Spring 2009 - Seattle University

Alumni Events
Check out more upcoming
events at www.seattleu.edu/
magazine/.
Monday, May 11
Executive Speaker Series presents Weyerhaeuser President and CEO
5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Pigott Auditorium
The Albers Executive Speaker Series presents a conversation with Dan
Fulton, president and CEO of Weyerhaeuser. Fulton will speak at SU as
part of the business school’s Executive Speaker Series.
Information: (206) 296-5700.
APRIL
Wednesday, April 15
Albers Executive Speaker Series
presents Fisher Communications CEO
5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Pigott Auditorium
Join us for a discussion with
Colleen Brown, president and CEO
of Fisher Communications.
Information: (206) 296-5700.
Thursday, April 16
SU Graduate Programs Open House
4:30 to 6:30 p.m., LeRoux Conference
Center, Student Center 160
Thinking of graduate school or pursuing a
second degree? Check out the full slate of
graduate and certificate programs Seattle
University offers at this informative open
house. Information: (206) 296-2000.
Friday, April 17
Service in Action Seminar, Getting the
Information You Need: Methods for the
Manager’s Toolbox
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., LeRoux Conference
Center, Student Center 160
The Master of Public Administration
and Executive Master of Nonprofit
Leadership programs invite alumni to
a Service in Action Seminar featuring
Yvonne Harrison of SU’s Center for
Nonprofit Leadership. The next seminar
is planned for May 15. Registration:
Danielle Potter at (206) 296-5440 or
e-mail potterd@seattleu.edu.
Monday, April 20
Competitive Advantage Forum
5:30 to 8 p.m., Pigott Auditorium/Atrium
This forum will address the value, tools
and strategies of networking, job searches
and outreach in tough economic times.
The event, co-sponsored by Career
Services, the Albers Placement Center
and the Puget Sound Business Journal,
will kick off with a panel discussion in
Pigott Auditorium followed by a reception.
RSVP to (206) 296-6127.
Tuesday, April 21
For the Difference You Make
24th Annual Alumni Awards
5:30 p.m., Campion Ballroom
An annual awards dinner to celebrate
alumni and their contributions to the
university and the community. The event
will also recognize the President’s Club
and Legacy Society members. Contact
Alumni Relations for more information.
Saturday, April 25
Alumni Day of Prayer
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Chapel of St. Ignatius
Alumni are invited to participate in the
annual Day of Prayer, with facilitators
Steve Donaldson, ’99, and Katie Pinard,
’07, at the Chapel of St. Ignatius. Magis:
Alumni Committed for Mission sponsors
this event. Information: (206) 296-2637
or e-mail magis@seattleu.edu.
Monday, April 27
Ann O’Hara Graff Memorial Lecture
7 to 10 p.m., Pigott Auditorium
The Ann O’Hara Graff Memorial Lecture
Series, founded in 1996 to honor Graff
and her contributions to theology and the
Catholic Church, presents Sally McFague,
Distinguished Theologian in Residence
at the Vancouver School of Theology
in British Columbia. Information:
(206) 296-5762.
MAY
Friday–Sunday, May 8–10
Transitions Retreat
All day, The Palisades, 4700 SW Dash
Point Rd., #100, Federal Way
Alumni and friends are invited to
participate in a retreat to reflect on
transitions in life. The three-day gathering
takes place off-campus at the Palisades
Archdiocesan Retreat and Faith Formation
Center. Magis: Alumni Committed for
Mission sponsors the retreat. Information:
(206) 296-2637 or e-mail magis@seattleu.edu.
Saturday, May 23
2009 Athletic Hall of Fame Luncheon
and Men’s Basketball Dinner/Auction
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (luncheon), 6 to 9 p.m.
(dinner/auction), Campion Ballroom
Seattle University will induct 15
individuals and two teams into the Athletic
Hall of Fame. Visit goseattleu.com or call
(206) 296-6400 to RSVP and for more
information.
For more information on alumni events, contact Alumni Relations at (206) 296-6127 or visit www.seattleu.edu/alumni/.
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