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Don't miss a special Fridays at Newcomb: Classical Cabaret featuring Amy Pfrimmer and Korey Barrett
12 PM

This week in Dixon Hall!

Soprano and Tulane University professor Amy Pfrimmer will collaborate with University of Northern Iowa professor and pianist Korey Barrett in a discussion, with sung examples, of cabaret influences in vocal selections of Erik Satie, Cécile Chaminade, Kurt Weill, and Edith Piaf. Selections will include such favorites as Je te veux, Écrin, Je ne t'aime pas, Youkali, and Hymne a l'amour.  

Audience will be seated on the Dixon Hall stage for an intimate musical experience and discussion. 

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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