Murray Hill Institute Newsletter
Fall 2007
Vol 5 No 1

Dear Friends,

Seven years ago on October 6-8, Murray Hill Institute held its first conference entitled Women Transforming Culture.  Looking back to that event, we have seen a continual growth in our programs and activities and we have reached an ever wider radius of women.  It is gratifying to see the small seeds that were planted in 2000 bear fruit.  As we begin a new year in the life of Murray Hill Institute, we will continue developing our programs to better serve the many women who share our vision and strive to transform culture in positive, constructive ways.

In today’s global society, international business travel is the norm, and the challenges one encounters when working in a different culture can sometimes be daunting.  Our lead article The Global Workplace: Personal Experiences offers some pointers from women who have “been there and done that.”  We hope you find them useful.

We were honored to have Prof. Robert George of Princeton University as the speaker for our Culture and Core Beliefs lecture series on October 19.  His presentation, entitled Embryo Ethics: Justice and Nascent Human Life, included scientific and philosophical arguments supporting the premise that human embryos are human beings in the earliest stages of development, and thus are worthy of dignity and a right to life.  A summary of Prof. George’s lecture will soon be available on our website.

Following the success of our February 15 luncheon for women in media, Conversations with Soledad, with Soledad O’Brien, MHI launched a series of Evenings of Conversation for Women in Media.  These events will be offered each semester, one in the fall and one in the spring.  On June 27, Melissa Tamplin, a broadcast journalist and author, spoke on Respecting Individual  Privacy and the Quest for News.   We look forward to hearing Alice Rhee, a producer for  NBC News &  MSNBC, speak on November 14 on a topic of vital interest to all journalists,  Media Ethics: Managing the Essential Relationship between Reporters and Their Sources.

Women transform culture through their work, but also through family and social life.  That was certainly evident at the October 5 annual Murray Hill Institute dinner-dance benefit.  A wonderful time was had by all, as can be seen from the happy faces in our photo gallery of this event, which will be posted shortly.  A special thanks to our benefit dinner committee who worked so hard to make the evening a great success. 

On behalf of everyone at Murray Hill Institute, I extend our warmest greetings and sincere gratitude for your interest and support.  We look forward to another exciting and eventful year.
                                                                                               
Kind regards,
Kathleen McGarry
President