Issue 2//Summer 2009
CRF staffers Steve “Duffy” ’77 and Eric Miller ’81 celebrate
and give thanks outside the CRF Office in Yellow Springs.
Antiochians Celebrate Agreement for Independent Antioch College
By Aimee Lunde Maruyama ’96
As the rest of the country gears up for the July 4th holiday, the word independence means something quite different for alumni, students, friends, former faculty, staff and supporters of Antioch College this week. On Tuesday June 30th at 12pm, the Great Lakes Collegiate Association released the news that the boards of Antioch University and the Antioch College Continuation Corporation (ACCC) each unanimously voted in favor of a set of definitive agreements for the creation of an independent college in Yellow Springs, Ohio, including the transfer of the campus and endowment.
The agreement is the culmination of two years of courageous effort from Antiochians and supporters of Antioch College. The news spread quickly, with over 230 press hits, including the most recent from US News & World Report which hailed “The Antioch College Comeback”.
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Antioch University and Antioch College Continuation Corp. Reach Accord
Ann Arbor, MI–With support from the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA), the boards of Antioch University and the Antioch College Continuation Corporation (ACCC) each unanimously voted in favor of a set of definitive agreements for the creation of an independent college in Yellow Springs, Ohio, including the transfer of the campus and endowment. Once all conditions are met, the transfer will occur in late summer.
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Gregory Orr ’69 Talks Of Co-ops, Literature, and Poetry
by Christian Feuerstein ’94
Gregory Orr ’69 is the author of ten collections of poetry. Among his volumes of poetry are: The Caged Owl: New and Selected Poems, Orpheus and Eurydice, City of Salt ( Finalist, LA Times Poetry Prize), We Must Make a Kingdom of It, The Red House, Gathering the Bones Together, and Burning the Empty Nests.
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Events
Memorial for David Landes
7/11/2009 3:00 PM to 7/11/2009 5:00 PM
Contact:
There will be a memorial for David Landes on July 11th at the Glen Helen Building starting at 3pm.
Antioch Reunion 2009 News
–Michael Heffernan ’96
Work Project Sept. 28 – Oct. 1: Helping to get the campus ready for Reunion 2009
Reunion 2009: Oct. 2 – 4, 2009
Out of the Twilight Zone: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Twilight Zone, as well as a full celebration of the future of Antioch College!
With the incredibly good news about our beloved alma mater this weekend, I’ve seen a lot of interest pick up in Reunion ’09 in Yellow Springs. We’d love to see tons of people on campus and celebrating this victory for humanity!
We have a tentative schedule for Reunion online right now here. You’ll see that not all events will require a a registration fee-we tried to keep as many events as open as possible, including the State of the College, featuring members of the Board Pro Tem. Additionally, there are reduced fees for alumni who have graduated within the past 10 years. Registration forms will be mailed soon, and we will have on-line registration up and running soon as well. If you have suggestions for additions to the schedule or changes, please e-mail us at reunion@revivalfund.org. We have to lock in the schedule as soon as possible, so please send in your suggestions by July 7, 2009.
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FAQ’s on the Alumni Board Election
Here is a comprehensive description, mostly from Fred Kraus, longtime staff aide to the Alumni Board’s Nominating Committee, of the procedure for the last election and the subsequent filling of a vacant seat on the board.
The process of voting for many years has been to send each alum a self-standing hard-copy ballot via snail mail. In the past five years we have also incorporated online voting as an option. Some have proposed that we eventually move to all-electronic voting, but that would eliminate a sizable portion of the alumni and thus is not under active consideration. Continued…
