Quarterly Meeting Notice and Invitation to Induction and Celebratory Lunch for New Undergraduate Members

Asa Maria Camnert and Aigerim Mukhambetova, Gallery House Program's Lead Coaches, will formally recommend three Pratt undergraduate students for induction as Associate (undergraduate) members of DGT Alumni Association, Inc. The three will receive the honorary letters, Delta Gamma Theta for their accomplishments in Gallery House Program, Spring 2018.

DGT Alumni Association, Inc. serves notice that the next Quarterly Membership Meeting of the DGT Alumni Association will be held Saturday, April 28, starting at noon, eastern.  The agenda normally includes reviewing reports from the officers, including the Treasurer, as well as reports from the Property Manager and Gallery House Internship Program’s Lead Coach. Anticipated old business and new business items include:

Old Business

• Rear Patio Design Competition
• Alumni Program Task Force Report, including adoption of its recommendations
• Landscaping the Front Yard
• Updating the Strategic Plan

New Bussines

• No items under new business have been requested as of the date of this notice.

The meeting will be held at 272 Clinton Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205.  Members, including Associate (undergraduate) Members, can also participate via web-conference..

The meeting will start at 12:00 p.m. Eastern. It is scheduled to last no more than 90 minutes, adjourning to Good and Welfare at 1:30 P.M.  The meeting will be followed at 2:00 p.m. by an induction ceremony for three new undergraduate members, the participants in spring 2018 Gallery House Program. Starting at 3:00 p.m. the new members will be further welcomed during a celebratory late lunch at Putnam’s Pub & Corker, located at the corner of Myrtle and Clinton Ave. in Brooklyn.  All DGT members are invited. Please indicate by email to ggerald@dgtaa.org if you intend to participate since an accurate count is needed as the reservations for late lunch are updated so that everyone can be accommodated. Excluding wine, beer or mixed drinks from the bar, expect a cost of $20 to $25 for meal selections on the menu.

Gil Gerald, Secretary
DGT Alumni Association, Inc.

P.S. if you intend to participate in the late lunch at Putnam’s, please RSVP to ggerald@dgtaa.org

DGT's Calendar Updated

The calendar of DGT Alumni Association's events and meetings for the remainder of 2018 has been updated at the DGT Website. Key dates to keep in mind include:

• Thursday, April 24, at 7:00 p.m., Opening Reception of Knowing Me Knowing You, an exhibit curated by Gallery House Interns, Spring 2018
• Saturday, April 28, 12:00 p.m., Quarterly Membership Meeting; followed at 2:00 p.m. by an induction of three new undergraduate members, and a celebratory late lunch at Putnam's Pub and Corker, located at the corner of Clinton and Myrtle avenues in Brooklyn, NY. RSVP to ggerald@dgtaa.org if you plan to attend the late lunch.
• Thursday, May 3, at 7:00 p.m., Closing Reception of Knowing Me Knowing You, an exhibit curated by Gallery House Interns, Spring 2018
• Saturday, July 28, 12:00 p.m., Quarterly Membership Meeting and Backyard BBQ
• Saturday, September 29, Pratt Alumni Day and  DGT's Annual Alumni Exhibit and Reception
• Saturday, October 27, 12:00 p.m., Quarterly Membership Meeting and Social Gathering
• Saturday, November 17, 3:00 p.m., DGT Thanksgiving Pot-luck Dinner

For a complete listing of meetings and events, including the dates and times of Board of Directors' Meetings, and additional events as they are planned, visit and revisit the calendar posted at the DGT Website. Members may participate in meetings from the comfort of their home, using a desktop computer, tablet, smartphone, or land line telephone. 

One in Five DGT Alumni in the Rolls is Active for Calendar 2018

DGT Alumni Association Treasurer, Tom Wong

A loud, self congratulatory applause is due for DGT Alumni. More than 20% of members whose names have been recovered and entered in the rolls are current in their dues through January, 2019. Fifty one members paid their dues, including many who made an additional donation. The January annual membership drive raised a combined total of $2,000 in dues and donations.

