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• All Ivy Working Professionals Happy Hour at Art Ovation

  • When
    January 30, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    1255 North Palm Avenue Sarasota, Florida, United States 34236

  

  Join the Ivy League Professionals Networking Group of Sarasota for Their First Happy Hour of 2025. 

  Join us Thursday, January 30th from 5-7pm in the lobby bar at the Art Ovation Hotel in downtown Sarasota.  We will have our own designated area adjacent to the bar. 

  Parking is available in the Palm Avenue public garage next door or on the street.  There is no cost to attend. Drinks and food will be available for purchase. 

  Please register for Happy Hour here!

  Attendance for this event is open to alumni of Ivy League schools and their guests, who are still active in the workforce and interested in professional networking. These events provide a great opportunity to socialize with other local alumni in an informal setting. In the past, these events have generated many new social and business connections. Feel free to come when convenient for you and look for our group.  

  Join their Facebook Group for other updates, photos from events and announcements of future gatherings.

  For questions, please email ccsm.ya@gmail.com.

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• An Evening of Melodious Spanish Music

  • When
    February 03, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Riverview Performing Arts Center, 1 Ram Way, Sarasota 34231
  • Spaces left
    10

  Registration is closed

  Evening of Spanish Music with Grammy Winner Jason Vieaux

  This event has a short registration period and registration closes Wednesday, January 15th!  
  

  Take a romantic Spanish journey through music presented by members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Grammy-award winning guitar virtuoso and Sarasota favorite, Jason Vieaux, headlines an ensemble of piano, voice and strings, with works by Sarasate, Rodrigo and Albeniz, among others at the Performing Arts Center at Riverview High School.

  
  There are only 30 spots available.
  
  
Registrations close and are non refundable after Weds, Jan 15th.

  Please also RSVP for an optional, self-funded pre show dinner. 5:00 PM at Apollonia Grill, 4956 S. Tamiami Trail.  

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• Luncheon with Interim President Kotlikoff

  • When
    February 04, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Michael's on East 1212 S. East Ave Sarasota FL 34239

  Meet Cornell Interim President Kotlikoff 

  Join Interim President Michael I. Kotlikoff in a wide-ranging, timely, and candid conversation on the impact, challenges, and potential of the American university!

  As a ‘Citizen of the University,’ he may not have a class year after his name, but his understanding of—and affection for—Cornell runs deep. In his nearly quarter-century on the Hill, he has held numerous roles including leading a large research lab, serving as a department chair, Vet College dean, and Cornell’s longest-serving provost, holding that office from August 2015 to June 2024. 

  We are honored to have him visit CCSM next on his neighborhood tour. Members may remember him from his last visit to us!

  
  

  **THIS IS A TUESDAY (not our typical Thursday) luncheon**

  Luncheon price $42

  Your luncheon includes valet parking, gratuities, entree, coffee and dessert, or you may request a fruit cup as an alternative at the event from your server. 

  Doors open at 11 am, program starts promptly at 11:30 am!

  Please note: Registration will be run by Cornell University Alumni Affairs and Development. 

  RSVP HERE with Cornell

  Please wear your CCSM name badge if you have one!
  

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• Dinner with Cornell's 2025 AutoBoat Team

  • When
    March 06, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Ford's Garage, 295 N. Cattlemen Rd. Sarasota, FL 34243
  • Spaces left
    28

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  Meet & Greet Cornell’s 2025 AutoBoat Team 

  Ten students from the Cornell AutoBoat team are competing at RoboBoat 2025 competition held at Nathan Benderson from Tue. March 4th through to the finals on Sun March 9th. 

  The club will be inviting the students to dinner on Thursday March 6th.

  Members pay their way. Registration is necessary as limited seats are available, only CCSM members may RSVP.

  More about the team members Our Team | Cornell Autoboat

  The team leads are Joanna Lin and Slava Koblov.

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• Luncheon with President of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium

  • When
    March 12, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Michael's on East 1212 S. East Ave Sarasota FL 34239

  Luncheon with Dr. Michael Crosby, President of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium

  More info coming!

  **This is a WEDNESDAY (not Thursday) Luncheon**

  Member price $42, Non-Members $47


  Your luncheon includes gratuities, a choice of hot, cold or vegan entree, coffee and dessert or fruit plate. 

  Menu Choices:

  Hot: Pan-Seared Mahi Mahi with Capers, Mushrooms, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Olive Oil served with Herbed Basmati Rice, Broccoli Rabe with Garlic & Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Baby Carrots (Oven Roasted)

  Cold/Salad: Green Orchid Salad - Hearts of Romaine, Avocado, English Cucumber, Sugar Snap Peas, Edamame, Celery, Toasted Pistachio, Mint & Housemade Goddess Dressing topped with Grilled Chicken Breast

  Vegan: Eggplant Puttanesca over Spaghetti Squash 

  Dessert: Classic Tiramisu: Rich Mousse of Mascarpone Cream & Hints of Marsala, Surrounded by Espresso-Soaked Ladyfingers with a Dusting of Cocoa OR Fruit Plate (selected at meal) with Coffee or Selection of Teas

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  CCSM Members will get an email invite when registrations open on Wednesday February 5, 2025. 

  Registrations close and are nonrefundable after Friday March 7, 2025.

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• #GivingDay2025

  • When
    March 13, 2025
  •  
    12:01 AM - 11:59 PM
  • Location
    Online

  
  

  
  

  On Thursday March 13th, #GivingDay2025, please consider giving to the Sarasota-Manatee Cornell Club Scholarship Fund, an endowed fund used to supplement financial aid provided by Cornell for students from Sarasota and Manatee counties who need assistance.

