ALUMNI calendar Game-Watching Parties Alumni chapters across the country will host football game-watching parties throughout the fall to cheer the Bulldogs on to victory. Locate a gathering near you at www.alumni.uga.edu/gamewatchings.
Thursday, Sept. 18 40 Under 40 Awards Luncheon Join the UGA Alumni Association as it recognizes 40 of the university’s most accomplished young alumni during a luncheon at the Georgia Aquarium. Go to www.alumni.uga.edu/40u40 for more information and to view the complete list of honorees.
Friday, Sept. 19, and Saturday, Sept. 20 UGA Parents and Families Weekend Parents and Families Weekend brings families to campus to visit their students and participate in faculty lectures, an ice cream social and a tailgate breakfast, plus it offers the opportunity to attend the UGA football game against Troy University. Visit www.dar.uga.edu/parents_families for more information.
CONTRIBUTED
Luke Rini, son of Katrina Kinnard Rini (BBA ’92), asked Football Coach Mark Richt the final question of the evening during UGA Day in Orlando on April 30.
Friday, Oct. 3, and Saturday, Oct. 4 Homecoming Weekend UGA’s Homecoming Weekend will take place Oct. 3-4. In addition to the football game against Vanderbilt University on Oct. 4, the family-friendly Homecoming parade will take place in downtown Athens the Friday evening before. A number of schools and colleges will also host Homecoming tailgates and gatherings. Visit http://calendar.uga.edu for details on those activities.
Friday, Nov. 21 Alumni Night at the Bookstore Graduates are invited to the UGA Bookstore on campus to shop for items at 20 percent off. The event, which takes place the night before the football game against Charleston Southern, includes alumni authors signing books and photos with Uga IX. To learn about these and other events, please visit www.alumni.uga.edu/calendar.
CONTRIBUTED
The Richmond, Va., Chapter of the UGA Alumni Association donated $500 to purchase honor cords for graduating student veterans from the Class of 2014. U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, seen here with Student Veterans Association President Matthew Fowler (AB ’14), presented students with the cords in May.
For more information: alumni@uga.edu (800) 606-8786 www.alumni.uga.edu
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