blog go onto google and type in vferraro1971 and the form to sign up will become available.
Happy Politics!
EXCITING NEWS!
Back when we were planning our 50th reunion (can we remember back that far?) we asked everyone to please send us their memories of Mount Holyoke. Back then everyone cooperated and actually did it. Not all of them could go into our presentation or our book but now on our website we have unlimited space so we thought we should share some more of these
wonderful memories.
Our latest memory comes from
Barbara Gates Johnson
Others are from Deb Hazzard Nash,
Gay Hartman, and Pat O'Keeffe,Barbara Muehrcke Allen, et al.
We hope that these entries will
inspire you to think of some of your memories to share with our class.
You can view these sessions by going to our zoom page and seeing everything about our zoom program. Just click on the blue and white camera above and you'll be there!
Since only a few of you answer my request for photos (Hint Hint) click below to see a whole slew of wonderful memories!
STORYWORTH
How Much Does College Really Cost?
“It is an understatement to say I am excited to join the vibrant and dynamic Mount Holyoke community. ... There hasn’t been a more important and critical time in recent history in which we need students who are empowered through their liberal arts education to go out and improve communities both here in the United States and around the world.”
Our June Zoom with Vinnie can be seen by going to our Zoom page
The Campus Wars Aren’t About Gender … Are They?
A College Essay, Revisited Over 10 Years Later
Today's Teenagers Have Invented a Language that Captures the World Pefectly
Who Will Control the Future of AI?
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Last month we had three stories illustrating this.
Two of them are in the Class Notes. Now read about this encounter!
Carey Cort, MC Bachman Churchill's daughter, MC, and Lucy Wood Arnold,
Sue Danielson's oldest daughter
See the story on our Class Notes Page
Our Peripatetic MC Bachmann Churchill traveled up to Connecticut to visit with
Ellis Batchelder Weatherly here at Ellis's home in Southport, CT
Two Spring Chickens
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JUST FOR FUN PAGE.
PLENTY OF FUNNIES TO TICKLE YOUR FANCY.
America should make it easier for young people to serve their country
As a proud Mount Holyoke College graduate, I am often sharing stories with my friends, colleagues, and community members about the profound impact that my MHC experience has had on me. I was reminded of the lasting impact of my MHC experience at a recent event I attended in the Chicagoland area.
I am a member of my local Unitarian Universalist church and regularly attend their women’s circle events. The most recent event I attended was a discussion centered around voting and civic identity. As part of the discussion all participants were divided into small groups and asked to share about the experiences in our life that shaped our civic identity. I shared about the ways in which my parents, specifically my mother, helped shape this part of my identity. During my discussion, I noted that she attended college in Massachusetts. After the event, I began walking away from my table when one of my group members asked, “How did your mom wind up in Massachusetts from Tennessee?” I replied and began to walk away when another woman in my group said “Did you say your mom went to UMASS?” I replied, “Oh no. She went to Mount Holyoke College!” The woman gasped and said “I went to Mount Holyoke College!” I gasped and said “I went to Mount Holyoke College too! My mom was in the class of 1975 and I am in the class of 2005!” The woman stood and said “I am the class of 1955” to which I replied “Oh My Gosh!!!! I did a big project during my senior year with your class!” We then both proceeded to smile and hug and talk non-stop for the next 20 minutes until the church threw us out (hahaha..not really they were very polite in ushering us out the door). The woman who I met that evening was your classmate, Mollie Hibbard.
As I am typing this, I am getting chills once again. Can you believe that Mollie and I were sitting across from each other the entire evening and did not realize we had this connection?! And, in fact, we almost missed making this connection. I was standing to leave as the other participant in the group asked me about my mother! It really was an unbelievably serendipitous moment. I can’t quite describe how amazing it was for me and Mollie to make that connection.
I am currently president of the Mount Holyoke Club of Chicago. During my time as president, I have focused on the power of connection and community both during and after our time at MHC as a way to encourage Chicagoland alums to get involved with the club and the college. This moment with Mollie reminded me that that power of connection and community is one of the biggest ways MHC has shaped my life. It reminds me that no matter our backgrounds, our ages, or our experiences, MHC connects us all and that I always have a sibling in a MHC alum.
Following our brief discussion at the church, we met up for a wonderful lunch (It turns out we love the same local restaurants too!). During that lunch we called Wink and I was able to reconnect with her. I know Wink from the project we worked on together for Professor Eleanor Townsley’s sociology class. It was great to reconnect with Wink too! And, really, I am so grateful to be reconnected with all of you in the class of 1955!
Alexis Lewis
Alexis was in the Class of 2005 and participated in our
50h Reunion Project with Sociology 224 and Eleanor Townsley.
Her Mom, Mindy Lewis, was
Chairman of Mount Holyoke Board of Trustees
SAVE THE DATE!!!
WE'RE GOING BACK FOR OUR 70TH REUNION ON MAY 23RD - 25TH, 2025!
HERE WE ARE TEN YEARS AGO AT OUR 60TH. REMEMBER OUR 65TH WAS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