Adam Colello, Laura Arike and Rddhima Goylan join the Ranks of Pratt Students and Graduates Committed to Continuing Gallery House Internship Program

On Saturday, January 27, In a brief afternoon ceremony, the graduates of the fall 2017 Gallery House Internship Program, joined the ranks of the graduates of fall 2015, spring 2016 and fall 2016 committed to help continue the program, in a volunteer capacity, as they are able. Adam Colello and Laura Arike, Pratt Institute sophomores, and Rddhima Goylan, a senior, opted, as have 100% of the program's graduates since 2015, to demonstrate their satisfaction with the program and their interest to see this student-run program continue. Participating in the ceremony were officers of the DGT Alumni Association, and Asa Maria Camnert and Aika Mukhambetova, who recently received graduate degrees from Pratt Institute and served as coaches for the fall 2017 Internship Program. Asa and Aika are graduates of the fall 2016 Gallery House Internship Program.

Rddhima Goylan, Laura Arike and Adam Colello

Gallery House, a program of the DGT Foundation, is a semester-long Internship Program in which students earn academic credit for participating in an experiential learning opportunity that involves planning, curating and promoting an art or design exhibit benefiting a charity of their choosing. The class of fall 2017 produced 'Yesterday's Tomorrow' benefiting the Children's Arts Guild.  The DGT Foundation is the educational and charitable arm of the DGT Alumni Association, and organization dating to 1898 with living members who graduated from Pratt Institute in the 1950s through the present. Since 2006 a former local fraternity has engaged in the process of transformation to meet the leadership development and professional networking needs of students in a new 21'st Century era and as a response to the changing culture and demographics of Pratt Institute. 

The celebration for the Gallery House class of 2017 concluded with dinner at Putnam's Pub & Corker on Myrtle Ave.

Elections and Financial Recap of 2017 Highlighted Annual Membership Meeting

From Left to Right: Vern Ford (BFA '63), Sargent-at-Arms; Tom Wong (Engineering '84), Treasurer; Aika Mukhambetova (MPS-Design Management '15), Vice President; Gil Gerald (Architecture. '74), Secretary; and, Tom Fiorella (Industrial Engineering '74), President.

DGT Alumni Association's Annual Membership Meeting concluded with the election of the 2018 Board of Directors. This group will be responsible for continuing to manage transformation and transition in an organization first begun in the late nineteenth century to one that thrives through the 21'st century. The team will be led by Tom Fiorella, a 1974 graduate of the School of Engineering. Aika Mukhambetova, who completed her Masters in Design Management in 2015 will serve as Vice President in a visionary arrangement that provides for greater sharing of the roles and responsibilities formerly carried out by the President. Tom Wong, a 1984 graduate of the School of Engineering was re-elected as DGT Alumni Association's Treasurer. Gil Gerald, immediate past President, will serve as Secretary after five years of wielding the gavel. Vern Ford,  a 1963 Fine Arts graduate in the field of Communications will hold the fifth position on the Board, Sargent-at-Arms. In remarks, Vern pointedly welcomed the election of Aika to the Board, in addition to other developments at DGT reflecting changes at Pratt, including the election of the first female President and a student body that is now 60-70% female. 

Tom Fiorella, (Engineering '74) is handed over the gavel and the 'Consul's (President's) copy of DGT's Internal Controls from Gil Gerald, retiring President of DGT Alumni Association. Since January, 2014 all Board Members, upon election, have been handed over a copy of this living document as the torch is passed from the previous office holder to the next.

The other agenda item that took up a considerable part of the meeting time was a review of the finances looking back at 2017 as the books are closed and being handed over for tax returns preparation by DGT's tax accountants. The income and expense statement for 2017 reflected over $17.6K in net operating income on gross income of $88.4K. Capital expenses of $30K, for necessary improvements to the property are reflected on the DGT Balance Sheet, which includes a liability of $28K in credit card debt that must be reduced in the coming months. Cash in DGT's Bank Accounts on December 31, 2017 was $8.3K. Monthly gross income from rent, arriving at the beginning of each month, is currently $7.8K.

For it's meetings DGT Alumni Association is taking steps to make better use of technology. In recent years, members have logged on from their homes in CA, FL, HI, NJ, upstate NY, and Japan. Efforts are made and often met to limit meeting time to 90 minutes. A new Smart TV serves as a projection screen limiting the need for printing reports and other documents.

