Alumni and Friends Newsletter
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Calling all Poetry Lovers
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Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner and the first African American to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate, is this year’s featured poet for CTY’s annual Joshua Ringel Memorial Poetry Reading.
Join us at 2:30 p.m. on March 30, 2025 at the Baltimore Museum of Art for the free reading, which celebrates CTY alumnus and avid poetry lover Joshua Ringel and his parents, Mel and Barbara.
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Exciting Role with CTY Development and Alumni Relations
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CTY is expanding its constituent engagement efforts and is now accepting applications for an associate director of constituent relations. If you or someone you know is interested in connecting with CTY alumni, parents, and friends to foster meaningful relationships and create engagement opportunities that support our community and advance CTY’s mission, please apply online or help spread the word.
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2025 Summer On-Campus Programs is Hiring
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Are you or is someone you know interested in developing invaluable skills, growing your professional network, having fun and earning a competitive salary while working closely with bright students from around the world? CTY is hiring staff to work at our On-Campus Programs in summer 2025. Learn more here about open positions, daily schedules, and to review FAQs.
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It’s Almost Time for Pi(e)!
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Pi Day represents the curiosity and love of learning that CTY students, families, alumni, and staff share. Show your support for advanced learners and make your gift for $35 or more by March 14 and receive a limited-edition JHU windbreaker.
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February 25 – CTY New York-area Networking Event
Invitations and event details will be shared with tri-state area alumni, friends and families.
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March 14 - Pi Day Celebration
CTY’s annual giving day to support advanced learners and our gifted education programs.
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March 30 – Joshua Ringel Memorial Poetry Reading
Poetry reading featuring acclaimed poet Rita Dove will be held at the Baltimore Museum of Art’s Meyerhoff Auditorium. Learn more and register for the event.
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April 2 – JHU Boston Event
Attendees will have an opportunity to connect with CTY Executive Director Amy Lynne Shelton, PhD, and hear from JHU President Ron Daniels. More details coming soon!
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Volunteer and Alumni Spotlights
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CTY Alumni and Friends Networking Reception
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CTY welcomed alumni, friends, and current CTY students and their families to Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C. on December 5. The evening was an opportunity to connect and hear from leadership on CTY priorities and research projects, including exploring the use of AI as a co-tutor.
Regional events and CTY networking event invitations are coming soon! Don't forget to review dates in the Mark your Calendar section and check out pictures from our D.C. event.
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Alumni Reflect as CTY Turned 45
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45 Years at CTY: Celebration and Reflection, the center’s three-day virtual research colloquium took place October 22-24 and included a CTY Alumni Reflections and Future Visions session.
Thank you to CTY’s first “student” Joe Bates, Venezia Garza ’17-’20, Dan Guido ’98-’01, Lainie Rutkow ’90-’93, and Aubree Stephens ’04-’07, for sharing their experiences. “I am so grateful to be a part of this community. It's helped me out immensely socially, and I know for a fact that it will have a similar impact on future learners,” said Aubree Stephens.
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Are you interested in getting involved or volunteering?
Please email ctyalumni@jhu.edu with your story and pictures of your CTY family!
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Baltimore Emerging Scholars in the News
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CTY Executive Director Amy Lynne Shelton and students from CTY’s Baltimore Emerging Scholars Program recently appeared on Baltimore Fox45 News to talk about the free, school-based enrichment program for Baltimore City Public School students with high academic potential. The program celebrated turning 10 earlier this year.
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2025 Summer On-Campus Programs Now Enrolling
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At CTY summer sites, students in grades 2-12 spend three weeks taking rigorous, fresh, and fun in-person academic courses, forming a vibrant learning community and making lifelong friends. Learn more about our day and residential in-person courses offered at 10 sites across the U.S. Seats in our 70+ courses are limited. Enroll now for the best selection of courses.
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Overdeck Family Foundation
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CTY is grateful for our longstanding partnership with the Overdeck Family Foundation. Last year the foundation helped provide financial aid to 77 CTY students to attend academic programs and supported an educator professional development project.
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We like you, we love you, we CTY you!
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We are grateful for our 1,703 philanthropic supporters who help make CTY available to advanced learners who might otherwise be unable to participate. Read more about their impact in our 2024 Report of Giving & Gratitude.
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Your gift to CTY can help provide a rewarding and challenging academic experience to qualified bright learners from diverse backgrounds, who may not be able to attend without financial assistance.
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Join one of our Facebook groups and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram to stay connected and updated on everything CTY.
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CTY is accredited for grades K-12 by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
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