Alumni Weekend Schedule
Friday, JUNE 5
2:00 – 7p.m.
Registration
5p.m.
President’s Champagne Reception
President Jacqueline Liebergott will personally welcome you back to Emerson to kick off the weekend. See your old friends and classmates, view archival photos, and raise a toast to Emerson!
6p.m.
Welcome Dinner – Taste of Boston
8p.m.
Sunset Harbor Cruise
Join us for a fun and laugh-filled cruise on the Boston Harbor. A reunion favorite. Enjoy beautiful views, and snacks. Featuring music and dancing with DJ Barry Scott ’85. Hosted by Boston area alumni. Cash bar.
10p.m.
Dessert Reception
Enjoy some late-night calories, coffee, tea, and conversation.
Saturday, JUNE 6
8:30a.m. – 3p.m.
Registration
9a.m.
Alumni Association Meeting and Breakfast
Don’t miss this important opportunity to hear President Liebergott discuss Emerson’s response to these challenging economic times. She will talk about the College’s financial picture and give an update on our current students and the admissions process for the coming year. Learn about the progress on the Paramount Performance Center, scheduled to open in September, and the planning for our new Los Angeles Center. Chaired by Alumni Association President Robert Friend ’79.
10:30a.m.
Alumni College (Choose One)
Programming consultant Paul Marszalek will address the changing audio delivery landscape and the future of terrestrial and satellite radio and the internet. Paul will also discuss the importance of brand management in the face of this new model of mass communication.
From Broadway to Hollywood - Great Movie Musicals!
From Martin to Barack...and Beyond
The history of African Americans and the ballot box, from Martin to Barack. We’ll take a look at the activities of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the march on Selma in 1965 that led directly to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Presented by Michael Brown, assistant professor, journalism.
12p.m.
Reunion Luncheons
Separate luncheons for all Emersonians celebrating milestone reunions (all classes ending in 4 and 9). Take this chance to reconnect with your classmates. Locations will be announced.
E.B.O.N.I. 40th Anniversary Lunch
Renew acquaintances, make new friendships, and meet some of today’s E.B.O.N.I. students as we connect across generations. We remember how it was; they’ll tell us how it is. Together we can build a personal and professional support system that will be a model for successive generations. Lunch will be followed by a conversation about diversity at Emerson today, beginning at 1:30pm, with the VP of Enrollment Management, MJ Knoll-Finn, and the Executive Director of the Center for Diversity, Dr. William “Smitty” Smith.
2:30p.m.
Guided Campus Tours
Join a Campus on the Common Tour and get a first-hand look at Emerson today, led by a current Emerson student (Tours will also be offered Sunday morning at 11:30 a.m.).
**NEW TIME**3p.m.
WERS 60th Anniversary Reception
3p.m.
Off the Page
Published alumni authors are invited to share from their novels and books at this open reading. Contact Andrew Bronowski at the Emerson College Bookstore to register so that your book can be ordered for a signing.
3p.m.
Sigma Pi Theta 30th Anniversary Celebration
Join your fellow Sigma Pi Theta Sisters to celebrate 30 years of sisterhood, trust, and love on the campus of Emerson College. Reconnect with old friends and network with new ones, browse through 30 years of archived Sigma memorabilia (and bring some of your own) and share what Sigma has meant, and still means, to you.
3:00p.m.
Phi Alpha Tau Reunion
Join Phi Alpha Tau at their annual reunion celebration at 3:00pm at the Hyatt, followed by the All Greek Reception at 5:00pm.
Our Big Fat Greek Reception
All are invited to share memories of Greek glory with all your Greek brothers and sisters at the Hyatt Regency Boston.
6p.m.
Emerson College Reunion Party & Auction
Join us for a festive evening including the Distinguished Alumni Awards presentation, a silent auction, dinner, and dancing at the Hyatt Regency Boston.
2009 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients: Susan Banks ’76, Holly Bario ’89, Larry Rasky ’78 (displayed alphabetically below).
Sunday, June 7
**NEW TIME** 8:30a.m.
Ecumenical Remembrance Service
In memory of the Emerson Community members who have passed away during the last twelve months. Readings and remembrances led by Rabbi Al Axelrad, chair, Center for Spiritual Life. Features a gospel choir.
10a.m.
Faculty & Alumni Brunch
Before heading home, join us at the Faculty-Alumni Brunch for the opportunity to reconnect with professors. This year’s speaker, Dr. Claire Andrade-Watkins (at left), has taught at Emerson since 1982.
Claire is a historian, filmmaker, and second-generation American of Cape Verdean descent. A past Fulbright Scholar, her feature length documentary, Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican? A Cape Verdean American Story, was released in 2006. Claire was a returning Visiting Scholar for the 2008-09 Academic Year at the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University.
11:30a.m.
Guided Campus Tours
Join a Campus on the Common Tour and get a first-hand look at Emerson today, led by a current Emerson student
Sunday Afternoon
Emerson at the Red Sox!
Join Emerson at Fenway as we cheer on the Red Sox against the Texas Rangers. Tickets are extremely limited and will be available online only. Tickets sales will go live on May 4, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern at emersonalumni.com. Game time TBD.
