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Fall 2006 Newsletter | Vol 7 No 1

Contents

Mark Your Calendar

Homecoming/Family Weekend

October 20–22, 2006

http://www.wesleyan.edu/hcfw

14th Annual Dwight Greene Symposium (Unconventional Wisdom: Innovation in Corporate America)

Presenters: Darryl Hazel ’70, P’03, senior vice president, Ford Motor Company and president, Ford Customer Service Division; Amy Friedman Radin ’79, chief innovation officer, Global Consumer Group; Marysol Castro ’96, weather and feature correspondent, Good Morning America

The symposium held in honor of Dwight L. Greene ’70, began in 1993 as a memorial to his life and work as a professor of law, mentor, and friend.

WESeminar: Africa: Beyond Divestment to Engagement

Come hear the stories of people who have forged enduring partnerships with the African continent for economic and social development and found ways to continue their love affair with Africa.

Presenters: Brian Kopperl ’86, portfolio associate with New Profit Inc.; Kofi Appenteng ’81, partner, Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP; Mora McLean ’77, president, Africa-America Institute; Donna Katzin, executive director, Shared Interest

Sons and Daughters Program

November 19 and 20, 2006

http://www.wesleyan.edu/sonsanddaughters
A unique opportunity for secondary school juniors to prepare for the selective college admission process.

An Evening With Bill Cosby P’87

January 17, 2007

Pierre Hotel, New York City

All proceeds will support scholarships through the Wesleyan Fund. This is a benefit performance in honor of Wesleyan’s 175th Anniversary.

We Are Family: Wesleyan Through The Years

April 20–22, 2007

Back by popular demand—We Are Family: Wesleyan Through the Years! Last year’s reinstatement of the AOC Weekends of the ’80s and ’90s attracted more than 120 alumni representing classes from the 1960s through the 2000s. Mark your calendar for next year’s We Are Family Weekend!

If you would like to get involved in planning next year’s weekend, please contact Faraneh Carnegie ’05 at fcarnegie@wesleyan.edu or 860/685–4829.

Reunion & Commencement Weekend

May 24–27, 2007

Wesleyan’s 175th Commencement!

http://www.wesleyan.edu/rc

We Are Family “lParty at Sea” Cruise

July 7–15, 2007

Join us for the We Are Family “Party At Sea.” Cruise round-trip from New York City aboard the NCL Spirit for eight exciting, fun-filled days. Golf or relax in beautiful Bermuda; explore exotic Tortola; party hearty in laid-back St. Thomas. Book early and save!

For more information, please contact Suzanne Thorburn ’74 at sqthorburn@peoplepc.com.