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Welcome to the first edition of Mortar Board Alumni News! Developed especially for Mortar Board alumni...
We also asked how, and how often, members want to hear from Mortar Board, with the overwhelming favorite as e-newsletters (more than 75 percent chose this method), on at least a quarterly basis. Mortar Board will continue to publish and mail the Mortar Board Forum magazine on a biannual basis, and produce several other e-newsletters with varying topics, including special opportunities on merchandise and regional programs. Please forward this to your former Mortar Board classmates and ask them to sign up for Alumni News now. A different idea on what you want to hear? Let Mortar Board know by sending feedback to enews@mortarboard.org! Benefits of membership: Networking Graduate fellowships Discounts and services from our partners Career assistance Leadership opportunities |
Award-winning collegiate chapters Each year at the national conference, chapters are awarded for their various accomplishments. Check out a list of the 2006-2007 winners to see if your alma mater won an award!
Forum Sneak peek The semi-annual Mortar Board Forum magazine will arrive in homes in December, but you can expect to read about a historical perspective on career support from Mortar Board, detailed updates from more than a dozen chapters across the nation, a collegiate viewpoint on career preparation, a feature on life after graduation and how one member chose to make a difference instead of immediately entering the corporate world. If you aren’t a Forum subscriber, there is still time to submit your information before the issue goes to press. Start subscribing today!  |
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Audrey Finkelstein
Finkelstein has generously given her time, talents and resources to numerous local and national organizations, including the Girl Scouts, University of Miami Alumni Association, Miami-Dade Schools Quality Education Committee, University of Miami Women’s Commission on the Status of Women, Council for Continuing Education for Women, YWCA, Rape Treatment Center, the fair housing group HOPE, and the Mental Health Association. Finkelstein has also spent time as a public radio broadcaster and created The Civil Rights Radio Series audio cassettes, which are part of the Florida State Archives. She is known as the voice of “Straight Talk” and also hosted “Women’s View,” a television program that focused on women achievers in non-traditional fields. Today, she continues her volunteer service with Friends of WLRN, Inc. as a guest broadcaster on “Tropical Currents.” Hear Audrey Finkelstein's acceptance speech now. Alumni chapter spotlight The Mortar Board alumni chapter in Miami, Florida received the Outstanding Alumni Chapter Award at the 2007 National Conference in July. The chapter, founded in 1966, meets to enhance fellowship among members and support the local collegiate chapter at the University of Miami. Among their successful events is the annual Homecoming Luncheon, a collective event for both collegiate and alumni members, held at the Coral Gables Country Club and the Senior Send-Off, an annual Mortar Board/ODK awards breakfast at the University of Miami. At the Senior Send-Off, the alumni chapter annually presents two regarded awards to collegiate members, the Ruth and Henry King Stanford and Estelle Greene awards. Congratulations to the Miami, Florida Alumni Chapter! Mortar Board alumni are making a difference Ruthie Flores, a 1992 initiate at the University of California - Los Angeles, is leading the National Campaign’s Latino Initiative to decrease teen pregnancy in the Hispanic community. According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, 51 percent of Latina teens become pregnant at least once before age 20, a rate considerably higher than the national average for all ethnicities. Flores has been named one of the most influential men or women impacting the Latino community in Orange County, California on the LATINO OC 100. The campaign seeks a more effective cultural approach to teen pregnancy prevention, involving both male and female teens as well as distributing a savvy educational manual to schools, community groups and health facilities. This manual, a collaboration using the aptitude of 20 Latino community leaders, emphasizes the use of the traditional Hispanic values of family-centeredness, affection and respect as a compass. These unique manuals roll out across the country this month. Editor’s note: The Mortar Board National Office wants to know all about you - accomplishments, new jobs, awards, life events, and more! Update us using an easy online form or by e-mailing mbforum@mortarboard.org. |
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Audrey Finkelstein is a strong volunteer, philanthropist and community activist. As a pioneering woman that many describe as a “true suffragette,” she has many credits to her name, including the first female president of the American Jewish Committee, the first female chair of the Community Relations Board and the first female officer of the United Way. This summer, she was honored for her accomplishments and lifelong commitment to the ideals of scholarship, leadership and service with a