Attending the meeting, which requires a quorum of 7 active members, were seven individuals on site, at 272 Clinton Ave., and one member online. A ninth active member logged on in California but was not present for the entire duration of the meeting. As of the start of the meeting, active membership (currently paid annual dues) totaled more than 50 men and women, a new high in active memberships, out of a total of 300 names that have been identified and entered into the database. The membership drive for 2018 ends on January 31.  By comparison, in January, 2013 there were 7 active members total, the minimum for a quorum under By-laws first adopted in 1973. The next quarterly membership meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 28, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern. 

The Mug Story

Aika Mukhambetova, Fall 2016 Gallery House, and Asa Maria Camnert, Fall 2016 Gallery House, finally receive their mugs

As DGT manages transition and transformation, from bright past to bright future, from pledging to the Gallery House Internship Program, the Mug Story merits sharing. A new generation wants and appreciates that mug. It appears some things change and somethings remain as shared joys and experiences across the generations, inclusive of members who received theirs in the 1950s and those who now receive them in the second decade of the 21st Century. As 'Bolero' played for a brief 10 minutes in the afternoon of January 27, to a seated and anxious audience of three, in a 'waiting' area on the ground floor, just before the Induction Ceremony, DGT alumni placed three mugs with newly printed membership certificates on a wooden ledge in the Chapter Room. Getting to the details of that moment was a pesky problem and the subject of much discussion between 2015 and 2018.  One could say that long discussions are still a feature today.

The long and short of it, is that the sources of the old mugs, as well as available sizes and design defied any intention of continuing the use of the mug traditionally selected by DGT, going back to the 1950s. The issue of designing the graphics for a new one that made some respectful homage to the past -- one that would look right next to the older ones -- made for interesting discussion to say the least. Our 'connection' with one another survived that three-year-long tug of war. Best of all, just before the Induction Ceremony, it was discovered that a box full of the new mugs had unexpectedly arrived just in time to hand them out to Gallery House graduates from the past three years as well as those about to be celebrated as new undergraduates, voluntarily opting to be members of DGT committed to support the continuation of the Gallery House Internship Program.

Dues are due; Maintain your Connection!

With your active participation as a dues paying member, DGT Alumni Association will continue on a path of progress that has been followed since re-organizing efforts in 2012 and 2013. If you have already sent in your $10 dues for 2018, thank you! If you haven’t yet done so, the month of January has been designated for when dues are renewed. Please use a convenient link to PayPal to make the payment.

Your dues payment of $10, less than the cost of most meals at eating establishments, provides for the maintenance of ‘connection’ begun in our undergraduate years at Pratt. It supports communication, and the maintenance of records that make and sustain the ability to keep the connection going. Dues support the mission of the DGT Alumni Association.

As active dues paying members, DGT Alumni can elect to participate in one annual and three quarterly membership meetings and cast votes on motions that are then implemented by a Board of Directors during the intervening months.  Active dues paying members can also hold office, and our new digital world is making it possible for interested members who do not live in New York to hold office and participate in the governance of DGT Alumni Association.  All meetings involve web-conferencing.

Members’ ability to volunteer and participate more actively does vary as time, circumstances and geography allow. However, your dues payment does provide valuable moral support to members who at some given point in their lives are able to be relatively or significantly more active. These individuals, to the best of their ability, are a an extension of you in the effort to give back and make it possible for our connection to be maintained and enhanced, and also for a very special group of current Pratt Students to have a memorable experience they will carry for the rest of their lives.

Do take a moment, it’s easy, via PayPal. Otherwise, if it is your preference, please enclose a check for $10 to DGT Alumni Association, 272 Clinton Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205, to the attention of Tom Wong, Treasurer. Thank you!

P.S. The next annual meeting is at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern), Saturday, January 27, 2018.

May the "Spirit of Hanna, My Delta Gamma," Help Make 2018 a Great Year

Molding detail on the door frames of the Chapter Room and Bar Room at 272 Clinton. Ave.

By Gil Gerald

May you and your families have a great 2018! As I pause as President of DGT Alumni Association to reflect on the past and coming year, I can’t help but think of Brother Tom Wong (spring ’83, Engineering ’84). 2017 ended as it began with a bit of a crisis at the House that was again largely managed by an individual who embodies the spirit of brotherhood and sisterhood, or as a newer generation prefers to say, ‘family.’  It is a spirit many of us came to know in our undergraduate life at 272 Clinton Ave.

