LAST CALL FOR ALUMNI-SPONSORED TRIPS TO AFRICA AND IRELAND
Great news! There is still time to register for these once-in-a-lifetime
adventures to Africa and Ireland. The Office of Alumni Relations has
partnered with Collette Vacations, a leader in the travel industry,
to offer these exciting opportunities to Marygrove College alumni,
family and friends. Space for each trip is limited and registrations
are accepted on a first-come basis. [More]
“LESSONS I LEARNED FROM PETE'S PLACE"
by
PETER J. KARMANOS, JR.
Chairman and CEO, Compuware Corporation
This lectures is presented by the Business and Computer Information
Systems Dept.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Marygrove College, Madame Cadillac Building, Denk Chapman Hall [More]
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN AUTHOR LECTURE SERIES TO FEATURE
CHARLES JOHNSON – APRIL 7, 2006
Marygrove's
Department of English and Modern Languages is pleased to announce
that acclaimed novelist Charles Johnson will be the eighteenth guest
in the Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series. Johnson
is the author of four novels, including Middle Passage,
which received the 1990 National Book Award, and Dreamer,
which focuses on the last months of the life of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. [More]
UPCOMING MARYGROVE COLLEGE THEATER SCHEDULE:
Dinner/Theater
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Marygrove College Theatre • Saturday, February 11, 2006
Dinner 6:30 p.m., Show 8:00 p.m. [More]
ART EXHIBITS AT MARYGROVE
Opening Reception for both galleries
Thursday, January 19, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
General Public is welcome!
In The Gallery
New Romanticism
Artists: Adrian Hatfield, Josh Newth, Riva Sayegh and Shannon Woods
Curated by Kristin Beaver
Also, photos by Jenny Kilimi
In the Beyond Words Library Gallery
Freezing Bees
Artist: Cherie Spencer [More]
HAVE A SEAT CHAIR AUCTION AND STROLLING DINNER - SPECTACULAR!
Those
who were fortunate enough to attend the Have a Seat Chair Auction
and Strolling Dinner Founders’ Celebration on November 10
experienced an evening filled with magic, creativity and excitement.
Have a Seat, Marygrove’s first major fundraising
event in several years, attracted over 250 guests, a number surpassing
original predictions. [More]
REQUEST FOR NOMINATION FOR DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS
Marygrove College and the Alumni Association are calling for nominations
for the Distinguished Alumni Awards. These awards have been established
to recognize and honor alumni who have distinguished themselves
and their alma mater. Nominations are due by May 31, 2006. [More]
MUSTANG BASKETBALL UPDATE
Men's
Basketball
The men's team is struggling to get wins. They are 3-16 but have
played a very tough schedule to date, which has included one NCAA
Division I team and three NCAA Division II teams. The team is sticking
together though and recently had a big win, 79-71, over Savannah
College of Art & Design from Georgia in the Madonna University
Holiday Tournament. [More]
ONSTAGE! ARTS PROGRAM FEATURES CLASSES IN MUSIC,
DANCE, THEATER, ART AND WRITING FOR ALL AGES
Onstage! is a multidisciplinary, community-focused, arts
outreach program directed to children, adolescents, adults and teachers
within the metro Detroit region, with particular emphasis on the
City of Detroit. This year’s season offers master classes,
workshops, clinics, lessons and public performances in music, dance,
art, theatre and literature. [More]
ALUMNA LISA KANIUT COBB '77 TO LEAD PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP
IN TUSCANY IN JUNE 2006
Author
and playwright, Lisa Kaniut Cobb ’77, will lead an adult playwriting
workshop in Tuscany the week of June 3, 2006. Let Tuscany stimulate
your creativity as you immerse yourself in the history and intrigues
that give the area its unique character. Discover how the process
of play wrighting can unleash your inner Shakespeare as you explore
new tools to entertain, excite, inform or provoke an audience. Join
a group of working writers who are eager to refine their writing
through critiques, revisions and staged readings. [More]
SHOP ON-LINE AND SUPPORT DESERVING STUDENTS
The Marygrove College Alumni Association has registered with an
online shopping mall called OneCause that allows a percentage of
your total bill to be donated back to the Alumni Association. Funds
raised through OneCause will be used to provide scholarships for
deserving students. Shopping couldn’t be easier as there are
hundreds of online merchants and stores at which to shop. [More]
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