When Miriam Fagan, LC’10, started her internship with the Cambridge Women’s Center HelpLine in January 2008, she couldn’t have known the path this experience would lead her down during the next three years. Miriam is a Lesley graduate who is making a positive difference in the lives of others every day as a Resource Specialist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and her career is a direct result of her undergraduate internship experiences. …
In a moving act of philanthropy, a Lesley University faculty member and her husband have made a significant gift to the University towards the construction of the new Art Institute of Boston (AIB) facility as part of the Cambridge Campus. In recognition of their generosity, the school’s main art gallery will be named in their honor: The Nancy and Edward Roberts Gallery. …
As The Art Institute of Boston (AIB) approaches its 100th year, a Lesley alumna and trustee and her husband have pledged $2 million towards a new facility planned in Cambridge. In recognition of their generosity and their ongoing commitment to Lesley University and AIB, Lesley’s new Arts library will be named the Carol and John Moriarty Arts Center Library in their honor. …
Lesley Trustee and Alumna Carol Moriarty and her husband, John, recently made a $1 million gift to Lesley University to benefit both the Threshold Program and the construction of a new facility for the Art Institute of Boston (AIB). …
Lesley University and the Cambridge Public Schools today announced a new three-year partnership centering on the Kennedy-Longfellow School. Lesley’s Partnership School Initiative creates a collaborative relationship between the university and Kennedy-Longfellow faculty focusing on curriculum and the integration of digital technology in every classroom for every student.
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The 2011 Alumni Weekend festivities were kicked off by a celebration of the dedication of Lesley’s Children’s Literature Collection in honor of First Alumna Evelyn M. Finnegan ’48 on Friday, June 3rd.
The collection has been endowed by the Finnegan family in honor of their mother. Evelyn is a teacher, children’s librarian, and the author My Little Friends, a series of children’s books, which are on display in Lesley’s Sherrill Library. …
As planning toward the relocation of The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University to Cambridge enters its next phase, Deborah Schwartz Raizes, chair of Lesley’s Board of Trustees and Lesley College alumna, has donated $1 million toward completion.
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Kim Orefice Turner is a 2007 master’s graduate in elementary education from Lesley’s School of Education. A teacher who credits Lesley with her excellent preparation for success in the classroom, Kim and her family want to empower other Lesley students to do the same.
The Timocracy Foundation was established by Kim and her parents in memory of Kim’s brother, Tim, who died tragically in a car accident during his senior year in high school. The Timocracy Scholarship Fund for Lesley’s School of Education grew out of the love of education that Tim shared with his sister and the Orefice family. The fund annually awards two merit-based scholarships of $5,000 to students who are studying to be early childhood or elementary school teachers. Each applicant must submit an application and a personal statement about the positive impact a teacher has had on their lives and how the experience inspired them to pursue a career in education.
Naomi Nason Skoler LC ’63 and her family have been active members of the Lesley community for five decades. Pictured here with her husband Moe Skoler, a Lesley Trustee, her daughter-in-law Jennifer, and two of the Skoler Scholarship recipients.
Giving back to Lesley comes naturally to Naomi Nason Skoler LC’63. She has been actively involved with her alma mater for five decades; her husband, Moe Skoler, serves as a Trustee; and her daughter-in-law, Jennifer, is a 2005 graduate of the School of the Education. …
Barbara Russell is a 1968 graduate of Lesley with a great story and a generous spirit. An extraordinary businesswoman, she helped build one company and started a second that yielded a record profit on its sale in 2004. Her husband, Gordon Russell, is a conservationist, and they have lived in New Hampshire surrounded by the area’s natural beauty for the past 38 years. After the successful sale of the business they formed the Russell Foundation to help New Hampshire landowners protect their land, with 5000 acres conserved so far. Barbara also wants to help her alma mater, and they have made plans to contribute to Lesley’s future through their bequest intention which will result in a transformative gift for student scholarships. …
