Thursday, February 9th, 5:30 – 8:00 PM
Professor Katherine A. Rowe will discuss “Teaching Shakespeare in the Digital Age.” Professor Rowe started her teaching career at Yale, moving to Bryn Mawr in 1998 and serving as the chair of the English department from 2006 – 2011. Her courses include Shakespeare, Medieval to Renaissance Drama, Milton and Spenser, and her recent work has focused on the transformation of the liberal arts for a networked world. Her most recent publication is “Virtual Theater History.” In [sic] Teaching Early Modern English Literature from the Archives, which will appear in the forthcoming MLA Approaches to Teaching series.
Her topic for the February presentation was highlighted in an article in the
New York Times in March, 2011 as part of the series “Humanities 2.0.” The series discussed the challenges posed and solutions found by schools and colleges in delivering “humanities courses — even Shakespeare — that are deeply influenced by a new array of powerful digital tools and vast online archives.” She has spoken frequently to a wide range of audiences on how media have caused education to evolve and last summer, received one of several $50,000 grants (with Bruce Ray Smith of the University of Southern California) to develop a portable electronic application: Mobile Shakespeare Scripts. Professor Rowe will speak at about 6 PM and then take questions; the session will end about 8 PM. There will be light refreshments.
The event will be at the home of Irena Bronstein Bonte.
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On January 5, 2012, the annual BMC/HC career networking event was held at Ligne Roset in Boston. This year, there were 34 attendees, which included 24 BMC alumnae and students. Our host was Rick Grossman, HC’66, owner of the beautiful modern furniture store Ligne Roset. BMC alumnae attending represented a range of career fields, including law, consulting, high tech, and higher education. One change in this year’s event was a large increase in the number of current students attending. This event is held during the first week in January each year, scheduled by the bi-college Career Development Office to coincide with Boston Recruiting Day for current students.
We were delighted to have the opportunity to meet Dr. John Tuton, BMC Ph.D. 1982. Dr. Tuton is the new Associate Director for Alumnae Career Counseling in the BMC Career Development Office. John Tuton has over 30 years experience as an organizational psychologist, executive coach and career consultant. Since 2001, he has managed an independent practice based in Philadelphia, PA, providing a comprehensive range of services in the areas of executive assessment, performance management, career coaching and individual and team development programs and workshops. He specializes in helping alumnae with all aspects of their job searches and is available for phone consultations to review resumes and provide other career advice. There is no charge for his services, which are available to all alumnae. To contact Dr. Tuton, email jtuton@brynmawr.edu.
If you have not attended this event, plan to come next year. It’s a great opportunity to meet a diverse group of alumnae and students, and we always enjoy sharing conversations and networking. Whether you are seeking a position, have a position to publicize, or simply want to meet a great group of alumnae and students, come to Network Boston.
The coordinators of the event were Alice Diamond, BMC MA 1977 and BMC Club of Boston Career Development Representative, Rainey Tisdale and Kurt James, HC Career Development Representatives.
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