Becky Bramer '92 Deitrick, director of alumni relations

Message Board

One–Five–Zero 

One: One university, one family, one big year

I hope you have had the chance, or will make the opportunity, to join us for any number of big events during Susquehanna’s special, year-long sesquicentennial celebration.

 Five: Five great dates (it’s really eight, but who’s counting?)

3/7/08 — SU Performance at Carnegie Hall. A great kickoff to an exciting year.

9/6/08 — SU football. Another kickoff, this time to the football season, with an alumni event on Sept. 5, the night before the opener against Moravian in Bethlehem. The Football Alumni Association will hold a special meeting on Saturday morning before the game, featuring President L. Jay Lemons.

9/15/08 — Constitution Day, featuring the Honorable Samuel A. Alito Jr. An evening lecture that brings the nation’s 110th Supreme Court justice to Selinsgrove, sponsored by the Arlin M. Adams Center for Law and Society.

10/2/08 — Alumni Career Fair. An annual event sponsored by the Center for Career Services. Kick off Homecoming Reunion Weekend a day early and visit with SU students at the Career Fair. If you are a graduate with a full-time job opening at your company, are interested in hiring a student intern for summer 2009, or want to do some networking of your own, please consider coming back for this event, held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact the Office of Alumni Relations 570-372-4115 or the Center for Career Services 570-372-4146 if you would like more information.

10/3/08–10/5/08 — Homecoming Reunion Weekend. A three-day event honoring the founding of our alma mater. The weekend begins Friday with a festive celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Sigmund Weis School of Business, the 50th reunion of the Class of 1958, and the Sesquicentennial Ball, featuring special musical performances and the crowning of the Homecoming queen and king. Saturday brings the sesquicentennial parade, a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the new science building, and the football game — followed by a fireworks display. On Sunday, President Lemons honors his rain check to the Class of 2008 (also open to other interested guests) and leads the annual senior class hike up Mount Mahanoy. Finally, we celebrate the 2008 distinguished alumni award winners at a banquet that also recognizes all past award recipients.

11/18/08 — Entrepreneurship Week. An evening panel discussion featuring alumni experts discussing U.S. competitiveness in a global economy.

Zero: As in none, nada, nil, the big goose egg.

It’s the number of occasions — after this year — that we’ll have to celebrate our alma mater’s 150th anniversary! Please come and be a part of the extraordinary activities that will remind you how wonderful and special it is to be part of the Susquehanna University family.

“Loyal to her by night and by noon, we’ll raise the Orange and Maroon.”

Sincerely,

Becky Bramer '92 Deitrick

Director of Alumni Relations