Free Theatre Symposium at UVM!

The University of Vermont Department of Theatre brings Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel to campus to participate in the September 29^th Symposium, Women in Theatre: Transcending Barriers. Ms. Vogel will participate in the panel discussion beginning at 1:00pm and give the Key Note speech at 4:00pm. The symposium coincides with the Theatre Department's production of Ms. Vogel's play, How I Learned to Drive, which will be performed from September 27^th – October 7^th.

Ms. Vogel currently teaches at the Yale School of Drama after working for 24 years as the director of playwriting programs at Brown University. During her time there, she was a mentor to many playwrights who went on to national and international acclaim, including Sarah Ruhl, Nilo Cruz, Adam Bock, and Lynn Nottage. In addition to the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for her play, How I Learned To Drive (1998), she is the recipient of an Obie Award (1992) and The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (1998).

The schedule of events for the symposium on Saturday, September 29th:

1:00 pm           "Women in Theatre: Transcending Barriers"

Panel Discussion in the Royall Tyler Theatre

3:00 pm           Reception
4:00 pm           Keynote Speech by Paula Vogel
7:30 pm           Performance - How I Learned to Drive

The symposium is free open to the public, but registration is required.

To learn more about the event as well as instructions on how to register please email us at theatre@uvm.edu or call: 656-2094

YMCA Discount for CCV Winooski Students!

You're Invited: Smith College & Mt. Holyoke College Programs

You are invited to join admissions representatives from Smith College and Mt. Holyoke College for lunch on Friday, September 28th at noon in room 109 at CCV Winooski. The Ada Comstock Scholars Program at Smith College and the Frances Perkins Program at Mt. Holyoke College offer women over 24 an opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree. Students attend the same classes and fulfill the same requirements as do all other Smith and Mt. Holyoke students.

The Ada Comstock Scholars Program and Frances Perkins Program combine rigorous academic challenges with flexibility for women beyond the traditional college age by providing options for reduced course loads, special academic advising, career counseling and diverse housing options. Both schools participate in the five college consortium enabling students to take classes at Smith, Mt. Holyoke, Amherst, the University of Massachusetts and Hampshire College. Financial aid is available to each woman with demonstrated need.

Many CCV students have transferred to Smith and Mt. Holyoke successfully. Presently there are over 400 students in these programs. Some bring their families with them, some come alone, some with a partner or spouse. Most arrive having earned between 32 and 64 transferable college credits in liberal arts courses.

Visit www.smith.edu/ada/ or www.mtholyoke.edu./fp/ for more information.

Please contact me at CCV, 654-0507 or deangelm@ccv.edu with questions or to RSVP for the informational luncheon.

Free Emergency Management Conference in Vermont!

Service Fair & Ice Cream Social: Tuesday, September 11th