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HOOD ALUMNAE AND ALUMNI "MESSIAH" RECEPTION: Sunday, Nov. 20, 2 p.m., Alumnae House. Please join alums as we gather for light refreshments before the Sunday performance. Tickets, which must be ordered through the Alumnae and Alumni Programs Office, and include the reception and reserved seating are $15 per person. R.S.V.P. by calling (800) 707-5280, option 2. |
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KUDOS: Ruth Ravitz Smith '83 and Chip Glisson, both members of the Hood College Board of Associates and on the Career Center Advisory Council, were speakers at a networking workshop for students and alums. Both credit their networking skills for their career advancements. Thanks to Ruth and Chip for providing students and alums guidance and expertise on how to meet people and work the room! |
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HOOD'S FIELD HOCKEY TEAM SEIZES CHAMPIONSHIP: Hood College won the Atlantic Colleges Conference (AWCC) Field Hockey Championship by upsetting Wilson College. This is the team's first conference championship since 1999. Click here for the complete story. Go Blazers! |
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"STORIES OF SURVIVAL—VOICES OF HOPE": Join us for a panel discussion Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005, at 9 a.m. in the Whitaker Campus Commons. Hood’s social work department and student social work organization will join Hope Alive, Inc. for a panel discussion entitled, “Stories of Survival—Voices of Hope.” The panelists will share their stories of hope and triumph of overcoming homelessness. Click here for more information. |
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CD IS AVAILABLE: Noel Lester's Christmas CD is available in time for the holiday season. Titled "A Family Christmas With the Lesters," it includes more than an hour of Christmas music by such masters as Bach, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Wesley and compositions by Homer Carhart, husband of Julia Holzapfel Carhart '30. Click here for more information about the Christmas CD. |
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IT IS TIME TO NOMINATE SOME GREAT ALUMS: The Alumnae and Alumni of Hood College is taking nominations for three awards: Excellence in Alumnae and Alumni Service Award, Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Award, and the Outstanding Recent Alumna and Alumnus Award. Each year, three distinguished alums are honored at the Alumnae and Alumni Luncheon during Reunion Weekend for their service to the College and for their career achievements. For more information on the awards click here and go to the Awards Nominations Form. Send completed forms to Peggy Bull Larsen '74, M.S.'79, assistant vice president for alumnae and alumni programs, or e-mail the information to larsen@hood.edu |
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNAE AND ALUMNI OF HOOD COLLEGE: We are now accepting nominations for the positions of president-elect and second vice president of the Alumnae and Alumni of Hood College. Click here and go to the Awards Nominations Form. Send completed forms to Peggy Bull Larsen '74, M.S.'79, assistant vice president for alumnae and alumni programs, or e-mail the information to larsen@hood.edu The slate of nominees will be published in the winter issue of the Hood Magazine and will be available on the College's Web site. |
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GRADUATE SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECENT HOOD ALUMS: The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation annually awards scholarships to individuals who will be attending graduate school for the first time beginning fall 2006. Hood may only nominate two individuals; both of whom must either be a current Hood student or a recent alumnae and alumni. The deadline for the internal selection process is Feb. 27, 2006. For more information contact Allen P. Flora at flora@hood.edu or (301) 696-3680. |
A HOOD TRADITION CONTINUES: In December 1948 the choirs of Hood
College and the United States Naval Academy joined to present Handel's
"Messiah" at the Naval Academy. The rehearsal was held
one week before at Hood and was open to the Frederick community.
The rehearsal and performance schedule continued until 1958 when
both choirs began performing the famous oratorio at each institution.
Please join us for this wonderful tradition Saturday, Nov. 19, at
8 p.m., or Sunday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. For those who can’t make it
to campus, contact the Hood College bookstore at (301) 696-4480
to purchase a copy of the recording of the 50th anniversary performance
of Handel’s "Messiah" at Hood College. This year's performance
at Hood is directed by Brenda J. Weiser. Tickets are available by
calling (301) 696-3964. Click 
CHEER ON THE HOOD BLAZERS: The winter athletics schedule is complete
and we encourage our alumnae and alumni to come out to a game
and cheer for the Blazers. You can show your Hood pride by cheering
at a home game or if you don't live nearby, check out the athletics
schedule to find out if a Hood team is playing near you.