  
  

  Sixteen students from the local area currently attend Cornell, two graduate students and 14 undergraduates. They are an impressive group with a wide array of interests and academic pursuits. Last year, due to the generous support of local alumni such as yourself, six local students were able to receive scholarships totaling $19,261.

  
  

  Local students need our help. It costs over $88,000 for out-of-state students to attend Cornell in 2023-2024. The median household income in Sarasota and Manatee counties is $69,490 and $64,964 respectively. Our scholarship fund really does make a difference whether some students can afford to attend Cornell.

  
  

  Some quotes from recent scholarship recipients:

  “This scholarship…does the amazing work of lightening my tuition-related financial burdens and grants me the luxury of extra time I can now place into my variegated studies and activities at Cornell. …I look forward to joining the alumni at the Cornell Club of Sarasota-Manatee and being able to give back to future students in need.”

  
  

  “So many of the things that make college a limitless opportunity for students like me are only available with the assistance you provide. What's more is how much it means to receive this vote of confidence from a group of like-minded scholars from my hometown. You are not some nameless non-profit that I submitted an essay to, but an organization that I am actively uplifted by."

  
  

  "Your generous donation...has helped make my undergraduate experience possible, and I am truly thankful."

  "I am ecstatic to study here at Cornell and it wouldn't be the same without your scholarship."

  
  

  There is no better day to give than on Cornell Giving Day along with our Big Red Family! Please consider our local student scholarship fund as you make your contributions to keep Cornell's Traditions alive and thriving. 

  
  

  Click here to Donate on Thursday, 3/13 only

  
  

  Or scan this QR code with your phone camera on 3/13:

  
  

  
  

  Every gift matters. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

  
  

  
  

  Karen See '80

  Chair, Scholarship Committee
  Cornell Club of Sarasota-Manatee

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• Exclusive Tour of Mote Aquaculture Park!

  • When
    April 03, 2025
  •  
    9:15 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    12300 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota, FL 34240
  • Spaces left
    30

  Behind the Scenes at Mote Aquaculture Research Park
  

  Wow, did you know there is another whole side of Mote to learn about?!  The Mote Aquaculture Park (MAP) was constructed in 2001 to pioneer the development of sustainable aquaculture technology to help feed the world!  Also to restock depleted species and address the need to develop a viable domestic aquaculture industry in the US.

  

  This is an exclusive tour just for our Cornell Club! You will see the Coral Gene bank, the Crab hatchery, Red Tide research initiative and so much more.  Put on your walking shoes and let's go!

  This event is following our March 12th (Wednesday) luncheon with guest speaker Dr. Michael Crosby, President of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

  We will head out to lunch following the tour.  TBD

  CCSM Members will get an email invite when registrations open on Friday, February 21st. There are only 24 spots available for members + their guests. 
This will probably sell out quick!

  Registrations close and are non refundable after Saturday, March 29th.

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• Annual Meeting/Red & White Luncheon with Local Novelist

  • When
    April 10, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Michael's on East 1212 S. East Ave Sarasota FL 34239

  Annual Meeting/Red & White Luncheon, with local author Susan Klaus

  More info coming!

  
  

  Member price $42, Non-Members $47


  Your luncheon includes gratuities, a choice of hot, cold or vegan entree, coffee and dessert. 

  Menu Choices:

  Hot:  "Cuban Style" Mojo Marinated Roast Pork served with Smashed Potatoes, Snow Peas (Oven Roasted) & Roasted Corn Off the Cob with Creamy Butter and Chopped Tomato

  Cold: Mediterranean Platter with Fattoush Salad, Spanakopita, Creamy Hummus, Kalamata Olives, Grape Tomatoes & Grilled Chicken Breast Served with Pita Bread

  Vegan: Tikki Masala served over Basmati Rice with Naan Bread

  Dessert: Profiteroles: Miniature Cream Puffs filled with Housemade Macadamia Crunch Ice Cream with Chocolate Sauce & Whipped Cream

  Click here for help with registration

  CCSM Members will get an email invite when registrations open on Thursday March 13, 2025. 

  Registrations close and are nonrefundable after Saturday April 5, 2024.

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• Celery Fields: Birds, Blossoms and Butterflies!

  • When
    April 25, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Sarasota Audubon Nature Center, 999 Center Rd, 3440
  • Spaces left
    30

  Explore the Rich Legacy of the Sarasota Celery Fields: Birds, Butterflies and Blossoms

  The Celery Fields were created in the 1920's by the Palmer Group and now serve as an active and vital natural resource and water management center for our county. Over 246 species of birds have been observed there!  It's time to explore!

  

  Join us for a guided tour of the fields, Audubon Nature Center, and the birding boardwalk.  We will meet and speak with Sarasota Audubon experts to learn more about the numerous varieties of birds and wildlife that make this magnificent marshland their home.  It is a major breeding ground and winter home for many species.

  Join us afterwards for an optional self-funded lunch in the original Chickee Hut at Stottlemyer's Smokehouse circa 1955.  

  CCSM Members will get an email invite when registrations open on Friday, March 28th.

  There are only 30 spots available for members + their guests. 


  This free event will probably book up fast. Save your spot ASAP. Please join the waitlist, and if you know you can't make it, please cancel your registration so others may attend.

  Registrations (if available) close on Wednesday, April 23rd.

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