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| In just a few short days, winter will be over and spring will be here. Come join the Easter Bunny for a hunt and brunch on Saturday, March 31, and don’t miss your keepsake photo with the Easter Bunny. This family event is open to all CUA alums and their children ages 12 and under. Click here for more info. | |
 | The Eighteenth Annual American Cardinals Dinner will be held on Friday, April 27 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas. Join the American cardinals, Most Rev. Joseph Pepe, bishop of Las Vegas; and Very Rev. David M. O'Connell, C.M., president of The Catholic University of America, for this important scholarship fundraiser. To read the president's message about this event and complete details, click here.
| On Sunday, April 15, join us for a private, guided bicycle tour of the Washington, D.C., monuments and see the cherry blossoms in full bloom. For more information, click here. | |
CUA Alumni Pub Parties: Coming to a City Near You!
In the coming weeks, CUA hits the road and will be throwing Pub Parties in four of our best-known chapter cities! Join us in your area at these upcoming alumni get togethers:
New York City — Waterloo Tavern (1629 2nd Avenue)
Thursday, March 29; 6 - 8 p.m.
Philadelphia — McCrossen's Tavern (529 N. 20th Street) Friday, March 30; 6 - 8 p.m.
Boston — Lir (903 Boylston Street)
Thursday, April 12; 6 - 8 p.m.
Washington, D.C. — Jay's Saloon
(3114 N. 10th Street, Arlington, Virginia)
Thursday, April 19; 5:30 p.m. (GOLD Get-Together)
For complete details on each of these events, click here.
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From November 29 to December 4, Frank Persico, B.A. 1974, M.A. 1976, CUA vice president for university relations and chief of staff and former director of alumni relations, will lead a CUA alumni tour through the shops, pubs and sights of Ireland. Kiss the world-famous Blarney Stone, see the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher, feast at a Medieval dinner, and more! To download a brochure with the complete travel itinerary, pricing information and registration form, click here.
A longtime fixture at CUA football and basketball games, this month's Spotlight Alum has played an active role in the athletic programs of The Catholic University of America since grad-uating in 1994. This should hardly come as a surprise, however, since Pat Coleman, B.A. 1994, is as big a D3 sports fan as you're likely to find.
Click here to read more about this month's spotlight alum. |
Were you a sister of Kappa Tau Gamma? You are invited to a High Tea at CUA to gather sisters from the past and present on Saturday, April 21. Click here for more info.
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New job? Recently married? New baby? Submit an Alumni Class Note to keep your old friends and classmates up-to-date on the latest chapter in your life or professional career! Don't forget, new CUA babies will receive an "I'm a Little Cardinal" bib courtesy of the Office of Alumni Relations! | |
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New for 2007! As promised, the Office of Alumni Relations recently launched a completely redesigned Web calendar to help you keep track of all of the exciting programs, events and get togethers we've scheduled for 2007 and beyond. Click here to see our new and improved calendar of events.
CUA Alum Gets "Desperate..." TV Role, That Is
John Slattery, B.F.A. 1984, recently landed a recurring role on ABC's hit television program, Desperate Housewives. On the show, John plays Victor Lang, a suitor to one of the show's title characters, Gabrielle "Gabby" Solis, played by Eva Longoria. The Office of Alumni Relations extends its most heartfelt congratulations to John for all of his accomplishments. We invite all of our alumni to tune in to Desperate Housewives this season as John's character tries to make good on his promise to wed one of Wisteria Lane's most notorious heartbreakers.
Desperate Housewives airs Sunday evenings on ABC. Check local listings for show times.
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On Saturday April 21, 2007, join us in the Happel Room of Caldwell Hall for the semi-annual meeting of the CUA Alumni Association's Board of Governors. Breakfast starts at 9 a.m., the business meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. and will run until noon.
For more information on this meeting or to R.s.v.p., contact Marion Gosney, director of Alumni Relations, at 202-319-5608 or 800-288-ALUM (outside of the D.C. area). |
Memorabilia Sought for CUA-Themed Restaurant
In May, CUA will be updating the look of the student restaurant on the third floor of the Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center. Following the style made famous by the TGI Friday's and Hard Rock Café restaurant chains, the new look will see the restaurant adorned with all sorts of fun and nostalgic memorabilia that celebrates the many aspects of a CUA experience.
To read more about this redesign effort or if you have items of memorabilia that you may be willing to donate, click here.
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Save the date, Golden Cardinals! Did you graduate before 1957? We have a special Golden Cardinals luncheon planned for you at CUA on Saturday, June 9. Invitations with full details will be arriving in your mailboxes soon!
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The Office of Alumni Relations has secured a special ticket price of $5 for CUA alumni. Bring your family to see this marvelous Shakespeare classic at CUA on Sunday, April 22 at 2 p.m.
Prior to Sunday's matinee, Patrick B. Tuite, Ph.D., assistant professor in the CUA Department of Drama and head of the M.A. program will give a pre-performance lecture at 1 p.m. entitled " 'Holy Saint Francis, what a change is heere?': Priests, Nuns, and Friars in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet."
For more information or to purchase tickets, call 202-319-5608 (This special ticket cannot be purchased at the door).
Are you in this photo? If so, we'll send you a free CUA t-shirt! Simply click here to let us know if you are one of the CUA students in the picture above!
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