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ZIS is excited that the construction of a new Middle School, adjacent to the Upper School in Adliswil, will begin in May.
Alumni News
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Thank you again to the hundreds of alumni who answered our five-question survey as part of the strategic planning initiative. Here's an overview of what you told us.
![John Mattern Alumni Award for Faculty]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579513058/zurich/zmg32wpjbvrathapg7c1/Recipientstodate2JPG.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1579513058/zurich/zmg32wpjbvrathapg7c1/Recipientstodate2JPG.png","width":400}])
As we start a new year, it's time to reflect on who should be the next recipient of the John Mattern Award for Faculty. Nominations will be accepted from now until March 31.
![ZIS VOICES Live update]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574256655/zurich/xnanhp1fgemsfljpfwg7/ZISVoicesLiveCollage.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1574256655/zurich/xnanhp1fgemsfljpfwg7/ZISVoicesLiveCollage.png","width":300}])
Some 120 members of our community from around the world came together for our first ZIS VOICES Live event to share their thoughts with experts, discussing disruptive innovation and its impact on economy, society and education.
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Are you grateful for the outstanding efforts that a former ZIS teacher demonstrated while you were a student at ZIS? If so, please submit a nomination for the John Mattern Alumni Award for Faculty.
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Another incredible WorldFest was enjoyed at the Upper School on Saturday, November 2.
Alumni Profiles
Voices magazine features an alumni profile in every issue. Take a look at some of the interesting alumni articles in recent Voices editions.
Max Lubkeman (2012)
Investment Bank Analyst at Lazard
Voices Summer 2019
Erika Darmstaedter (1981)
Chief client officer at FCB
Voices Winter 2019
Masood Razaq (1992)
Founder and director, Verdacore
Voices Summer 2018
Lucile Burgo-Black (1970)
Assistant clinical professor of medicine, Yale University
Voices Winter 2017
Malachy Nugent (1989)
Senior international economist, US Dept. of the Treasury
Voices Spring 2017
Michael Johnson (1988)
Video games tester, Bungie
Voices Winter 2016/17
Eva Respini (1994)
Chief curator, Boston's Institute for Contemporary Art
Voices Spring 2016, p. 9
Voices
Check out the latest edition of the ZIS bi-annual magazine Voices. Voices offers compelling, thought-provoking and entertaining articles featuring the broad ZIS community: students, parents, teachers and staff, and alumni. Visit our publications page here.
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