Do you want to know if Antioch can be saved? Please join Stephanie Knol ’01, Aimee Maruyama ’96, Director of Alumni Relations, Kristen Pett ’90, Alumni Board Member, & Ina Frank ’60, Alumni Board VP, for an update on the status of Antioch College, the Alumni Association’s plan to revive our beloved institution, and most importantly, how you can help!

Please join us for what we anticipate to be a positive, lively and informative afternoon! For those of you who were not able to come to reunion, this will be a chance to get your voice heard as well as an opportunity to show your support for Antioch College!

Date: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Milken Community High School, 15800 Zeldins’ Way at Mulholland Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90049

Please R.S.V.P. to Kristen Pett at klpett or Stephanie Knol at sturniphorse. We look forward to seeing you there!

Driving Directions from the San Fernando Valley:
* Take the 405 S. and exit at Mulholland/Skirball Center Dr.
* Turn left at the end of the off ramp onto Skirball Center Dr.
* Turn left at Mulholland Dr. (the 2nd light)
* Turn left on Zeldins’ Way (the 1st light) into the parking lot.

Driving Directions from Los Angeles/Westside:
* Take the 405 N. and exit at Mulholland/Skirball Center Dr.
* Turn left at the end of the off ramp onto Skirball Center Dr.
* Turn left at Mulholland Dr. (the 2nd light)
* Turn left on Zeldins’ Way (the 1st light) into the parking lot.

Presiding: Barbara Wallraff.
Attending:  Jessica Lipnack, Tamara Bliss, Nick Peterson, Michael Brower, Michael Vickers, Matthew Derr, Andrea Gwosdow, Janet Chumley, Jeff McConnell, Barbara Formaniak Turner, Jan Nicholson, Ed Bing, Jodi Solomon, Masha Etkin, Roy Crystal, Nick Kaufman, Barbara Schram, Stan Morse.

1. INVITATION TO JOIN A NATIONAL SUPPORT ANTIOCH COLLEGE WEEKEND, AUG. 17-19 AND DISCUSSION OF THE COLLEGE REVIVAL FUND.

A large amount of time at the meeting was involved in discussing the implications of a call for us to hold a fundraiser and of the Antioch College Alumni Association’s COLLEGE REVIVAL FUND.

The  fundraiser was set to precede the next meeting of the University Board of Trustees.

Questions raised:

In what ways is this fund in competition with the College’s own fundraising efforts?

Is this effort anything like the one a few years ago in which a large sum of money was raised by alums conditional on the college becoming once again a  stand-alone entity? The money was then lost to the college and the project left a lingering sense of  distrust of independent alumni efforts.

To what extent does this parallel fundraising effort suggest a lack of confidence in the Board of Trustees?

What will the money be used for?

What will happen to the money if the college does not in fact reorganize?

Is this fundraising tied to an effort to reverse the Board of Trustees’ decision regarding suspending operation of the college?

Decision

With broad participation in the discussion we could not really come up with answers to any of these questions and therefore reached the following decision:

We will hold an event on that August weekend in solidarity with the other Alumni groups around the country who are mobilizing support for the College (whether supporting the reversal of the current decision or the planned eventual reopening). Rather than as a fundraiser, we envision the event as a “teach-in,” to help alums become aware of all the reasons for the decision to suspend operations and to raise their commitment to keep working for to a future for the college, with a large role in that envisioning process being given to the Alumni Board who represent us.

The event has not been totally firmed up, but we think it will be held at the Walnut Hill School, where planning-group member Matt Derr is assistant headmaster, in Natick, on Sunday, Aug. 19th, probably at 5:00 pm.  Planning-group member Ed Bing will check with a member of the Board of Trustees he knows to see if this trustee can be there to answer the many questions we all have.

We envision a format in which we might break into small groups to learn about plans for and share ideas about our wishes for the revived Antioch; Tammy Bliss will facilitate.  A notice will be sent out alerting everyone of the definite time and place. In the meantime we will collect your questions about the future of the College. Please email them to Nick Kaufman at nick.

Also, if you know of Alums who do not get our notices, please email their names and email addresses to Barbara W.

2. UPCOMING EVENTS

1. 2nd Annual Gathering of Cape and Island Antioch Alums on Martha’s
Vineyard, Saturday,  Sat. Sept 8th, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the home of Zee and Bill Gamson.  For info email mvob9barb. We will use this time for filling in alums on what has transpired about the college suspension.  Steve Lawry is tentatively expected to attend.

