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March 29 Meeting with Alumni Board President Nancy Crow ‘70

As we approach the April deadline of negotiations for Antioch College’s independence, please join the Chicago Chapter of the Antioch College Alumni Association for our next meeting featuring Nancy Crow ‘70, president of the Antioch College Alumni Association.

A Denver-based attorney, Nancy assumed leadership of the Alumni Board in June 2007, just days after the announced closure of the college. Nancy has served throughout the college revival movement and nearly two years of efforts to preserve and reopen the college.

Upon successful negotiations for the college’s independence, Nancy will leave her ex-officio seat on the Antioch University Board, to join the board of the newly incorporated Antioch College.

Join Nancy for a discussion of ongoing efforts to secure the campus, reopen and fund an Independent Antioch College.

Sunday, March 29, 1-3pm
At Douglas Dawson Gallery
400 N. Morgan St., Chicago
http://www.douglasdawson.com/

Please bring a dish or beverage to share and/or a $5 suggested donation to cover event expenses, and let us know what you’re bringing.
RSVP to antiochrsvp@gmail.com or http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=57495451236

Morgan, Grimes Update Chicago Chapter

By Mark Reynolds ‘80

Lee Morgan ’66, chair of the Antioch College Continuation Corporation Board Pro Tem, and Risa Grimes, executive director of the College Revival Fund, provided an update on the state of the College at the Chicago Chapter’s meeting February 15 at the Oak Park Public Library.

Morgan began the presentation with an overview of the events and negotiations that led to the signing of the Letter of Intent (LOI) in January. He went on to discuss the Board Pro Tem’s proposal for a 40-month academic program that would include six trimesters of study and three trimesters of co-op and allow students to graduate while paying only three years’ tuition. Morgan also explained the Board’s innovative financial strategy for a

Credit holder program at Pacific Continental Bank, where alumni and other supporters can open interest-bearing accounts that Antioch College can borrow against to cover operational expenses and student financial aid. He said the Board is aiming for an entering class of 200 students in 2010 or 2011, and to continue entering classes of 200 students thereafter.

Grimes reported that $7.8 million had been raised to date, and praised her team’s dedication and commitment to raising the $10 million needed by late April under the terms of the LOI. She expressed her confidence that the goal can be met, even during the ongoing economic recession.

Chapter members, Morgan and Grimes took up a spirited q-and-a discussion. Topics covered included short- and long-term fundraising tactics (from individual investments to increased emphasis on planned giving), the direction and structure of academics once the College is reopened, and the state of the physical campus (water damage had been discovered in Main Building the weekend before the Chicago meeting). Morgan did not offer specifics about Antioch’s future educational offerings, preferring to leave those decisions to College administrators and faculty once those persons are in place. He also shared his concern about the condition of the physical campus, noting that it presently costs about $800,000 a year to maintain the buildings.

Alumni representing class years from the ‘50s to the ‘00s attended the meeting. They were joined by current Nonstop student Katie Connelly, who talked about her experiences there.

Just added: Risa Grimes, Executive Director of College Revival Fund, joins Lee Morgan at Chicago alumni meeting this Sunday

Risa Grimes, executive director of the College Revival Fund, which funds the effort to reopen the college and also finances the Nonstop Institute, will be on hand at the Chicago alumni meeting Sunday along with Lee Morgan, chair of the Antioch College Continuation Corporation Board Pro Tem that is negotiating for the college’s independence. Hope you can make it to talk with Risa and Lee about efforts to reopen the independent college.

Sunday, February 15
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Oak Park Public Library
834 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL
View map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=834+Lake+Street%2C+Oak+Park%2C+IL

RSVP to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=60623602515 or antiochrsvp@gmail.com

And whether or not you can make it, the ACCC has two months to meet its $15 million fundraising goal. Donate today!

Links:

Chicago chapter home page:http://chicago.chapters.antiochians.org/
Chicago chapter Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38213289792
Antioch College Alumni Association: http://www.antiochians.org
Nonstop Record: http://recordonline.org/2009/01/30/newsbriefs-from-yellow-springs/
Nonstop Institute: http://nonstopinstitute.org/

Rebuilding an Independent Antioch College: Chicago Alumni Meeting with Lee Morgan ’66, Chair, Antioch College Board Pro Tempore

NOTE NEW LOCATION: The Antioch College Chicago Alumni meeting with Lee Morgan, chair of the Antioch College Pro Tem Board, has been moved to the Oak Park Library to accommodate concerns about accessibility.

Sunday, February 15, 3-5 p.m.

at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 N. Lake St., Oak Park

Antioch College is closer than ever to reopening independent of Antioch University, thanks to a Letter of Intent signed January 9. Join Lee Morgan ’66, chair of the group that is poised to take the reins of the newly independent college, to discuss ongoing negotiations for independence, plans to rebuild, reopen and revitalize Antioch College, and how we can help.

