ALUMNI EVENTS
Saturday, September 8
Reunion Leadership Day—Reunion Committee members are invited to a half-day discussion group to begin planning for your 2008 Reunion. Anyone who graduated in the years ending in “3” and “8” are invited.
Saturday, September 8 Assumption Prep Reunion
Saturday, September 22 Alumni Admissions Day—bring prospective family members and friends (the $50 application fee will be waived for alumni) for a private campus tour, continental breakfast, and panel discussion. Fall Homecoming—AC football vs. Bryant University Alumni-Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner
Friday, October 12 INAUGURATION—Dr. Francesco Cesareo, 16th President of Assumption College
Saturday, October 13 President’s Council Dinner
Saturday, October 20 Health Professionals Homecoming—all alumni in a health profession are invited to a presentation by dentists Art Babineau ’52 and Don Lemay ’69 about their relief efforts in Honduras, followed by brunch in the new, $18 million Testa Science Center, then watch the AC vs. Merrimack College football game from the president’s box.
November 1–4 Disney Classic, Women’s Basketball
November 8–11 Disney Classic, Men’s Basketball
Saturday, November 10 Orlando Club Reception, Disney Sports Complex
Save the Date: December 27 & 29
February 16, 2008 March 3–11, 2008 June 6–8, 2008
Alumni Reception at the Laska Yuletide High School Basketball Tournament Winter Homecoming Sorrento, Italy Reunion Weekend
Visit www.assumption.edu/alums for up-to-date programs, Regional Club events, times, locations, flyers, and more. Regional Club events, locations, times, and dates frequently fluctuate so please watch your e-mail or check the Web site often to confirm. If traveling, you are welcome to join fellow alumni at regional events! Please make sure we have your e-mail address for electronic invitations and updates.
from the alumni association president L UANNE V ARDO P ROKO ’85, G’95 I am pleased to introduce myself as the new Alumni Association president. I am honored to assume this new role and hope I can continue the momentum forward that my predecessor Maureen Ryan Doyle ’73 has established. I am a member of the Class of ’85 and earned an MBA in 1995. The education I received then, and the education that students continue to receive today, contributes to our alumni’s success in a variety of different fields. I am proud to tell colleagues that I am an Assumption alumna. I encourage all alumni to become or remain engaged in this dynamic community. This is time of change at Assumption, as we say good-bye to President Tom Plough, who provided us with nine strong years of leadership, and was instrumental in creating significant expansion and vast improvements on campus. We welcome our new president, Dr. Francesco Cesareo, who is committed to our Catholic intellectual tradition, as well as our ambitious goals for continued improvement. The Testa Science Center, Multi-Sport Stadium, and Kennedy Hall renovations are impressive, and position us to compete effectively with some of the nation’s best colleges. While nostalgia reminds us that things weren’t so bad when the library was in La Maison, or when our home fields were no more than a mud hole, and maybe those creaky old chairs in Kennedy’s lecture hall weren’t so uncomfortable, the Assumption community continues to make the educational experience a milestone in our lives. I invite all alumni to return to campus to see the changes, and also to witness that the Assumptionists’ values and their mission to “transform the minds and hearts of students” remain true today. Please contact me at luanne.proko@nichols.edu with your ideas and/or concerns. I look forward to seeing you at upcoming alumni events.
Questions? Alumni Relations (508) 767-7223 e-mail: alumni@assumption.edu
Alumni Board welcomes new members David Blinn ’75 and Jonathan “Jay” Sparling ’07 recently accepted invitations to join the Alumni Board of Directors beginning a two-year term in 2007.
Maureen Kotb-van Hogezand ’85, Rita Vanderbeck ’85, and Linda Burlingame Rosenlund ’82 at the Cape Cod alumni sunset cruise in July.
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