Thanks to Anita Juliano Harvey ’80, chair of the Council of Alumnae, Alumni and Students Together (CAST), each undergraduate student received a bag of candies with a note wishing them a Happy Valentine’s Day from the Alumnae and Alumni of Hood College.

KUDOS! Congratulations to Kristina Campbell Joyce ’67 for being featured in The Concord Journal for her work in calligraphy, drawing and painting. For more than 25 years, Joyce has been creating customized cards that capture the unique flavor of old Concord, Mass., and the town’s famous literary masters: Louisa May Alcott, Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson.

ADOPT A DORM: The Council of Alumnae, Alumni and Students Together (CAST) is launching a new program that will allow our alums to show they care about Hood students. With the help of the student activities office, Anita Juliano Harvey ’80 is hoping to find alumnae and alumni who are interested in adopting a dorm and offering encouragement and support to the students throughout the year. Anita launched the program by putting together the Valentine goody bags for all residential and commuter undergraduates. There are many ways that a group of alums can support a dorm, whether the alum lives nearby or far away. If you are interested in finding out more about this program or you want to participate, please contact Nancy Hennessey, assistant director of alumnae and alumni programs, at hennessey@hood.edu

FABULOUS WOMEN PANEL: Thursday, March 9, 2006, 12:45 p.m., Whitaker Campus Commons, Hood College. Come celebrate Women’s History Month by learning from the experiences and advice of Hood alumnae as they share their career pathways and offer suggestions to women who are following in their footsteps. This year we welcome as our panelists: Susan Edmiston ’87, Toni Lucia ’73, Anna Johnson-Winegar ’76, Charlie Ponticelli ’73 and Jennifer Stange ’01.

HOOD’S INTER(NET)ACTIONS EARNS AWARD: This year several marketing materials done by and created for Hood College earned silver ADDYs at the Greater Frederick Advertising Federation awards ceremony held Saturday, Feb. 11. Inter(net)actions, Hood’s alumnae and alumni Internet newsletter, was one of the winners! Click here for more information.

SPRING COLLOQUIUM EVENTS ANNOUNCED: The Hood College Center for the Humanities will feature a poetry reading, film festivals, a musical performance, lectures, a book-signing and a play as a part of its annual spring Colloquium Series. Click here for the full story and list of events.

DINE AT BREWER’S ALLEY TO SUPPORT HOOD: Tuesday, March 7, 2006, Brewer’s Alley, 124 North Market St., Frederick, Md. This is the fifth anniversary for Hood College Day at Brewer's Alley. Phil Bowers ’83, owner of one of Frederick’s most popular downtown restaurants, will donate 20 percent of the day’s total sales at Brewer’s Alley to the Businesses for Hood campaign. The campaign supports programs for academics, athletics, scholarships and the library. Last year, the healthy appetites of Hood’s many friends raised more than $1,000 for the College.

YOUR PHONES MAY BE RINGING: Hood’s Spring Phonathon begins Feb. 21 and students will be calling alums and parents asking them to support the Annual Funds. Your yearly gifts to the Annual Funds help provide the enriching academic environment and distinctive programs for which Hood is known. Please take the time to chat with the students to find out what is happening on campus today as well as to make your gift to the College. Click here if you would like to make your gift online.

CONVERSATION WITH DIANE REHM SOLD OUT: Due to the huge College and community response to the Diane Rehm event scheduled for Friday, March 3, 2006, from 7-9 p.m., all tickets for the event have been allocated. The book-signing and conversation with Diane Rehm will take place in Rosenstock Hall Auditorium.

To R.S.V.P. or for information on the upcoming events, e-mail us at alumoffice@hood.edu, or call (800) 707-5280, option 2, or (301) 696-3900.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Saturday, March 11, 2006, 11:30 a.m., luncheon, National Croquet Center. Please join area alums and welcome President Volpe, who will deliver greetings and share news of the College. Hostesses: Jane Atmore Brown ‘59 and Suzanne Norman ’88. $25 per person; please R.S.V.P. by Monday, March 6.

