Incoming Antioch College president Mark Roosevelt video conference at 11/14 Chicago alumni meeting

Incoming Antioch College president Mark Roosevelt will participate in a live video conference and discussion during the Sunday, Nov. 14 meeting of the Chicago alumni chapter, 2-4:30 p.m. CST. at Douglas Dawson Gallery, 400 N. Morgan St. in the West Loop.

It’s 1/2 mile northwest of the Lake Street exit on 90/94, or 1/2 mile southwest of the Grand Street Blue Line station. Directions

Roosevelt is tentatively scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m., following:
—a preview of alumni video interviews on the impact of the Antioch experience by chapter organizer Kelly Connolly ‘03
—a discussion with Jennifer Berman ‘84, executive secretary of the Task Force on Community and Community Governance
—a review of current developments at the college with board member Prexy Nesbitt ‘67 and alumni board communications chair Mark Reynolds ‘80

Please rsvp (yes only)
If you can bring a dish or drink to share, or can help with meeting setup at 1 p.m. or cleanup after, please contact Robin Sheerer ’63.
If you can help with A/V setup beginning at noon, please contact Ed M. Koziarski ’97.
There’s a $5 suggested donation to cover chapter expenses.

We plan to stream video of the meeting live and post a recording soon after. If you can’t make it and have questions you’d like conveyed to Roosevelt, feel free to post them here or at saveantioch. I’ll compile them and pass along as many as we can.

Also, check out alumni board member and University of Illinois professor Paula Treichler ‘65 presenting on The History of the Condom in the Chicago Humanities Festival this Saturday, Nov. 6, 3-4 p.m. at UIC Forum, Main Hall C, 725 W. Roosevelt Road. $5.

Presidential nominee Mark Roosevelt live video today—Faculty Update—Admissions—Chapter meeting 11/14

Presidential nominee today

Tune in today at 3:30 p.m. for live video streaming of Antioch College presidential nominee Mark Roosevelt in an open meeting at the college.

Live streaming

Some time after the meeting, the video will be archived here

The college’s announcement about Roosevelt

Notes from Alumni Board member Susan Opotow ‘65 about Roosevelt’s ties to the Broad Foundation.

Offer your feedback on Broad’s nomination

Faculty update

Cary Nelson ‘67, president of the American Association of University Professors, calling for the reinstatement of tenured faculty in Inside Higher Ed.

Interim president Matthew Derr ‘89 responds to Nelson.

The new web site of the Tenured Faculty Committee.

Admissions

The college is recruiting prospective students for the 2011 entering class. They’re looking for volunteers to interview prospective students. For details contact Kristen Pett ‘90, special assistant to the president for enrollment, at 937.319.6082

Chapter meeting 11/14

Save the date for Sunday, Nov. 14, 2-4:30 p.m., when the next meeting of the Chicago alumni chapter will be held at Douglas Dawson (‘73) Gallery, 400 N. Morgan St.

The meeting will feature:
*a discussion with Jennifer Berman ‘84, executive secretary of the Task Force on Community and Community Governance
*a presentation of video interviews with local alumni about their Antioch experience by chapter organizer Kelly Connolly ‘03
*report from this weekend’s meeting of the Board Pro Tem and the Alumni Board