Here's your news for January
from on and off campus. Students are back in Northfield for winter term and all the beauty of a January in Minnesota. Life isn't all white and black, though; the faculty art exhibition opens this week, as does music professor Andrea Mazzariello's interactive installation This, now. And congrats to the men's basketball team! They're off to an 11-1 start for the season. Whatever's on your bucket list, we hope it includes staying in touch. Read on for more news from the Carleton community.
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Dr. Sarah Fortner named director of sustainability at Carleton
Fortner's newly created role is part of an expansion of the college’s sustainability efforts. Fortner has a 20-year history conducting climate and environmental justice research, supporting education, and building community for change. Read more about Dr. Fortner and her new role.
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Lofgren Fellows Named
Congratulations to Sana Rafiq '13 and Ben Lurie '09, this year's recipients of the Lofgren Alumni Business Fellowship. Established in 1984 by Charles Lofgren, Sr. '27, the award supports alumni with established commitments to a career in business through educational opportunities.
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Faculty Farewells
Jackson Bryce, age 78, died on December 12. Jack was hired in 1972 to teach classics and retired in 2012 as the Marjorie Crabb Garbisch Professor of Classical Languages and the Liberal Arts, Emeritus. Learn more and share a remembrance for Jackson. Charles (Chuck) Carlin, age 85, died on January 2. Chuck taught chemistry for 38 years, retiring in 2004 as the Charles “Jim” & Marjorie Kade Professor of the Sciences, Emeritus. Learn more and share a remembrance for Chuck. Gary Iseminger, age 85, died on December 11. Gary taught philosophy for 42 years, retiring in 2004 as the Stephen R. Lewis Jr. Professor of Philosophy & Liberal Learning, Emeritus. Learn more and share a remembrance for Gary.
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Update passwords
To keep our electronic community as secure as possible, Carleton now requires that alumni change their Carleton password once a year. You’ll receive an email notice 30 days before your current password expires with directions for updating your password.
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Virtual: Tuesday, January 10
6 p.m. Central
Curious Economic Times. Making Sense of the Current Economy
Join us for an informative and thought-provoking discussion on the economy. The panel will be moderated by economics professor emeritus Stephen Strand with Lisa Barrow '91, Bitsy Perlman '06, and Alex Wolman '88.
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Virtual: Thursday, January 12
8 a.m. Central
Breakfast Club with Val Jensen '87: The Future of Reproductive Rights Post- Roe
Val Jensen '87 will discuss the status of reproductive health care, the difference between the abortion rights movement and the reproductive rights movement, and how the post-Roe legal landscape has been thrown into disarray.
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In person: Friday, January 13
10:50 a.m. Central Skinner Memorial Chapel
Convocation with Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl '92
One of America’s most awarded nonfiction magazine writers, Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl ’92 is a 6-time winner of the James Beard award, known as the Oscars of the food world.
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In person: Sunday, January 15
5:00 p.m. Central
Skinner Memorial Chapel
Martin Luther King, Jr. Service of Remembrance and Celebration
Service led by Rev. Todd Campbell ’16 and the Carleton Choir.
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Virtual: Thursday, January 19
3:00 p.m. Central
Carleton Connects: Jeff Mow '81, Therese Picard '93, and our National Parks
Two alumni with six decades of National Park Service experience between them will offer a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to keep our national parks' visitors, neighbors, and inhabitants flourishing.
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In person: now through Jan. 28
Join fellow Carls at a Winter Gathering
Carls come together to toast the new year. Everyone is invited to join in the fun. Registration is open for events in New York City, Bay Area, Los Angeles, Austin, and Washington, DC.
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Virtual: Wednesday, February 17:00 p.m. Central
Environmental Stewardship with '73
Join James Haynes '73, emeritus professor of environmental science and ecology at SUNY-Brockport, for a conversation on the environmental causes of global warming and solutions for a sustainable future.
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Virtual: Saturday, February 11
3:00 p.m. Central
Nationwide Trivia
Our 23rd Annual Nationwide Trivia Contest will be hosted by Jeopardy! contestant and karaoke superstar Noah Tarnow '97. Join a team with fellow Carls or create your own.
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Serve on the Alumni Council
Alumni Council members build community and connections to Carleton and foster stewardship throughout the entire Alumni Association. This April, the Alumni Council will elect four new at-large members to four-year terms. To nominate someone (including yourself), visit the Alumni Council site.
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Call for Reunion 2024 volunteers
If your class will be celebrating Reunion in 2024 and you would like to help plan the weekend's events or your class's gift effort, please complete the Reunion Volunteer form.
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