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Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs ’52 Leaders of the Year Award Celebration

DGALA’s President Brendan Connell, Jr. ’87 and VP Melanie Pastuck ’11 were surprised and extremely honored to receive The Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs Leaders of the Year Award at a recent dinner in Hanover (Club and Group Officers Weekend). Mel was unable to attend and receive her award, which Brendan accepted on her behalf, so we wanted to invite you to join us in celebrating Mel as we pass on her award to her too.

The award was made more special when we learned about the amazing Mr. Gibbs. Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs II ’52 (1852, that is!) was a pioneering missionary and educator as well as a politician during Reconstruction, serving as Florida’s first black Secretary of State. He was a member of the abolitionist movement while at Dartmouth, and he was only the third African-American to graduate from the College.

Hope to see you soon to celebrate Mr. Gibbs, Black History Month, Brendan, and Mel.

RSVP to join us on Facebook! 

DGALA NYC Drinks Following Evening with Provost Dever

DGALA is excited to host drinks and dinner following Alumni Relation’s Evening with Provost Dever in NYC a the Roosevelt Hotel near Grand Central! We look forward to seeing you all at Hofbräu Bierhaus NYC at 8:30pm once the program ends – we promise it’ll be the wurst time!

If you cannot make the reception with the Provost, feel free to RSVP and join us afterwards for drinks anyway!

RSVP on Facebook! 

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How do a geographer, an economist, and an anthropologist collaborate? How does faculty research strengthen teaching? How do we promote learning inside and outside of the classroom?

Discover the answers and learn more about Dartmouth’s academic aspirations in a lively conversation with Provost Carolyn Dever and Rahul Sarpeshkar, the inaugural Thomas E. Kurtz Chair in the William H. Neukom Academic Cluster in Computational Science.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016
6 p.m. Reception with hors d’oeuvres and cash bar
7 p.m. Program

The Roosevelt Hotel
45 East 45th Street
New York

RSVP online by March 1, 2016

Hofbräu Bierhaus NYC

712 3rd Ave, New York, New York 10017
Tuesday, March 8
at 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM

The Danish Girl Viewing in NYC followed by Dinner & Drinks

RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/533133436863491/
Sun 4:15 PM · Regal Union Square Stadium 14 · New York, NY

danish-girl

NYC Event Preview: Although times are not posted yet this far in advance, DGALA NYC is planning a matinee viewing (likely 4:15pm) on Sunday 12/6 at the Union Square Regal Cinema of The Danish Girl followed by snacks/discussion afterwards in Union Square at Republic (18th street and 5th avenue)

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d88APYIGkjk

Link to pre-purchase show tickets to come!

San Francisco: Ivy LGBTQ Alumni & Friends Holiday Mixer

LGBT Ivy Alumni & Friends Holiday Mixer

Date: Tuesday, December 15th
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Place: Press Club
20 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco
Cost: Free for Everyone (No cover. Cash bar.)

You know Dasher and Dancer, and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid, and Donner and Blitzen. But do you recall, the most famous wine bar of all?

Come join Bay Area Ivy and friends at a long-term, elegant favorite:  Press Club—one of San Francisco’s most sophisticated wine venues, perfectly decorated for the holiday season. Whether you’re new in town, returning to the Bay Area, or looking to play some reindeer games with fellow alumni, you’ll be welcomed with open arms.

Co-hosted by Dartmouth Silicon Valley, DGALA, and FFR/Princeton BTGALA.

Not yet a Dartmouth Silicon Valley member? Click here to JOIN.

The DSV Board of Directors extends its deepest appreciation to the Press Club, and owner Andrew Chun T’05, for their continued and generous support of the Dartmouth community in Northern California. Thank you!

RSVP REQUIRED: December 14th

To aid in the planning of this event, RSVP by December 14th. Please include the first and last name, and Dartmouth class (if applicable), of each attendee. Please register early. Reservation/Cancellation Policy

DGALA LA Cocktails at Flaming Saddles

Your hosts Andy Camp ’89 and Patrick Munoz ’89 look forward to welcoming you to our first event in the Los Angeles area in ages. Libations on DGALA until the tab runs out!

