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The Dartmouth Club of the Piedmont includes over 800 Dartmouth alums and family members. Our club spans central and eastern North Carolina, and includes the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel-Hill), Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Wilmington.

Recent News

DEN event at Burt’s Bees

In April, around 30 alumni met in office of Burt’s Bees and enjoyed an inspiring and thought provoking discussion led by company CEO and Board of Trustees member, John Replogle ‘88. The group toured Burt’s Bees’ zero waste offices and learned about the company’s “Triple-Bottom-Line” vision of environmental, social and financial performance. Following the discussion and tour, the group headed down to the other end of the American Tobacco Warehouse to enjoy appetizers at Tyler’s Taproom.

Big Green Bus Coming to Town

July 3, 2010toJuly 6, 2010

In case you haven’t heard…the Big Green Bus is a bus that runs on vegetable oil and powered by solar panels that has been completely upfitted, maintained, and driven by Dartmouth students. Every summer, a group of Dartmouth students live on this bus and drive around the country, educating the public about alternative transportation, conservation, and the environment. They give tours of their bus and it is so cool, you don’t want to miss it! You can even follow the bus around the country here: http://www.thebiggreenbus.org/

The Big Green Bus is coming to the Piedmont over July 4th and they need your help. Please support these intrepid Dartmouth students spread the word to help our environment. The group of 12 students need alumni to host them July 3-July 5 for 3 nights. Please let Steve Lough ‘87 at <steveclown@hotmail.com> know ASAP if you can host 1, 2…12 students! They just need a place to crash and shower…. Let’s show them that the Piedmont is a hospitable place.

Tentative agenda
July 3 Arrival
July 4 Festival of the Eno, Durham, NC
July 5 Open – ideas?
July 6 Office of Senator Stein ‘88, Raleigh, NC/meeting with General Assembly members, Raleigh, NC and UNC Morehead Science Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Save the Date! Dartmouth On Location: A Homecoming Weekend of Shakespeare

October 29, 2010 6:00 pmtoOctober 31, 2010 6:00 pm

October 29, 30, & 31, 2010
Blackfriars Playhouse and the Stonewall Jackson Hotel, Staunton, VA

Can’t make it to Hanover this Homecoming? Consider celebrating Homecoming in the South with an extraordinary weekend of Shakespeare, scholarship, and camaraderie.

Participants will see first-rate productions and participate in discussions to gain further insight into the work that creates the magic of a Shakespearean play.

During this multi-part weekend, revered Dartmouth professor and pre-eminent Shakespearean scholar, Peter Saccio will lead participants through a literary and theatrical labyrinth of Shakespeare’s plots, language, and themes — their Elizabethan context and the significance subsequent generations have found in them.

The Taming of the Shrew (Friday)
Othello (Saturday)
Henry IV, part 2. (Sunday matinee)

Why Staunton, Virginia? Not only is Staunton a beautifully preserved historic southern town, it is the home of the internationally-acclaimed American Shakespeare Center. There, in the only authentic recreation of Shakespeare’s Blackfriars Playhouse, you will enjoy not only stellar performances but an exclusive meeting with renowned Shakespeare director, educator and American Shakespeare Center Executive Director Ralph Cohen D’67.

Please see the Alumni Relations website for more details on the event and how to register:

http://alumni.dartmouth.edu/ace/onlocation/HomecomingWeekendShakespeare

Give a Rouse!

This is where we recognize and celebrate the personal and professional achievements of local alums.

Local Alum, John Replogle ‘88 Nominated for Trustee

Posted: February 25, 2010

John Replogle ‘88 of Raleigh, NC has been nominated as a candidate for one of the two open Trustee positions. With over 20 years of experience in the global consumer product industry from Unilever to Guinness Bass, he currently he heads up Burt’s Bees as President and CEO, recently moving its headquarters to the American Tobacco Campus in Downtown Durham. An active and engaged NC resident, he serves on the boards of Habitat for Humanity, Ravenscroft School, Terracycle, and Duke University Corporate Sustainability Initiative. Holding an MBA from Harvard Business School, he is also a recognized leader in corporate social responsibility, environmental and sustainability causes. Replogle received the NC Sustainable Business Leadership Award, the Triangle “Green” Leader of the Year, and was also mentioned by PR Newswire for Socially Responsible leadership. Even with his busy schedule, he has always found time for his alma mater, serving as class president, class agent, and Executive Committee member. He is part of a proud Big Green family, with father David ‘53 and brother William ‘77. He currently lives in Raleigh with his wife and four daughters. For more information on the trustee election go to voxthevote.org. Give a rouse for our local alum!

Belinda Chiu ‘98 Honored with Dartmouth Distinguished Service Award

Posted: December 11, 2009

Just 11 years out, Belinda’s logged many volunteer miles for Dartmouth as a district enrollment director and enrollment interviewer. She’s been an Alumni Council representative, serving on the council’s Executive Committee, Young Alumni Committee, and other committees, and she’s been co-chair of the Dartmouth Asian Pacific American Alumni Association. She lives in Durham, NC

You’ve served in many volunteer roles for Dartmouth. Which role delighted you in some unexpected way?

Each experience has introduced me to and reunited me with so many wonderful members of the Dartmouth family. If I had to pick one, I’d say the late-night Occum Pond walks with fellow members of the Alumni Council followed by retreats to the Canoe Club.

More than 3,000 alumni volunteer for Dartmouth in various capacities around the globe. Have any advice or tips for them?

Thank you for all you do! Whether we agree or disagree on certain things, we’re all on the same page about ensuring that Dartmouth continues to be an unparalleled place for the next generation of global leaders.

All Dartmouth alumni have favorite anecdotes about fun with pals in their student days. Can you share an anecdote from your volunteer days?

Club and Affiliated Group Officers Weekend 2008 … A bunch of ’98s and a ‘97 … We’d all been active student leaders who’d worked closely together, and now here we were, back together. Other than being a bit older and more wrinkly and the 10-year-old boy playing video games in the corner. It was like time hadn’t passed. We’re still causing trouble. You know who you are … EBAs, anyone\

Why do you volunteer?

Why not?

Elysa Corin ‘08 Leads Planetarium-on-Tour

Posted: May 31, 2009

After a great summer in 2008 as as the lead presenter on for the nationwide Big Green Bus tour, Elysa Corin ‘08, of Carrboro, has parlayed that experience into a job at the Morehead Planetarium, leading its planetarium-on-tour program, which takes a bus-based planetarium exhibit across the state, making presentations at elementary schools along the way. Congratulations and welcome home Elysa!