3. Joint event with Antioch New England on the topic of  Environmental Advocacy on Oct. 14th from 3:00 pm to 5:00pm.    Event will be held at Tufts U., and the panel will include ANE President David Caruso and Steve Chase, the Director of ANE’s Environmental Advocacy and Organizing Program. A possible focus could also be to help our Alums (and ANE’s alums and current students) see how Antioch values shape ANE as well as the College.  Mike Brower will firm up the program and draft the invitation in late August.  More details will be announced later.  The college will send out paper invitations to supplement our emails.

3. DISCUSSION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS

The following resolutions were passed unanimously at the meeting of the
Greater Boston alumni planning group held July 16 in Brookline, Mass.:

a. Resolved: That Antioch College should have its own Board of Trustees with the power to hire and fire the College president and to raise and control funds for the College.

b. Resolved: That the financial and other information that led the Antioch University Board of Trustees to decide in favor of suspending operations of the College should be made publicly available and explained.

c. Resolved: That the Alumni Board and representatives of the alumni chapters should be constructively involved in deliberations about the future of the College, starting with the special meeting in August of the Board of Trustees, and that the Board of Trustees move toward greater transparency in future deliberation and actions. Need to include original drafts of the resolutions.

4.  HANDOUTS DISTRIBUTED

1. WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP ANTIOCH COLLEGE

2. Statement re Antioch Financial Records by Tom Faecke, Antioch University Chief Financial Officer regarding erroneous report of “accounting irregularities”

3. Antioch New England Graduate School Commencement Address, by Steve
J. Trierweller, PhD.

5.  PLANNING GROUP MEETINGS

1. Teleconference to touch base and discuss the next Board of Trustees’
meeting set for August 29 at 7:30 pm. Barbara W will look into the means for teleconferencing.

2. The next meeting was set for Tuesday, Sept 18th, 7:00 pm, again at Barbara W’s.

Published Tuesday, July 24, 2007
By Tex Clark and Joe Foley

Monday, August 6 from 7:00 to 8:30 in the back room of the Surly Girl Saloon, 1126 N High Street. www.surlygirlsaloon.com

Come learn about the Alumni Association Board’s Antioch Revival to continue Antioch into the future.

Tex Clark (96) and Joe Foley (64)

Thank you to all who came to the College Revival Fund Fundraiser Sunday
afternoon.  It was awesome to see so many generations of Antiochians
together in one room!

The next event is scheduled for Sunday, August 19th from 4-6 p.m. at the
home of Bonnie Messinger and Steve Mullinax.

Unfortunately, the show can’t go on as planned. I would have updated earlier, but I had no way of getting online all day. The cafe was robbed last night or early this morning. The video equipment is gone. You can come and see the damage, but don’t expect any viewing of reunion tapes. I am so sorry. I will be there just in case some people can’t get this message. I would love to see you guys.

If I can replace the video equipment soon, I will host the event again.

Dega

July 16, 2007 @ 12:02 pm ·

Sun July 22 5:00pm

We will provide snacks and water. You can buy espresso drinks and tea from the cafe. Feel free to bring wine or beer if you like.

5:30 Videos of reunion 07 start

This is not a fund-raising event. It is a social gathering/planning event.

1-Community meeting 2007

2-Mike Casselli’s reunion tapes

3-Dan Gediman at Reunion (This I believe)

4-Alumni Meeting (Brunch)

Meeting for those interested in having an Antioch benefit in NYC

Where: Tell Astorya Cafe

37-05 28th ave

Astoria, NY 11103

718 7261710

N or W train to 30th ave. Exit 28th ave and walk to 28th ave between 37 and 38th st

V , G and R train to Steinway. This is about 10 min walk.

M60 from Upper West side comes right here as well. Get off second stop in Queens (Steinway) and walk one block South

Here’s an update on our July 22nd event- Bradley Wilburn of the Alumni Board and Fred Kraus of Alumni Relations will be present.

Don’t forget to join us at:

Jax Bar/Restaurant
826 SW 2nd Ave in Downtown Portland
July 22nd, 4-6pm

Appetizers on us! Drinks on you.

