Collins Living-Learning Center
 
Mar. 11, 2010
Gnome Love
Alumni Newsletter
Hollywoodland: The Viennese Ball  
 
Check out these photos of Collins residents waltzing the night away at our traditional masquerade ball.
 
From the Archives: Photos from the '70s 
 
Many thanks to alumna Beth Coleman Valdettaro for sending in these photos from her time at Collins.  If you have photos you'd like us to post and share,
please email us.
 
  Profile: Alex Lahmeyer,
  scholarship recipient
 
Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to offer scholarships to three students for Fall 2010:
 
  • Courtney Deckard
  • Alex Lahmeyer
  • Spencer Petry
Alex, in this profile, talks about his involvement at Collins and IU and what the scholarship means to him.  You can read the interview here.
 
And, if you are able to do so, please consider supporting this initiative by donating here. 
Thank you!
 
  
Collins' artist-in-residence from Australia    
Kathryn Wardill is teaching "Contemporary Jewelry Design in the Fine Arts" this term.  Stop by to hear her speak in the Coffeehouse on April 8, from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
 
 
 
Send in your updates!
 
What have you been doing lately?  Send your updates, so we can post them on our alumni update blog.  Pictures welcomed!
 
  
 
 
 
Memories of the
Cheshire Cafe
 
Were you there for the conversation about the Coffeehouse not having any coffee?  Did you witness the move from the closet to the current location?  Were you a regular who now has tons of stories to tell?
 
Send in your memories of the Cheshire Cafe! 
 
Collins LinkedIn Group
 
Make professional connections with your old friends from Collins. 
 
Official Collins
Facebook Page
 
Become a fan of Collins on Facebook!  Get regular updates about what's going on in Collins.
 
Save the date!
 
Please join us in the Coffeehouse on April 16  from 4:00-5:30 p.m. for the dedication of our diversity boards.  Confirmed guest speakers include former director Carl Ziegler, former residence manager Sara Ivey-Lucas, and Kristen Murphy, former historian and keeper of collinsites.org.