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FLORIDA ALUMS: WE'LL "C.U." IN PALM BEACH
On Thursday, March 5, from 6 to 8 p.m., CUA Sweet Hearts Brooks Ricca, B.A. 1975, and Sally Ricca, M.A. 1975, invite you to join fellow CUA alumni living in the greater Palm Beach, Fla., area for an evening reception in their home. Say hello to old classmates and meet Very Rev. David M. O'Connell, C.M., president of The Catholic University of America, to learn more about what's going on these days at your alma mater.
This event is free, but registrations are required. To R.s.v.p. today, call 800-288-ALUM (toll-free outside of the Washington, D.C.-area). Registered CUAToday.com users can R.s.v.p. online.
On Monday, March 30, from 6 to 8 p.m., The Catholic University alumni office, along with the Columbus School of Law, invites you to join fellow CUA graduates for a Capitol Hill Networking Reception. Join us at the new Capitol Visitor Center, within the U.S. Capitol complex, at First Street and East Capitol Street, N.E., to swap business cards, share a drink and network with fellow CUA alums working in and around The Hill and for the federal government.
This event is free, but registrations are required. To R.s.v.p. today, call 800-288-ALUM (toll-free outside of the Washington, D.C.-area). Registered CUAToday.com users can R.s.v.p. online. | |
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Alumni registered for the CUA Capitol Hill Networking Reception — all within just 15 minutes of the opening of online registration! To join them at this event, click here. |
| CAPS HOCKEY vs. NEW YORK ISLANDERS
On Wednesday, April 1, join your fellow CUA alums at Washington D.C.'s Verizon Center (Red Line, Chinatown) at 7 p.m. to root for our hot hometown hockey team, the Washington Capitals, as they square off against the New York Islanders!
We've purchased a block of tickets exclusively for CUA alumni, and we are offering mezzanine-level tickets for just $35 to our CUA alums. To purchase your tickets online today, click here. | |
Pay no mind to the blurry picture quality in the snapshot above (you know how cell phone cameras can be), because that was the absolute last thing on the mind of CUA alumnus-turned music teacher Ashton Conklin, B.M. 2004, who was treated to a surprise in-classroom visit from Barack Obama. When he's not shaking hands with the President of the United States, Ashton is a full-time music teacher in Washington, D.C.
Have you reconnected with fellow CUA alums or someone else of note in a far-out locale or a neighborhood near you? Let us know! Send your name, degree year, current address, and a photo of you and your CUA friends to cua-alumni@cua.edu.
We've heard of "sticky situations," but this one takes the cake! Are you one of these whipped cream-covered CUA undergrads (or is that shaving cream)? To let us know if you are one of the alums in the picture above, click here.
The first three alums to identify themselves will receive a free CUA T-shirt!
Mark your calendar now so that you can join friends and former classmates for Catholic University’s most exciting weekend of the year! The 2009 Homecoming and Reunions Weekend will take place Oct. 23-24, 2009.
Did you graduate in 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999 or 2004? That makes you a member of our Reunions Classes! Whether it is your 10th, 25th, or 50th reunion, come back home to campus to relive your memories, reminisce with classmates, and create new stories to share with your families and friends!
Attendance at the festivities last year was great; we want it to get even bigger this year! But we can’t do that alone. Your fellow classmates want to hear from you, not only from the alumni office. Please consider being involved as a Homecoming and Reunions Committee member.
To sign up, contact Meghan Comey, associate director of alumni relations, or call 202-319-5608.
On Saturday, April 18, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. CUA hosts "A Cardinal Celebration," The Catholic University of America's Alumni Achievement Awards Luncheon. The awards ceremony will recognize distinguished Catholic University alumni from all walks of life, and will take place in the Great Room of the Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center.
