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Faculty Speaker Event: Michael Thurston

March 22nd, 2012 § 0

The Smith College Club of Pasadena invites you to coffee with faculty speaker Michael Thurston

Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 10:30 a.m.

Vanessa’s Cafe

696 E Colorado Blvd in Pasadena

(in the Arcade, directly across from El Portal)

Michael Thurston won a Sherrerd Prize for Distinguished Teaching in 2010.  He teaches courses on American literature, especially poetry, and on modern and contemporary British and Irish poetry.  At our meeting, he plans to use the recent film Midnight in Paris as a way into talking about the famous modernists and what they were really like, both in person and on the page, and then “glide into the fascination of what’s difficult, maybe via Gertrude Stein.”

Please RSVP to Anne at 818-957-7702 or anne_mcneill@yahoo.com

There is no charge for this event

Young Alumnae Comedy Night 2/21

February 13th, 2012 § 0

Your young alumnae chairs, Xiomara Iraheta ’07 and Kimberly Sou ’04, invite all Smithies who graduated in or after 2002 to come out for a fun night at “Comedy Bang Bang” at the Upright Citizens Brigade on 2/21.

Comedy Bang Bang logo

Tickets are just $5, but you must buy them online starting Friday, 2/17. They sell out fast, so don’t dawdle!

More details here.

Smith College Career Events

February 7th, 2012 § 0

The AASC just sent out this email to promote professional development and networking opportunities. Let us know what your experience has been like with these webinars.
Feeling stuck? Worried about job security? Need a change? Then make this the year you finally give your career a makeover! Participate in one of the Alumnae Association’s career events and set your sights on your dream career. Here’s what’s coming up in February and March:

WEBINARS

Adding Volunteer Experience to Your Resume
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
11 a.m. to noon

Introduction to LinkedIn
Thursday, February 9, 2012
9 to 10 a.m.

LinkedIn 2: Building and Utilizing Your Network
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Smith Moms: Negotiating a Return to the Workforce, Part 1
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Smith Moms: Negotiating a Return to the Workforce, Part 2
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Click here for more information and to register. All webinars are free but you must register.

ON-CAMPUS EVENTS

Job Search and Networking Group
Alumnae House, Smith College

Updating Your Resume
Tuesday, February 21, 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Interviewing Techniques
Friday, March 16, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Click here for more information.

OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS

Career-Changing Weekend
There are three spaces left for the Career-Changing Weekend at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, MA. Click here for more information or e-mail Colleen O’Mara, associate director for alumnae engagement, at comara@smith.edu.

Job Leads: Planning internship with City of LA, Business development for social network

January 31st, 2012 § 0

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Following the release of our January 2012 newsletter, two job leads came our way:

  • From Blake Lamb ’99: The City of Los Angeles’s Planning Department is looking for an intern to work on a variety of projects and tasks, including coordination of regional transportation projects, updates to several of its general plan land use elements, such as updates to the Mobility and Housing Elements, drafting of a new Health Element, development of design overlay and specific plans, implementation of the bike plan and the review of new development projects. For more information, download this.
  • Karin Thayer ’90 is looking for an intrepid Smithie to do brand and business development for her start-up social network for families called FertilityPlanit. View the job description here. Karin will be in Los Angeles between February 8 and 10 to network with entertainment and business professionals.

Tea Time in Lafayette Square 2/26

January 31st, 2012 § 0

Make new friends and connect with old ones at a mid-winter tea. Lore Hilburg ’73 will host this delightful social event in her Prairie Craftsman home in the historic neighborhood of Lafayette Square, near West Boulevard and Venice Boulevard in Mid-City Los Angeles.
DATE: February 26, 2012
TIME: 3 PM – 5 PM
PLACE: Historic Lafayette Square, near West and Venice in Mid-City (address given upon RSVP)


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Please note: Some streets in Lafayette Square have restricted access. Access Virginia Road from St. Charles Place off Crenshaw Boulevard.
RSVP: lore at hilburglaw.com or 323-934-4443

Smithies go to the theater on Feb. 1

January 31st, 2012 § 0

Kathleen Turner portrays Molly Ivins in "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins"

A group from SCCLA will be attending a performance of “Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins”  on February 1st. Kathleen Turner will be portraying Molly Ivins ’66.
DATE: February 1, 2012
TIME: 8 p.m.
PLACE: Geffen Playhouse, Gil Cates Theatre, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, 90024
COST: Tickets start at $65, call (310) 208-2028 or purchase online at the Geffen website.
RSVP: No need to RSVP, but purchase tickets soon for this limited engagement. Look for Vivian Forbes ’50 and company in the lobby during intermission.
Missed the show? No worries; the show runs through February 19th.

