Below you will find pictures from various alumni events, gatherings, and related College activities. Please click on the links below to open the albums. Once inside the album, click on the thumbnails for photo captions and information. Enjoy.
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2009 New Jersey Alumni ReceptionThe November 12 New Jersey Alumni Reception, hosted by Marc Rosenberg ’80/G’82, took place at Pazzo Pazzo Restaurant in Morristown, N.J. Speaking to 27 alumni and friends were President Anthony S. Caprio, Rosenberg, Robinson, and School of Law Alumni Coordinator Carol Thompson ’09. Also attending both events was Vice President for Advancement Beverly J. Dwight and Kathy Pappas ’98, Director of Alumni Relations. |
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2009 New York Alumni ReceptionThe November 11 New York City reception was hosted by Darlene Orlov, president of Orlov Art. Speaking at the event, attended by 45 alumni and friends gathered at Orlov’s gallery, were President Anthony S. Caprio, Orlov, School of Pharmacy Dean Evan T. Robinson, and School of Law Dean Art R. Gaudio. Also in attendance was School of Law Development Manager JoAnne O’Neil. |
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2009 Skookum Awards: Recipients' Portraits and BiographiesThe word Skookum in the Chinook language means excellence. The Skookum Awards are presented annually to 15 students who have demonstrated excellence in academics, cocurricular activities, athletics, volunteer work, and community service. This year’s award recipients come from diverse backgrounds and were nominated by faculty, staff, and coaches. |
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2009 Skookum Awards Dinner: Photo Album 1“You have all earned the Alumni Association’s Skookum Award because you strive for excellence in all that you do,” said Alumni Association President Mat Neslson ’93. “These are our best and brightest representatives of the senior class.” The occasion was the Skookum Award Dinner on October 16 that kicked off Family and Friends Weekend. |
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2009 Skookum Awards Dinner: Photo Album 2 |
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2009 Skookum Awards Dinner: Photo Album 3 |
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Homecoming 2009-Photo Album 1The dire threat of rain didn't deter alumni, family, friends and students from attending Homecoming 2009. In fact, the rain held off for most of the afternoon, allowing the majority of the events and athletic competitions to be enjoyed without the participants getting wet. Hundreds of Western New England College graduates gathered to celebrate and reminisce. We have other photo albums as well! View photo albums 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. |
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Homecoming 2009-Photo Album 2 |
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Homecoming 2009-Photo Album 3 |
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Homecoming 2009-Photo Album 4 |
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Homecoming 2009-Photo Album 5 |
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Homecoming 2009-Photo Album 6 |
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Homecoming 2009-Photo Album 7: Golden Graduates Luncheon |
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2009 Engineering Mentoring Program Kick-off DinnerThe seventh annual Engineering Mentoring Program Kick-off Dinner on October 8 brought together 40 alumni and 96 first-year students at Rivers Memorial Hall. The annual event, sponsored by the Alumni Association, presents a forum for initial communication between engineering majors and their alumni mentors. |
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School of Engineering Day Division Class of 1964 Celebrates 45-year ReunionThe School of Engineering Day Division Class of 1964 recaptured the Blue and Gold spirit on September 19 with a reunion on campus organized by class president Alex Scott ’64. Celebrating their 45-year reunion were nine members of the class, who enjoyed lunch and dinner, toured the campus and School of Engineering classrooms and laboratories. They also met with President Anthony S. Caprio, School of Engineering Dean S. Hossein Cheraghi, School of Engineering Assistant Dean Richard Grabiec, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Professor Eric Haffner, Mechanical Engineering Professor Said Dini, former class advisor and Dean Andrew Mulcahy, and Director of Alumni Relations Kathy Pappas G'98. |
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Outdoor Alternative Energy LaboratoryA wind turbine with eight-foot blades, recently built outside Sleith Hall, will provide electricity to the building’s mechanical engineering laboratory. It joins a solar panel complex that will heat and supplement lighting in the same lab. The designer and project coordinator of this Outdoor Alternative Energy Laborator is Curt Freedman G’87, an adjunct professor of alternative energy and energy management at the School of Engineering. |
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Construction Begins on the College's New Academic BuildingThe clatter of construction has been an often-heard sound on campus lately as the College builds for the future. As the finishing touches were being put on the new residence hall, Southwood, site preparation for the new academic building, located on the tundra, began August 3. An official groundbreaking ceremony for the new academic building took place September 15. |
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Alumni Association Trip to Fenway Park, July 26, 2009Is there any place during the summer that you would rather spend on a Sunday afternoon than Fenway Park? (Golfers: don’t answer that question.) More than 100 alumni, family members, and friends attended the Red Sox vs. the Baltimore Orioles game on July 26 in the second Alumni Association trip to Fenway this summer. Even though the Red Sox lost, 6-2, participants had a good time getting reacquainted, both at the game and at the pre-game reception at the Baseball Tavern. |
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2009 Alumni Association Volunteers BBQThe Alumni Association Board of Directors held its 2009 Alumni Volunteers BBQ on July 23 in the St. Germain Campus Center's Rock Cafe—originally an outdoor event was moved indoors because of the rain. The occasion gave Alumni Association Board members and other alumni a chance to welcome new members, as well as honor three members whose terms expired: recognized for their service were Board Secretary Bob Cassin ’99, Advancement Committee Chair Nick Hudgik ’85/’90, and Member-at-Large Nathan Schwartz ’06. In addition, Dave Kruger’68/G’72, the College’s Director of Special Projects, delivered a presentation on the College’s new academic building and Southwood Residence Hall. |
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Alumni Trip to Fenway: June 7, 2009Alumni and friends enjoyed a sunny day at Fenway Park on June 7, despite watching their beloved Red Sox lose 6-3. Tickets for the second Alumni Red Sox trip this summer, vs. Baltimore on July 26 (right field box), will cost $81. The tickets will be available on a first-call, first-served basis. To purchase tickets, call 1-866-567-4576 between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24. |





