This past Thursday, during the coldest weather so far this winter, it all began with a call from one of the tenants indicating that electricity was out in her unit. Bro. Fletcher (Fine Arts), our very able and caring Property Superintendent/House Manager, was out of town for the holidays. A contingency plan was in place for residents to notify me as President and Tom as Treasurer should a need arise. I could not easily get to the House because of recent foot surgery, and after a call to Bro. Kostas Gerakaris (fall ’90, Architecture ’95), who lives in the neighborhood and who was also away from Brooklyn at that hour, as well as a text message to Tom, who lives in River Edge, New Jersey, I gained an understanding of the location of circuit breaker boxes. I was then able to direct the tenant to the one on her floor where she might flip on the circuit breaker that may have tripped. It worked, her lights were back on.  However, later that Thursday night, it became clear something else had happened, the heat was not on in the building. “Evening Gil, I’ve been home since 2:30 pm and the entire brownstone has been freezing since then,” said her 9:14 pm text message to me.

After communications with the tenant late that evening, our Bro. Tom Wong got into his Prius and drove from River Edge to Brooklyn. It was bitter cold, and yes, the boiler was down. Emergency plumbing and heating services were booked solid through Saturday at noon, the day before New Year's Eve, due to many calls. We kept all tenants appraised of the situation and Tom went back home. He then left work early, the next day, Friday, to pick up portable electric heaters for the tenants. These heaters were by then becoming harder to find in the City. Tom persisted and got them to the tenants.

On Saturday, two days after the first call, our Tom was again at the House to be there when the emergency plumbing and heating technicians arrived in the early afternoon. The tenants were beginning to think about making plans to spend the night elsewhere. They were very understanding and grateful to be kept informed but were beginning to indicate that they could not contemplate another night in the cold. The portable heaters did not do the trick.

Thankfully, heat was restored on Saturday afternoon, and Tom went home to spend New Year's Eve, the next day, with his family. At 5:39 pm, after six hours at the House, Tom texted “Boiler is running – House is slowly warming up and Patrick (roommate of Alexa Telano, a Gallery House Fellow who is a resident on the ground floor) will keep an eye on the boiler, (I’m) heading home.”  In a response to a later text from Fletcher, “Thanks Tom, sounds like a long day,” Tom texted, “was cold, but the TV (newly installed) helped pass the time…”

So, a very special Happy Holiday and Happy New Year wishes and words of gratitude go to the whole Wong family, including Emily Wong  and their daughter. We know how special one of our DGT members is, and we are very grateful for Bro. Tom Wong. Thirty three years after graduation from Pratt, he can find comfort watching TV in the bar room at 272 Clinton Ave. during a cold winter day, standing sentry for DGT.

Tom, I want to publicly thank you for embodying the Spirit of Hanna during this Holiday season, 2017. Indeed, you exemplified what it means to care as well as the phrase “It’s great to be DGT.” 2018 will be a great year as we continue to grow the number and connect with the many, far away and near, who also embody the Spirit of Hanna and contribute to the restoration, preservation and continuation of memorable undergraduate life at 272 Clinton Ave.  Happy New Year, to everyone and a big hug to all of you, my DGT family!

Change in Time and Location for Thanksgiving Dinner

There is a change in the time and venue for DGT Alumni Association’s Annual Thanksgiving Dinner.  It will take place on Saturday, November 18, at Putnam’s Pub & Cooker, 419 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205.  This restaurant is located at the corner of Myrtle Ave. and Clinton Ave., just two and a half blocks from the House. A group reservation has been made for 5:30 p.m. If you are among the thirteen who have already indicated that you are coming there is no need to RSVP. It is no longer a pot luck affair; dinner is on the House. If you have not yet indicated that you are coming, please do RSVP so that a seat at the table is waiting for you when you arrive. A signup webpage has been established at:

Thanksgiving Celebration at the House, Saturday, November 18

It’s that time a year again for the annual DGT Alumni Association Thanksgiving dinner, which will take place on Saturday, November 18 from 4 pm to 6 pm at 272 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205.  Please join in the celebration. DGT will be providing the Turkey and the rest is potluck. As a bonus, this will also be the closing reception for the annual DGT Alumni Exhibit. A signup webpage has been established at SignUpGenius

Can you imagine, that the property at 272 Clinton Avenue has served us since 1964 (53 years). At this location many lifelong friendships were established. The spirit of those times, as well as before then and going back to the mid 1950’s, continues to dwell at 272 Clinton Ave., and it really comes alive when we gather together in the Chapter & Bar

rooms.