January 2012 newsletter now online

January 31st, 2012 § 0

Did you miss the January 2012 edition of the Smith College Club of Los Angeles newsletter? Download the SCCLA January 2012 Newsletter (PDF), click here to subscribe, or skim the highlights after the jump.

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Join us at POWERING UP: Smith Women in Business, March 24th

January 21st, 2012 § 0

Join us at “Powering Up: A Symposium for Smith Women in Business” on Saturday, March 24 at the Autry National Center.

Your Smith degree opens a world of personal and professional connections, and we at the Alumnae Association of Smith College want to help you tap into them.

Join other alumnae from the Los Angeles area for “Powering Up,” a symposium for Smith women in business. During this daylong event, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in discussions with leading experts in the profession on a range of topics, from getting ahead in corporate America to ethics in business. Attend and you will:

  • Connect and network with other Smith women who share your professional interests
  • Learn about the latest trends and ideas shaping the business world
  • Hear directly from Smith President Carol T. Christ on the exciting initiatives around global education, women’s leadership, and access to education currently underway on campus

Don’t miss this opportunity to share experiences and advice, build your contacts, and exchange ideas, business cards, and e-mail addresses.

Take advantage of the Smith network. It’s yours for life.

The link to register and other details are available after the jump:

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’05 Smith alum seeks contributions for fun community arts project

November 14th, 2011 § 0

The Smith College Club of Los Angeles recently received this email from Anne Kubitsky ’05 regarding an art project is she is working on. She is seeking our support!

Read on:

Hi there!

My name is Anne Kubitsky (Smith 2005) and I am writing to see if you might be interested in engaging your members in “The Look for the Good Project,” an ongoing community art project. Basically, I am asking people to reflect on something that makes them grateful, write/draw it on a postcard, and then send it to:

What I’m Grateful For
PO Box 602
Old Lyme, CT 06371

It’s really fun and so far — after just a short period of inviting people — I have received cards from all over the
United States (see lookforthegoodproject.org). Since these “glimmers of gladness” will be part of a traveling art exhibition making its debut this January at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London, CT participants who send a postcard soon might be able to see their work hanging in a museum this January (I’ll post photos of the exhibition on the blog so that people can access it remotely too). Also, if you’d like to learn more about the project, please see my Kickstarter project:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/323465227/the-look-for-the-good-project

Here, you’ll learn about how a whale rescue off the coast of California inspired the whole project and how you can help bring The Look for the Good Project to life. I would be thrilled if you might consider sharing this with the alums in the area.

Anne Kubitsky
lookforthegoodproject.org

Join us for the 2011 Holiday Soiree

November 8th, 2011 § 0

Wine, Dine and Be Merry And Celebrate the Holidays with the Smith College Club of Los Angeles at our annual

HOLIDAY SOIREE

Date:  Saturday, December 3, 2011
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: The gracious home of Colleen and Sol Rabin P’08, 1245 Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Fees:
  • Club Members and one guest – Complimentary
  • Non-Member – $20.00 per person
  • Dues may be paid at door for instant membership
How can you get involved:
  • The club will provide beverages but we ask you to bring culinary delights, serving 8, as follows:
    • Hearty Hors D’oeuvres – for last name initials from A-P
    • Delectable Desserts – for last name initials from Q-Z
  • Food collection:
    • In the spirit of the season we will have a food drive collection bin by the front door.  We encourage you to bring canned items or boxed dry goods for donation to the Los Angeles Food Bank.
RSVP:
  • Via email to Amy Schancupp at aschancupp@aol.com
  • Via phone to Vivian Forbes at 818-705-3813.

Please indicate number of guests and the dish you’ll be bringing.

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