July 15, 2024

Alumnae/i, register for a Send-Off Party today!

Send-Off Parties welcome incoming Mawrters and their families to the Bryn Mawr College community and connect them with current students, alumnae/i, parents, and staff.   

Upcoming Regional Club Events

All times listed are in the event's local time zone. 
See complete listing of all upcoming events online. 

Sunday, July 21, 2024 
Research Triangle - Durham Distillery
Melissa Katrincic '97 will host alums at her award-winning Durham Distillery. 
4:00 PM ET
Durham Distillery, 711 Washington Street, Durham, NC

Thursday, July 25, 2024 
New York City Club - Literary happy hour and book browse at Yu & Me Books
Escape into the world of books at our literary happy hour! Join us for an evening of browsing, beverages, and bookish conversation at Yu & Me Books.
6:30 PM ET
Yu & Me Books, 44 Mulberry Street, New York, NY 10013

Saturday, July 27, 2024 
Seattle Club - Summer BBQ
Summer BBQ hosted by Melinda Tsang '09.
3:00 PM PT
Belltown, Seattle, WA

Sunday, August 4, 2024 
Princeton Club - Walk in the Woods 
First Sunday of the Month Walk with the Princeton Club
1:00 PM ET
Billie Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve, Princeton, NJ

Sunday, August 4, 2024 
Research Triangle Club - Celebrate the end of summer with the Durham Bulls
The Yale Club is again sponsoring the annual night with the Durham Bulls!
5:00 PM ET
Durham Bulls Athletic Park, 409 Blackwell St., Durham NC 27701

Friday, August 9, 2024 
Chicago Club - Second Friday Happy Hour 
Join the Chicago Club for happy hour on the second Friday of the month. This is a casual opportunity to meet other alumnae/i, network, and catch up with folks.
5:30 PM CT
TBA

Thursday, September 12, 2024 
Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon 
The Bryn Mawr College Alumnae/i of the Northwest invite you and your friends and family to a richly rewarding play-going experience at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Registrations are due by July 15, 2024
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer St., Ashland, OR 97520

Alumnae/i Regional Book Groups

Monday, July 15, 2024 
Seattle Club - Virtual Book Group
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory by Tim Alberta
8:00 PM PT
Via Zoom

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 
Boston Club - Book Group
Marina and Lee: The Tormented Love and Fatal Obsession Behind Lee Harvey Oswald's Assassination of John F. Kennedy by Priscilla Johnson McMillan
7:00 PM ET
Via Zoom

Sunday, July 28, 2024 
Seattle Club - Sunday Book Group
The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson
 2:00 PM PT
Seattle Public Library, 4721 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98118

Thursday, August 1, 2024 
New York City Club - Book Group
The Duke and I: Daphne's Story by Julia Quinn
7:00 PM ET
Via Zoom

Monday, August 5, 2024 
Berkeley Book Group
A l’Ombre des Jeunes Filles en Fleur by Marcel Proust
3:00 PM PT
At a member’s home in Berkeley

Monday, August 5, 2024 
North Carolina Book Discussion
Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury by Drew Faust '68
7:00 PM ET
Via Zoom

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 
Seattle Club - Eastside Book Group
Matrix by Lauren Groff
1:15 PM PT
Crossroads Shopping Center, 15600 NE 8th St, Bellevue, WA

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 
Mawrtyr Memoir Book Club
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay by Cornelia Otis Skinner 1921 and Emily Kimbrough 1921
1:00 PM ET or 8:15 PM ET
Zoom

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 
DC Club - Monthly Book Discussion
A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman: A Memoir, by Lindy Elkins-Tanton.
7:30 PM ET
Via Zoom

Monday, August 19, 2024 
Seattle Club - Virtual Book Group
Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill
8:00 PM PT
Via Zoom

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 
Delaware Club - Virtual Book Chat
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
7:00 PM ET
Via Zoom

Bryn Mawr in India

The Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Nichole Reynolds, and Associate Chief Development Officer, Kate Morro, will be coming to India for student recruitment and are also looking forward to sharing updates on the College with alumnae/i and families. 

