From barbara at wordcourt.com Tue Mar 4 12:58:18 2008 From: barbara at wordcourt.com (Barbara Wallraff) Date: Tue Mar 4 12:49:57 2008 Subject: [Acbostonalums] FYI Message-ID: <4E341F1A-58E5-47CE-B15C-720D7DB2D7C0@wordcourt.com> Hello, all, This just in by way of AC3 and Boston chapter member Terry Herndon -- more background reading: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/03/04/antioch For those of you planning to attend tomorrow's meeting, please note that the refreshments will be minimal. It is scheduled for 7:00 to give you a chance to have something to eat before you come. Until then, Barbara -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://w3.antioch.edu/pipermail/acbostonalums/attachments/20080304/5ba2d3a9/attachment.html From barbara at wordcourt.com Sat Mar 8 14:06:03 2008 From: barbara at wordcourt.com (Barbara Wallraff) Date: Sat Mar 8 13:57:41 2008 Subject: [Acbostonalums] Notes from our chapter meeting Wednesday Message-ID: <561B9A1F-FA1B-43B3-9C26-355FA350A2C9@wordcourt.com> It was a very informative, encouraging meeting! Our main speaker was Frances Degen Horowitz, co-chair of the Antioch College Continuation Corporation and University Professor and President Emerita of the City University of New York Graduate Center. Also participating were Zee Gamson, a former University Trustee, a long-time educator, and an adviser to the AC3; Terry Herndon, an AC3 Board member; and Mike Brower and Matthew Derr, of the College Alumni Board. Frances and others made the point that Antioch is not just our alma mater but occupies a unique, important place in the American educational landscape. Frances, Zee, Mike, and others assured us that we can all be proud of the current faculty and students and that they're very much in the Antioch tradition. Frances, Zee, and Terry could not answer some questions because of confidentiality agreements between the University negotiating team and the AC3, which are still in effect. Frances Horowitz explained that: * The AC3 is convinced that the University's governance structure does not serve the College well and that a small residential liberal arts college needs a Board of Trustees dedicated to raising money for the College, whereas that has not been a basic need for the other University campuses. * The AC3, having studied a range of options, is convinced that if College operations are suspended, "the hill to climb" to ensure the College's future "becomes much steeper," for reasons having to do with accreditation, continuity, and funding. * A draft of the AC3 business plan is now in the hands of the trustees. * Negotiations with the Board of Trustees are continuing; Frances herself remains guardedly optimistic; and it is still possible that there will be a freshman class next year. *Pledges to the College Revival Fund are urgently needed, to prove that the AC3 not only has money to keep the College open for the next four years (as accrediting bodies require) but has a cushion of additional funds. It is important to pledge *now,* while it's still possible to keep the College open next year. Only if the negotiations succeed will alums be asked to fulfill their pledges. We can pledge online at antiochians.org Zee Gamson said: *She is mystified as to why the University "is not jumping at the chance" to turn the College, with its perpetual financial troubles, over to the AC3. *This is an exciting time -- the first chance the College has had in 35 years to "go back to being itself," independent of the University that absorbed it. Today the opportunity for the College to have a real impact on higher education and the U.S. is extraordinary. Large pledges by a large number of alumni will help secure this historic place for Antioch College. Chapter members Everett Mendelsohn, Richard Campbell, and Mike Brower, among others, observed that the Board of Trustees has failed to communicate a vision of the future of the College -- or at any rate one that honors and perpetuates the Antioch tradition. They urged the AC3 to envision an inspiring future for the College, to do it as soon as possible, and to let us help. Mike Brower said: * He does not believe that the views of the Board of Trustees as a whole are being well represented by the team delegated to negotiate with the AC3. The team consists of Chancellor Toni Murdock, Board Chair Art Zucker, CFO Tom Faecke, and two lawyers -- among whom only Zucker is a College alum. * The Alumni Association Board of Directors is 100% behind the AC3. The two groups are working closely together. The Non-Stop Antioch initiative announced by the Alumni Board on March 2 is intended to support the negotiations and plans of the AC3, not to compete with them in any way. Only as a Plan B, to be implemented if the Board of Trustees does not reach agreement to turn over the College to the AC3, is Non-Stop Antioch seeking ways to keep the College at least partly open next year. * The Alumni Board is resolved that "come hell or high water" Reunion 2008 will be held in Yellow Springs June 20-22. * A petition urging the Board of Trustees to successfully complete negotiations with the AC3 to keep the College open and accredited was recently posted on antiochians.org. Those who support the AC3's goals are urged to sign it. Matthew Derr said: * He's seen how eager Antiochians are to do whatever they can to help the College, and he hopes we'll recognize that giving -- pledging money to the College Revival Fund -- is a form of doing. It is almost certainly the most helpful thing we can do at present. Chapter member Jodi Solomon suggested that each of us get in touch with five Antiochian friends and urge them to make pledges now, while they might still help keep the College open after June. Even small pledges are valuable, because each pledge represents one more alum who cares. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://w3.antioch.edu/pipermail/acbostonalums/attachments/20080308/d23fa249/attachment.html From barbara at wordcourt.com Mon Mar 24 14:48:54 2008 From: barbara at wordcourt.com (Barbara Wallraff) Date: Mon Mar 24 15:00:06 2008 Subject: [Acbostonalums] Antioch alumni event for fun References: <47E7E79A.3050603@prosperodesign.com> Message-ID: <3E6AEC50-69DB-427A-9D09-43BBAB8E0E5D@wordcourt.com> The Antioch College Alumni Group of Boston invites you to join us for the U.S. Premiere of ELECTIONS & ERECTIONS: A Chronicle of Fear and Fun, by Pieter-Dirk Uys Sunday, April 13, at 2 pm Zero Arrow Theatre, Cambridge, Mass. The corner of Arrow Street and Massachusetts Avenue, in Harvard Square Private reception to follow Pieter-Dirk Uys's Foreign AIDS had a phenomenally successful run during the A.R.T.?s 2005 South African Festival. Now Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Mrs. Evita Bezuidenhout (?the most famous white woman in South Africa?) and of course their alter ego, Pieter-Dirk Uys, are returning to Cambridge. Join us for Uys's latest, most outrageous attack on political outrage, which underlines the ?mock? in democracy and exposes the ?con? in reconciliation. Tickets are $30 (a special group rate! includes fees) To order tickets, follow the "Add to Cart" PayPal link on this page: http://prosperodesign.com/antioch/ You're welcome to order tickets for family and friends at the group rate The deadline for ordering is Sunday, April 6. If you are unable to use PayPal but want to attend, please e-mail Barbara Wallraff about how to pay by check. The deadline for ordering with a check is Wednesday, April 2. ?Fighting fear and political madness with humor has been my way of life since the 1970s. I always said that the previous government wrote my material for me. That?s why I didn?t pay taxes; I paid royalties.? ? Pieter-Dirk Uys -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://w3.antioch.edu/pipermail/acbostonalums/attachments/20080324/d37c13c9/attachment.html