Gallery House 'Internship' Program: Applying Lessons Learned

Asa Maria Camnert, Lead Coach and Curator for the Gallery House Internship Program

Despite launching into and continuing post-graduate life, recently inducted DGT Alumni who completed the Gallery House Program in 2015 or 2016, have given innumerable volunteer hours to develop the program for continued and improved implementation in fall 2017. Alexa Telano, Eric St James-Lopez, Maria Camila Pava, Ariane Williams, Rudolph Strelis, Aika Mukhambetova, and Asa Camnert have all put in many hours at meetings and additional hours at home. Asa, pronounced 'ohsa,' will provide an important role in the fall, in the capacity of Lead Coach for a new incoming class of Gallery House interns. Asa will also serve as Lead Curator for the 2017 DGT Alumni Exhibit, scheduled for Pratt Alumni Day, October 7, 2017. Aika has committed to continuing on as a link to Pratt faculty and administration and in carrying through with logistical aspects of promoting Gallery House on campus. Maria Camila Pava, like Asa and Aika, has gone the extra mile, by putting many hours updating the 'Program Page' at the DGT Website. This page is being readied to be uploaded and launched by no later than August 15 when the application period commences for Pratt students seeking to participate in the fall internship program. The page will link to an online app for submitting a completed application with required attachments.

The group has worked hard to apply lessons learned from implementing the first three semesters of Gallery House, fall 2015, spring 2016 and fall 2016.  During the spring of this year the group evaluated for strategies to make the program far more compelling to undergraduates.  As a result, the program will now be described as an 'internship' program that not only offers a $1,000 one time wage, but also provides academic credit at Pratt.  Especially helpful in this effort was the Pratt Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) which has been and ally and supporter of the program since the beginning in 2015. The Gallery House Task Force also developed and approved an instruction manual, containing experiential learning objectives for each week of the internship. The task force is also gathering all materials and forms developed over the past two years that would be helpful as instructional aides. 

To better target undergraduates, particularly juniors who have completed their foundational work at Pratt, the Gallery House Program will be promoted through the Pratt-Pro system of CCPD, announcements on the Video Screen coordinated by Student Activities, posting and distribution of a flyer about Gallery House, and promotion of the program within each Pratt Department via Department Chairs.  In the spring the group briefed all of the Department Chairs about the program, and all the Chairs will all have an up-to-date description of the program as they return to the campus for the fall semester.  Indeed, the level of current involvement by past beneficiaries of the Gallery House Program is itself a measure of the success the program is having.  Thanks go to this dedicated group of DGT members.

A Spring and Summer of Overcoming Challenges Related to Our Beautiful but More than a Century-old Home

Work underway in the cellar

Several costly repairs and improvements had to be undertaken in the first half of 2017. The problems requiring immediate attention involved the boiler in the cellar, gas lines leading to boiler, and a series of issues uncovered as a result preparing for an inspection and test of the fire sprinkler system required every five years by New York City.  In all, when completed, these repairs and improvements will have cost in excess of $40,000 or more than 40% of annual income from rent in a normal year with 100% occupancy rate. 2017's income will be less than the full potential income since in the first half of the year DGT experienced an 80% turnover among the five rental units in the building, leaving each of four rooms temporarily unoccupied as they were being refurbished for the next tenant.

The 200 Block of Clinton Ave, where 272 is the third building from the left

The repairs to the boiler and replacement of gas lines leading to the boiler cost approximately $6,300. However the costs for the fire system related upgrades may run up to $34,000 given current cost estimates and hopefully no additional work needing to be done.  The five-year inspection and flow-test required by the New York City initially uncovered, during unofficial pre-testing, the need to replace one sprinkler head among a total of 45 in the building, the posting of a fire safety plan near the front door, the painting of risers (plumbing) and of the handle of the shutoff valve in the cellar.  It was in the course of attempting to shut off the system to replace the one sprinkler head that it was determined that the shutoff valve in the cellar, installed with the system in 1964, was frozen in the open position and needed to be replaced. In order to replace it, the water needed to be shutoff at the curb and no shutoff valve at the curb was visible, and when uncovered by the contractor and boxed in with the a cover for easy access.  However, the valve was also later determined to be in need of replacement and that would require, per code, replacement of the galvanized steel pipe running from the water main to the building. Galvanized steel pipes, like lead pipes, do not meet NYC code, and the valve could not be replaced without replacing the pipe. The work is on target for completion in the coming weeks, in advance of the now re-scheduled, official 'witnessed flow-test' of the sprinkler system.