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla., Sunday, March 12, 2006, 12:30 p.m. luncheon, Bonita Bay Club. Please join area alums and welcome President Volpe, who will deliver greetings and share news of the College. Hostess: Elizabeth Rudulph Lustenader ’69. Luncheon is $25 per person; please R.S.V.P. by Monday, March 6.

CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla., Thursday, March 16, 2006, 11:30 a.m., luncheon, Sheraton Sand Key Resort. Please join area alums and welcome President Volpe, who will deliver greetings and share news of the College. Hostess: Sally Foss Banwart ’52. Luncheon is $25 per person; please R.S.V.P. by Monday, March 6.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sunday, April 23, 2006, 1-4 p.m., potluck luncheon and business meeting at the home of Kathie Zale Myhre ’70, West Chester, Pa. Please join us in welcoming President Volpe, who will deliver greetings and share news of the College.

BALTIMORE, Md., Sunday, April 30, 2006, 4–6 p.m., Oak Crest Village, 8800 Walther Blvd. Please join us in welcoming President Volpe, who will deliver greetings and share news of the College.

HOOD COLLEGE CAREER SERVICES: Take advantage of free lifetime services. We can help you with your résumé, give you advice on your job search and talk to you about career options and much more. Contact us at (301) 696-3583 or by e-mail at careers@hood.edu to schedule an appointment.

LEARN HOW TO START A CAREER IN BOOK PUBLISHING: Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006, 12:45 p.m. in the Career Center. Meet with Patricia Stevenson '05 to learn more about the Denver Publishing Institute, an intensive, full-time, four-week, graduate-level course that devotes itself to all aspects of book publishing. The Institute, directed by Elizabeth A. Geiser ’47, offers a wealth of workshops and teaching sessions in editing, marketing and production, conducted by leading experts from all areas of publishing.

ALUMNAE AND ALUMNI PERSPECTIVES ON THANATOLOGY: Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006, 10:30 a.m., Rosenstock Hall, Room 31. Explore Hood's innovative Master of Art in Thanatology program by hearing from program graduates. Contact the Career Center by calling (301) 696-3583. Click here for more information about the thanatology program.

FACULTY CONCERT: Thursday, March 2, 2006, 8-10 p.m., Brodbeck Music Hall Auditorium. Please join us for a faculty musical recital featuring violinist RoseAnn Markow Lester, cellist Denise Nathanson and pianist Noel Lester. The faculty members will present piano trios by Beethoven and Mendelssohn as well as several other selections. Click here for more information.

GOSPEL JUBILEE: Saturday, March 4, 2006, 3 p.m., Coffman Chapel. Please join the Hood community for the soulful performance of the Hood College Gospel Singers and other performers.

AGING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: PRACTICE, PRINCIPLES AND ETHICS: Friday, March 17, 2006, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Whitaker Campus Commons. This conference, sponsored by the Hood College social work program and the Frederick County Department of Aging, will feature two sessions for social work practitioners who have little prior knowledge of issues related to aging and two sessions for those who currently work with older adults. The cost is $35 for the conference; lunch and materials are included. To register and for more information, contact Joy Swanson Ernst, assistant professor of social work and director of the social work department at ernst@hood.edu.

UNEARTHING THE SACRED: FINDING RELIGION IN NEAR EASTERN MOUNDS: Thursday, March 23, 2006, 7:30 p.m., Whitaker Campus Center. Sharon Steadman, director of the Prehistoric Project at Çadir Höyük in central Turkey, will discuss her current research on the human-made mounds dotting the landscape of the Near East.

2006 ARTISTIC TOUR OF ITALY: Anne Derbes, professor of art and archeology, and Mark Sandona, professor of English, will be escorting a guided tour of northern Italy that will highlight pre-Renaissance art and literature. The tour will be from May 22-June 2, 2006.

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