From: Loretta Parham Sent: Monday, October 3, 2016 6:36 PM To: All-Staff <all-staff@auctr.edu> Subject: Fwd: Alice Walker Returns to Spelman as Artist-in-Residence; President Campbell Named White House ‘Champion of Change for College Opportunity’ Loretta Parham AUC Woodruff Library Begin forwarded message: From: SpelmanConnection <spelmanconnection@spelman.edu<mailto:spelmanconnection@spelman.edu>> Date: October 3, 2016 at 5:18:19 PM EDT To: Loretta Parham <lparham@auctr.edu<mailto:lparham@auctr.edu>> Subject: Alice Walker Returns to Spelman as Artist-in-Residence; President Campbell Named White House ‘Champion of Change for College Opportunity’ Reply-To: "spelmanconnection@spelman.edu<mailto:spelmanconnection@spelman.edu>" <spelmanconnection@spelman.edu<mailto:spelmanconnection@spelman.edu>> [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/8a034864d9f7726be33ee4d5008b9433/image/jpeg] [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/db249e1e953a5c4f5fb8fbacb2bcc13c/image/jpeg] [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/09f322a6c8cb99167dfa6d20c12a8e9e/image/jpeg] [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/a287f64ae7b111db96f45ac0d9253663/image/jpeg]<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSpelmanCollege> [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/8e7b5bb035bdce17fb0ae7f88145a6df/image/jpeg]<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fspelmancollege> [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/67b708fc9e935edf6337112d6df20155/image/jpeg]<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fspelmancollege> [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/592a49fc8747895acfd4b067a8604b7e/image/jpeg]<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F43152057%40N04%2F> [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/9d0eb717b28181deb233f2596b6223e0/image/jpeg]<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidespelman.com%2F> [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/0c40acae7923c32e5e75fd671158d58c/image/jpeg]<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.piersystem.com%2Fgo%2Fsite%2F1689%2F> October 3, 2016 [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/775d75f54886555f86b2dda3069d28ba/image/jpeg] Alice Walker Returns to Spelman as Artist-in-Residence Starting Oct. 3, award-winning author, activist and alumna Alice Walker will spend three days engaging Spelman College students about writing and social justice issues as the Mellon Artist-in-Residence. During her visit, she will attend classes, serve as the Oct. 4 convocation speaker and meet with the President’s Book Circle<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Fabout-us%2Foffice-of-the-president%2Fbook-circle>. Walker, who attended Spelman from 1961 to 1963, kicked off her campus activities on Oct. 3 with an afternoon visit to the “Twentieth Century Black Women’s Writers” class. Later this evening, Walker will have dinner and a conversation with the 25 students who are members of this fall’s Book Circle. Leading up to her visit, the group read three of her novels — “The Color Purple,” “The Temple of My Familiar” and “Possessing the Secret of Joy.” Walker will wrap up her visit on Oct. 5, with a lunch and dialogue with Women’s Studies students at the Women’s Research and Resource Center. The event supports the College’s mission to inspire students to think critically while promoting the arts and interdisciplinary learning that are essential to a top-tier 21st century, liberal arts education. Read more about Walker's visit<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Fabout-us%2Fnews-and-events%2Fevent-detail%2F2016%2F10%2F04%2Fdefault-calendar%2Falice-walker>. [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/7fe0aac847a7cccdb53b9f5d8d393b26/image/jpeg] ________________________________ President Campbell Named White House ‘Champion of Change for College Opportunity’ Spelman President Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D.<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Fabout-us%2Foffice-of-the-president>, was recognized at the White House on Sept. 30 as a 2016 “Champion of Change for College Opportunity<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Fabout-us%2Fnews-and-events%2Fnews-releases%2F2016%2F09%2F29%2Fpresident-mary-schmidt-campbell-named-a-white-house-2016-champion-of-change-for-college-opportunity>.” She was among 11 education leaders from across the country selected for their leadership and work to expand opportunities for students, particularly from disadvantaged backgrounds, to receive a high-quality college education. In its press announcement, the White House noted that Dr. Campbell leads an institution that is a global leader in educating Black women and has a graduation rate of 76 percent, with more than 79 percent of students receiving financial aid and nearly half receiving Pell grants. During her first year at Spelman, the College received a 2015 U.S. Department of Education First in the World grant to study and develop innovative strategies to improve student retention and graduation rates. [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/bb7cd8bb3370ce4b192ab2a0e540f678/image/jpeg] ________________________________ Spelman Appoints Vice President of Institutional Advancement Jessie Brooks has been named vice president for Institutional Advancement at Spelman, effective Nov. 