Sunday, June 28
at 5:00pm – 7:00pm in PDT
Flaming Saddles West Hollywood
8811 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, California 90069

RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/415815411959700/

DGALA Boston Cocktail Party

Please join us for a DGALA cocktail party at the residence of Brad Ursillo ’98 and Raul Medina!

Saturday, August 22 at 7:00pm – 10:00pm
98 West Walnut Park

RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1483298325296077/

Take the JP/Roxbury line
Closest T: Stony Brook (left out of station, left on Amory, walk 3-5 min) – or parking is on Amory (one side) or W Walnut

DGALA Boston ‘Tails

Join your hosts Lindsey Noecker D’97 T’06 and Shounak Simlai D’05 Th’07 for a night of roofdeck revelry to celebrate Pride Week and the start of summer. Remember how fun it was to hang out at the DGALA reunion in Hanover? Looking for more GREEN in your life? This is your event!

RSVP for the event on Facebook 

Drinks and light snacks will be provided. If you have a hankering for something specific, please bring it.
RSVPs highly encouraged: lindsey.noecker@gmail.com or on the Facebook event page

Ladies: This is the same night as the Dyke March, which is a 5 minute walk from the party. Make an evening of it! Feel free to come and go as you please.

See you soon!
Lindsey & Shounak

WHO: Lindsey Noecker D’97 T’06, Shounak Simlai D’05 Th’07 and YOU!
WHAT: Dartmouth ‘Tails
WHEN: Friday June 12th, 6-10pm
WHERE: 99 Pinckney St #4, Boston MA, 02114
WHY: You have to ask?!

Summer Ivy+ Events in NYC

Join DGALA for a full series of co-hosted Ivy+ events in NYC this summer! 

LBT Women’s Panel Discussion and Reception with Lambda Legal – about religious exemption, hobby lobby and more

What: LBT Women’s Panel Discussion and Reception with Lambda Legal – Everyone welcome. On hot topics, such as hobby lobby and religious exemption.
When: TUESDAY, MAY 26, 6 – 8:30 PM. 6 PM check-in, 6:30 – 7:30 PM Panel, 7:30 PM onwards reception.
Where: 787 7th Avenue (bet 51 & 52nd St), Manhattan. – In the large, spacious offices of Sidley Austin
Cost: FREE but RSVP required (for a building pass): http://goo.gl/JtdpLW

Join us for a fascinating LBT Women;’s Panel Discussion on hot legal topics — such as hobby lobby and religious exemption, marriage equality and their relevance to LBT women — with 3 expert panelists who are from out-of-town and rarely speak in NYC: Jenny Pizer (works on religious exemption), Camilla Taylor (litigated Indiana marriage ban and recent cases there), Carmina Occampa (immigrants rights, litigated Arizona marriage ban). Moderated by Miriam Edelstein. Followed by Q&A and a friendly reception with the group and panelists. Organized by Lambda Legal. Co-hosted by Columbia Pride, CUGALA (Cornell), DGALA (Dartmouth), FFR/Princeton BTGALA, NYU LGBT Alumni Network, Stanford Pride and Yale GALA

More info: http://www.yalegala.org/article.html?aid=301
RSVP Link: http://goo.gl/JtdpLW

Exclusive LBT Women’s GALA Mixer at People Restaurant & Lounge

When: THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 6-8:30 PM Where: People Restaurant & Lounge, 163 Allen St, LES.
Cost: FREE. Cash bar, cash food (bar menu + specials for us), happy hour specials all night
RSVP: RSVP appreciated but not necessary: http://goo.gl/t4iCDD

Join us for another LBT GALA Women’s Mixer in NYC. Downstairs will be an energetic mixer and the upstairs can be a little quieter, with tables at which to sit with old and new friends. People Kitchen and Lounge is a spacious, two-story event space on the Lower East Side. We will have the bar menu (sliders, wings, salt and pepper shrimp, edamame and other special dishes just for us), full bar and drink specials.
More info: http://www.yalegala.org/article.html?aid=306
RSVP link: http://goo.gl/t4iCDD

