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e could easily come up with more than five, but let’s get down to basics. Reunion is a time to reconnect with your Bryant friends in person and revisit the campus where you spent four formative years and made connections that will last a lifetime. Why come back? After all, depending on your graduation year, you already follow your closest friends on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and/or Snapchat. If you live internationally, you are linked together on What’s Ap or We Chat, or you want to actually see those folks who have no digital footprint – they still exist! Bryant’s campus exudes a sense of place and pride that’s as strong as our drive to excel. And what about visiting the Rotunda? Seeing if the Country Comfort still stands? Checking out the Archway? Or taking a trip down memory lane on the East Side campus. Some things, you can only experience in person. So here we go:
School spirit. Whether you are an Indian or a Bulldog – the Black and Gold spirit is a strong as ever. Besides football, which now has a tradition of more than 15 years, Bryant has an official fight song, a 60-member pep band, two dance teams, and cheerleaders! You’re going to catch the spirit too when you attend the Bryant vs. Fordham football game on Saturday afternoon.
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alum you can walk right through that Archway and relive the memory of your commencement!
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Tour Campus. You’ll want to see it all – new and old. The award-winning Academic Innovation Center, named one of the best designed facilities in the country this year, and the transformed Fisher Student Center will be on your tour. Later, you can peel off and visit that townhouse or dorm where you lived. Best of all, since you are an
The Rotunda. Remember sitting
on the benches around the fichus trees? The shape and feel (and echo) of Bryant’s landmark campus crossroad is still the same, and students still gather in the Rotunda between classes. Clubs still host fund raisers and games. At Reunion, we turn the Rotunda into an indoor tent, displaying class flags across the ceiling, hosting a welcome reception on Friday, and a hypnotist Friday night. On Saturday, our 1990’s party will be inside with live music.
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The Country Comfort/ Cornerstone. No, it’s not a bar anymore (sorry folks who remember those Super Giants). Those days are long gone, since the drinking age in RI has been 21 for almost 30 years. However, the facility is now an open space where innovative ideas will take shape in the form of student-initiated entrepreneurship. Reunion parties for the classes of 1977, 1982, and 1987 will be nearby so you can tour the renovated building.
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Faculty and tailgating. Many of your favorite faculty come back every year for reunion. Want to see someone in particular? Let us know and we’ll invite him or her to join us. The faculty tailgate is an annual event and everyone is welcome – and you’ll probably even catch a few minutes with Ron and Kati Machtley.
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Throughout our history, Bryant’s hallmark has been inspiring students to excel.
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Corporate Friends Embrace the Bryant Community about potential career paths at TripAdvisor followed by a networking reception. The room was bursting at the seams for this sold out program and the loud din of energized conversations reflected the success of the evening. Professor Ramirez, Director of the International Business Program organized a panel of four alumni to talk about working in a global economy. The panel featured Noel Watson ’97,
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of corporate friends that enthusiastically help build and galvanize the Bryant community. Happy to showcase their fantastic new headquarters in Needham, MA, TripAdvisor played host to students from the International Business Association along with alumni representing a wide range of class years and career paths. The evening consisted of a tour and informational session for the students
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