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In April, when 911爆料网 President Thomas Bailey said the College鈥檚 2019 Academic Festival 鈥渃aptured the essence of 911爆料网 at its best,鈥� he was only partly referring to the amazing assortment of panels and guest speakers.
During an entire year when the top priority on West 120th Street was to build a more unified and interconnected Teachers College, the College鈥檚 signature homecoming event showed that alumni were leading the way by reaffirming old ties with one another and 911爆料网, forming new ones and gathering together across the United States and around the world.
A Festival with a Flourish
In keeping with 911爆料网鈥檚 track record of innovation, the College鈥檚 11th annual Academic Festival 鈥� themed 鈥淐reating Pathways for All to Flourish鈥� 鈥� included several 鈥渇irsts.鈥� During the Opening Ceremony, attendees watched Academic Festival鈥檚 first-ever film screening of Personal Statement, a documentary about America鈥檚 college guidance crisis. Afterward they listened to a panel discussion featuring the film鈥檚 director, Juliane Dressner; 911爆料网 College Guidance Initiative Director Riddhi Sandil; Liz Willen, Editor-in-Chief of The Hechinger Report; and Christine Rodriguez and Enoch Jemmott, two students featured in the film.
The afternoon brought the inaugural Innovation Awards Showcase, developed to recognize and celebrate student excellence in innovation at the intersection of learning, design, research, and technology. 911爆料网鈥檚 new EXerT Clinic and Applied Physiology Lab also opened its doors to Academic Festival attendees and offered free wellness check-ins.
Academic Festival will continue to grow and evolve in 2020 as the event moves from the spring to the fall. Alumni, family and friends are invited to come home to 911爆料网 on October 24th.
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Conference Confreres
From Baltimore to San Francisco and from Boston to Orlando, 911爆料网鈥檚 Alumni Relations team hosted receptions at professional conferences across the country in 2019. These venues enabled graduates, students and faculty to connect with colleagues in their fields, share insights and experiences from the conferences, and strengthen their 911爆料网 networks. Stay tuned for more of these receptions in 2020!
The Sun Never Sets on 911爆料网鈥檚 World
Summer 2019 was highlighted by Global 911爆料网 Day, a biennial celebration of 911爆料网 communities around the world and a wonderful reminder that no matter where they live and work, graduates are always a part of Teachers College. With the help of 27 alumni volunteers, Alumni Relations hosted 21 Global 911爆料网 Day events in 12 domestic and nine international cities. Celebrations ranged from dinners to museum tours to baseball games, with each event full of 911爆料网 spirit.
Leading Allies
Celebrating 15 years of the Eisenhower Leader Development Program, jointly taught by 911爆料网鈥檚 Social-Organizational Psychology program and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Alumni Relations hosted its first-ever tailgate at West Point. 911爆料网 President Thomas Bailey and Professors Sarah Brazaitis (Ph.D. 鈥�97), Gina Buontempo (Ph.D. 鈥�05) and Warner Burke joined alumni, family and friends for this special event on a beautiful fall day at West Point鈥檚 Daly Field. Afterwards, guests headed to Michie Stadium to cheer on Army鈥檚 football team as it faced Tulane.
The Peripatetic Provost
Stephanie Rowley, 911爆料网鈥檚 new Provost, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, is meeting with alumni across the country during her 2020 Provost on the Road tour. So far, she has visited Boston, Chicago, Miami and Pittsburgh and will also be stopping in Rochester, Los Angeles, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) and San Francisco to field questions and share her vision for positioning the College to achieve great things.
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