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February 27, 2013
Each year, Newcomb College Institute
honors graduating women and other accomplished undergraduates at the
Under the Oaks Ceremony in Dixon Hall. The event will be held the day
before graduation on Friday, May 17 at 2pm. There are many opportunities
for students to participate in this important event, and all
applications can be found at http://tulane.edu/newcomb/get-involved.cfm Below is information about how you can get involved in Under the Oaks:
Be this year’s Under the Oaks Senior Speaker
Deadline: Friday, March 8
The Newcomb College Institute is looking for a graduating senior
woman to be this year’s Senior Speaker at the Under the Oaks Awards
Ceremony. This year we would like students to speak to what it
means to be a woman leader at Tulane. Consider writing about the theme
in terms of what you have learned or experienced as a leader and how to
extend that to life after Tulane; how and why the commitment to
leadership and the skills you have learned will keep serving you; what
it means to be a female student on our campus in general; and what it
means to you and your graduating class now be newly minted Newcomb
alums. Drafts and/or outlines are due March 8 to Aidan Smith at
asmith41@tulane.edu. Please contact her with any questions regarding the
speech.
Apply for a Newcomb Award
Deadline: Friday, March 8
Landor Lewis Award
The Agnes Landor Lewis Award is bestowed upon a current second-year
female student from an under-represented group at Tulane University who
has distinguished herself through involvement with the Newcomb College
Institute, an engaged pursuit of learning, and contribution to the
greater New Orleans community. The recipient of the award will receive
$2,000; this one-time cash award can be used to enhance the recipient's
educational experience at Tulane. For more information and to apply,
please visit http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm or contact Katherine Corbett at kcorbett@tulane.edu.
Shirley Gauff Award
The Shirley Gauff Award is bestowed upon a current first-year
female student from an under-represented group at Tulane University who
has distinguished herself through high school and Tulane involvement, an
engaged pursuit of learning, and contribution to the greater New
Orleans community. The recipient of the award will receive $2,500; this
one-time cash award can be used to enhance the recipient's educational
experience at Tulane. For more information and to apply, please
visit http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm or contact Katherine Corbett at kcorbett@tulane.edu.
Join the Daisy Chain
Deadline: Tuesday, March 12, 5pm
Be a part of a Newcomb College tradition. Junior women (and
sophomores who will be abroad during Spring 2013) may now apply to be
part of the Daisy Chain. Daisy Chain is a part of the Under the Oaks
Ceremony held on May 17, 2012 at Dixon Hall. Under the Oaks is an awards
ceremony to honor graduating women. This ceremony was the Newcomb
College commencement until 2006 and it is with pride that we continue
with this tradition.
Students are selected based on their
scholastic and on-campus achievement. Daisy Chain participants are
permitted to stay in campus housing until after commencement, if they
currently live in campus housing. Should you be chosen to participate in
Daisy Chain, you will be a part of the team that assembles the actual
'daisy chain.’ Click here or visit
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/get-involved.cfm for the application.
Questions? Email Rosalind Cook at rcook@tulane.edu.
Be part of The Oak Wreath
Deadline: Friday, March 22
The Oak Wreath is bestowed upon a select group of senior women who have
distinguished themselves through an engaged pursuit of learning,
leadership in student activities, and contribution to the Newcomb/Tulane
community. A dinner will be held in honor of Oak Wreath recipients and a
faculty member of their choosing who has positively influenced their
college career on Tuesday, May 14. In addition, this year selected
seniors will be honored individually at the Under the Oaks ceremony on
Friday, May 17. Seniors are selected for this honor by committee.
Applications are available at http://tulane.edu/newcomb/get-involved.cfm. Send all requested information via email to lwolford@tulane.edu or drop completed forms off at the Newcomb College Institute by Friday, March 22.
Honor the Newcomb Legacy
Senior Women: Is your mother or grandmother a graduate of Newcomb
College or Tulane University? If so, the Newcomb College Institute
would like to honor both -- or all three -- of you at Under
the Oaks! Please let Jan Mulvihill know by April 1 and she will
contact you with details.
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