7. He will lead the College’s fundraising program. Brooks brings to Spelman nearly 20 years of experience in higher education fundraising. A certified fundraising executive, he most recently served as senior director of development for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. The New Mexico native earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of New Mexico. He also is a 2014 graduate of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education Minority Advancement Institute. “Jessie Brooks’ experience and his extraordinary depth and breadth of advancement knowledge align with the College’s strategic priorities,” said President Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D. “His wealth of experience at public and private institutions will be invaluable as Spelman embarks on its new strategic plan.” Read more about Spelman’s new fundraising leader<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Fabout-us%2Fnews-and-events%2Fnews-releases%2F2016%2F09%2F30%2Fspelman-college-appoints-vice-president-of-institutional-advancement>. [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/4a86bc1c15bd487c1ed7d4326996783c/image/jpeg] ________________________________ Spelman College Glee Club Joins Dance Theatre of Harlem Atlanta Performances The Spelman College Glee Club<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Facademics%2Fmajors-and-programs%2Fmusic%2Fensembles%2Fglee-club> will join the Dance Theatre of Harlem on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 for two performances at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta. The Glee Club will accompany the dance company as it presents “Change,” choreographed by former Spelman Distinguished Visiting Scholar Dianne McIntyre. The choral group also will perform two Negro spirituals – “Don’t You Let Nobody Turn You Around,” arranged by associate professor and Glee Club director Kevin Johnson, D.M.A.<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Facademics%2Ffaculty%2Fdirectory%2Fprofile%2Fkevin-johnson>, and “By and By,” arranged by former Glee Club director Roland Allison. “The Spelman College Glee Club is honored to participate in this performance with the Dance Theatre of Harlem,” said Dr. Johnson. “Our nearly 100-year history of singing the souls of Black folks is in perfect unison with the high standard of excellence these dancers represent.” Read more about the upcoming performances<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Fabout-us%2Fnews-and-events%2Fnews-releases%2F2016%2F09%2F16%2Fspelman-college-s-renowned-glee-club-will-join-dance-theatre-of-harlem-for-two-exclusive-live-performances>. [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/c37ecc750341e5573b25ecc1a9a14fe1/image/jpeg] ________________________________ Student Organizations Promote Voter Registration, Community Activism Spelman student organizations wrapped up the last week of September with several civic engagements events to encourage voter registration, political awareness and community involvement. On Sept. 26, the Spelman Student Government Association<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Fstudent-life%2Fstudent-life-and-engagement%2Fsga> and Spelman College Young Democrats hosted a presidential debate watch party that drew more than 300 people. Before the debate began, student leaders urged attendees to get informed and ready to vote in the Nov. 8 election. The next day, the SSGA and Young Democrats sponsored a voter registration drive on National Voter Registration Day. On Sept. 30, students offered their recommendations for revitalizing West Atlanta neighborhoods at the Westside Stand Up Community Town Hall in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D. Academic Center Auditorium. Students and President Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., have drafted a five-year community development and stabilization plan focused on eight key areas – education, technology/research, safety, wellness, sustainability, housing, transportation and business/economic inclusion. Read more about how to get involved in Westside Stand Up<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Fcurrent-students%2Fwestside-stand-up>. SSGA president Imani Dixon, C’2017, and Spelman Young Democrats president Ashley Reid, C’2017, shared their thoughts on last week’s presidential debate on WABE 90.1 FM’s “A Closer Look.”<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.wabe.org%2Fpost%2Fcloser-look-debate-reactions-farmers-almanac-and-more> [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/40b4d590e74f8659f1545eba0bd22a67/image/jpeg] ________________________________ English Professor Recognized at International Poetry Contest Pushpa Parekh, Ph.D.