5th Annual LGBTQ Women’s Pride in the Pines Dance Party (400 attendees expected)

When: Saturday, June 13, 2015: 2:30-6 pm Dance & 7-9:30 pm VIP Dinner and Show with Joi Cardwell
Where: Whyte Hall, Fire Island Pines Dance Cost: $90, $125 at the door (if available). All but $7 is tax-deductible.
RSVP: Advance tickets available http://goo.gl/c1zSMm

Join us on Saturday, June 13 in Fire Island for the 5th annual LBT Women’s Pride in the Pines Dance (400 women expected), including COMPLIMENTARY wine, vodka & hors d’oeuvres plus a great silent auction (fantastic high-end bargains in 2013, such as theatre tickets and travel). Music by Susan Levine and Johnny Dynell. Dress code: Classic White. Pride in the Pines benefits an LGBT charity each year (rotates): in 2015 HMI (the Hetrick Martin Institute) is the beneficiary. HMI helps LGBTQ youth to reach their full potential, especially at-risk youth and homeless young people: 40% of homeless youth are LGBT and 30% are thrown out of their homes after they come out. In 2014 over 80% of event proceeds benefited the designated charity. All men are welcome to attend the event as well. It is easy to get to Whyte Hall from NYC: via Sayville Ferry (http://www.sayvilleferry.com/ – $16 round-trip) or special MTA LIRR-Ferry packages (take the Manhattan or Brooklyn LIRR to Sayville LIRR Station, transfer via Colonial Taxi to Ferry – $31 round-trip package) or via water taxi from any other beach on the Island .

More info: http://goo.gl/c1zSMm
And at: http://www.yalegala.org/article.html?aid=283
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/339801159534887/

Tuesday, June 30, 6-9 pm. LGBT ALL-IVY & FRIENDS POST-PRIDE MIXER at the YALE CLUB of NYC.

Where: Yale Club of NYC, 50 Vanderbilt (across from Grand Central Station), Grand Ballroom, 20th Floor, NY now in the Grand Ballroom (20th floor); the largest room at the Club. A great way to end Pride month.
Cost: $40 ($20 students and 2014 grads, any school, with student ID), cash only at the door.
RSVP: Advance RSVP required: http://goo.gl/YSLvGC
RSVPs close Monday June 29 at Midnight.

Catch up with old friends and meet new ones at the beautiful Yale Club for the 10th annual LGBT Post-Pride Mixer, held the Tuesday after Pride. We will be in the Grand Ballroom (20th floor), the Club’s largest room with 20’ high, beautifully carved ceilings, classical pediments & pilasters and lovely city views. Enjoy an open bar (beer, wine, soda and juice) – and a bounteous buffet of hors d’oeuvres (including a 3’ tall chocolate fondue fountain, fruit, vegetables, cheeses, dessert and more) – while you mingle. An elegant evening and a great way to end NY Pride. We invite alumni from Yale, U Penn, the Ivy League, Seven Sisters, Stanford, NYU, Duke, UVA, Georgetown, Williams, Amherst, UCLA, U Chicago, William and Mary, all the Military academies, and friends. Everyone is welcome. Please note the Yale Club’s Dress Code is business casual or better. Please no jeans, sneakers, t-shirts or shorts. Dress fabulously and you will have a great time at the Club!

Many thanks to our LGBT Alumni group co-hosts: FFR/Princeton BTGALA, HGSC (Harvard), Columbia Pride, CUGALA (Cornell), NYU LGBT Alumni Council, DGALA (Dartmouth), Stanford Pride and Brown TBGALA, and to our organizing hosts for the evening: Yale GALA and the Yale Club of NYC.

