the purpose of the caltech women’s club is to promote...
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The purpose of the Caltech Women’s Club is to promote friendships and the sharing of mutual interests.
Issue HIgHlIgHts
Page5 Meet the 2017-2018 Board5 Open Board Positions6 New Ways To Discover and Sign-up For Events6 Toddler & Mini Group7 Fall Gathering and Activities Fair 8-9 A Sampling of our Fall Traditions10-11 A “CATwalk” around the campus construction
November 2017
save tHe Date
November 12Family Fun Day, 2:00 pm, Beckman Lawn (page 6)
December 7Holiday Luncheon, 11:30 am, The Athenaeum (page 3)
PresIDeNt’s message
November is a month where we focus on Thanksgiving, holidays, on-going projects and fun!
Thanksgiving Thoughts: I started to write a list of all the people I wanted to thank and remembered that our Bulletin Editor, Eman (aka my boss), told me to keep my message short. So, here’s a short thank you to all of the amazing people who donate their time and energy to the CWC. With your help, we put on the Modern Campus Tour, The Fall Gathering and Activities Fair, the “Our Town” meetup and the Activity Group meetings (see page 2). We also worked behind the scenes on communications (Bulletin, Web and Facebook), membership management, club administration and accounting tasks. I am also really thankful
Bulletin
for our new collaboration with the Caltech International Spouses Club (CISC) in areas of shared interest, like the Minis & Toddlers group. It takes a village to make all of this happen and every effort, big or small, is greatly appreciated.
Holiday Season: We are gearing up for our annual Holiday Luncheon and have included an RSVP form inside. I hope you can join us! I also hope you enjoy the sampling of member Fall traditions in this edition. Please share yours on our Facebook page!
On-going projects: This month, we are updating our Pasadena Area Guide and Member Directory, working on the name change proposal, and kicking off a new strategic financial planning project. We continue to integrate digital and traditional tools into our communications, event management, and accounting to make things efficient and accessible for our members and volunteers.
I am grateful for the camaraderie, support
and wisdom of our village. I hope you enjoy this Fall edition of our bulletin. Wishing you all the best,
Judi
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For updated calendar information, see www.cwclub.caltech.edu.
Weekly Activities
English ConvErsation group
Contact: Fritzie Culick ([email protected]) | Debbie Bradbury ([email protected]). Every Tuesday from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. We meet at the tables on the east end of the Olive Walk, near the Athenaeum. Come and practice English speaking skills and ask cultural questions.
FurniturE pool and toy library
Contact: [email protected] | 234 S. Catalina Ave., rear house. Open every Thursday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (except holidays). The Furniture Pool stocks a constantly changing inventory of useful items for babies and children. The Toy Library has a varied collection of toys for check out.
toddlEr & Mini group
Contact: Nina ([email protected]). Meets weekly to enjoy our little stars, normally on Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00 PM. However, the venue may change (i.e different parks, playgrounds, or museum etc.) Contact Nina for details.
Activities And interest Groups
Cats study and businEss MEEting
Tuesday, November 7th in the Athenaeum Mezzanine.Study Session: 10:30 am to noon.Business Meeting: noon to 1:00 pm.Contact: Romy Wyllie (626-794-7773).
hiking group Thursday, November 16th at 8:30 am. Meet at Chantry Flats to hike to Hermit Falls & Sturtevant Falls. The hike is 3.0 miles round trip with 400 feet elevation. Dogs, children and guests (for a $3 charge) welcome. Contact Eva Schilk | 213-259-7421 |
[email protected]). Rain cancels.
CaltECh playrEadErs
Tuesday, November 7th at 7:30 pm in the Athenaeum Hall of AssociatesReservations: No reservations are needed for the reading but are requested for those dining beforehand (reservations - please contact 626-395-8200). You are most welcome at the Playreaders table which is seated promptly at 5:30 pm to make our new 7:30 pm curtain time.An Enemy of the People, by Henrik Ibsen. Directed and Introduced by John Davidson. In Ibsen’s 1882 drama, the good Dr. Stockman is fighting to rid his town of poison from the local tannery leaking into the famous bath spas. Such is the plays’ timeliness that it could have been written last week: sibling rivalry, a political cover-up by hypocritical pragmatists, and the thin line between hubris and the moral high ground. The drama reaches a rapid boil in the seething confrontation between brothers that concludes the first act. Ibsen’s brilliance reveals Stockman from all perspectives; his unbending morals and contempt for the unthinking majority can seem both radical and invigorating. It is as disturbingly true to life as a play can get.
