Thistletalk Summer 2010 - Winchester Thurston School

City as Our CampusTeresa DeFlitch Appointed asCity as Our Campus DirectorWinchester Thurston welcomes Teresa DeFlitchas Director of City as Our Campus. In this newposition, DeFlitch will lead WT’s efforts to expandand enhance its unique City as Our Campusinitiative and help other schools replicate it.DeFlitch says, “I am excited to build on theexcellent work that WT has done to establishCity as Our Campus. Anchored in the rigorouscurriculum of Winchester Thurston School, City asOur Campus benefits WT students and Pittsburghby providing hands-on experiences that empowerstudents to grow into engaged citizens andlifelong learners. The program exemplifies the best in education practice, encouragingstudents to become young entrepreneurs, ready to solve problems locally and globally.”DeFlitch distinguished herself from nearly 100 candidates by demonstrating her understandingof participatory pedagogy and civic engagement, as well as her innovativeideas on ways to showcase City as Our Campus regionally and nationally. “Teresaconvinced all of us that she has the energy, intelligence, creativity, and knowledge tolead our school in this exciting educational venture,” says Gary Niels, Head of School.DeFlitch comes to WT after serving as Project Manager at the National HistoryEducation Clearinghouse of George Mason University’s Center for History and NewMedia in Fairfax, Virginia, where she managed a major national history project fundedby the U.S. Department of Education.She has held several fellowships, including a Public Humanities Fellowship at the JohnNicholas Brown Center for the Study of American Civilization, Brown University. Shehas presented at national and regional conferences and seminars on history and socialstudies education, museum program design, and the incorporation of digital mediainto teaching and learning practices, among others. A native of Western PA, DeFlitchholds a Master of Arts in American History from Syracuse University Maxwell School ofCitizenship and Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts in History from St. Vincent College.Winchester Thurston SchoolADVISORY BOARD2010 - 2011Heather Arnet, Women and Girls Foundation ofSouthwest PennsylvaniaCarol R. Brown, Founding President and CEO,Pittsburgh Cultural TrustEsther L. Bush, President and CEO, Urban League ofGreater PittsburghRonald Cole-Turner, H. Parker Sharp Chair of Theologyand Ethics, Pittsburgh Theological SeminaryAradhna Dhanda, President and CEO, LeadershipPittsburgh Inc.Nathaniel Doyno ’02, Vice President, CleanTechnology, The Ecolibrium Group, President, DoynoConsulting LLCPatrick Dowd, Member of City Council, Pittsburgh CityCouncil District 7Lee B. Foster, President and CEO, L.B. Foster CompanyJudith Hallinen, Assistant Vice Provost for EducationalOutreach; Director, Leonard Gelfand Center forOutreach and Service LearningTori Haring-Smith, President, Washington andJefferson CollegeJohn T.S. Keeler, Dean and Professor, Universityof Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public andInternational AffairsJim Roddey, Chairman, Allegheny CountyRepublican Committee, Former Chief Executive,Allegheny CountyAlan J. Russell, Director, McGowan Institute forRegenerative MedicineAudrey Russo, President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer, Pittsburgh Technology CouncilLisa Schroeder, Executive Director, RiverlifeTask ForceSteven Sokol, President and Chief Executive Officer,World Affairs Council of PittsburghTom Sokolowski, Director, The Andy WarholMuseumJanera Solomon, Executive Director, Kelly-StrayhornTheaterJane Werner, Executive Director, Children‘s Museumof PittsburghThistleM A G A Z I N EThistletalk is published two times per year byWinchester Thurston School for alumnae/i,parents, students, and friends of the school.Letters and suggestions are welcome. ContactMaura Farrell, Winchester Thurston School, 555Morewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.EditorMaura FarrellAssistant Head for Planningfarrellml@winchesterthurston.orgAlumnae/i EditorGaylen WestfallDirector of Development andAlumnae/i Relationswestfallg@winchesterthurston.orgContributorsDavid AschkenasKathleen BishopDionne BrelsfordJason CohnJohn HolmesAshley Lemmon ‘01Lee Moses A‘98Jennifer ScanlonJonathan Springer ‘10Gaylen WestfallPrintingHerrmann PrintingDesignAnne FlanaganTALKSchool MissionWinchester Thurston School actively engageseach student in a challenging and inspiringlearning process that develops the mind,motivates the passion to achieve, and cultivatesthe character to serve.Core ValuesWe activate our Mission by creating a learningenvironment that promotes and instillsappreciation for these five Core Values: CriticalThinking, Integrity, Empathy, Community,and Diversity.Thistletalk content represents opinions, ideas,and perspectives of the authors that are notnecessarily those of the Trustees or Administrationof Winchester Thurston School. The editorsreserve the right to accept, reject, or edit anycontent submitted for publication in Thistletalk.Winchester Thurston School is a member of theNational Association of Independent Schools.Winchester Thurston School is accredited by thePennsylvania Association of Independent Schools.Winchester Thurston School does not discriminateon the basis of race, color, national andethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, age,religion, or disability in the administration of itseducational policies, admission policies, financialaid programs, and athletics or other schooladministeredprograms.Copyright © 2010 Winchester Thurston School.All Rights Reserved.The Pillared Portalis now online!Join the WT alumnae/i community online andcatch up with friends old and new. Stay in touch.Share some news. Remember dear old WTtogether. It’s a whole new way to re-connect.Login to mywt:www.winchesterthurston.org/mywt Questions? 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