Lee is chair of the Board Pro Tempore that is poised to become the Board of Trustees of the newly independent Antioch College upon successful completion of ongoing negotiations with Antioch University.

On January 9, the Board Pro Tempore and the Antioch University Board of Trustees signed a Letter of Intent that initiated a 90-day process to finalize an agreement for the college’s independence. Once final agreement is reached, the new Antioch College Board of Trustees will work to rebuild the college, to be reopened at a date to be determined.

Under the terms of the Letter of Intent, Antioch College regains the right to its name, campus, and endowment, as well as the Glen Helen, the Antioch Review, and the Coretta Scott King Center, while the university retains ownership of WYSO and Antioch Education Abroad. The Antioch College Continuation Corporation (ACCC) has agreed to pay $6.5 million to the university to retrieve the college’s assets. The Board Pro Tempore has set a fundraising goal of $15 million for the 90 days ending April 9, and “tens of millions” going forward to secure the college’s future.

Grandson of former Antioch College president and co-op program founder Arthur Morgan, Lee Morgan ’66 is recently retired as president and CEO of the Antioch Company headquartered in Yellow Springs, an international company founded by his father in 1926. Lee served on the Antioch University Board of Trustees for 13 years, and has campaigned for the college’s independence from the university since 2007 as a member of the Antioch College Continuation Corporation.

The Oak Park library is two blocks from the Oak Park stop on the Green Line, three blocks from the Oak Park Station on the Metra Union Pacific West line,1.5 miles from the Harlem exit on I-290.

There is a $5 requested donation to cover the cost of refreshments. Larger donations are welcome.

Please RSVP to the Facebook event page at or email antiochrsvp@gmail.com.

Photos from 11/22/08 film premiere benefit reception

Photos are online from the Antioch College Alumni Association Chicago Chapter’s Nov. 22 Benefit Reception preceding the screening of my film The First Breath of Tengan Rei at Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center. About 40 alums attended, including some out-of-town guests like Matthew Derr ‘89 and J. Greg Williams ‘95, and we raised $7,000 in cash, pledges, and silent auction and merchandise sales for the College Revival Fund.

See the photos at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38213289792.

The Chicago chapter holds our next meeting Dec. 14 at the Oak Park Public Library, featuring Prexy Nesbitt ‘67, member of the Antioch College Pro-Tem Board. 3-5 p.m. at 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL. RSVP to careerprz@aol.com or http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=37396519101.

–Ed M. Koziarski ‘97

Dec. 14 Chicago Antioch Alumni chapter meeting featuring Prexy Nesbitt ‘67

Please join the Chicago Chapter of the Antioch College Alumni Association for our next meeting, Sunday, Dec. 14 from 3-5 p.m. at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St.

Featured speaker is Prexy Nesbitt ‘67, Chicagoan and member of the Antioch College Pro Tem Board, which is poised to become the Antioch College Board of Trustees when the college reopens as an independent institution. Prexy will talk about his work on the Pro Tem Board over the past several months, and continued progress toward the college’s independence from Antioch University.

Prexy is an activist, educator, and anti-racism trainer. He led Antioch College’s divestment from South Africa, was a special aide to Chicago mayor Harold Washington, and a senior program officer for the MacArthur Foundation. He currently works as an an educational consultant to several local institutions, and as a public speaker on a range of issues relating to Africa, anti-racism, colonialism, and war. See http://www.prexynesbitt.com.

Also on the agenda for the Dec. 14 meeting:

recap of the October Alumni Board meeting
upcoming Alumni Board elections and local candidates James Hobart and Susan Greene
chapter coordinators for 2009
chapter plans for 2009 (we want your input!)

Please RSVP to Robin Sheerer at careerprz@aol.com or at the Facebook event page, http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=37396519101. If you are so inclined, please bring food or drink to share.

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Nov. 22 Benefit and Film Premiere

Thanks to everyone who helped make the Nov. 22 benefit reception and silent auction a success before the screening of my film The First Breath of Tengan Rei at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Leading up to and including the event, we raised nearly $7,000 for the College Revival Fund, to support the reopening of an independent Antioch College, operations of the Nonstop Higher Learning Institute, and local chapter expenses. Thank you to everyone who contributed, everyone who attended, and to event organizers Malika Evans, Susan Greene, Beth Gutelius, Jim Hobart, Junko Kajino, Ed Koziarski, Sandy Macnab, Ian McPhaden, Fabio Pibiri, Megan Rosado, Robin Sheerer and Caty Stilwell.

Save the Date: Nancy Crow March 28-29

The weekend of March 28-29, the Chicago Chapter will host a meeting featuring Alumni Board president Nancy Crow. Details TBA.