Alumni EventsBoston Alumni Christmas Party - December 1, 2010Join other Boston-area alumni at the Commander's Mansion in Watertown, Mass. for this annual event.Annual Christmas Concert at the Basilica - December 3, 2010Start the Christmas season on a beautiful note! Join us on Friday, December 3 at 7:30 in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the Christmas Concert and Pre-concert Reception.A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre - December 5, 2010Join the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future--and fellow CUA Alumni--in the play that captures the magic and joy of Dickens's classic. Act fast only two tickets left!Young Alumni Christmas Party - December 9, 2010Come celebrate the Christmas Season with your fellow Catholic University graduates at Black Finn! Share stories of Holidays past & raise a glass to the upcoming New Year.President and Mrs. Garvey will stop by to wish you Merry Christmas! Wreaths Across America - December 11, 2010In honor and memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defending our freedom, the CUA Alumni Association will lay wreaths on the graves of fallen soldiers interred at Arlington National Cemetery.Vatican Splendors Tour at Heinz History Center - January 9, 2011Tour the "Vatican Splendors: Journey Through Faith and Art" exhibit with the CUA Alumni Association at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, PA.Presidential Inauguration of John Garvey - January 25, 2011Please join us for the inauguration of John Garvey as the fifteenth President of The Catholic University of America. Limited reserved seating available for alumni. Lunch reception to follow the ceremony. New York Public Library Tour - January 29, 2011Join us at the New York Public Library for a behind the scenes tour, visit to the Scriptorium and entrance to the exhibit: Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam with CUA alum, Tom Alrutz, B.A. 1966, M.S.L.S. 1972.
Chapters & Groups
Alumni chapters are gearing up for 2011! If you live in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles and would like to help plan an event in your area, email gosney@cua.edu.
Save the Date
March 19, 2011
75th Anniversary Celebration School of Nursing
For more information contact Jackie Tintle, 202-319-5403.
Live Basketball Webcast
live.cua.edu
Free webcast for both Men's and Women's basketball games on Tuesday, November 23. The Men take on Frostburg State and the Women take on Keystone College. For more information on times and opponents visit www.cuacardinals.com.
Homecoming & Reunions 2011
Does your class year end in a 1 or a 6? If so, 2011 is your Reunion year! Interested in being a part of the planning? Contact Paula Caruselle, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, at caruselle@cua.edu.
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Alumni Spotlight
 | Robert Malesky graduated from CUA in 1974 with a B.A. in Psychology. He is the author of The Catholic University of America:The Campus Heritage Series.
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 | Jerry McCoy graduated from CUA in 2002 with an M.S. in Library Science. He is the President of the Silver Spring Historical Society.
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To read more about both authors, click on their photos.
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Class Notes
Kristen (Dwyer) Heist, B.M.E. 2002, and her husband Matt, announce the birth of their second child, Liam Carter, on July 4, 2010. Kristen also earned a M.M.E. degree from Johns Hopkins University in May 2010.
Morton Rumberg, Ph.D. 1986, won fifth place in the Writer's Digest 79th Annual Short Story Competition.
David Keenan, 1976, was recently promoted to VP of Angel Medical Systems, Inc. (NJ). David worked on the original design of an innovative new cardiac implant that detects signs of an impending heart attack.
Angela Puglisi, M.F.A. 1974, M.A. 1976, M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1983, was re-elected President of the Catholic Academy of Sciences in the U.S.
Sarah Cloonan, B.S. Arch. 2002, graduated with an M.S. in Architecture from Tulane University in May 2009 and is currently continuing her studies at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture.
Adam Weiss, B.S. 2003, and his wife Victoria are excited to announce the birth of their twins, Gavin William and Hayleigh Marie, on October 8, 2010. |