There remain a number of priorities for the future of the building. Ultimately resources are needed for renovation. An estimate developed in 2014 indicated project costs of a minimum of $1.25 million, and that amount is certainly increasing each year. An informal attempt to assess the capacity of the organization to raise such funds from its own membership was attempted last year and no potential leading gifts for a possible capital campaign. Undertaking such a study is difficult for an organization with no real significant history in raising funds from its members. A more modest approach deserving of consideration would be to raise $250,000 to more than pay off the current principal on the mortgage, and undertake to pay as you go restoration and improvement project based on net income from rent. The structure is worth in the range of $3 million on the market. In the meantime, Bro. Paul Fletcher, the current House Manager (Building Superintendent) reported at the most recent quarterly membership meeting that there were several priorities for the very immediate future.  These projects included: radiator maintenance before the winter, repair or replacement of third floor staircase and banister, replacement of hatches for the basement and roof, cornice replacement, dumpster rental for clearing out of accumulated junk in the basement, and front yard landscaping.

Annual DGT Alumni Exhibit 2017: Call for Exhibitors

On Pratt Institute Alumni Day, Saturday, October 7, 2017 the Gallery House Program of the DGT Alumni Association (DGT) will proudly present the Annual DGT Alumni Exhibit.  The theme of this year’s exhibit is Space and Body. The designed space, among other things, can “exalt or stimulate” persons in that space (Philip Johnson). Artists can “make people see their surroundings differently” (Maya Lin).  Our surroundings increasingly include spaces and human bodies expressing very diverse cultural backgrounds and different political viewpoints. In a time of political turmoil, it is increasingly important for there to be safe space to express opinions and to pave new ways for communication through art and design. Can the human body and space, through art and design, serve as means for safe expression in a world and in communities that are increasingly diverse from racial/ethnic, cultural, and political perspectives? Can we see the ‘other’ in a new way? Can the other be exalted, celebrated? Through art and design can we bring about new awareness and understanding? Space and Body will be a multi-media exhibit of works by alumni who help answer these questions. 

Who may apply – Any DGT member or Pratt Institute alumnus or alumna, in any field currently or previously taught at Pratt is eligible to apply. Please apply online by no later than September 15.

Eligible media – We welcome all types of artistic and design work that explores/examines how we can shape our public and private spaces and our bodily connection for a new and better future. All media will be considered, including oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolors, prints, drawings, mixed media, textiles, fashion garments, architectural renderings, 3-D models, sculpture (indoor and outdoor), and photography.

Presentation – Work must be suitably framed (or sides cleanly finished or painted), and wired ready for hanging. D-rings should be used for heavy works. Drawings, prints, watercolors and pastels must be under Plexiglas (glass is permissible for hand delivery and pick-up). Sculptures and architectural models must be accompanied with a floor stand, not exceeding a footprint of 30” x 30.” No works can be hung from the ceiling.

Shipping/Receiving – Work to be exhibited and pre-approved by DGT may be hand-delivered or shipped, and must arrive at 272 Clinton Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205 by September 22. Exhibitors are responsible for all shipping costs, to and from the exhibit. Please include return shipping labels.

Liability – DGT Alumni Association is not responsible for any damage, breakage, replacement or costs associated with any damage or breakage that may occur during transport, storage, packing, exhibiting and return transport. Precaution will be taken in handling all works submitted by exhibitors. However DGT Alumni Association assumes no liability for any loss or damage to the work of any artists while in DGT’s care, custody, or control before, during or after the exhibition. Each artist, if he or she wishes, needs to provide their own insurance against loss or damage.