Advance RSVP Requested for entry (no cost to RSVP): http://goo.gl/YSLvGC *Advance RSVP Required. It is free to RSVP; only pay if you attend. RSVPs close Monday, June 29 at Midnight.

2015 DGALA Mini-Reunion in Hanover

Join us for our Annual Mini-Reunion in Hanover, and stay in touch with our reunion updates on Facebook! No separate registration is required for our reunion events. For details about the reunion schedule while you are on campus, feel free to reach out to Melanie Pastuck ’11 (908-310-3714 or mpastuck@gmail.com).

June 19, 2015 to June 21, 2015: Event Schedule: 

Friday Evening: Annual Drinks at Six South Street Hotel
Saturday 9-10:30am: Brunch in Hinman Forum (Rockefeller Center)
Saturday 2-3pm: Faculty Speaker, newly appointed Assistant Professor Eng-Beng Lim (Haldeman 041):
http://dartmouth.edu/faculty-directory/eng-beng-lim

More Mini-Reunion details TBA!

If you are looking to carpool up to campus with another DGALA member, reach out to DARTGala@gmail.com and we can help coordinate!

NYC: DGALA Volunteers with Callen-Lorde

Join DGALA for Dartmouth Alumni Day of Service!

Date: Saturday, May 2nd
Time: 11:00 AM – 3:oo PM
Place: Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, 356 W 18th St, NYC

DGALA will be volunteering with Callen-Lorde as part of the Alumni Council’s Dartmouth Alumni Day of Service, a day designed to provide opportunities for Dartmouth alumni to give back to their local communities.

DGALA has been asked to help Callen-Lorde organize a community photo-shoot at the health center on Saturday, May 2nd from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. They need help checking people in to the shoot, passing out and collecting waivers, supervising the snack area and helping out with props during the shoot. Also, if you are interested they would love to take your picture too! If you are able to attend this event please sign up below for a two hour shift.

Callen-Lorde Community Health Center provides sensitive, quality health care and related services targeted to New York’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities — in all their diversity — regardless of ability to pay.

Please sing up to volunteer here: http://goo.gl/oVElqE

Learn more about the DGALA and Callen-Lorde volunteer event here:https://www.facebook.com/events/854969791205230/

Learn more about the Alumni Council’s Dartmouth Alumni Day of Service here: http://alumni.dartmouth.edu/leadership/DayofService

San Francisco: From Putin to Pussy Riot and Beyond

Masha Gessen: From Putin to Pussy Riot and Beyond

Date: Wednesday, April 29th
Time: 6:15pm – 8:00pm
Place: Kanbar Hall, 3200 California Street, San Francisco
Cost: $40 for Member, $55 for Non-Member, $35 for Young Alum Member (Includes premium ticket, VIP reception, hors d’oeuvres, and beer/wine.)

Dartmouth Silicon Valley & DGALA, in concert with Arts & Ideas at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, invites alumni and their guests to a special VIP evening with journalist Masha Gessen, in conversation with Peter Finn, National Security Editor, Washington Post.

Masha Gessen is a fearless Russian-American journalist noted for her opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, an LBGT activist who says that for many years she was “probably the only publicly out gay person” in Russia, and the author of The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin and Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot. Her latest book, about the Tsarnaevs, the Chechen brothers suspected of perpetrating the Boston Marathon bombings, explores the struggle between assimilation and alienation that fueled their apparent metamorphosis into a new breed of homegrown terrorist.

In addition to Ms Gessen’s discussion, alumni and guests will meet in the “Green Room” for a private, Dartmouth VIP reception before the show.

Not yet a Dartmouth Silicon Valley member? Click here to JOIN.