Don’t miss it! You can:

Learn about the announcement to close the college and Alumni response
Donate to the Revival Fund
Bid on limited edition Jennifer Berman T-shirt dramatizing closure
Sign up to use your skills to help prevent closure of the college
Give a short video testimonial on your experience at Antioch
Opportunity to network with local Antiochians

Be sure to encourage any other Antiochians within driving distance to come!

rsvp to Kristiketchum

Lori announced that Steve Lawry ,Toni Murdoch and a Board of Trustee
member were invited to speak tonight but they were not available,
therefore Lynda Sirk, Antioch College Director of Public Relations will
speak as a member of the College administration and will also relay
questions and comments to Toni Murdoch and Steve Lawry. This meeting is
designed to produce working committees that are charged with helping keep
Antioch and Yellow Springs alive and thriving. There will be a global
bake sale on October 25th, 2007 to commemorate the anniversary of Horace
Mann’s speech. Lori reported that the press is in attendance at this
meeting and that WYSO will be podcasting this town meeting on their
website as of Wednesday, July 13th 2007. This meeting will also be filmed
and put onto youtube. Lori gave thanks to the Presbyterian Church for
giving the town this sacred space as a meeting place. Yellow Springs is a
complex community and Lori acknowledged that there are many feelings about
Antioch, but that collectively the town wants Antioch to continue as a
laboratory for democracy, do it yourself organizing, and service. Keeping
Antioch alive will benefit Yellow Springs and all the institutions that
bare Antioch’s name. Many members of the community may be feeling anger
and grief about the situation and this meeting will serve as a way to
address the historical roots of the current crisis. While it is tempting
to scapegoat individual people this is usually counter-productive, and this
meeting is not the place for that. Lori urged that our energy be focused
on the current students, staff, and faculty at the College and that Yellow
Springs can do this in a way that holds the University accountable to the
Village and the College. Continue reading

ATTENTION ALL CHAPTER ORGANIZERS AND FUNDRAISERS!

Join us for a National Support Antioch College Weekend August 17-19, 2007!

In preparation for the upcoming Board of Trustees meeting on Aug. 26th, all chapter alumni groups are urged to come together during the weekend before at positive, awareness-building, and media attracting events at this critical time. Help us put together a festive weekend throughout the country by doing a fundraising event at your local alumni chapter August 17th through August 19th. Let’s show our support en masse for keeping Antioch College open! Stay tuned for more information as we roll out a marketing plan, but for now here are the important bullets to begin planning around.

What: A national fundraising event to save Antioch College!

When: The weekend of August 17-19, 2007

Where: An Antioch College alumni chapter or fundraising event in a city near you!

-Kristen Pett, ‘90, Alumni Board Member, Development Committee

Greetings fellow Antiochians!

The North Carolina Alumni Chapter invites you to join us on Thursday, July 19th at 7:00 pm for a special event! We will be hosting special guests Arthur Zucker, Chair of the Antioch University Board of Trustees, and Risa Grimes, Director of Institutional Advancement for Antioch College.

We are very pleased to have them join us and we anticipate a lively and informative evening. For those of you who may have missed the reunion, this would be an excellent opportunity to get the scoop on what’s behind the University Board’s decision to close the doors at Antioch and make your voice heard. Anyone is welcome to join us for this meeting; you do not have to be from the NC area. If need be, we may be able to scare up a couch for someone to crash on if you have a long way to come to get here. The main thing is… BE here!

Questions are desired in advance of Thursdays meeting for the Board Chair. They may be submitted to Amy or send them via reply all. amykfoust

The meeting will take place at Sigma Xi, The Society for Scientific Research:

www.sigmaxi.org/about/center/directions.shtml

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
3106 East NC Highway 54
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 800-243-6534 or 919-549-4691
Fax: 919-549-0090

I definitely suggest printing the directions, since for whatever reason, many mapping programs have trouble with this address. Here is a nice and reasonably priced hotel that is one exit down from the Sigma Xi center, which I have stayed in before:

Sleep Inn (NC327)
5208 Page Rd I-40 & Page Rd , Durham, NC, US, 27703
Phone: (919) 993-3393 Fax: (919) 314-1401

There are a number of other hotels in the area to suit any budget. Please contact us about the event if you have any questions:

Amy Foust
amykfoust

Chad Johnston
johnston

We will be recording the meeting with video and/or audio and we will post the resulting recording on the Antiochians.org website. If you have specific questions you would like us to address with Art, please send them to me and I will make sure we cover as much as possible in the agenda.

Be ashamed to let it die!

Amy Foust, Class of ‘98