新澳彩开奖结果

新澳彩开奖结果 hosts Reunion 2012

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Scudding rainclouds couldn鈥檛 dampen spirits last weekend as more than 2,000 alumni and friends returned to 新澳彩开奖结果 for Reunion 2012.

While welcoming back 鈥2s and 鈥7s, the university also celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Theta Chi fraternity and the 70th birthday of the 新澳彩开奖结果 Thirteen.

Members of the university鈥檚 original a cappella group 鈥 going back to the chorale鈥檚 earliest days 鈥 joined together for an anniversary concert in the Memorial Chapel on Saturday night. The house was packed, and an additional 192 community members tuned in from as far away as Australia .

The weekend, and special Thirteen and Theta Chi birthday parties, included a chance to honor the Alumni Council鈥檚 annual award recipients and the opportunity for classes to pass along more than $9 million in support for their alma mater.

It also featured significant innovations for grads who needed to balance 新澳彩开奖结果 spirit with duties on the home front. For the first time ever, alumni could choose to attend activities on certain days or sign up for a full-weekend pass.

Those arriving in Hamilton at the earliest possible moment 鈥 noontime on Thursday 鈥 were treated to shows in the university鈥檚 Ho Tung Visualization Lab and class-sponsored cocktail receptions around campus. The Hall of Presidents was decked out to receive the Class of 1962 for its golden anniversary dinner, hosted by President Jeffrey Herbst.

Friday began bright and early with the All-Class Reunion Golf Tournament, a presentation on 鈥淣uclear Iran in the Middle East鈥 with Tom Dine 鈥62, and an hour鈥檚 discussion of Mayan end-of-time predictions with legendary astronomy and anthropology professor Tony Aveni.

Between Friday morning and Saturday afternoon, cancer prevention, the great recession, the locavore movement, and immigration reform all appeared on the Reunion College schedule. Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy 鈥77 gave a presentation on labor relations in the NFL, and alumni 鈥渃hecked in鈥 to a lecture by Juston Payne 鈥02 on foursquare and social media.

Payne, a specialist in Internet networking, instructed his audience on how to promote their businesses and personal brands by using popular consumer platforms like Twitter, Blogger, and Facebook. Alumni in attendance became experts on how to improve their careers via new networking sites built for professionals.

For all the intellectual engagement, friendship was the big draw. 鈥淲hat I most look forward to doing,鈥 said Doug Wendell 鈥67, 鈥渋s talking with guys I see only once every five years 鈥 who are great people.鈥