RSVP REQUIRED: April 21st

To aid in the planning of this event, RSVP by April 21st. Please include the first and last name, and Dartmouth class (if applicable), of each attendee. RSVPs and payments received after April 21st are welcome, but must pay an additional $10 administration fee. Reservation/Cancellation Policy

Brooklyn Museum Event, Co-Sponsored by DCNY & BADA

This DGALA event, co-sponsored by the Dartmouth Club of New York and BADA, is not to be missed!
Co-hosted by Amanda Rosenblum ’07 and Lizzy Hennessey ’09

First, we will visit the Brooklyn Museum to view the new Kehinde Wiley exhibit. Kehinde is a gay black NYC-based artist who paints portraits of people of color in heroic poses. The NY Times has called the exhibit “mind-teasing,” “eye-catching,” and “hard to ignore“; “His paintings reflect some of the problems and pleasures of being alive right now, in times fraught with corrosive bigotry and inequality.” (Smith, 2015). While there, you can also view the Chitra Ganesh: Eyes of Time exhibit on female power and, of course, the permanent collections.

We will then after-party next door beginning at 4pm at Bar Sepia (234 Underhill Avenue). Light appetizers will be provided! Drinks are on you; full bar available for very reasonable prices. If it’s nice out, we can hang out in the backyard. Kids are welcome at Bar Sepia until sundown and encouraged to attend this event!

Note on Pricing: Youth (19 and under) are free at the museum, Student and Senior admission is $10, and you can get in for no charge with a new NYC Municipal ID card. All others are $16.

Event Details: April 19th, 2pm to 6pm
The Brooklyn Museum & Bar Sepia
RSVP for our Facebook Event Online: https://www.facebook.com/events/1386873274965200/

Lunar New Year with DAPAAA, BADA, and DCNY

Celebrate the Year of the Goat in NYC with DAPAAA, DGALA, BADA, and the Dartmouth Club of New York!

Tickets include all-you-can-eat dim sum and tea at 88 Palace Restaurant. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Purchase Tickets Online Here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dartmouth-lunar-new-year-dim-sum-tickets-15645396803

DGALA Board of Directors Elections

DGALA, the Dartmouth Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Alumni/ae Association, is currently seeking nominations and applications for new members for our Board of Directors. This is an exciting opportunity to stay connected to life at Dartmouth and to be deeply involved in all of DGALA’s activities, including:

– Planning and vision-setting for the organization
– Providing leadership for and participating in one or more Board projects or initiatives
– Working with the College administration on policies that affect LGBTQA alumni/ae and students
– Organizing educational, social, and professional events around the country
– Mentoring young alumni/ae and current students
– Managing DGALA’s communications with its members and others, including via web properties, social media, and email
– Sponsoring important on-campus events such as annual Pride programming, all-class reunions, and mini-reunions

The DGALA Board of Directors is extremely active and members are required to commit to a minimum  level of engagement during the entirety of their terms. Minimum engagement levels are defined as:

– Participating in at least 75% of Board conference calls (usually held once a month on Saturdays)
– Playing an active leadership/co-leadership role in at least one DGALA project or initiative
– Making a financial contribution at a level that is comfortable for your budget

Prospective Board members should be aware that DGALA is a not-for-profit corporation separate and apart from the College, and that the Director role includes fiduciary responsibilities to the corporation.

Applications, nominations and questions should be emailed to DGALA at DartGala@gmail.com. To apply, please submit a resume and brief cover letter outlining your interest in serving on the DGALA Board on or before December 8, 2014. In outlining your interest in serving on the DGALA Board, please discuss the following:

– Specific DGALA initiatives that are of interest to you, and why
– Other Dartmouth alumni leadership, Non-Profit or Board experience
– How you plan to align your commitment to DGALA as a director with your schedule
– Anything special about your candidacy that we should consider

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DGALA Mission: 

The Dartmouth Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Alumni/ae Association (DGALA) strives to foster community between and among the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Allied (GLBTQA) alumni/ae of the College by furthering the intellectual, social, cultural and educational well-being of GLBTQA alumni/ae and students and providing the College and the greater College community with active support in matters of mutual concern.

DGALA also aims to enhance the experience of GLBTQA persons at Dartmouth and support the College’s commitment to diversity by fostering communications between and among GLBTQA alumni/ae and students, faculty, staff, administrators, the other affiliated groups and the College community as a whole.

To learn more about DGALA, visit dgala.com