DC Scholar Alumni and friends are welcome to join the SHC DC Alumni group for a football viewing party Sat Sept. 13th at Rhino Bar (3295 M St., NW) in Georgetown. The PSU-Syracuse game kicks of at 3:30. Representatives from the SHC Alumni group will be on hand with a box full of free goodies donated by the PSU Alumni Association. As this is a public venue, arrive early for your chance to enjoy some PSU pom poms, Mellon Bank pins and other items imported direct from State College. No RSVP required.
The DC Scholar Alumni group volunteered for the 9th time Martha’s Table on August 16th. As always, we had a committed group of volunteers on hand to prepare sandwiches and other food items for the local community. We are currently making plans to volunteer again before the end of 2008. Once the date is set we will publish on this blog and our Facebook group: http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6646451172. Students on the alumni email list with the college can also expect an update on this and other events hosted by the DC Alumni Group.
The Metro DC Schreyer Alumni Association recently held its third book group. This time the group selected ‘Class Matters’ by the New York Times. This book is also the text that all incoming SHC students read as part of the book groups held during their student orientation. One again we held our discussion at Teaism in Penn Quarter. We are currently looking at dates for the next session and also selecting the next book. Please pass along any suggestions in the comment box below.
On July 10, 2008 a group of about 30 DC Scholar Alumni, current Scholars and friends visited the embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our evening began with a video discussing the history of the Kingdom, its role in the world and current relations with the United States. After the video, embassy staff answered a range of questions - from the role of women in Saudi society to the price of oil to the Kingdom’s relations with Iran. We then enjoyed a Saudi fashion show featuring some members of our group as impromptu models (see photos below). We concluded our evening with a selection of American and traditional Saudi foods such as hummus, spinach and meat fatayeh, carrot cake, and bitleweh. For many of the participants, this was an excellent opportunity to learn more about one of the largest countries in the world with a rich history and strong diplomatic relations with the United States. The DC Alumni group plan to visit another embassy soon and would appreciate any suggestions.
The Metro DC Chapter of the Scholar Alumni Group is pleased to announce its next book club meeting. Alumni in the DC area, friends, family, and current Scholars are all welcome to attend.
When: Saturday, August 9th, starting at 1:30pm.
Where: Teaism, located in Penn Quarter at 400 8th Street NW.
Book: Class Matters by the New York Times and Bill Keller
Synopsis (From Publishers Weekly): The topography of class in America has shifted over the past twenty years, blurring the lines between upper, middle and lower classes; some have argued that the concept of class is irrelevant in today’s society. While the 14 pieces in this volume (all originally printed as part of a New York Times series) shed light on a different aspect of class, they all agree that it re
mains an important facet of contemporary American culture and draw their strength by examining class less through argument than through storytelling. The reader, by following three heart attack victims through very different recoveries, by witnessing the divergent immigrant experiences of a Greek diner owner and his Mexican line cook, by tracing the life path of an Appalachian foster child turned lawyer and a single welfare mother turned registered nurse, or by seeing the world from the perspective of the wife of a “relo” (a six-figure executive who relocates every few years to climb the corporate ladder), quickly realizes class is defined by much more than income.
RSVP / Questions: If you have any questions or would like to RSVP please email AJ Gorman at: andrew.j.gorman@gmail.com (’06 Political Science) or Bill Yukstas wyukstas@gmail.com (’06 International Politics). We hope to see you on August 17th! Please join our Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6646451172
The DC Scholar Alumni group will be returning to Martha’s Table again Sat. June 7, 2008. The group will meet at 10AM at 2114 14th St., NW, Washington, DC. Martha’s Table (http://www.marthastable.org) helps at-risk children, youth, families and individuals in Washington, DC, to improve their lives through the provision of educational programs, food, clothing, and enrichment opportunities. This will be our eigth time volunteering there. Participants are requested to register via email with Steven Bien-Aime (slbienaime@yahoo.com). Please watch this blog and our Facebook group (http://psu.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6646451172) for future volunteering opportunities.
The DC Scholar Alumni recently hosted our second book group. This time we read the book “Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets” by Sudhir Venkatesh. The book was great and so was the discussion. We held our second session on a Wednesday at Teaism. We are on the lookout for new books and locations. Please send your suggestions to AJ Gorman at andrew.j.gorman@gmail.com (’06 Political Science) or Bill Yukstas wyukstas@gmail.com (’06 International Politics). Please join 115 other alumni as a member of our Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6646451172
A group of nine SHC Alumni and friends returned to Martha’s Table for our seventh volunteering session. In addition to some of our normal tasks, we took advantage of the great weather and helped wash McKenna’s Wagon, the van the Martha’s Table staff uses to distribute food across DC. Attached below is a photo of the group from April 26th. We plan to return again June 7th at 10am. Please contact Steve Bien-Aime at slbienaime@yahoo.com to volunteer.
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