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By Emily Clott, Class of  2012 This, the Year of the Docent, marks 50 years since the first docent class of the Chicago School of Architecture Foundation completed training. A…

Dear Docent family, Do you remember the day you applied for admission into the docent class?  Do you remember your interview?  Do you remember sitting in class thinking, am I…

By Jill Carlson, Class of 2013 DAN 2021, The Year of the Docent, celebrating 50 years of docents and our second virtual event, began with the always greatly anticipated photo…

Editor's note:  Here's some recent history. The 2019 docent class, AKA The Bovines, is known for its enthusiastic embrace of training . Class member Janet Volk prepared their final examination.…

By Bill Coffin, Class of 2004 What is the meaning behind those bovine sculptures on the Chicago Board of Trade Building? It’s a perennial question. Two usually useful sources --…

Here are the answers to last week’s Docent Training Trivia. Be sure to read next week’s article on Docent Training for more of the history. 1 - Who coordinated docent…

For 50 years our docent training program has been the jewel in the crown of docent achievement. . Test your knowledge of its history. Answers will appear on The Bridge…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 In this anniversary year, let's look back to the 1970s, when it all started. Importantly, the docent body graduated its first class in June…

By Jill Carlson, Class of 2013 With DAN 2021 only a month away, I thought this a good time to hear from chairman Constance Rajala. From beginning to end of…

Occasionally throughout 2021, The Bridge will print reminiscences from docents in their own words. These essays are taken from long-time docents and provided to the DAN 2021 committee. This memory…