Welcome from the President
As my second presidency begins, twenty years after the first, I feel
that University Circle has come full Circle for me. I’ve been a member since
1976 when we moved to Evanston and husband George joined the NU
Chemistry faculty. When I initially met the late Nancy Allred, also a
Chemistry Department spouse, she said, You will enjoy being a member of
University Circle. It was not a question.
Looking back over my many years of Circle membership, I’m very
grateful to Nancy and others who encouraged me to become involved.
Circle has given me a personal NU connection through unique programs
and opportunities for service, and, most importantly, the people I’ve met.
Circle membership was larger in 2003-2005, but I think our present
group is more diverse as we welcome anyone who has a Northwestern
association: alums, staff, parents of students, spouses and partners of
faculty, staff and students. These are a few of the variety of connections to
the Northwestern community represented by our members.
In July, our new Circle brochure was included in the membership
renewal letters. Many thanks to Pat Ulmer, Linda LaBuda, Jane Dowding,
Sally Sprowl and Diane Unger for working to update the brochure and give
it a fresh look. The brochure is intended to inform and welcome prospective
members by summarizing who we are, what we do and how to become a
member.
You may know someone who has an association with the
Northwestern Community to whom you could give the brochure. We
appreciate your efforts in getting out the word about Circle. We have extra
copies if needed or you know a location where a few could be placed.
I can’t thank our board members enough for their commitment to
University Circle. It’s great working with all of you. And I’m happy to
welcome Kay Hamel, President of the University Guild, to our board. Kay’s
assistance on the programming team is greatly appreciated and we look
forward to finding new ways for our organizations, University Circle and the
University Guild, to support each other.
Margaret Schatz