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Alumni News: Bearcat
Bits
Honoring Willamette Athletes
Nearly 300 Willamette alumni and friends returned
to campus in November to reunite and celebrate athletic excellence
at Willamette’s 2003 Athletic Hall of Fame. Attendees
enjoyed a professionally produced video highlighting the accomplishments
of this year’s inductees. Inductees included the National
Champion 1993 Men’s Basketball team, Mike Ward ’93
for basketball, Mike Cashman ’75 for basketball, Cindy
Pemberton ’80 for swimming, Kathy Kelso ’90 for
soccer, and Chuck Peter ’56 for meritorious service. Each
honoree received a commemorative plaque to mark their accomplishment,
and duplicate plaques are forever on display in the Hall of
Fame trophy case at the Sparks Center. Congratulations to the
accomplished alumni who were inducted and thank you to all who
attended the festivities.
Get Involved – Volunteer
From hosting dinners for first-year students
to interviewing prospective students to serving on the Alumni
Association Board of Directors, Willamette and the Office
of Alumni Relations offers a variety of volunteer opportunities
for alumni and parents. Here are just a few ways to get involved.
Alumni Mentor Day – Join with other
alumni from the Portland area and spend half a day with a
WU student who has an interest in your career field on Nov.
3, 2004. Those interested in participating should contact
the Office of Alumni & Parent Relations at 503-375-5304
or can submit their request online at www.willamette.edu/alumni/mentordayform.htm.
Admission Counselors – The Office
of Admission is always looking for alumni and parents to participate
in regional admission assistance programs. If you are interested,
please fill out an online form at www.willamette.edu/alumni/volunteers.
For more information, please contact Teresa Hudkins, Office
of Admission, at 503-370-6303.
Opening Days Dinner – Local Salem-area
alumni and parents generously open their homes to host a group
of 16-17 first-year students for dinner during new student
orientation on Saturday, Aug. 28. The Opening Days Dinner,
in its 4th year, has become one of the highlights of orientation.
If you would be willing to host a group of students, please
contact Greg Jones, Office of Alumni Relations, at (503) 375-5304.
Willamette’s new Online Alumni Community,
www.willamettealumni.com,
launched in November to great reviews. More than 2,000 alumni
have registered on the community and are using it to reconnect
with their classmates and friends. The Online Alumni Community
allows alumni to search an interactive online alumni directory,
personalize your own alumni profile, post and view up-to-date
class notes, and register for regional events – all
through the convenient use of their personal computer. Additionally,
this free service, exclusive to alumni, provides users the
option of email forwarding, permitting alumni to use a willamettealumni.com
email address for life!
Have you registered yet? If not, what are you waiting for?
GET CONNECTED. Join the thousands of classmates who have logged
on to benefit from all the great services of www.willamettealumni.com.
To register, go to www.willamettealumni.com,
click on “first time user” and enter your last
name and identification number (found on the label of The
Scene magazine). If you have any questions, please contact
alumni@willamette.edu.
Alumni News: Upcoming Events
The Willamette Band Reunion (April
2-3, 2004)
Celebrate 64 years of fantastic band music at
Willamette! Past band directors Maurice Brennen, Richard Stewart,
and current Director Martin Behnke will conduct the Alumni Jazz
Night and Gala Band Concert. All band alumni are invited to
participate. Whether you are interested in playing or just want
to come back to campus to reminisce, listen to some good music,
and celebrate the Willamette band legacy, we want you to join
us!
Pi Beta Phi Anniversary (April
24, 2004)
The Oregon Gamma chapter of Pi Beta Phi will
celebrate its 60th anniversary with a luncheon and other activities.
Invitations have already been sent.
Adventures in Learning (June
2-5, 2004)
Adventures in Learning, a residential education
program for adults, includes three days of classes, tours and
entertainment in a horticultural paradise - the Willamette Valley!
During your stay, you will visit many beautiful places including
extraordinary gardens, berry fields, wineries and waterfalls.
For information call Summer Conferences at 503-375-5442 or look
for more details at www.willamette.edu/dept/schedule.
Homecoming 2004 (Sept.
24-26, 2004)
If your class year ends in a four or a nine,
this is your year for class reunions beginning with the 10th
reunion. Members of the class of 1954 will celebrate their 50th
class reunion and the class of 1979 will celebrate its 25th
reunion. As details become available, they will be posted at
www.willamette.edu/alumni/reunions.
If you are in a reunion class, reunion chair contact information
and your class reunion information is available on Willamette’s
website at www.willamette.edu/alumni/reunions.
Calling All Hosts/Hostesses
Each year Willamette University, with the help
of enthusiastic alumni and parents, coordinates New Student
Receptions throughout the country to welcome first-year students
to the Willamette family. This year’s annual New Student
Receptions have been moved up from August to June. If you are
interested in hosting a reception or helping with one, please
contact the Office of Alumni & Parent Relations.
Are you on Willamette’s Online
Career Network?
If not, join more than 3,500 Willamette alumni
and friends in this career resource for alumni and current
students.
"I just wanted to tell you about my success and with
how impressed I am with the alumni network … I wanted
to interview people who were presidents of small to medium-sized
companies … I sent out six emails to introduce myself
and ask for their participation in an informational interview.
Within 24 hours, I received six responses! It’s wonderful
to realize that the Willamette community can be as supportive
to me as an alumna as when I was a student. Thanks.”
– Charlotte Jones ’98
To sign up, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-800-551-6794
or at alumni@willamette.edu.
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