Alumni Newsletter - Winter 2005

You're Invited

Celebrate the Piper Writers’ House Grand Opening with special guests Amy Tan, E.L Doctorow, Don Lee and George Witte

Thursday, February 3, 2005

10:30—11:30 am

Piper Writers House

Opening ceremony and ribbon cutting featuring a reading by Alberto Ríos. Contact Marla Giarratano at (480) 965-0377 for more information.

Books & Bears

Thanks to all alumni who participated in the Books & Bears Drive to benefit elementary students.  You were able to donate books and bears for 147 children in two elementary schools.  Way to go CLAS!

 

Robert Cialdini Event Webcast and ASU TV

For those of you who weren’t able to join us to watch world-renowned expert Robert Cialdini speak on the "Principles of Ethical Influence", we have a second chance for you... 

Due to popular demand, ASU TV will be airing the taped event every Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning January 19.  Don’t miss it again! For those who attended, make sure to tell your friends. 

 

View the webcast of this lecture.

Enhance Your Parenting Skills

Learn about child development by experiencing activities in typical toddler and preschool programs, courtesy of the CLAS Alumni Chapter and the ASU Infant Child Research Programs.

Spend a morning with a toddler, two-year-old and preschool child as you and other alums rotate through activities designed to enhance development in young children.

Saturday, February 12, 2005

9:00 a.m.- Noon

ASU Community Services Building, 200 E. Curry Rd.

You will learn how to enhance social-emotional development, facilitate sharing and peer interaction, manage challenging behaviors, survive tantrums by “twos,” deal with toilet training, facilitate speech and language development, and jump-start literacy skills.

Babysitting is available for a limited number of children. Pre-registration is required for the event at clasevents@asu.edu.

For more information about the program, go to http://clas.asu.edu/alumni/leadership/childdevelopmentworkshop.htm

Medicine, Values and Life

Join us for "The Artist Examines the Doctor: Five Hundred Years of Observation"

Dr. Sherwin Nuland

National Book Award Winner and author of many books about medicine and society including,  How We Die, How We Live, Doctors: The Biography of Medicine and Leonardo Da Vinci.

Wednesday, March 9, 2005

6:00 P.M.
Mayo Clinic, Ashton B. Taylor Auditorium

13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale

The Arizona Consortium for Medicine, Society and Values explores ethical, humanistic, legal, and policy aspects of medicine and its relations to society and values. It principally organizes educational events for the medical and larger communities. Through these programs, Arizonans enjoy a vibrant forum for exploring the implications of taking bioscientific discoveries and clinical innovations into society.

Please join us for this event!  To RSVP please contact Marla Giarratano at (480) 965-0377 or marla.giarratano@asu.edu

6th Annual International Wine Festival

Guests to this annual favorite will sample a variety of excellent international wines, partake of delicious hors d’oeuvres, enjoy enchanting music and participate in a silent auction, all while supporting a great cause.

Old Main, ASU's Tempe campus

Saturday, April 2, 2005

4:00 -7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $40 per person and can be obtained by check or credit card. To RSVP or for additional information please contact: Marla Giarratano (480) 965-0377 or email marla.giarratano@asu.edu

 

Stay in Touch with CLAS

Let us know about recent accomplishments so we can share them with other alumni in future issues of CLAS News. Go to http://clas.asu.edu/alumni/updateform/ to enter your Class Note.