Dear Connecticut College Alumni: Students have settled in, classes are in full swing and the calendar is loaded with activities. Check out the updated schedule for Fall Weekend on Sept. 30-Oct. 2, and come home to CC! Look below for more news. Hurricane Katrina •  CC responds. The College reaches out to Katrina’s victims. •  Surviving the storm. Dr. Harry Pigman ’74 and his family rode out the hurricane in their New Orleans home and are making a new start. Campus news •  In the field. Four students of anthropology Professor Harold Juli immersed themselves in the life of a small Mexican farming village this summer. •  Fighting back. Bruce Hoffman ’76, a terrorism expert whose interest began as a freshman at CC, will speak during Fall Weekend on the transformation of al Qaeda since 9/11. •  Camel pride. Five alumni athletes return to coach at their alma mater. •  Lending a hand. Two CC alumnae are being recognized for their philanthropic work. Claire L. Gaudiani ’66, president of the College from 1988-2001, has been honored by Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy and Agnes Gund ’60, a former CC trustee, is a 2005 recipient of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. •  The right stuff. Professors Marc Zimmer and Sunil Bhatia receive the Nancy Rash and John King awards at convocation; Lindsey Harlan delivers keynote. Want to get CC athletic scores and news delivered to your computer, PDA or cell phone? For more information or to sign up for RSS feeds, follow these directions. For more CC news and information plus a calendar of athletic, campus and alumni events, go to www.conncoll.edu. To update your address or other information, e-mail alumni@conncoll.edu. Announcements You can help CC seniors and recent grads with their job searches. Represent your organization at a career fair being hosted by the College on Thursday, Oct. 20 and help with career networking. Contact diane.birmingham@conncoll.edu for a registration form and details. Make a gift to Connecticut College. Join CC alumni at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston. CC will sponsor a tent in the reunion village on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. We welcome your feedback on our monthly newsletter. Send comments to collrel@conncoll.edu.