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Meadow Muska, photographer and activist, has decided to permanently house her work at the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Meadow documented the hidden lives of lesbian women in Minnesota during the 1970's and the MIA is currently hosting an exhibition of 30 black and white photos from her collection - which will then head to their new home in Northampton. We have an opportunity to view these stunning photographs, and enjoy a gallery talk and reception with Meadow and members of the MIA curatorial staff. Please join us for this very special event.

This is a free event but space is limited and we would like to know you're coming.

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Motivated by the DiversAbility at Yale group, YAANW will be hosting Dr. Matthew Weed for an inspirational evening of stories about overcoming challenges. The event will be free to attend and includes light snacks. The talk will be at Augsburg University's Hagfors Center in room 150B (700 21st Ave. S, Minneapolis).

Matthew Weed is the first totally blind and brittle type I diabetic to graduate from Yale University (B.A. in Political Science, 1993; Ph.D. in Genetics, 2004). He also holds degrees from Harvard (M.A. in Genetics, 1996) and Princeton (MPA, 1995).

Low vision was diagnosed when Matthew was six weeks old. Diabetes was diagnosed when he was one year old. By age 8 he had lost all of his sight. When Matthew was 19, his father died of diabetic complications. In spite of all these challenges, Matthew has found ways to live a full and impactful life: besides his spectacular academic achievements, he has completed a rollerblading marathon, skis, engages in other outdoor pursuits, and has traveled around the world—twice. He has done all of these things with his own determination but also the support and assistance of literally thousands of caring, thoughtful people.

Having a versatile skill set, Matthew has contributed to knowledge and opportunity. In 1990, while an undergraduate at Yale University, Matthew co-created one of the first methods for making electronic text available to the reading challenged. Some believe that the “Yale Text Scanning system” was an early step toward E-books. As a graduate student, Matthew worked closely with the NIH to help it make important databases and tools accessible to the reading challenged. From 2010 to 2012, Matthew helped open the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, a $150 million research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Today he helps institutions make their data and facilities more accessible to everyone; works as an educational search consultant for American, Brazilian and Chinese students; and is a motivational and topical speaker in the US and China.

Dr. Weed asks you to bring business cards to facilitate connecting to others about the things you do and care about—which he will ask you to briefly describe at the end of his talk.

Please feel free to learn more about Matthew through this short video. https://vimeo.com/118231144

Eligibility

All

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Featuring GU Alumni Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson and MN Governor's Office Chief of Staff Chris Schmitter on How GU Shaped their Public Careers

Moderated by Elizabeth Lo, SFS 98

Eligibility

Open to all TCAN members

Sponsors

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Andrew Dayton is a social entrepreneur with a passion for community development and social equity. He recently launched the Constellation Fund, a grantmaking organization inspired by New York’s Robin Hood Foundation that uses data, research, and analytics to identify, fund, and partner with the people and organizations making the biggest demonstrable impacts in the fight against poverty in the Twin Cities. In his talk, Rethinking Impact: How Evidence Can Transform the Philanthropic Marketplace, he will discuss his ideas that enabled him to attract some of the most successful local business leaders and philanthropists to support the Constellation Fund’s efforts to find, fund, and partner with the most impactful poverty-fighting organizations in the Twin Cities.

Andrew is also the co-founder and co-owner of North Corp, the umbrella company behind the transformation of a 130-year-old warehouse in Minneapolis into three award-winning businesses—a restaurant, craft cocktail bar, and men’s clothing store—that collectively employ nearly 100 people.

Andrew earned a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from Yale University. He sits on the boards of The Minneapolis Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

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Join us for drinks and apps at beautiful Kieran's Irish Pub in downtown Minneapolis. Munch on appetizers and enjoy happy hour drink specials while meeting new TCAN people.

Lead Clubs: Chicago Booth and Columbia Business School clubs

When: Thursday, November 7, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Location: Kieran's Irish Pub, 85 North 6th Street in downtown Minneapolis (near Target Center)

Cost: $12 for appetizers. Cash bar available.

RSVP: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/alumni/events/showevent?eventId=22842#Event

Questions: Tom Brinkmann, Chicago Booth alumni club president, tbrinkm1@chicagobooth.edu

(Note: With no Timberwolves, Target Center, or Vikings events that day, ramp and lot parking is expected to be readily available nearby.)