FaMily Fun day Saturday, November 11th at 10:00 am (see page 6).
Morning book disCussion
Monday, November 13rd at 8:00 am in the Athenaeum. RSVP: Candy D’Addario (626-351-9357, [email protected]) by Tuesday, November 7th. (Membership at the Athenaeum is required to order breakfast.) Hillbilly Elegy, by D.J. Vance.
book lovErs’ soirEE
Monday, November 13rd at 7:30 pm in the Rathskeller. Contact: Sonya
Wierman | [email protected] God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy.
athEnaEuM Monthly lunChEs
Tuesday, November 14th from 12:00-1:00 pm at the Athenaeum. RSVP: online at (cwclub.caltech.edu) or email Brooke Anderson | [email protected]. Monthly lunch to get together to make new friends and keep in touch. Athenaeum membership not required.
FinanCE Chat
Tuesday, November 14th from 7:00-8:30 pm at the Caltech Y (505 South Wilson Ave), Contact: Brooke Anderson | [email protected]. The Finance Chat group features informal chats about financial matters such as budgeting, investing, financial software, taxes, or any other topic that participants would like. You are welcome to bring your significant other to this activity.
bring your own CraFt Tuesday, November 28th from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Caltech Y (505 S. Wilson Ave.). Contact: Maria Johnson Kriechbaum | [email protected] | 626-755-4476. Join us for an informal gathering of other crafty-types, to work on those unfinished projects. Children welcome.
CaltECh woMEn’s invEstMEnt Club
Wednesday, November 22nd, 7:00 pm.RSVPs: Any guest wishing to attend a CWIC meeting must RSVP. Contact: Mariella Soprano | [email protected], for details and location of the meeting. The Investment Club is open to women only and offers its members the opportunity to learn more about investments and to discuss them with each other.
Cats CaMpus tours
Thursday, November 16th at 10:30 am. To make a reservation, contact James Muro (626-395-4654, [email protected]) or complete the reservation form at cats.caltech.edu.
November 2017 CaleNDar of meetINgs & Programs
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ThursdayDecember07,201711:30AMto1:30PMattheAthenaeum
$38formembers&$48forguests(membersarelimitedtomaximumof3guestsonly)$25forpost-doc/studentmembers&guests
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________RegistrationDeadline:Thursday,November30,2017
Toregister,mailintheformbelowwithpayment
–or–registeronlineat
https://cwc.nationbuilder.com/holiday_luncheonMemberName:_____________________________________________________________________________________Guest/SpouseName(s):____________________________________________________________________________
No.ofFaculty/Staff/Spouses: _____________x$38=$______________No.ofGuests: ______________x$48=$______________(max.3guests)No.ofStudents/Postdocs&Guests:_____________x$25=$______________Total#ofAttendees:_____________Total$______________#ofVegetarianMeals_________________MemberPhone#&Email:_________________________________________________________________________
Pleasesendreservationform&checkpayabletoCaltechWomen’sClub:
NatalieCohenAttn:HolidayLuncheon
1725HometRd.Pasadena,CA91106
Formoreinformation,pleasecontactParvinForouharat(626)577-7625
ThiseventissupportedinpartbyduesanddonationstotheCWC.
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ArtworkbyJoanneDoyle
WhatEvilLurksintheFlask?TheGoodDr.StockmanAnalyzesWaterfromtheTown’sFamousBathSpas
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Photos by Regina Birkhofer-Gross
CalteCH WomeN’s Club voluNteer oPPortuNItIes
Do you want to join us? There are open positions with your name on them!
Open Board Positions:TreasurerActivities Chair
Activities Leads and Volunteer Opportunities:Garden Adventures LeaderBaby Sitting Co-op FacilitatorPlaygroup LeaderMeals for Moms CoordinatorCaltech Architectural Tour DocentsFurniture Pool & Toy Library VolunteersWine Tasters Organizer
If you’d like more information about these opportunities or to learn about other ways you can volunteer, contact Judi Cowell | (805-377-2579), [email protected].
In the photo are, left to right:Front row: Judi Cowell, Maria Johnson Kriechbaum.Back row: Karen Brunschwig, Andrea Zurcher, Liz Jackman, Sandhya Ravichandran, Katie Clark, Alice Stone, Vilia Zmuidzinas, Connie Shair, Brooke Anderson, Barbara Weber, Mariella Soprano.
