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Educating and Empowering Women Colby-Sawyer College will sponsor “What Women Want Now: The New Hampshire Women’s Caucus,” on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. The caucus will provide a lively forum for discussing the issues most critical to women in the state, nation and Sheryl WuDunn world, and equip participants with education, resources and tools to work toward improving the status of women. Sheryl WuDunn, co-author of The New York Yo Times best-selling book, Half the Sky: TTurning Oppression into Opportunity for WWomen Worldwide, will deliver the key- nnote address. The New Hampshire Women’s Caucus will begin with three consecutive panel discussions of major areas of concern for women: health; the economy; and global issues. Each panel will consist of three expert speakers, each of whom will present and advocate for specific issues, followed by a question-and-answer period. In the lunch and caucus session, participants will discuss and vote for the issues within each topic area that they believe are most critical and can be addressed most effectively through collective engagement and action. The results of the vote will be presented as the Caucus Platform prior to the keynote address. Three afternoon workshops will provide resources and tools to help participants bring about positive changes for women in their local communities, in the national discourse and politics, and in the global community. These instructive, interactive sessions will highlight ways to create awareness, build community and inspire collective action aimed at societal engagement and change. The sessions will focus on creating change through the use of traditional and social media, collaboration with community-based and non-profit organizations, and participation in legislative processes and governmental and political organizations. “The New Hampshire Women’s Caucus seeks to bring women of all ages and political persuasions together to focus on critical issues where profound changes are needed to improve the lives of women,” says Assistant Professor of Humanities Margaret Wiley. “We want women to see themselves, both individually and collectively, as agents of change, armed with the education, resources and tools they will need to bring about the change we seek. We know that when women work together, we truly have the power to improve the lives of women and their families.” Visit www.colby-sawyer.edu/nhwomenscaucus to learn more and reserve tickets. 8 COLBY-SAWYER ALUMNI MAGAZINE A New Home for Artists and Art Lovers Artists need a place to call their own with resources and space to create and exhibit their work. That’s why Colby-Sawyer is committed to building a new fine and performing arts center that will inspire creativity and appreciation of the arts. The Sawyer Fine Arts Center, built in 1959, no longer meets the needs of a growing college and art department, according to Chair and Joyce J. Kolligian Distinguished Professor for Fine and Performing Arts Jon Keenan. The arts have changed, along with the student body, he says, and sophisticated technology is now essential for graphic design, photography and other digital media. “The new arts center will be a state-of-the-art facility that is closely integrated with other academic programs on campus,” Professor Keenan explains. “Its beautiful design, expansive mountain views and natural light will create an environment conducive to creating and enjoying the arts.” The college selected The S/L/A/M Collaborative of Glastonbury, Conn., to design the new arts center, and after careful analysis, the firm recommended a site close to the library and other academic buildings. The design incorporates some of the campus’s most interesting architectural and natural features, including barn-like structures built of clapboard and wood siding and fieldstones on the face of the entryway. In keeping with the college’s commitment to sustainability, the center’s roof will be built at angles to accommodate solar panels. The builder will use green materials and construction practices within a design that takes advantage of natural ventilation and light. A light-filled lobby will host art shows and other gatherings of up to 230 people, and visual arts studios will span three north-facing floors. A 500-seat auditorium and a 200-seat black box theater will accommodate both large and small theater and musical productions. Generous alumni and friends provided early support, and fundraising for this $21-million project has been reinvigorated with plans for a bold new design and direction for the arts center, according to Vice President of Advancement Beth Cahill. “The arts enrich our lives, and Colby-Sawyer must provide a home for them as inspiring as the work our students and faculty create,” she says. “The new arts center will bring the college and area communities together to collaborate and extend our role in the region as a center for arts and culture.” Arts Center Steering Committee Co-Chairs Ellie Goldthwait ’51 and Robin Mead ’72 will work closely with the college to invite the support that will ultimately make the new art center possible. Alumnae Heidi Gray Niblack ’68 and Sally Shaw Veitch ’66 have already contributed generous leadership gifts to the project.
PHOTO: Amanda Rossi ‘11 Since their retirement, arts and culture have played major roles in the lives of Heidi and John Niblack. “I’m at the point where it’s nice to be able to give back to the institutions that have been a meaningful part in my life,” Heidi explains. “Plus I get the satisfaction of being around to see the impact that a philanthropic gift can provide. I have fond memories of the old art center and student lounge, a relatively new building on campus when I attended. My husband John remembers the lecture hall and auditorium in that same building from his Gordon Research Conference days, so this project resonated with both of us. Helping to build a lecture hall in the new art center seems to be the right thing for us to do for the college at this time.” Similarly, Sally Shaw Veitch is enthusiastic about this opportunity to support Colby-Sawyer students’ education in the arts and to ensure her alma mater’s continued success. “I’ve come to know Colby-Sawyer College through my visits to campus Mercer Hall Susan Colgate Cleveland Library/ Learning Center Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center Curtis L. Ivey Science Center Fine and Performing Arts Center Lethbridge Lodge Windy Hill School This site plan by The S/L/A/M Collaborative depicts the location selected for the new arts center on campus. for the President’s Alumni Advisory Council meetings and through my time with President Tom Galligan, other staff members and meeting faculty and students,” she says. “I am proud of my college’s success, and want to do what I can to provide some of the financial support needed for it to continue to thrive and compete. I know that a new and vibrant arts center is crucial to the future of Colby-Sawyer, and I hope that other alumni will be as inspired as I have been and will join me to help make this project a reality as soon as possible. The students deserve it!” All those involved in the project believe a new fine and performing arts center will enhance students’ and the faculty’s development as artists, as well as provide a beautiful setting in which to celebrate the essential and ennobling role of the arts in our community. Celebrating Success Graduating Fine and Performing Arts students celebrated their achievements during the opening reception for their Senior Exhibition at the Sawyer Center. The students include (from left): Alyssa Sarno, Lelia Brooke Lackey, Matt Lohmann, Kelsie Lee, Danielle Finocchiaro, Evan Shaw, Chloe Sempere, Samantha Castonguay, Megan Sievert, Toby Theodore, Caitlin Thornton, Julie Doherty, Stefan Didrichsen and Max Gaughan. Megan Sievert received the Presidential Purchase Award for a black and white photograph entitled “State of Mind.” Matthew Lohmann was also recognized with the Presidential Purchase Award for an acrylic painting called “Pulse.” Alyssa Sarno was presented with the Susan C. Harp Graphic Design Award for her graphic design movie poster entitled “Shooter.” SUMMER 2011 9 COURTESY OF THE S/L/A/M COLLABORATIVE
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