In This Issue...
- Dear Emersonian,
- Emerson students work at Beijing Olympics
- 50 years of Emerson comedy
- Class Note Highlight -- Emma Bersin Putnam
- Emerson advertising team placed 5th in national contest
- Film, Stage & Showbiz Expo in New York City
- Annual Fund passes million dollar milestone
Dear Emersonian,
| "This past spring, the class of 2008 officially joined the ranks of Emerson alumni..." Alumni Association President Robert Friend reminisces about his own college friendships, and discusses how alumni can serve as mentors, speakers, and networking contacts to help our newest fellow alumni and to re-establish their own "Emerson Connections."...read more |
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Emerson News
| Emerson students work at Beijing Olympics Thirty-five Emerson students departed July 8th for Beijing, where they will work this summer for the official Olympic News Service (ONS). The students will work side-by-side with professional staff to cover Olympic events, to provide background information to the media on athletes and competitions and to create materials for the international press....read more |
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Alumni News
| 50 years of Emerson comedy Iliza Shlesinger '05 is one of twelve finalists on NBC's Last Comic Standing; Stewed Prunes perform at Alumni Weekend 2008; Comedy Central Presents...Dan Levy '03...read more |
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| Class Note Highlight Emma Bersin Putnam '06 On behalf of the Office of Public Affairs, we would like to offer our apologies to Emma Putnam and her friends. Emma was mistakenly listed in the 'In Memoriam' section of the Spring 2008 issue of Expression Magazine. Emma is alive and well, and currently living in Loch Sheldrake, NY at Stagedoor Manor summer camp as an Assistant Choreographer and Ballet and Musical Theatre Teacher. She is currently working on Guys and Dolls and will work on two more shows over the course of the summer. She will be moving in the fall to either Boston or New York City to continue pursuing acting as a career....read more |
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School of Communication
| Emerson advertising team placed 5th in national contest Emerson College's advertising team placed fifth in the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) in Atlanta, Georgia this past month....read more |
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School of the Arts
| Film, Stage & Showbiz Expo in New York City Eric Vollweiler '03 would like to invite his fellow alumni in the film and performing arts industries to The Showbiz Expo in New York City on September 21, 2008. Eric is the Director of Film for the Expo, a five start event that brings everyone in showbiz together under one roof, including an open casting call for Broadway, panel discussions with industry experts and a VIP networking reception. Eric says "there's no other event like this in the country, and it's perfect for Emerson alums because of our unique position of the forefront of these fields." Go to their website for more information or to register....read more |
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Securing Emerson's Future
| Annual Fund passes million dollar milestone Gifts to the Annual Fund topped $1 million in 2007-2008, breaking by 31% the previous record of $765,000 set just last year. A strong Annual Fund is important to the College and alumni, parents, and friends have responded generously. Contributions to the Fund have increased by 100% since 2006. The Annual Fund has sometimes been called a living endowment, providing essential flexible income every year for Emerson's academic programs. Taken together, the gifts of over 4,300 alumni...read more |
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