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Nearly 40 alumni and guests enjoyed
brunch on the Bosphorus at Vogue
Restaurant on Dec. 18. Special thanks
to alumni host Merve Evran ’06.
Japan
Alumni and guests enjoyed dinner
at the Grand Prince Hotel in New
Takanawa on Nov. 25 with Provost
Jeremy Haefner and Andrés Carrano,
director of the Toyota Production
Systems Lab at RIT.
New York City
Nearly 100 alumni in the area attended
a special event called Navigating
the News with RIT. Attendees heard
from graduates who are industry
leaders as they shared their stories,
discussed current events and focused
on the future of technology in media
and entertainment. Special thanks
to speakers Kathleen Anderson ’94,
Becky Brubaker ’93, Tom Curley ’77
and Katie Linendoll ’05 and moderator
William Snyder ’81. Turn to page
45 to read more.
The Alumni Association board
of directors and the New York City
Alumni Chapter hosted an evening of
networking Jan. 28 at Connelly’s Pub,
where attendees cheered on the men’s
hockey team vs. Mercyhurst on a live
feed from Ritter Arena.
Pittsburgh
More than 50 alumni, parents and
guests attended a pre-game alumni
party and cheered on the men’s hockey
team on Dec. 17 at Robert Morris
University. Special thanks to alumni
host Al Mature ’74.
Rochester
On Dec. 3, a sold-out group of alumni
and their children enjoyed a Culinary
Kids Cooking Class at the Pittsford
Wegmans.
More than 40 alumni and guests
enjoyed a performance of Billy Elliot at
the Auditorium Theatre on Dec. 9.
Alumni and their families enjoyed
dinner in the RITz and saw the men’s
and women’s basketball teams play
Vassar College and the No. 1 ranked
women’s hockey team take on Buffalo
State as part of the annual Tiger Sports
Night event. Special thanks to alumni
hosts Donna Bell ’83, Draga Haboian
’84 and Bary Siegel ’66, ’68, ’75, ’90.
Nearly 100 alumni joined the RIT
and Rochester communities for the
annual Expressions of King’s Legacy
Celebration at RIT for keynote speaker
Cornel West.
A sold-out group of more than 150
alumni and their families enjoyed the
fourth annual father-daughter dance
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on Feb. 11. Special thanks to all of our
volunteers.
Alumni enjoyed a week of family
events during February break including
laser tag at LaserQuest on Feb. 20,
snow tubing at PolarWave on Feb. 22,
and rock climbing at Rock Ventures
on Feb. 24.
A sold-out group of alumni traveled
to Toronto for a Broadway production
of War Horse on Feb. 22.
Alumni enjoyed a night of indoor
soccer at Blue Cross Arena with the
Rochester Lancers on Feb. 23.
A group of snow-loving alumni and
guests enjoyed a day at Hunt Hollow ski
club on Feb. 25. Thanks to alumni hosts
Terry Palis ’77, Alina Palis ’79, Tony
Kocienski ’78 and Frank Lucas ’75.
Alumni enjoyed a beer tasting at
Roc Brewing Co., a local brewery
owned by Chris Spinelli ’08, ’09 and
Jon Mervine ’07, on Feb. 29. Special
thanks to alumni hosts Stacy Kurtz
’05, ’07; Terry Palis ’77; and Alina
Palis ’79.
Alumni and guests enjoyed dinner
and a movie at The Little Theatre on
March 12. Special thanks to alumni
hosts Terry Palis ’77, Alina Palis ’79,
Rita Haschmann ’79, Tony Kocienski
’78 and Fran Versace ’08, ’09.
Upcoming activities: April 6, Jersey
Boys theater event; May 3, the 27th
RIT Big Shot at Seabreeze Amusement
Park; May 5, AALANA alumnistudent
mixer; May 13, Mother’s Day
brunch; May 18, South Pacific theater
event; June 2, Laps & Lunch at Watkins
Glen International; and June 30,
Rochester Red Wings baseball game.
For more information and to register,
go to rit.edu/alumni/Rochester.
Syracuse
More than 120 alumni and guests
from the Syracuse alumni chapter
attended a pre-game reception and
cheered on the Syracuse Orange men’s
basketball team, which played the
University of Connecticut on Feb. 11.
l Vermont
More than 100 alumni, parents and
guests attended pre-game alumni
receptions and cheered on the men’s
hockey team on Dec. 29 and 30 at the
University of Vermont. Alumni saw
the Tigers beat No. 11 Ferris State and
No. 16 Lake Superior State en route to
winning the Catamount Cup.
Washington, D.C.
An evening of NHL hockey is planned
for March 27 as the Washington
Capitals host the Buffalo Sabres. A
pre-game reception begins at 5:30 p.m.
l Wisconsin
More than 50 alumni and guests from
Wisconsin and Illinois attended a pregame
alumni reception and cheered
on the men’s hockey team on Jan. 7
at the University of Wisconsin’s Kohl
Center in Madison.
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