Wadsworth CommUnity Challenge: 2,500 = $250,000! As you think about your charitable giving, consider this: if 2,500 people make a gift to EWS before June 30, 2010, Trustee Michal Colby Wadsworth ’65 and husband Jim will add $250,000 to their commitment to Emma Willard. We hope this generous challenge will inspire everyone in the Emma Willard community to join together and support the school. Gifts of any size make a difference, and the impact is especially great when we all participate! To see our progress, please check out the Wadsworth CommUnity Challenge HERE.

We are pleased to welcome Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, co-authors of Half the Sky, to Troy on February 23, 2010.

The New York Times best-seller Half the Sky documents the global need to educate girls and women to ensure a healthier world community. Together, Kristof and WuDunn won a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of China. They have written two other books about Asia, as well: Thunder from the East: Portrait of a Rising Asia and China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power. Additionally, Mr. Kristof is a columnist for The New York Times.

Kristof and WuDunn will deliver morning remarks at RPI’s internationally acclaimed EMPAC in Troy, NY. Email kristof@emmawillard.org to register for this event.

Emma Willard’s bicentennial is on the horizon! Please join Head of School Trudy Hall for a provocative conversation about Emma Willard in its third century and a chance to connect with fellow EWS alumnae and friends in four cities.

Washington, D.C.—Wednesday, February 10, 6:00–8:00 p.m. at the University Club, 1135 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C. Event hosted by Carla Sabloff Smith ’74 and Dr. William S. Smith, Jr. with young alumnae panelists Tess Marstaller '05, Jamila Best '06, and Fae Jencks '06.

San Francisco—Friday, February 26, 6:00–8:00 p.m. at The Bay School of San Francisco, 35 Keyes Avenue, San Francisco, CA. With young alumnae panelists Eleanor Lumsden ’94, Allison Bransfield ’02, and Ashley Hongisto ’05. 

Los Angeles—Saturday, March 6, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at Il Fornaio, 24 West Union Street, Pasadena, CA.

You can RSVP for these events with Jill Smith at jsmith@emmawillard.org, by calling toll free 866-833-1814, or by registering online here.

New York City: Save the Date for an evening with Trudy Hall, Thursday, April 22, 2010. Location: TBD.

Save the Date for Parent/Alumnae Receptions!

Seoul, Korea: March 11, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Grand Hyatt Seoul

Taipei, Taiwan: March 15, 6:00 p.m., Cashbox VIP Lounge, 12th floor, No. 55, Sec 1, Chung Hua Road 

Hong Kong, China: March 17, 6:30 p.m. Location: TBD

Please contact Linda Passaretti at lpassaretti@emmawillard.org with any questions.

Congratulations to the Rev. Ingrid J. Barrett ’66 on the publication of her memoir Reflections from a Clay Jar: a memoir through the eyes of faith.

Congratulations to Mary E. Heimann ’80 on the publication of her second book Czechoslovakia: The State That Failed (New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2009).

Congratulations to Jennifer Kealy ’81 for organizing the first Expanding Youth Horizons (EYH) Conference in Europe. For over 30 years, EYH has been active in the United States. Its mission is to encourage girls to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. The group does this by organizing conferences with "hands on" workshops, led by "real" women scientists. Keep up the great work, Jennifer!

While waiting to pick up her party of seven at Bromley Mountain, Betts Howes Murray ’73 was chatted up by Jeb Porter P’10—Jeb is father of Jenny Porter, co-head of Twelve Tones, incredible athlete, and all-round terrific Emma girl. Jenny just gave a masterful performance as a lord in Revels. She is granddaughter of Ruth H. Harvie ’45. Jenny is the tenth member of her family to attend Emma Willard.

If you have Emma “small world” stories, please send them our way!