Please join us in congratulating our 2009 Alumni Awardees:
John Carl Erickson, M.A. 1968
Founder of Erickson Retirement Communities, the Erickson Tribune,
NorthBay Adventure, and Retirement Living TV
Michael L. Mark, B.A. 1958, D.M.A. 1969
Former dean of the graduate school and professor of music at Towson University, member of Music Educators Hall of Fame
Sister Jamie T. Phelps, Ph.D. 1989
Director of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at
Xavier University of Louisiana
Brig. General Coral C. Pietsch, Esquire, J.D. 1974
Brigadier General, United States Army,
former chair of the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission
Rev. Gerard J. Schubert, O.S.F.S., B.A. 1956, M.F.A. 1964
Founding chair of DeSales University (Pa.) Department of Performing and Fine Arts; founder of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
Luis A. Vasquez, B.A. 2000
Founder, Hermano Pedro Day Shelter, Washington, D.C.; one of Washingtonian Magazine’s 2007 People of the Year
2009 Frank A. Kuntz Award
Frank G. Persico, M.A.1976
Vice president for university relations and chief of staff
at The Catholic University of America, former Young Alumni Merit awardee
The Master of Ceremonies for the event will be Sean Tuohey, B.A. 1999. Tickets are $50 each, and can be purchased by calling the CUA Office of Alumni Relations at 202-319-5608. Registered CUAToday.com users can purchase tickets online.
To nominate other alums for consideration for future awards, click here.
To nominate former CUA varsity athletes or coaches for consideration as part of CUA's 2009 Athletics Hall of Fame awards ceremony, click here.
Hall of Fame awards are conferred in every odd-numbered year upon no more than five individuals. One of these individuals may be a coach or athletic director, and no more than one awardee per year may be deceased at the time of his or her selection.
For complete details, please contact Brandon Romanchok, assistant director of alumni relations, or call 202-319-5608. The nomination deadline is March 15.
To view a list of previous Hall of Fame inductees, click here. | | | |
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This Thursday, Feb. 19, starting at 6 p.m., join alumni hosts Brendan Koeth, B.A. 2008, Joe Hardy, B.A. 2008, J.P. Walsh, B.A. 2008, and Joe Quintas, B.A. 2008, for a CUA Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD) young alumni happy hour at RFD, 810 7th St. N.W. (Red Line, Chinatown).
Look for the CUA banner in the front room, where young alums from Catholic University will receive drink bar and appetizer specials.
There is no cover charge for this event, but registrations are strongly encouraged. To R.s.v.p., contact Brandon Romanchok, assistant director of alumni relations, or call 202-319-5608. Registered CUAToday.com users can R.s.v.p. online. | |
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T.R. Rowe, B.A. 1992, was recently re-elected to his sixth term in the Connectcut General Assembly.
Alanna Caffrey Rosenberg, M.A. 1997, and husband Jasper are delighted to announce the birth of their second child, Miles Caffrey Rosenberg on Sept. 2, 2008. He joins sister Molly, 3. The family resides in Medford, Mass.
Celine Saulnier, B.A. 1993, became "Sister" Salvatrice, as she was incorporated into the Daughters of Charity on Jan. 11, 2009. | |
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END THE SEASON WITH A CUA GAME BREAK!
Join fellow fans, friends and their families between this weekend's basketball games for the last alumni Game Break Gathering of the year — featuring free food, cold drinks, souvenir giveaways and more!
Saturday, Feb. 21
vs. Goucher
5:30.p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are only $5 for alumni. Spread the word — bring a group! For complete details or to R.s.v.p., contact Brandon Romanchok, assistant director of alumni relations, or call 202-319-5608.
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Save the date of Friday, March 13, because CUA's Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD) will be throwing a young alumni happy hour from 6 to 8 p.m. to help kickstart your Saint Patrick's Day Weekend! We'll be headed to McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon (Orange/Blue Lines, Foggy Bottom).
Keep an eye on your inboxes in the coming weeks, or become a fan of the CUA Alumni Association Facebook Fan Page for complete event details as they become available. | |
Joseph Kenney Jr., B.A. 1976, grew up in a Philadelphia suburb and attended The Catholic University of America from 1972 to 1976, graduating with bachelor degrees in economics and accounting. He reports that the years at CUA were some of the most memorable of his life.
Since graduating from CUA, Joe has spent the better part of 20 years working for the U.S. Department of State, where his overseas assignments have taken him to such far-out locales as Italy, Kuwait and Russia. To learn more about Joe, click here. | |
CLASS OF 2008, MEET THE CLASS OF 2009!
On Thursday, April 16, members of the Class of 2008 (last year's senior class) are invited to a special young alumni happy hour to mix and mingle with graduating seniors from the Class of 2009. Raise a glass, make new friends, and share your "real world" experiences on how to survive life outside the CUA campus bubble.
Keep an eye on your inboxes in the coming weeks, or become a fan of the CUA Alumni Association Facebook Fan Page for complete event details as they become available.
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