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Last month, CUA welcomed almost one thousand alumni back "home" to campus as part of Homecoming and Reunions Weekend 2007. To browse photos from the weekend's many exciting alumni events, click here. |
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On Saturday, Dec. 15, the CUA Alumni Association will join with Wreaths Across America to lay Christmas wreaths on the graves of fallen U.S. soldiers interred at Arlington National Cemetary. CUA alumni wishing to take part in this powerful and moving cause are asked to R.s.v.p. to the Office of Alumni Relations by contacting Brandon Romanchok at 202-319-5608.
To learn more about Wreaths Across America, click here. | | |
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MoMA TOUR AND LUNCH IN NEW YORK CITY
 Kick off 2008 with CUA! Join our exclusive guided tour of the exhibit "Martin Puryear" at the Museum of Modern Art on Saturday, Jan. 12. Tickets are only $50, and include a scrumptious lunch with your fellow alumni at La Bonne Soup (48 West 55th Street) prior to the tour.
The Museum of Modern Art presents a major exhibition of the sculpture of the acclaimed American artist and CUA Alumnus Martin Puryear, B.A. 1963. The retrospective will feature approximately 45 sculptures, following the development of Puryear's artistic career over the last 30 years, from his first solo museum show in 1977 to the present day.
To purchase tickets, please call the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-288-ALUM (outside of the D.C. area). |
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Share your love of reading! Read-Across-America Day is also the birthday of everyone’s favorite author, Dr. Seuss. Join CUA students and fellow alums on March 3, 2007, at St. Anthony’s School, 12th and Monroe streets in Brookland (across from the Brookland-CUA Metro station, adjacent to Colonel Brooks’ Tavern).
Between 8:30 a.m. and noon, read your favorite Seuss book (or any book!) to a small student group and have a slice of birthday cake. To view photos from last year's event, click here.
We need readers! To participate, please call 202-319-5608. | |
CUA ALUMNAE RECONNECT AFTER 20 YEARS
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In June of this year, three former CUA roommates reconnected in the nation's capital and on the campus of their alma mater. After touring the CUA campus (and having a quick drink at the nearby Colonel Brooks' Tavern), (left to right) Elizabeth Starrett Stover, B.A. 1983; Ellen Becker Tabor, B.S. 1983; and Carolyn Neste, B.S.N. 1984, took a break from their sightseeing and stopped for a bite to eat at Clyde's in Georgetown.
Have you caught up with some old friends or former classmates? Send in a photo of your get-togethers and let us know where and when you reconnected! Click here to submit your photo. |
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The CUA Online Community continues to welcome new alumni every day, and registration is a snap! All you'll need is your security information — which is included in your e-mail copy of this newsletter. Click here to register today. |
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The CUA Cardinals men's and women's basketball seasons kicked off last Friday as both squads hit the road to compete in the inaugural year of the NCAAA Landmark Conference. Steve Howes, B.A. 1996, is the head coach of the men's team, and the women's team is coached by Margaret Carey, and one of her assistant coaches is Jackie DeBorger, B.A. 2001. Come watch the next generation of Cardinals take "flight" under their alumni mentors, as they look to continue the winning tradition of CUA Basketball.
For more on these two alums-turned-coaches, and a complete schedule of this season's games, click here. |
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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! |
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You help create a world of possibilities for our students with your annual gifts to CUA. Please support The Fund for The Catholic University of America by clicking here. Thank you in advance for your continued support of CUA. |
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CUA PREPARES FOR PAPAL VISIT IN APRIL 2008
 Very Reverend David M. O’Connell, C.M., J.C.D., president of The Catholic University of America, has confirmed the announcement by the Most Reverend Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI will visit the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 17, 2008.
The purpose of the Pope's visit to campus is to deliver a speech on Catholic education to an invitation-only audience of Catholic University and College presidents and diocesan education officials.
More details will follow as we prepare for this monumental occasion. | |
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On Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m., join your fellow CUA alumni and friends in the Boston area at The Commander's Mansion at the Watertown Arsenal (Watertown, Mass.) as we kick off the holidays in high style!
This annual tradition will feature Christmas carols sung by the Boston Community Gospel Choir, an open bar with holiday cocktails, and a sumptuous holiday dinner in this beautifully decorated historic home. For directions or to learn more about this venue, visit http://www.commandersmansion.com/.
There is no charge for this event, but reservations are required. Please R.s.v.p. by calling the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-288-ALUM by Monday, December 3. | |
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Save the date for the CUA Philadelphia Alumni Chapter’s Holidaze Christmas Celebration! On Thursday, Dec. 13, we're headed to the City of Brotherly Love for some holiday merriment at one of the city's most beloved watering holes.
Full details to follow in the coming weeks — so keep your eyes on your inboxes! |
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Are you living "far out" on the West Coast? Perhaps you're reading this newsletter from somewhere north or south of the U.S. borders — or beyond?
In September, we began a search for globe-trotting alums to let us know just how "far out" from CUA they are these days. We've heard from alums in more than two dozen countries, and so we've decided to extend our worldwide search for an additional month to see just how "far out" our alumni really are!
Are you a long way from "home?" Farther away than, say, Fiji? Let us know! Send your name, degree year, and current address to cua-alumni@cua.edu. |
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 Josie Swantek, B.A. 2000, has parlayed her dual degree in media studies and drama into a career behind the camera as a writer, producer, and director all over the world. So much so, in fact, that to call this alumna's job an "adventure" might even be something of an understatement!
To learn more about Josie and her recent involvement with an award-winning documentary that's wowed critics and audiences the world over, click here.
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CALLING ALL CUA SNOWBIRDS!
 Do you head south to escape the howling winter wind, returning to New England or one of the northern states just in time for spring? The alumni office is tired of sleet and icy streets, too, and thought we’d plan some events along the west coast of Florida during the first week of March 2008.
Please give the alumni office a call (800-288-ALUM or 202-318-5608 in the D.C. area) or e-mail Gosney@cua.edu and let us know where you winter, when you head south and your home or e-mail address where we can send you an invitation during the next few months! | |
Are you one of the young Jedi-in-training in this month's Photo Flashback? If so, we'll send you a free CUA T-shirt! Simply click here to let us know if you are one of the alums in the picture above!
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On Saturday, Feb. 2, enjoy an afternoon of lunch and art with your fellow CUA alumni in Philadelphia! Reservations are only $40, and include lunch at Plate Restaurant (105 Coulter Avenue, Ardmore) and tickets to see the exclusive art collection at the Barnes Foundation.
The Barnes Foundation is home to one of the world's largest collections of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and early Modern paintings, with extensive holdings by Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, Renoir and Modigliani, as well as important examples of African sculpture. To purchase tickets, please call the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-288-ALUM (outside the D.C. area).
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