Where am I going to find a
job?' [Miranda] thought. `I've left my résumé
everywhere--advertising agencies, banks, investment firms, temp agencies. Why
am I being blown off like this? After all, I have a degree from Colby in
sociology and women's studies. . . .'"
Maybe it isn't deathless literature. Maybe it can't even rival the latest from
Danielle Steel. But "Miranda's Adventures in New York" has fervent fans.
Installments of Miranda's story, complete with cliffhangers, began appearing in
the New York Colby Club newsletter last year, with each installment written by
a different club member. At a meeting of the Alumni Council Communications
Committee in New York last January, the first order of business for Valerie
Miller '84 was a non-agenda item: did anyone have a copy of the latest Miranda
chapter?
"I'm addicted," Miller said.
That's the idea. If club members are clamoring for more about Miranda they will
probably read the entire newsletter. And if they read the newsletter they are
more likely to participate in club events and to feel closer to the College.
Miranda is the brainchild of newsletter editor Art Klein '53, one of more than
2,000 Colby alumni volunteers who give time and service to the College. Many
say staying involved with the Colby "family" is an important motivation. Colby,
they say, deserves their support--financial and otherwise--and they are happy
to serve as ambassadors for the College.
Alumni, along with some parents and other College friends, provide essential
support to myriad departments, including Alumni Relations, Major Gifts, Annual
Giving, Career Services, Off-Campus Studies, Admissions and Communications.--Continue
