Margaret Waterman Alumnae Group

Waterman Annual Meeting
2017-05-16 10:15 - 11:15 (America/Detroit) | Michigan Union – Parker Room, 530 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
The Waterman Alumnae Group will hold its annual meeting prior to the final Town Hall Luncheon & Lecture of the season. It will be in the Parker Room of the Michigan Union starting at 10:15 am. At this meeting we will hear a review of the year by outgoing President Carolyn Tyson and elect our new Board members for the 2017-18 year. We encourage all Waterman members to attend.

Women in Advertising - Jean Kilbourne
2017-04-20 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | University of Michigan Union Ballroom, 530 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States
Jean Kilbourne is recognized around the world for her pioneering work on the image of women in advertising. In the late 1960s, she began her exploration of the connection between advertising and public health issues. She created the renowned film series Killing Us Softly: Advertising’s Image of Women and authored the award-winning book Can’t buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel. Jean received her BA in English from Wellesley College and a doctorate in education from Boston University. She has received numerous honorary degrees and national awards. Jean is known for her ability to present provocative topics in a way that encourages dialogue and empowers action.

Tour of the Duderstadt Media Center
2017-03-29 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Duderstadt Media Center, 2281 Bonisteel Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States

The History of Film - Marc Lapadula
2016-11-08 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | University of Michigan Union Ballroom, 530 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States
The History of Film – Marc Lapadula
Marc Lapadula is a playwright, screenwriter, film producer, and university lecturer. His stage plays have been produced in the U.S. and in England. He produced Angel Passing, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won, among other awards, the grand prize at WorldFest Houston. Marc has taught screenwriting, playwriting, and film analysis at Johns Hopkins, the University of Pennsylvania (his alma mater), Columbia University, and Yale University. He led the Screenwriting Series at the Smithsonian Institution. Marc studied Irish and English Drama at Oxford University, received his MA from the University of East Anglia in England, and earned an MFA in playwriting from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

International Affairs Expert - Robin Wright
2016-10-13 11:30 - 13:00 UTC | University of Michigan Union Ballroom, 530 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States
October 13, 2016 – International Affairs Expert – Robin Wright
Robin Wright is an American foreign affairs analyst, journalist, and author. She has reported from more than 140 countries on six continents for publications such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Time Magazine. She has been a fellow at several universities, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the U.S. Institute of Peace. Robin received the U.N. Correspondents Gold Medal, the National Magazine Award, and the Overseas Press Club Award. The American Academy of Diplomacy selected her as the journalist of the year in 2004. Her latest book is Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World. Ann Arbor native and U-M grad, Robin received an honorary degree from her alma mater in 2015.