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One bedroom - floor-through apartment in a brownstone, for rent, in the heart of historic Clinton Hill, close to subway, shops, restaurants and bars. Apartment features one bedroom, full bath, kitchenette, and balcony/deck. Basic utilities included, no pets. Credit background check required. Security Deposit and first month's rent required. Inquire by to  res-mgr@dgtaa.org 

Keep the Connection Going in 2017

Involvement in and support for the DGT Alumni Association annually starts in January with payment of $10 in membership fees. The work of keeping the connection going is volunteer based. However, the fee not only provides for the ability for you to vote at membership meetings, now held by video conference, and to hold office, but for you to also help cover the costs of supplies, stamps and communications to "keep the connection going.' It's easy to do it via PayPal. Thank you in Advance from the Board.

Pratt Alumni Day and Reunion 2016 Celebrated by the DGT Alumni Association

Pratt Alumni who as undergraduates were members of Tau Delta Phi - Tau Sigma, Delta Gamma Theta - Alpha, or Delta Gamma Theta - Omega gathered for an afternoon reception at the 'Old Fraternity House,' located at 272 Clinton Ave., Brooklyn. Alumni and their families joined with Father Michael Perry, former Faculty Advisor and also former Chaplain of Pratt Institute (1973 - 1996) to view the first Annual DGT Alumni Association's Art and Design Exhibit, as well as recall their undergraduate days and catch up on developments in the lives of fellow members. Among those gathered were Joel Davidson, Chris Duggan, Tom Fiorella, Vern Ford, Christine Friello-Fini, Gil Gerald, Kostas Gerakaris, Jon Levy, Ann Marie Michael, Tom Wong and Josh Yavelberg.

Gallery House Fellowship Application Deadline is September 30, 2016

Gallery House Fellowship, a program of the DGT Foundation, announces that the deadline for applying for a Gallery House Fellowship is September 30, 2016. During the Fall of 2016, three Pratt Institute students will each be awarded a fellowship. Participants will gain real-life experience in curating, planning, promoting, setting up and managing an exhibit of creative works. The exhibit will benefit a local charity selected by the three fellows involved in the program.  Each fellow will receive academic credit or a monetary grant of $1,000 at the completion of their semester project. At the end of the exhibit, fellows may be invited and selected to participate in coaching fellows in subsequent semesters as Delta Gamma Theta honorees of the DGT alumni Association. Applications are being accepted online.

The Gallery House Program, supported by DGT Alumni Association and its members, is a semester-long fellowship program benefiting Pratt Institute students in all fields of study taught at Pratt. The program is provided in coordination with the Center for Career and professional development at Pratt Institute.

When you next shop Amazon.com request that DGT Foundation receive a portion of the price of your purchase as a donation.

Great News: DGT Foundation, Inc., the educational and charitable arm of the DGT Alumni Association, Inc. is now listed as a charity eligible to be designated by you, the shopper, as a charity to receive a percentage of the sale as a donation in support of its activities.  Please take the opportunity to support DGT in this way! The flagship and only program currently carried out by the DGT Foundation is the Gallery House Fellowship Program, which has had a great start over the course of the past two semesters. To sign up with Amazon for this opportunity, go to Amazon.com's Smile Amazon Program. It's Great to Be!

Pratt Institute's President Thomas F. Schutte Resigns

In a letter to faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends of Pratt, Dr. Thomas F. Schutte, President, announced his resignation effective after the end of the 2016-2017 academic year. After the completion of the search for a new President, Dr. Schutte will be President Emeritus per action taken by the Board to honor him in that way. A copy of the letter may be downloaded.

Support the Spring 2016 Gallery House Fellowship Program and its Selected Beneficiary Organization

If you haven't already, please take a few minutes to read about the success the Spring 2016 fellows are enjoying in putting together a fine arts exhibit that opens at DGT Alumni Association's private exhibit space, Gallery House, tomorrow, Thursday, April 28 at 7:00 pm. Gallery House Task Master, Jonathan Mark Levy has written two short pieces in the April 2016 issue of DGT Alumni Association's Quarterly E-Letter. Please also join in the effort of contributing to the fundraising effort the fellows have set up in support of the program and this semester's beneficiary charity, an organization addressing violence in the form of acid attacks! Please make a contribution of $10, $20 or more to a serious cause that doesn't get much attention and that the three Pratt students in the fellowship program have chosen to address through their semester-long project. Contributions are to the DGT Foundation, and are tax-deductible. Provide your donation through the GoFundMe campaign the fellows have set up. Thank you!