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Greetings CE/DS Classmates,

Welcome 2024! 

Last November, I announced there have been some changes in the Wellesley College Alumnae Association (WCAA) which in small ways, have affected of each Alumnae Class and Club. Personally, I view these changes as positive in that the WCAA has taken a more active approach in the involvement of ALL the Alumnae.

"The WCAA column in the Fall 2023 issue of Wellesley magazine provides helpful information that all alumnae may access right now. Please also watch for the Winter 2024 issue of the Wellesley Magazine, which will go live online on February 26th (and print copies will ship that week)."

One change determined by the WCAA is the leadership roles of Classes and Clubs. The WCAA has altered our Class Officer Roles to:

  • The Class President
  • The Class Treasurer
  • The Class Communications Chair
  • The Magazine Correspondent
  • The Reunion Chair
  • The Wellesley Fund Representative
  • FOR THE CE/DS CLASS ONLY: The Liaison Representative

The Class Vice President is now Optional and the Secretary duties have been changed and the Secretary may now merge as a Magazine Correspondent and/or choose to also take on the responsibilities of the Class Communications Chair.

We are still in the midst of sorting out Volunteer Roles for the CE/DS Class Leadership with the WCAA Representatives, as we have a unique class that is continuously growing and has a few differences from traditional graduating alumnae classes and clubs.

In addition to what the leadership of each class would like to schedule for activities, the WCAA may now schedule speakers for all classes and clubs.  They take care of the invitations for all alums, which you have seen in their individual emails to all alums. Whether these speakers are presenting on Zoom or in person, at the college, the WCAA invites everyone.

Individual Class Leadership may also present a particular speaker, which we have done in the past with Astrologer Elizabeth Grace, including Faculty Speakers! 

If you have a particular subject or speaker you would like to hear, check out Wellesley BlueSpeak and the directory.

If you have an expertise (personal or professional) you would like to share with the Wellesley Community or our CE/DS Community, please sign up to be a speaker, just as Carol Carson, DS '91 and Margaret Samu DS '01 have. Carol presents "Leading is a Verb" and Margaret Samu presents "Rusalka: Slavic Folklore, Supernatural Women, and the Ukrainian Other" have. Or, if you know of a Wellelsey College Faculty member who has a presentation you believe would be of interest to the CE/DS Community, please reach out to me, Linda Kosinski, at mailto:lkosinsk@wellesley.edu to discuss your suggestion/s.

The Faculty Speaker schedule, from February to April of 2024, are here:
https://alum.wellesley.edu/wcaa-presents/facultylectures 

You may also view past speakers. If you have any questions on this wonderful program, please contact Emily Rankin Welch '99 at the WCAA (ewelch@wellesley.edu).

We plan to continue with some regular programming, the annual SECRET SNOWFLAKE Program and another annual program - MAY MIX AND MINGLE, previously known as the Mimosa's and Massage Event.  This May event is one that unites recent (December) and upcoming (May) Davis Scholar graduates with CE/DS Alums. This event usually coincides with the last day of Spring classes, or on the Friday after classes end.    

We would love to continue the OUR STORIES event, however, due to unexpected circumstances, we were unable to hold this event this past September. If you have ever been to We Speak, held in the beginning of the college year usually during orientation, this is a similar program. This inspirational panel is presented by members of the CE/DS community for the Davis Scholars at the CE House around the second or third week of September. If you would like to tell your story, please enter your information in the following poll:  https://forms.gle/u2ALcyeZ2Vvz1dzj8

For those who have filled out the form and want to present at the next Davis Scholar Orientation, we will be in touch with you.

CLASS NOTES INFORMATION:

Please send your notes to cedsnotes@alum.wellesley.edu

BELOW ARE THE DEADLINES FOR CLASS NOTES:

  • Fall (published mid-November): deadline DUE September 1

  • Winter (published mid-February): deadline DUE December 1

  • Spring (published mid-May): deadline DUE March 1

  • Summer (published mid-July): deadline DUE May 1

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Stay tuned for Events coming up ~ Other Alumnae News ~ Check out our History Page -

If you have Facebook, join our Facebook group. It's private!  The main Facebook Group for CE/DS Alumnae is:

The following FACEBOOK Group is for prospective and Current Davis Scholars + CE/DS Alumnae. We keep this Facebook group to foster communication between both students and alumnae. There are times the students would love to have advice from the alumnae. However, please check the latter group as this is where most of the CE/DS Alumnae information will be added.

Reunion 2024 -

Soon, the reunion volunteers for this year’s classes will be sending welcoming and inspiring messaging to their classmates to generate excitement about returning to campus for Reunion 2024, May 24–26.

We plan to open the CE House for a tea on the Saturday of Reunion. I'm not sure of the time, as the Reunion schedule is not available at the time of this writing. Although, typically we are there from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. As soon as the schedule is available, I will update this post.

Best Wishes,

Linda

Linda Kosinski DS '15/16, CE/DS Alumnae Class President - lkosinsk@wellesley.edu