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To R.S.V.P. or for information on the upcoming events, e-mail us at alumoffice@hood.edu, or call (800) 707-5280, option 2, or (301) 696-3900. |
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, 4-6 p.m. Please join area alums for a Holiday Cheer Party at the home of Beth Rittenhouse '74, P '07, Conshohocken, Pa. | |
| MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, 11:30 a.m., brunch for $35 per person at the Madison Hotel, One Convent Rd., Morristown, N.J. Please join area alums and welcome President Volpe, who will deliver greetings and share news of the College. | |
| HAGERSTOWN, Md., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2006, 6 p.m. Please join the Hagerstown Hood Club for its holiday dinner at the Fountain Head Country Club, $17.50 per person. R.S.V.P. to Virginia Gambrill Hendrickson '44 at (301) 739-5815. |
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PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz., Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, 5-7 p.m. at the home of Janet Hobbs Cotton '59. Please join area alums and welcome President Volpe, who will deliver greetings and share news of the College. | |
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TUCSON, Ariz., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006, noon. Skyline Country Club. Please join area alums and welcome President Volpe, who will deliver greetings and share news of the College. | |
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Friday, March 3, 2006. Alaska Potlatch Dinner on the eve of the Iditarod. Please join area alums for this time-honored tradition. | |
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sunday, April 23, 2006, 1-4 p.m., potluck luncheon and business meeting at the home of Kathie Zale Myhre '70, West Chester, Pa. Please join us in welcoming President Volpe, who will deliver greetings and share news of the College. | |
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Save The Date events are scheduled, and we will continue to keep you updated as plans become definite. If you have any questions about the upcoming events, e-mail us at alumoffice@hood.edu or call (800) 707-5280, option 2 or (301) 696-3900. |
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HOOD COLLEGE CAREER SERVICES: Take advantage of free lifetime services. We can help you with your résumé, give you advice on your job search and talk to you about career options and much more. Contact us at (301) 696-3583 or by e-mail at careers@hood.edu to schedule an appointment. | |
| CVC TEACHER FAIR: Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, 2-6 p.m., Gettysburg College, College Union Building, ballroom. Representatives from more than 50 school districts and private schools are expected at this annual event. Job seekers must have a résumé in order to enter the fair. Free for college students and alums from Hood College and other CVC member institutions. | |
| THINKING OF A CAREER CHANGE? Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, Career Center, 7:30 p.m. Looking for a new job? Exploring your options? Making a career switch? Whether you are just now starting to think about "doing something different" or you are in the midst of a professional shift, join us for an enlightening workshop. |
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EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, 8 p.m., Brodbeck Music Hall. Hood's Early Music Ensemble, under the direction of William Simms, will present its fall concert. | |
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SECOND CENTURY FOUNDATION GRANT PRESENTATION: Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005, 12:45 p.m., Marx Center. Whitney Trettien '07 will speak about her project, "Strangers to Our Own Language: Teaching English in Thailand," and the work she carried out as a volunteer teaching English to children in rural northeast Thailand during the summer of 2005. | |
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INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL SHOW: Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, 7 - 9 p.m., Rosenstock Auditorium. The show will feature dances, skits and a fashion show reflecting the diversity of many cultures throughout the world. | |
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DISCOVER HOOD DAY: Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Hood’s Admissions Office will be hosting an open house for prospective freshmen and transfer students and their parents. | |
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CANDELIGHT VESPERS: Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, 7:30 p.m., Coffman Chapel. Please join the Hood community in celebrating the holiday season with this time-honored tradition of lessons, carols and musical performances by several Hood groups. | |
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| A FAMILY CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005, 8-10 p.m., Brodbeck Music Hall. Noel Lester, chair of the music department, and RoseAnn Markow Lester, instructor of violin and viola and director of the preparatory music division, will present selections from their new CD, "A Family Christmas." They will be joined by Marie Lester ’06, soprano; David Lester, guitarist and percussionist; and Mary Beth Pearce, instructor of piano, who will perform several piano duets with Noel Lester. | |
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"THROUGH THE EYES OF THE CHILDREN" PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT:
Nov. 1 - 30, Beneficial-Hodson Library, 2nd floor reading porch, open
during library hours. The exhibit will feature photographs taken
by Rwandan children who captured the images of
their war-torn country. 
CROSSING CULTURES: Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005, 12:30 – 2 p.m., Multicultural
Suite, Whitaker Campus Center. Please join us as Dana Reitman
presents, "Women in Malawi." Ms. Reitman, who lived
in Malawi, Africa, for two years, will reflect on the role of women
and children in the Malawian society. 
MOLIERE’S "TARTUFFE": Dec. 1 – 3, 2005, 8 p.m. and Sunday,
Dec. 4, 2005, 2 p.m., Avalon Performing Arts Studio, Tatem Arts
Center. Tickets: $7 general admission, $5 non Hood students, free
for Hood students.
"Tartuffe," presented by Hood Theatre, follows the outrageous
activities of a penniless scoundrel and religious pretender. Invited
to live in his benefactor's house, he wreaks havoc among family
members by breaking off the daughter’s engagement, attempting to
seduce his hostess and resorting to blackmail and extortion. A
discussion panel will follow the Friday night performance. 
STARGAZING AT HOOD: Each Wednesday (when the College is open)
through Dec. 7 the Williams Observatory will be open free of
charge from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. for stargazing. Ken Howard, lecturer
in astronomy at Hood, will be available to answer questions,
and the observatory telescope and the portable telescopes will
provide views of the planets and other popular celestial sights.
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