Last month we introduced the “lighter side” of the 2017-18 Board.
We thought that this month you might want to see our “professional side,” too!
meet tHe boarD 2017-2018
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This year we are excited to expand the ways you can discover and sign-up for Caltech Women’s Club events. Our goal is to make it easy for you to join us! You’ll find event information in the monthly Bulletin, on our website (cwclub.caltech.edu), and on our Facebook page.
NeW Ways to DIsCover aND sIgN-uP for eveNts!
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a samPlINg of our fall traDItIoNs Edited by Judi Cowell & Eman Badr
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a “CatWalk” arouND tHe CamPus CoNstruCtIoN
By Judi Cowell & Romy Wyllie
Being curious CATS, we wanted to know about the current campus developments Jim Cowell and Don O’Neil from Caltech Facilities gave us a sneak peek. This article is a brief photo tour of our “CATwalk” around the campus construction (see campus map). Our walk starts with the new Bechtel Residence (1) for undergraduates on the North end of campus. From there, we take a peek at the construction site where the Winnett Student Center used to be and the new Hameetman Center (2) is being built. Tucked behind Guggenheim is the newly finished Center for Autonomous Systems Technology (CAST) (3). Across the sidewalk, Sloan is covered in scaffolding and the top three floors are being completely renovated into the Ronald and Maxine Linde Hall of Mathematics and Physics (4). Our final stop is at the biggest project, the Chen Neuroscience Research Building (5). It is just getting started on the corner of Del Mar and Wilson. Enjoy the photo tour and see how the campus is evolving. If you are interested learning more, either as a CATS docent, or on a Modern Campus tour, contact Romy Wyllie (626) 794-7773 or check out the CATS web site: http://cats.caltech.edu
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We WelCome NeW members all year!!
MEMbErship Contact: Andrea Zuercher | [email protected] | 323-348-3402. Membership in the Caltech Women’s Club is open to anyone who is affiliated with Caltech, JPL, the Huntington Library, the affiliated observatories, or the Caltech Associates. The CWC has a diverse membership of about 200 women (and a few men), with many international members, and a broad range of ages – from students to members who have been in the club for more than 20 years. Membership dues are $35 per year with electronic delivery of the Bulletin; $65 with printed delivery of the Bulletin; $10 for postdocs with electronic bulletin; and $40 with printed delivery of the bulletin, and free for students with electronic delivery.
The 2016-2017 year ended in June 2017. Renew your membership for 2017-2018 by downloading the form from cwclub.caltech.edu.
Do you Have NeWs to sHare ? !
CwC bullEtin Contact: Eman Badr | [email protected] | 626-365-8961 The Bulletin is published each month between October and May (except for January). Items that you think would be of interest to the membership are always welcome. Our next issue will be published at the beginning of November. The Bulletin carries advertisements that are sponsored by, and may be of interest to, our members. The cost of adverts can be found on our website under “Publications.” If you would like to place an ad in the Bulletin, please contact the Bulletin Business Editor, Liz Jackman. [email protected] | 626-395-6163
wEbsitE Contact: Liz Jackman | [email protected] | 626-395-6163The CWC website is www.cwclub.caltech.edu. Go to the website for information on upcoming events and downloadable reservation forms for CWC events. To post information about an event or activity, contact Liz.
CwC pasadEna arEa guidE Contact: Natalie Cohen | [email protected] | 626-577-1782 The Pasadena Area Guide is a resource for both newcomers and longtime members. It features recommendations for services, restaurants, shops, and activities, as well as useful information about the local area, and opportunities for volunteers. The guide is on the web at www.cwclub.caltech.edu/publications/area-guide.html. Please email your additions, revisions, or deletions to the Area Guide Editor, Natalie Cohen. Thank you for helping to make the Guide a valuable resource for the members of our community.
exeCutIve boarD
2017-2018
prEsidEnt
Judi Cowell [email protected] | 805-377-2579
viCE-prEsidEnt
Sandhya [email protected] | 626-446-6970
sECrEtary
Laura [email protected] | 626-429-0942
trEasurEr (intEriM)Maria Johnson [email protected] | 626-755-4476
bullEtin Editor
Eman [email protected] | 626-365-8961
The purpose of the Caltech Women’s Club is to promote friendships
and the sharing of mutual interests.
California Institute of TechnologyCaltech Women’s ClubMail Code 104B-6Pasadena, CA 91125
www.cwclub.caltech.edu