Click the cover above to meet the first female President of the American University of Nigeria, Alumna Margee Ensign '73 in our spring issue of the "Nimbus," a publication of the New College Alumnae/i Association. This issue concentrates on International Studies at New College. 

 

The Bayside Gardens at New College of Florida was the perfect setting for the 29th Annual Pique-nique sur la Baie benefiting the New College Library Association (NCLA). The sold out event featured over 400 attendees who donned glamorous hats and enjoyed a luncheon and fashion show produced by Saks Fifth Avenue.

 

Thanks to Aimee Cogan, Event Chair; Sally Schule and her team at Saks Fifth Avenue for their many contributions to this event; Christian Dior for the gift to all attendees ... a full size bottle of J'adore; and, a big THANK YOU to all who attended.

 

Event proceeds are used to purchase books and other materials for the Jane Bancroft Cook Library at New College of Florida. 

 

 

15 stellar New College students have been hard at work this year making calls for the Alumnae/i Association's phonathon, which raises money for the annual fund. Over the course of five, week-long calling sessions spread throughout the year, the students raised $71,812, surpassing our $70,000 yearly goal! New College alumnae/i gave 70% of the funds; the balance was donated by parents. Thank you to our New College alum and parent donors for making our 2011-2012 phonathon an outstanding success!

 

May 25 at 7 pm

College Hall Bayfront

 

The New College community celebrates its 46th Annual Commencement on the bayfront behind College Hall. Over 190 students will receive their Bachelor of Arts degrees. This year's commencement speaker is outgoing President Gordon E. Michalson, Jr.

Visit the Commencement website for more information and a complete schedule of events.

  

Our graduating students are busy finishing up their thesis papers and presenting their baccalaureate exams.  Dr. Mike Michalson is wrapping up the last weeks of his presidency and Dr.Donal O'Shea, New College's incoming president, is preparing to take over July 1st.  The seasons are changing at New College!
 
It's also the time of year when we wrap up our fiscal year and the New College Annual Fund Appeal.  As Dr. Mike Michalson says, "Consider what a great start it would be for incoming President O'Shea if his first year on campus saw the fulfillment of some of our major campaign milestones."  
 
If you've already given this year, thank you for your support.  If not, please make your gift now to the Annual Fund.  The focus of the Annual Fund, within The New College Promise Campaign, is to raise the crucial, unrestricted funding required to address current needs of the entire campus, current year operations, including financial aid, faculty positions, faculty and student research, and vital institutional  support. 

 

 

New College offers it's thanks to the many generous donors who gave scholarship gifts this year. 94% of New College students receive some form of financial/scholarship aid. A reception was held last month for donors to meet their scholarship recipients.  In addition to presentations by staff, several students spoke about their gratitude for having received scholarship money.  Another student, Alexis Santos gave a presentation about his student research project, an app he developed that helps visualize archeological sites as they looked centuries ago. We sincerely appreciate the community's help in ensuring all students can attend New College. 

 

Fulbright Scholarship Awards

 

New College of Florida has garnered four Fulbright scholars for 2012, bringing the college's historical total to 69 Fulbright recipients. With this year's awards - all from the 2012 graduating class - New College has produced more than 30 Fulbright scholars in the past five years. This year's Fulbright recipients are Kathleen McQueeney (Boynton Beach, Fla.), Christopher Mulholland (Bradenton, Fla.), Susanna Payne-Passmore (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dana Ziegler (Niceville, Fla.). For more information on our 2012 Fulbrighters, click here. (link to NC press release) To learn about all of our student awards, click here.

 

Donors to Watch

With a very generous donation from the Dr. Christine Hamilton-Hall '78 and the Stanley Newmark family, New College will name and dedicate its dock behind College Hall in memory of Hamilton-Hall's mother, Joan Marciak Newmark.

 

"Throughout my adolescence in St. Louis, my mother made our home the place other children felt comfortable congregating," Hamilton-Hall says about dedicating the dock. "When the New College library was at College Hall, I took comfort in taking a break from my studies to sit on the dock and watch the sunset. So it is fitting that my mother's memory be kept alive at New College at the best place on campus to hang out and/or watch the sunset."

 

After New College, Hamilton-Hall earned her D.M.D. from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and her M.D. from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons.

 

New College's dock is currently being rebuilt as part of the Seawall Restoration Project. Located on Sarasota Bay, the dock was built originally in the 1920s as part of the estate of circus magnate Charles Ringling, whose mansion is now College Hall. 

 

New Scholars New College

May 24, 2012

Harry Sudakoff Conference Center

 

On May 24, the newly-named "New Scholars 

New College" event will feature student research and thesis work completed by New College students from all class levels, during the past 12 months. An expansion of the college's annual Thesis Showcase, the revamped event is free, open to the public and runs from 10 am to 4 pm in the Harry Sudakoff Conference Center, 5845 Gen. Dougher Place on the College's Pei (East) Campus.

 

New Scholars New College begins with opening remarks by New College President Mike Michalson and Provost Stephen Miles.  Student presentations will begin at 10:20 am. Each student will have 15 minutes to present his or her work and answer questions.  At noon, there will be a keynote address shared by New College alumnus Jonathan Smiga '75 and graduating senior Johannah Birney '08 titled "New College of Florida: [Coffee] Grounds for Success; How a Liberal Arts Education Can Transform Business." 

 

Contact Jeanne Viviani for more information at (941) 487-4649 or jviviani@ncf.edu