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MIAMI WELLESLEY CLUB: CLUB NEWSLETTER
BY Kristin D. Barbieri '90, MWC Membership Chair
Fun Facts
Did You Know? Wellesley has produced more women who have gone on to obtain a
Ph.D in economics than any other college in the countryell over 100.
Alumnae Leadership Council Report October 24-26, 2003
The Miami Wellesley Club was fortunate to have 5 Miami Wellesley members
attend the 2003 ALC: Jo Anne Chester Bander Kristin Barbieri
Tracey Bowen Kathy Fraga and Noelle Galperin As always, ALC
is a wonderful way to keep up to date on happenings on campus and around
other clubs. Noelle presented her ideas and successes in running a
medium-sized club, Kristin got some new ideas on communicating with the club
(hence this newsletter) and we all got updates on the Campaign for $400
million as well as services provided by the college such as the Center for
Work and Service.
As of October 1, 2003, the Campaign for $400 million had raised $328.9
million. The final push for $400M will be the toughest and the college
urges your participation. The major goals of the campaign are advancing the
liberal arts ideal, enhancing community, extending Wellesley reach, and
strengthening Annual Giving. Our last campaign, which ended in 1992, had a
goal of $150 million and raised $168 million record for a liberal arts
college! In terms of Miami participation, we have had 105 donors out of a
base of 193 for a participation rate of 54%. Wee in the middle of the
pack: Dayton, Ohio leads participation percentages with 81% of their 27
Wellesley women donating. Of the medium sized clubs, Eastern Maine leads
with 79% of their 115 alums donating!
The Wellesley Center for Work and Service is willing and able to help you
with any work or service transitions you may have. They have Myers-Briggs
testing, free counseling, a website with lots of goodies and of course,
availability of the Alumnae Networking. You can find them here:
http://www.wellesley.edu/CWS/In other college news, the new Davis Parking facility (next to the Sports
Center) will be finished in the winter of 2004, the Wang Campus Center in
December 2004, and the Alumnae Valley restoration in Spring 2005. I can
resist a little editorial comment to say that I find the campus more
beautiful than ever, especially the lakefront!
Don forget to join the Alumnae Connections Community where you can get
your forever e-mail (@alum.Wellesley.edu), search the online directory and
browse message boards and jobs. Visit here:
www.wellesley.edu/Alum/Community.
Visit to Kerry Orchid & Bromeliad Nursery in Homestead November 15, 2003:
Over 50 Miami Wellesley Club members and their guests came to hear about
orchid and bromeliad growing from Kerry Herndon, the husband of Miami WC
co-president Nancy Harter. We toured part of the 1.6 million square foot
facility, marveling at the automated sorting, the huge flats of gorgeous
plants, and the efficiency of the Toyota production system "lean flow"
manufacturing process used at the nursery. We were lucky that the nursery
was in full swing on a Saturday: all those orders coming in for
Thanksgiving. Kerry was an amusing and very informed presenter: he has been
in the business since he was 17 years old. Nancy also got involved directing
traffic and driving the pickup vehicle when we strayed! Many of us bought
more bromeliads and orchids than we can possibly plant in this calendar year
(oops, maybe that was just me). It was a fascinating and unusual day, and
our greatest thanks to Kerry and Nancy for opening up the doors to us!
Upcoming Event:
Mona Lisa Smile, December 20, 2003 matinee at Sunset Place AMC Movie Theatre
Take a break from all your holiday shopping to join your sister Wellesleys
at a showing of Mona Lisa Smile starring Julia Roberts. The movie is based
on the story of a Berkeley graduate who comes to teach at Wellesley in the
1950s, and touches on some of the issues of the day (let see if they are
real or just Hollywood!) After the movie, we will be going back to Linda
Dann house for some holiday cheer and to hear the perspectives of some
1950s alums, and Vicki Raines and Kathy Fraga will talk about some
of the emotions that ran high during filming on campus. Actual movie time
and meeting place to be sent out soon! Reserve your place with Kristin
Barbieri by e-mail kdykema@alum.wellesley.edu or by phone 305-759-3380.
Guests are welcome!
Other stuff:
The Miami Wellesley Club is an entirely member-donation supported
organization. Please consider becoming a paying member of the club, if you
are not already. We have lots of exciting events coming up and need your
support so we can get the word out!
We also always welcome you to join our board meetings or get involved in the
organization. Starting next newsletter, we will start profiling our board
members so you can see what a fantastic organization you belong to. But, of
course, you knew that already!
Contact your Co-Presidents: Noelle Galperin, ngalperin@alum.wellesley.edu
or Nancy Harter,
nharter@alum.wellesley.edu for more information about the club or your
Membership Chair: Kristin D. Barbieri, kdykema@alum.wellesley.edu or
305-759-3380, for information about becoming a member of the club.
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