Sunday, August 25, 2024 
Bryn Mawr in India - Mumbai
5:30 PM IST
Willingdon Sports Club, Arya Nagar, Tulsiwadi,
Tardeo, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400034, India

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 
Bryn Mawr in India - New Delhi
Location and Time is TBA

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research

Visit GSSWSR Center for Professional Development website for information on our continuing education (CEU) trainings.

Visit GSSWSR Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute website for information on our leadership development trainings. 

Set Your Sights on Organizational Leadership 
No one hands you a rulebook on how to move from middle to senior management in the nonprofit and social sector. This certificate program will help you gain the tools you need to broaden your perspective to think and act systemically. Also, it'll provides concrete systems thinking tools you can apply to analyze complex situations and foster a culture of organizational learning.
Application Deadline: September 19, 2024
In-person and Virtual Classroom via Zoom 

Friday, August 9, 2024
GSSWSR - Screening for Suicide Risk in Youth 
In this presentation, we will cover statistics and specific risk factors for suicide in young people, discuss the importance of building rapport, and explore different ways to utilize language in a child-friendly way to achieve more accurate risk assessments. 
12:30 PM ET
Virtual Classroom via Zoom

Alumnae/i Travel Program

For a PDF brochure or additional information on the trips you see below or any of our upcoming trips, please contact Taylor Manferdini.

February 27 - March 7, 2025 
Cotswolds Escape

Join an enriching journey through some of England's most celebrated sites! From your base in the Georgian town of Woodstock, venture through the poetic countryside and encounter delightful villages and country gardens. Excursions include a trip to Oxford's storied university and the butter-hued villages of the Cotswolds: Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon, Blenheim Palace and Bath!

At the conclusion of your journey, join the greater Bryn Mawr community for an optional extension in London for the Bryn Mawr College International Forum March 7-8. View more information about the Forum here.

Alumni Learning Consortium Webinars

Visit Bryn Mawr's Upcoming Webinars page to register and access recordings of past programs. Contact cpd@brynmawr.edu with any questions.

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 
ALC - Emotion by Design: Creative Leadership Lessons From a Life at Nike
Emotion is what elevates the most successful brands above the rest, allowing them to occupy a rarefied place in consumers' hearts and minds.
12:00 PM ET
Via Webinar

Yoga at Home - Live Zoom with Bryn Mawr

Fridays on Zoom

Join your fellow Mawrter alumnae/i and current athletes for a live weekly yoga class on Zoom. Courtney Morris ’99, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach & Fitness Center Director at BMC, will lead the class. 

12:00 PM ET Class is an hour commitment and meets weekly on Friday at noon. Zoom login Password: 7zDw73

Connections

Friday, July 19, 2024 - Saturday, August 10, 2024  Luella Wallander ‘25, coordinates discounted chamber music concert tickets for Mawrters at Music@Menlo!  
Menlo School, Menlo Park, CA

Are you doing a book tour? Have you written a memoir? Performing at a local theater? Reading your poetry at a coffee shop?

Let us know! We want to share your non-Bryn Mawr related events with fellow Mawrters right here in Alumnae/i Connections.

Submit details at clubs@brynmawr.edu by the 10th and 25th of each month -- include date, time, location, and registration info.

Alumnae/i Information Update

Have you moved? Gotten a new job? New email address?

Update your information today!

Contact Us

Alumnae/i Connections is a bi-weekly event calendar published by Bryn Mawr Alumnae/i Relations and Development on the 15th and 30th of each month. Submit details at clubs@brynmawr.edu by the 10th and 25th of each month -- include date, time, location, and registration info.

Interested in hosting an event or starting a club in your area? Contact clubs@brynmawr.edu