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Alumni
AU class rings available for purchase, Reunion Weekend, June 14
On Saturday, June 14, during Reunion Weekend, Balfour Ring Co. Representative Robin Hoagland will be in the Powell Campus Center (bookstore area) to display and sell rings to interested alumni. Hoagland will be on hand from 10:00 a.m. ˆ 3 p.m. Should you wish to view the rings in advance, they are permanently on display in the AU Bookstore and online at www.balfour.com or the Alfred University website at www.alfred.edu/alumni/ring.html. Acquire an Alfred University official class ring and wear it with pride in the common bond that we share!
Check out the alumni Web page!
There are new photos on the alumni Web page. Check it out: www.alfred.edu/alumni
Annual New York City Spring Luncheon to be held at the Harvard Club
Join AU President Charles Edmondson for the Annual Alfred University New York City Spring Luncheon. The luncheon will be held at The Harvard Club of New York City, on Thursday, May 29, 2008.
This year’s guest speaker is Stanley G. Schneider ’71, named partner in the law firm Schneider & McKinney, P.C. of Houston, TX. Schneider specializes in state and federal criminal trials and appeals and is the recipient of several awards, some of which include Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year and a listing in “Best Lawyers in America.” The discussion topic will be “Defending the Undefendable.”
Join us for lunch beginning at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 29. The luncheon cost is $20 per person, and we ask that you RSVP by Wednesday, May 21. You may register online for the event by visiting www.alfred.edu/alumni. Please contact the Alumni Office with any questions, for directions, or to register by phone at 607.871.2144, by fax to 607.871.2391, or by Email.
Reunion – a time for the whole family to experience Alfred University
Reunion weekend is about returning to your roots here at Alfred with your extended Alfred University family. Reunion weekend is also about you and your current family. We offer a Youth Program which provides meals, academic and recreational activities for your little ones. Bring your family along and let them share your Alfred experience. Please visit the Reunion website at www.alfred.edu/alumni/reunion to download a brochure, or contact the Alumni Office for further information. Please register your child for the Youth Program by Friday, May 30.
Still on the fence about returning for Reunion? Visit the Web site to see who will be attending. Call your friends and classmates and make plans to reconnect for the weekend. If you need help contacting those long lost AU family members, contact the Alumni Office for assistance.
Join us for Reunion Weekend 2008 and prepare to make new AU memories of your own. We look forward to seeing you.
For Reunion event and registration information, please visit www.alfred.edu/alumni/reunion or contact the Alumni Office by phoning 607.871.2144, faxing 607.871.2391, or Email.
Ceramics alumnus featured in Albany business paper
“Shawn Allan, a senior materials engineer with Ceralink (and AU class of 2002) held a patent before he even graduated from college.”
To read the full article, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=4795
Alumna invites all to her art opening
Jen Serchia, AU class of 2005, will have an art opening at the Brooklyn Collective Spring Event, Saturday, May 17. The gallery is at 198 Columbia St. (between Sackett and Degraw). Work will be on view from 7-10 p.m. A reception will be held down the street at Mazzat Mediterranean Kitchen
9:30-10:30 p.m./200 Columbia St. For more information, please visit www.brooklyncollective.com.
Campus News
Groundbreaking set for Ann’s House
Members of the University Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, students, and community members will be on hand Friday, May 16, at 11 a.m. for the groundbreaking for Ann’s House on the AU campus. Alfred University Trustee Joel Moskowitz, a 1961 alumnus, is having the new campus residence hall built in honor of his wife, Ann. The new facility will be built on the east side of Upper Campus Drive, across from the Ford Street Apartments. Ann’s House will contain about 48 single rooms.
Alfred University to break ground on Miller Theater
Alfred University will break ground Friday on a new proscenium theater to complement the facilities at the Miller Performing Arts Center. The ceremony is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the site, just north of the current building.
Dr. Marlin Miller Jr., a 1954 alumnus of Alfred University, as well as a chairman emeritus and current member of the Board of Trustees, and his wife Ginger are donating the funds to build the new theater to be connected to the Miller Performing Arts Center, which they also gave to the University and which opened in 1995.
To read more, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4793
AU hosts 'Dump 'n' Run' event for community, charities
Some 15 faculty/staff members and representatives from campus organizations including GreenAlfred, Residence Life, and the Environmental Studies Department are holding a “Dump n’ Run” sale on Friday, May 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday, May 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Davis Gym on the Alfred University Campus.
To read all about the event, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4792
'The Future of Plagiarism'
Alfred University philosophy professor Emrys Westacott contemplates the future of plagiarism in a humorous article in this week's Chronicle of Higher Education.
For more, see: http://chronicle.com/jobs...
Grad students help secure grant from Wendt Foundation
To read about what the grant will be used for, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4778
Cardinale to mentor participants in Bioscience Scholars Program
To read more, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=4752
AU student chapter of AMA selected as 'most revitalized'
To read more, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?&ID=4775
Physics students selected for summer research opportunity
To read more, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=4753
AU math professor's op-ed appears in Providence Journal
An opinion piece by Dr. Eric Gaze, associate professor of mathematics at Alfred University, appears in the May 2 edition of the Providence (RI) Journal.
To see the full text of "Confronting our ‘broken’ math system," visit http://www.projo.com/opin
Sports
AU’s Squillacioti, Consolo qualify for ECAC outdoor meet
Two members of the Alfred University men’s track and field team will compete in this week’s ECAC outdoor championship meet, Thursday and Friday, May 15 and 16, at Springfield (MA) College.
To read more, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=4791
AU outdoor track and field teams compete at Roberts Wesleyan
The Alfred University men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams competed Thursday, May 8, at Roberts Wesleyan College. There were no team scores.
To read about the results, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=4783
Softball team falls in title game of ECAC Upstate Championships
The Alfred University softball team dropped a 6-3 decision to top-seeded Union College Sunday afternoon in the title game of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Upstate Championship tournament.
To read all about it, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=4787
AU Western equestrian team competes at IHSA nationals
The Alfred University Western equestrian team competed at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championships last week in Burbank, CA.
To read about the competition, go to: http://www.alfred.edu/pressreleases/viewrelease.cfm?ID=4788
Sports Hall of Fame Committee seeks nominations
The Alfred University Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee is accepting nominations for the Hall of Fame Class of 2009. The deadline for making nominations for next year’s class is Jan. 15, 2009. Printable and on-line nomination forms are available on-line at http://www.alfred.edu/athletics/hall_of_fame/ Completed printable forms should be mailed to James Moretti, Director of Athletics, Alfred University, 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802.
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