Pamela Nolan Young Named to Key Diversity Post

Pamela Nolan Young, an attorney and expert on diversity issues, has been appointed advisor to the president and director of institutional diversity and equity, a position she will assume on April 18.

Currently serving as director of human resource development at North Shore Community College in Danvers, Mass., Young has extensive experience coordinating initiatives, training and events around diversity and inclusion. She established an annual diversity conference and has conducted numerous workshops and educational sessions on affirmative action, equal opportunity, prejudice reduction, and compliance with anti-discrimination laws.

While at North Shore, Young served as liaison to the Commonwealth Compact and the New England Higher Education Recruiting Consortium, as well as acting director of the Lynn Community Minority Cultural Center. As a member of the college’s Diversity Leadership Council, she implemented events for Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month and “One Book,” a library partnership program.

“I am so pleased that Pamela will be joining the Smith community,” said President Christ. “She brings extensive experience with diversity and equity issues, and her work is clearly fueled by a sense of passion for realizing our potential as a diverse community.”

Young’s appointment represents a return to Smith. While completing an undergraduate degree in government at Dartmouth College, she spent a year as an exchange student at Smith, living in Wilder House. Young is also returning to western Massachusetts, having lived in the area in the late 1990s while working as an attorney for the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, in Springfield, and an assistant district attorney for Hampden County. She was also an adjunct professor of law at Elms College.

Young completed her law degree at the University of Notre Dame, and a master’s degree in educational leadership at Salem State College in Salem, Mass.

The Office of Institutional Diversity was created in 1996 with the belief that diversity in all aspects of the educational environment is necessary for achieving the highest level of academic excellence. In her leadership position, Young will catalyze strategic thinking about ways to advance diversity at Smith. The office administers affirmative action policies, equal opportunity policies and grievance procedures relative to equity issues. All matters pertaining to civil rights and disability support services are also handled by the office.

The Poetry Center at Smith College presents

The most prolific Korean living writer, praised by Allen Ginsberg as “a magnificent poet,” Ko Un is a beloved cultural figure who has helped to shape contemporary literature. Ko Un’s remarkable life is reflected in the many lives his literary output embodies—peasant, village boy and student, army conscript, Sôn monk, schoolteacher, depressive, political activist arrested and imprisoned many times, and author of more than one hundred volumes of poetry, fiction, essays, translations, and drama. He is frequently mentioned as a potential candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

David McCann, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Literature at Harvard University, will introduce Ko Un and give a short talk on his poetry in the context of Korean literature.

Supported by the Lecture Committee, the Ada Howe Kent Fund, the Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures, the Korean American Students of Smith, and the Daesan Foundation.

Are you looking to reconnect with amazing Smith alumnae of color? SAAC is definitely looking to do so! That’s why we are going to Legacy in the Making: A Conference for Smith Alumnae of Color from April 16-18. The program  will cover issues of women in color in leadership, cultural identity, LGBT identity, professional development, self-care, and national and global issues such as education, politics, and the economy. You don’t want to miss this!

Partial scholarships are available. Please contact Betsy Hopkins at bhopkins@smith.edu

The whole event starts with a fabulous keynote by Smith Professor Paula J. Giddings speaking on Friday, April 16. On Saturday night, we will have the opportunity to connect with current Smith students of color as well as prospective students of color during a dessert reception at the Alumnae House. The event ends on Sunday morning with a panel on self-care, an issue we all care about very much!

Here is the amazing list of presenters: http://alumnae.smith.edu/education/aoc_presenters.php

As part of our conference community outreach, don’t forget to bring a book or gift certificate to support the Loiza Library in Puerto Rico. Loiza Library was recently featured in the Smith Alumnae Quarterly.

Register here!

March 11th
Monthly Networking Luncheon
Stay in touch with old friends and make new ones surrounded by paintings and sculpture galore in an historic landmark building! The food is also great.
click here to register http://www.smithclubnyc.org/article.html?aid=209

March 13th
A night of Festival Chamber Music at its most exuberant at Weill Hall (Carnegie Hall)
click here to register http://www.smithclubnyc.org/article.html?aid=200

April 10th
Richmond Ballet – with Stoner Winslett’80, Smith College Medalist and Artistic Director of the Richmond Ballet. Tickets now available http://www.smithclubnyc.org/article.html?aid=202

SAVE THE DATES
April 28th
Rubin Museum of Art with Prof Andy Rotman

May 4th
Annual Benefit at DC Moore Gallery with Smith Geology Professor, 57th Street and Fifth Avenue

Please visit the Club website at www.smithclubnyc.org

“FUTURE SMITHIES?” showcases girls from the American West who are connected to Smith College through their mothers, aunts, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers.

Linnea Osterberd is a portrait photographer in Portland, Oregon. Her pictures peek into the inner lives of children, capturing thoughtfulness, wonderment, and joy.

Join on us on campus for a weekend conference filled with lively discussions by and for alumnae of color.

Held in collaboration with the Office of Admission’s Discovery Weekend, the event will include opportunities for you to meet and offer encouragement to current and prospective students.

With fellow alumnae, you’ll expand your personal and professional networks and be inspired by women who are leading lives of distinction and making positive change in their communities.

Save the date now, and watch for your invitation in January. In the meantime, inquiries may be sent to alumedu@smith.edu.

Please join us for a guided tour of resources for club, affinity and special interest group leaders with JoAnne Lyons Wooten ’74, Affinity and Special Interest Committee Chair, and Leslie D. Mark ’83, Regional Club Coordinator Chair. This webinar, designed to equip you with readily accessible tools to execute your leadership responsibilities, is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6th at 12pm EDT. We will spend one hour with you reviewing the wealth of helpful resources available on the AASC website and showing you where to find them.

You will need access to a computer to participate and an email address to receive your registration confirmation. On the day of the webinar you will be able to connect to the site to watch and listen. If you do not have speakers on your computer you can listen via phone. You will be able to type in your questions during the webinar to which JoAnne and Leslie will respond, but we also welcome questions emailed in advance to alumclub@smith.edu. This webinar will be recorded and posted online later, so you and other volunteers can watch it any time at your leisure.

Register now by clicking the link below:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/195630691

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

We are emailing this message to all current affinity and club officers that we have on record. If you know of a volunteer who may not be on our list, please feel free to invite her.

Thank you and best regards,

JoAnne Lyons Wooten, ’74 ~ AASC Board
Chair, Affinity and Special Interest Committee
joanne.wooten1@verizon.net
t – 240 460 5153

Leslie D. Mark, ‘83 ~ AASC Board
Chair, Regional Clubs Coordinators
ldmark@alumnae.smith.edu
t – 913 345 1557 m – 913 269 7551
Connecting our global Smith community

System Requirements for the webinar
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows(R) 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh(R)-based attendees
Required: Mac OS(R) X 10.4 (Tiger(R)) or newer

We’ve also added Previews for 2009-2010. Thanks!

“Smith Worldwide: Voices in the Global Conversation”

The show is titled “Future Smithies?” and she is photographing alums’ daughters, granddaughters, nieces, etc. with the hopes of photographing the girls’ personality characteristics that are often associated with Smithies (determination, humor, thoughtfulness, etc.) Along with the exhibit, a book is in the works. The book is expected to be sold at the Alumnae House and proceeds will go for scholarships.

If you would like to participate, please email Linnea Osterberg at linnea@osterbergphoto.com. Her plans include travel to Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and LA to photograph.

Linnea Osterberg ’97
linnea@osterbergphoto.com
osterbergphoto.com