Interim President Matthew Derr, Major Gifts Officer Eric Miller, Trustee Barbara Winslow and Arthur Morgan Fellows Beverly Rodgers and Jean Gregorek joined 100 alumni and friends of Antioch College in NYC to celebrate and have an open conversation about programs and curriculum ideas moving forward toward a new, revitalized, independent College.  It was wonderful to see a whole range of alumni ranging from the Class of ‘42 to the Class of ‘08.

An audio recording of the meeting should be available soon.  Please check back later for information.

We missed some people for the sign-in process and didn’t get complete information from everyone who did sign-in to the meeting, but for those who expressed an interest in knowing, here’s what we have for attendees by decade:
1940s – 2
1950s – 17
1960s – 15
1970s – 15
1980s – 6
1990s – 7
2000s – 11

It’s vitally important now at this early ramp-up stage that alumni and friends contribute at least a small amount to the College because we need to dramatically increase our alumni participation numbers.  The percentage of participating alumni has an enormous effect on large scale fundraising/support efforts and really can mean the difference between success and failure of this venture to re-open Antioch College as a vibrant liberal arts institution.  Please give what you can and ask all those you know to do the same.  Reconnect with old friends and inspire them to reconnect with Antioch College.

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Please come celebrate our hard won independence of Antioch College!!! WE DID IT!!! The Vitruvian A rises again!

Matthew Derr (Chief Transition Officer) and Morgan Fellows Beverly Rodgers and Jean Gregorek will be in NYC to make some presentations, answer some questions, celebrate and socialize with us.

Our meeting will be in the Assembly Hall in the basement of Judson Memorial Church near Washington Square Park. We have had meetings there before so you may remember it.

239 Thompson Street
(between West 3rd and Washington Square South. The door is in the middle of the block)

SUBWAY
A,B,C,D,E,F,V to W4
R,W to 8th St/NYU
6 to Astor Place
PATH train to 9th Street

** STARTING PROMPTLY AT 7pm **
We can begin arriving at 6:30, but to maximize our time, please plan accordingly and arrive on time.

We will have light snacks and refreshments, but feel free to bring a little non-messy snack or beverage if you like.

Fully ADA accessible with elevator, but unfortunately no internet connectivity.

EVENT PAGE ON FACEBOOK:

www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/event.php?eid=176465533054

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AUDIO RECORDING OF THE 7/27 NYC CHAPTER MEETING:
http://listen.antiochians.org/2009/07/28/ny-alumni-chapter-meeting-072709

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MONDAY July 27
7:15 – 10pm
273 Bowery
University Settlement at the Houston Street Center
2nd Floor, Classroom #1

*** PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL ***
~ we can arrive no earlier than 7pm and must cleaned up and gone by 10pm ~

http://tinyurl.com/7-27-nyc – view the invitation on Facebook

The boards of Antioch University and the Antioch College Continuation Corporation (ACCC) have unanimously voted in favor of a set of definitive agreements for the creation of an independent Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, including the transfer of the campus and endowment.

Lee Morgan ‘66, Chair of the ACCC Transition Task Force, Matthew Derr ‘89, Chief Transition Officer for the ACCC and Aimee Maruyama ‘96, Director of Alumni Relations, will be in NYC to celebrate with us, give us details and field questions.

Please pass along to all NYC area alums you know.

We’ll pass the hat to help offset the cost of renting the meeting space.

It would be helpful to all if everyone read these articles before coming to the meeting:
YS NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT TRANSITION
http://www.ysnews.com/stories/2009/07/070909_antioch.html
GLCA PRESS RELEASE
http://www.glca.org/?news=169

Getting to the meeting by subway:
F,V – 2 Av/Lower East Side
B,D,F,V – Broadway/Lafayette
6 – Bleecker Stree
R,W – Prince Street
J,M,Z – Bowery