1. Capitol Hill Happy Hour at Gordon Biersch - Oct 18^th

2. Seahawk Homecoming and Alumni Games – Oct 13^th

3. Alumni Web Page Gets Face Lift

4. Council President Joins Shared Advantage Program

5. Careful Who You Hook Up with in College

6. Reunion 2008

7. D-Day Travel Tour

1.Capitol Hill Happy Hour at Gordon Biersch - Oct 18^th

 

Do you work or live in the D.C. area? Come socialize and network with other alums at the Gordon Biersch Brewery and Restaurant located at 900 F Street, NW on Thursday, October 18^th  from 5:30p.m. - 7:30p.m.  The cost is $20 per person for pre-paid reservations featuring two hours of open bar with Gordon Biersch lagers and house wines. (Only one non-alum guest per alum, please). It’s $35 at the door for those without reservations. Appetizers of crispy artichoke hearts, Gordon Biersch pizzas, shrimp and chicken pot stickers, and Gordon Biersch signature fries are compliments of the Alumni Association.  RSVP by October 12^th to Beth Byrd, assistant alumni director at 800-458-8341 or e-mail at eabyrd@smcm.edu.     Click here for directions.

2. Seahawk Homecoming and Alumni Games – Oct 13^th 

 

Be a sport! All alumni are welcome to come back to St. Mary’s on this family-friendly Saturday October 13 for a day of varsity competition and alumni games. Click here for the full schedule of games with times.

 

To play in an alumni game, e-mail Leslie Tucker at ljtucker@smcm.edu with your name, class year and sport you participated in at SMCM.

 

Start the morning with a little fresh air by participating in the Petruccelli 5K Walk/Run to benefit the Safe Ride program.  To register click here.

 

Visit the Alumni Hospitality tent from 12 p.m.-5p.m. (behind the ARC next to the game field). FREE beer and wine from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. compliments of the Alumni Association. Concessions by Sunshines Catering, a live D.J., and fun inflatable toys for the kids to jump on add to the festivities.

 

For a full schedule of other fun family weekend activities, click here. 

 

3. Alumni Web Page Gets Face Lift

 

Check it out – just what you’ve been waiting for! Now you can update your married name, address, e-mail, phone number, and more, with one easy form. It’s going to be a bit longer before the online directory and the search mechanism for the Business-to-Business is up and running.  By then, we hope to have the much-viewed photo gallery functioning, too.

 

4. Council President Joins Shared Advantage Program

 

Peg Duchesne ’77 has joined the Shared Advantage Program with Pre-Paid Legal.  Members of Shared Advantage make a contribution to the College Foundation each time you do business through them.  For more information about Pre-Paid, click on www.pduchesneservices.com. Or to learn more about other members of Shared Advantage Program click here. To join, contact Liisa Franzén, director of corporate and foundation relations at lefranzen@smcm.edu.

   

 

5.  Careful Who You Hook Up with in College

 

These words of warning should be followed by (LOL) since I’ve been willingly camping with these former Dorchester First-Lefters for 27 years. This year—on my return trip from Yellowstone National Park—the thought crossed my mind that I’m surely not the only St. Mary’s alum with a long tradition of doing things with the same group of friends.  Please let the Alumni Office know about your tradition, how long you’ve been doing it, and with whom.  Send us your story with a picture and identify who’s featured.  Shown, (l-r) are Robert Gott ’78, Jim Bauer ’77, Dave Hallum ’78, Mike Ford ’77, and Jim Cooper ’77.  Not shown is Dirk Griffith ’79, alumni director and campout photographer. 

 

6. Reunion 2008

 

Save the date – June 13-15, 2008

All alums are invited back to campus to reconnect with their classmates every year.  In 2008 the special anniversary years will end in 3’s and 8’s.  We are currently looking for class agents for the years 1953, 1958, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, and 2003. If you would like to get involved, please e-mail Beth Byrd, assistant director of alumni relations at eabyrd@smcm.edu.

7. D-Day Travel Tour

 

The D-Day Invasion re-visited, May 27 – June 5, 2008.   

Join SMCM history professors Gail Savage, Chris Adams, and Charles Holden on an exciting, informative tour of the important sites from the Allied invasion of Normandy in June, 1944.  Sites include the Imperial War Museum and Churchill’s Bunker in London, as well as the moving Omaha and Utah Beaches in France. For additional information click here,or to make a reservation, contact Frank van Aalst at normandy@smcm.edu.