<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Facademics%2Ffaculty%2Fdirectory%2Fprofile%2Fpushpa-parekh>, English professor and director of the African Diaspora and the World program, recently was awarded third place for her poem, “Peace Is …” at the West Coast Tagore Festival near Vancouver, Canada. Her poem was one of 10 finalists selected by the international poetry contest from submissions by poets from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States. Dr. Parekh was invited to Vancouver in September to read her poem at the festival, organized by the Vancouver Tagore Society<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vancouvertagoresociety.org%2F>. The festival honors Indian writer and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, a national leader in India’s independence movement. “I am excited and especially happy because I have always loved Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry and short stories,” said Dr. Parekh. [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/83d9aed97fb0766f5c917fc0a1825973/image/jpeg] ________________________________ Spelman Hosts Environmental Justice Lecture On Sept. 26, the Spelman Department of Political Science hosted a kick-off event for 2016-2017 Environmental Justice Lecture Series, in partnership with the Georgia Tech Center for Serve, Learn and Sustain. “The Quest for Environmental Justice: Moving Communities from Surviving to Thriving,” featured a panel discussion moderated by Fatemeh Shafiei, Ph.D.<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Facademics%2Ffaculty%2Fdirectory%2Fprofile%2Ffatemeh-shafiei>, chair of the Spelman Department of Political Science and co-chair of Sustainable Spelman<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Fabout-us%2Fsustainable-spelman>. Paul Mohai, Ph.D., professor in the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment, talked about data-driven research for environmental justice. Mustafa Ali, senior advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy, elaborated on the lecture’s theme of moving vulnerable communities from surviving to thriving. MaKara Rumley, C’98, senior advisor to the EPA Region IV administrator Heather McTeer Toney, C’98<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Fabout-us%2Fnews-and-events%2Fnews-releases%2F2014%2F01%2F17%2Fspelman-alumna-heather-mcteer-toney-named-epa-regional-administrator>, discussed the connection between environmental and socioeconomic injustice. And Samantha Shattuck, a public health specialist and member of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council’s Youth Perspectives on Climate Justice Working Group, covered youth engagement in environmental justice. Don't Miss Out on the Spelman Connection! Subscribe<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSpelmanCollege%2Fapp_166303603381066> today! Click here to read past issues of the Spelman Connection<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icontact-archive.com%2Fcm%2FgtpBriLREHuVUmcU66q138brKcX6ff4D3GWRfOX7lB0oee8MQYcFBQ%3D%3D%3Fw%3D3>. [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/b4b088bbe5abd9a2243b3e6b2243c80a/image/jpeg] [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/4a62908e52789a0719b8816cca4b34b8/image/jpeg] Alumna Trustee voting begins today by electronic ballot and will remain open until Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 5 p.m. EDT. Get more details here<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Fabout-us%2Foffice-of-the-president%2Fboard-of-trustees%2Falumna-trustee-search>. [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/3cfd7a3aa6dc1c44f334fc0611dfe0ad/image/jpeg] Spelman Young Democrats and the Spelman College History Club will host a vice presidential debate watch party at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Lower Manley Center. [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/03cb80660024d34190a7108c76f48275/image/jpeg] From the first 11 students to more than 2,000 today, Spelman College was built on love that inspires women to change the world. During the past 10 years, the Every Woman... Every Year! campaign has aided that growth. Rally for Spelman and continue the momentum started 10 years ago this Homecoming by making a gift today<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everywomaneveryyear.org%2F>. [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/ac516ab9fff5e5757dc39e7448d27ed5/image/jpeg] Oct. 3 "Investigating the Ashé as an Aesthetic Criterion" talk with Spelman professor emeritus Arturo Lindsey Oct. 4 Spelman Convocation featuring Alice Walker Oct. 6-7 Midterm Exams Oct. 9 Alumnae Homecoming Preaching Series begins Oct. 10-11 Fall Break Oct. 14 Toni Cade Bambara Program: "From the Ivory Tower to the Streets"<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Fabout-us%2Fnews-and-events%2Fevent-detail%2F2016%2F10%2F14%2Fdefault-calendar%2Ffrom-the-ivory-tower-to-the-streets> Oct. 16 Faculty & Guests Artists Chamber Music Concert Oct. 16 Voting with the Elders Symposium Oct. 27-30 Homecoming Nov. 7 "3+1: Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fmuseum.spelman.edu%2Fevents%2F3-1-chisholm-72-unbought-unbossed%2F>" screening and discussion Through Dec. 3 “AFRICA FORECAST: Fashioning Contemporary Life” exhibition at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art [https://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/519201/d120caa07fee11170801885ccee294d9/image/jpeg] Be sure to check out the latest news about Spelman College!<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=58752452&msgid=775055&act=ITJZ&c=519201&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spelman.edu%2Fabout-us%2Fnews-and-events> This message was sent to lparham@auctr.edu<mailto:lparham@auctr.edu> from: SpelmanConnection | spelmanconnection@spelman.edu<mailto:spelmanconnection@spelman.edu> | Spelman College | Spelman College 350 Spelman Lane SW, Box 1700 | Atlanta, GA 30314 Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=58752452&l=24527&s=ITJZ&m=775055&c=519201>