Dear Alumnae,

It is hard to believe how quickly September flew by. It seems only moments ago we celebrated the opening of school and enjoyed Head of School Trudy Hall’s remarks at opening convocation (you can listen to her speech HERE). So far, the year is off to a great start. Our athletic teams are well into their seasons, Revels tryouts and senior dinner take place this weekend, reunion follows October 9-11, and Parent Days take place the following weekend. We’ll cap off October by welcoming the Board of Trustees and the Alumnae Association Council over Halloween weekend, October 30-November 1. The semester is moving like a speeding train! I hope your fall is going well, too. Please be in touch if you need anything from Emma Willard.

Best,

Linda Passaretti '84
Director of Alumnae Relations and Communications

At opening convocation, Emma Willard School proudly bestowed two endowed chairs. Linda Maier was appointed to the Homer L. Dodge Chair in Science and Carmel Schettino to the Henry L. Thompson Chair in Mathematics. To learn more about these outstanding teachers, please read their citations HERE. 

Do you know a girl who might like to learn more about Emma Willard? We are hosting an Admissions Open House on campus on Friday, October 23. For more information, please check the admissions pages of the Emma Willard Web site. Alumnae and prospective students are also always welcome to attend any of the many admissions fairs in which we participate. For a list of fairs, please click HERE. Even if that special girl can’t visit us at a fair, we would still love to see you! Alumnae are always welcome at fairs to help us articulate all the great things about an Emma Willard education!

Up Close and Personal with Senator Kirsten Rutnik Gillibrand ’84: October 10, 3:30 p.m., Mott Gymnasium. Join Senator Gillibrand and reunion guests for a conversation about life in the Senate. To register, click HERE. 

Mount Ida, History in the Making: October 11, 12:00 p.m., Kellas Hall. Please join us for lunch at noon with our reunion classes followed by Associate Head of School Trudy Hanmer’s presentation at 1 p.m. about her progress to date on writing the history of the school. To register, click HERE. 

London: November 20, 6:00 p.m. at The Reform Club. Please join us for a provocative conversation about Emma Willard in the 21st century with our hosts Lucy Schwab Blythe ’80 and husband Tim and featuring Trudy Hall, head of school. For more information or to register online, please click HERE. 

This year Emma Willard’s student organization Chasing the Cure will chase the cure for Hepatitis C during its annual 5k run/walk. All proceeds will benefit Massachusetts General Hospital which conducts the largest hospital-based research about Hepatitis C in the United States. This year’s race is Sunday, November 1, at 9:30 a.m. Runners and walkers of all levels are invited to join us and enjoy a scenic 3.1 mile route around campus and the surrounding roads. For more information and to register please click HERE.