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Casey Lynch MFA '09 SC is ISC's Outstanding Student 2009

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Come connect and share in the fun this fall at RISD by Design (Friday-Saturday, October 9-10), our multifaceted alumni reunion and parents' event. It's brimming with refreshing new talks, demonstrations and workshops focused on the essence of RISD, with plenty of time for socializing in between. Watch for a brochure in the mail in early July and find out more as it unfolds on our RISD by Design blog.

A great crowd turned out last week for the final START HERE get-together of the spring, hosted by President Maeda. Check out a few of the photos of the fun at American Locomotive Works in Providence.

"The economy has made for tough times everywhere," says Jim Wolken, director of the RISD Annual Fund, "but it's been a particularly tough year for nonprofits. If there ever was a time to give back and support RISD, this is the year." Please make your gift online, call 401 454-6420 or send a check (made out to RISD) to: RISD Annual Fund, Two College Street, Providence, RI 02903. And thanks for your support of current students!

On Thursday, July 16, the RISD Museum and Brown's French Studies Department are hosting a special screening of Karsh is History, a new documentary celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of 20th-century photography legend Yousuf Karsh. The free 5:30pm screening is at the Chace Center's Metcalf Auditorium and will be followed by an open discussion with Joseph Hillel, the producer/director of the film.