With mid-week registration running 16 percent ahead of
last year, the College's Alumni Relations staffers expect a
record turnout for ReUnion 2002, according to Nick Famulare
'92, director.
“The Union spirit is alive and well,” he said. “We have
people from all over the country, from all different backgrounds
coming this weekend. With registration up, there isn't any question
that this will be a huge turnout.”
Alumni Relations is expecting between 1,250 and 1,400, with
a high turnout of young alumni, Famulare said “We typically
don't see them registered this early,” he said.
ReUnion 2002 will combine some of the traditional
offerings – the alumni parade and convocation, picnic, class dinners
and fireworks – with programs that will introduce alumni and
their guests to the Union College of today.
“We're not just showcasing the campus,” Famulare
said. “We're showcasing the students and faculty to show them
what we're doing.”
The weekend includes sessions on international
programs, undergraduate research opportunities, residential
and campus life and the Union Scholars. (A partial listing
is included with this issue; full programs are available
throughout the weekend at the registration tables in Chester
Arthur Courtyard, north of the Nott Memorial.)
Among the highlights will be a dedication on Friday at 2
p.m. of the Stanley R. Becker '40 Career Center, a new
state-of-the-art facility for students who are combining their
educational experience with their professional goals.
The convocation on Saturday at 11 a.m. in Memorial
Chapel will include the presentation of alumni gold medals to
Frederick W. Brandt Jr. '47, Horace “Bo” Silliman Van Voast III '52
and James N. Tedisco '72; the Faculty Meritorious Service Award
to James E. Underwood, professor of political science; and
the posthumous presentation of the Nott Medal to Stanley G.
Peschel '52.
Among the guests this weekend will be Foster
McMillen '32, celebrating his 70th year
since graduating, and Edgar Moulton `37, who will play the chimes
after convocation on Saturday morning.