AADC September 2019 E-news & Douglass Alumnae Highlights
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AADC Fourth Annual Victoria Dabrowski Schmidt '42 Workplace & Professional Development Symposium
Thanks to alumnae and guests who came to campus for the AADC Fourth Annual Victoria Dabrowski Schmidt '42 Workplace and Professional Development Symposium on September 14. The day-long symposium exemplifies our commitment to providing our diverse alumnae with educational programs through the AADC Women's Life-long Learning Initiative. Special thanks to benefactor Victoria Dabrowski Schmidt '42, top left, pictured with Committee Chair Ikecia Lenese Mapp '01. Click below to read more and enjoy photos taken throughout the day of key speakers, presenters at breakout sessions and of alumnae and guests experiencing the power of alumnae connections.
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AADC Alumnae Awards Nominations Deadline is November 8
Do you know an alumna or friend of the AADC deserving of recognition by the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College? Consider submitting the AADC Alumnae Awards Official Nomination Form or an Alumnae Awards Nomination Referral Form to our AADC Alumnae Awards Committee. Each year, we present the AADC Alumnae Awards for the
Margaret T. Corwin Award, Alumnae Recognition Award, AADC Medal, Vanguard Service Award and the Young Alumna Mabel Award
. We also induct distinguished alumnae into the AADC Society of Excellence each year. Nominations for 2020 awards are due no later than November 8, 2019. Please note that the AADC Society of Excellence 2020 nomination application deadline will be at a later date and announced separately. For more information and forms, visit
www.douglassalumnae.org/alumnae/awards-for-alumnae/
Nominate an Alumna to the AADC Board of Directors
Finding and selecting appropriate alumnae candidates for Board positions is critical to the success and leadership of the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College. We invite you to nominate an alumna for the Board or to self-nominate. Please complete and submit nominations to the AADC and Chair of the AADC Nominating Committee as noted on forms for consideration. Nominations for board officers are due by November 8, 2019 and nominations for general board members are due by January 10, 2020.
Click here to download forms.
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Christiana Foglio-Palmer '84 Appointed to the Rutgers University Board of Trustees
Christiana Foglio-Palmer ’84, CEO of Community Investment Strategies, Inc., who serves on the Rutgers Board of Overseers, was appointed to the Rutgers University Board of Trustees as an Alumna Trustee for a five-year term that began on July 1.
Chris has built a remarkable career serving in some of the highest levels in government and business. She has distinguished herself as a leader in affordable and senior housing development and urban revitalization in New Jersey. With more than 30 years of industry experience, she specializes in finding creative ways to merge public funding and private capital to invest in making senior and multi-family housing communities better. She founded CIS in 1994 and has grown her company’s diverse portfolio now valued at over $600 million.
Chris delivered an inspiring keynote address, "Fear is Just Excitement Without the Breath," at the AADC’s Fourth Annual Victoria Dabrowski Schmidt ’42 Workplace and Professional Development Symposium held on campus on Saturday, September 14. "I believe in leaving a place better than when you found it,” says Chris. She encouraged attendees to surpass the challenges of a new position and to aim high to meet professional goals. “If a new job does not scare you to death,” she says, "then it’s probably not the right move or the right time."
In addition to her key role at the Symposium, Chris has generously provided complimentary tickets to an upcoming performance of "Gloria: A Life" at McCarter Theater in Princeton on October 5. The AADC is delighted to report that alumnae and friends responded and tickets quickly "sold out" for our gathering.
Prior to founding Community Investment Strategies, Chris was executive director of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, serving under two governors. She was responsible for more than $1 billion in multi-family bond financing, created the state’s Housing Policy and was chair of the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing. As the former president of the not-for-profit New Brunswick Development Corporation, she implemented $300 million worth of urban renewal projects. She has received numerous awards, including "NJBIZ’s Top 50 Most Influential People in the Real Estate Industry" and "Top Women in Business."
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All AADC events and programs are supported by the generosity of alumnae and friends like you. Contributing to the AADC Annual Appeal supports alumnae initiatives to advance our diverse and talented alumnae community forward together so we are better together. The Annual Appeal is not on behalf of NJC, DRC, Douglass, or Rutgers. The Annual Appeal supports programs and services for our alumnae sisterhood, advancing the AADC's mission.
www.douglassalumnae.org/MakeAGift
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Upcoming Fall AADC Events and Programs
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Saturday, September 28, 2019
AADC Volunteer Leadership Training 2020:
Investing In and Supporting Our Volunteers
Open to all AADC volunteers who have signed the AADC Confidentiality Agreement.
Saturday, October 5, 2019, 11:00 am
AADC Mabel's Alumnae Mentoring Program Kick Off for 2019-2020
Saturday, October 12, 2019
AADC Young Alumnae Network Fourth Annual YAN O Ween at Octoberfest in Warren, NJ
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
L'Hommedieu Lecture
Featuring Gail Collins,
New York Times
Columnist, Women's Historian & Author
FREE and open to the public
Saturday, October 26, 2019
AADC Southern New Jersey Regional Connection Group & Philadelphia and Delaware Area Alumnae
Tour of Longwood Gardens
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Saturday, November 2
AADC 2019 Society of Excellence Ceremony & Luncheon, with Keynote by Rosemarie Truglio '83
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enior Vice President of Curriculum & Content at Sesame Workshop
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Saturday, November 2
AADC Fall Alumnae Council
Registration will be available soon.
Meetings of the Council are held at least twice each fiscal year and are open to all active members of the Association. Alumnae who have contributed a minimum of $40 to the AADC are considered “active members” in the fiscal year in which the contribution is made and for the following fiscal year, as defined in the AADC Bylaws.
Saturday, November 16, 2019
AADC Young Alumnae Network Sisterhood Book Club:
"Educated: A Memoir"
by Tara Westover
Registration will be available soon.
AADC Alumnae Travel
Croatia & Dalmatian Coast
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Oct. 14-25, 2019
Morocco
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Land of Enchantment:
March 27 – April 5, 2020
Iceland Cruise - The Land of Fire and Ice:
June 22 – July 6, 2020
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Share your news with the AADC.
Send news about recent milestones or achievments to AADC Director of Marketing and Communications Anne Marie Russo at
amrusso@douglassalumnae.org
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