Congratulations to our 2021 Atlanta ARCS Light, Frances Swensson! Frances has been a member of ARCS since 2007 and, among many other responsibilities, has served as Chair and Chair-Elect of the Scholar Awards Luncheon, Internal Communications Chair, VP Administration, and VP Membership. In addition, she has served on, or is serving...
Growing up exploring the outdoors, catching frogs, identifying plants and insects, ARCS Scholar Elizabeth Sajewski was fascinated by the world around her, and even more by how it all worked and fit together – solving puzzles in her own backyard. As a PhD candidate studying environmental health science at Emory University’s...
The 29th ARCS Foundation Atlanta Chapter Scholar Awards Celebration on November 19th was a milestone. It was decided in February that the yearly face to face gathering should become a virtual one. With a leap of faith, the committee hit the ground and started running. It took nine months of...
I am hoping for a clear sky tonight, December 21st, so we can see the Great Conjunction, the near alignment, of Jupiter and Saturn. It will be the closest visible connection of the two planets since 1226 A.D. Naturally, this connection is all about perspective. ...
Despite Covid-19, this year’s celebration of our scholars will go on! Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, the strategic planning session took place, led by Janie Wilson, Lee Doyle and Susan McGonigle, and facilitated by Debra Semans. One of the many initiatives that came out of this effort was the formation...
As in past years, the focus of the ARCS Atlanta Fall Party was to introduce our new members to our existing membership and for our members to enjoy catching up and socializing over a favorite beverage. What was NOT like past years, is the fact that this year’s fall party was...
When ARCS Foundation Atlanta Chapter celebrates its 2020-21 ARCS Scholars this November, six of its 44 ARCS Atlanta scholars will not only celebrate their ARCS Scholar Award but also the generosity of ARCS newest corporate partner that sponsored their funding – BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock is the world’s largest investment management firm with...
We all know that ARCS Atlanta does important work and the results of our efforts speak for themselves. Over our 28-year history, ARCS Atlanta has donated approximately $6 million for almost 1,000 individual awards to students at Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Morehouse College and University of Georgia. These students have gone...
The beginning of the ARCS year is one of the busiest and most exciting times. Like all beginnings, it is full of the hopes and dreams of scholars, members, committee chairs and certainly the ARCS Atlanta President!
This has already been – and will continue to be –...
Upon receiving the gavel from outgoing ARCS president Susan McGonigle, incoming president Leslie Petter presented Susan with a gift from the membership with the following tribute.
“I am delighted to accept the ARCS gavel because it gives me the authority to perform my first official duty which is to thank Susan...
