NEWS FROM SU (VOL. 5 NO. 4)
June 26, 2003
An Electronic Newsletter for SU Alumni
ON CAMPUS:
Welcome SU Class of 2007!
ALUMNI HAPPENINGS:
Another Great Night at Minute Maid Park!
Send-Off Parties for the Class of 2007!
GOLD Holiday Happy Hours-Recruiting NOW!
2003 Homecoming & Reunions
CONNECTIONS:
Another Great Year for Phonathon!
Meet Who's Who From SU
News from Career Services
Austin Challenge Ends June 30
ON THE CALENDAR:
2003 Homecoming: October 24-26
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ON CAMPUS:
Welcome SU Class of 2007!
The first-year class entering in the fall comes from the largest applicant pool in Southwestern history, with 1,760 applications for admission. The Class of 2007 will have approximately 350 students, 43% men, 57% women. Minority students constitute 22% of the class. First-year students will arrive on the SU campus August 16 to begin Orientation.
ALUMNI HAPPENINGS:
Another Great Night at Minute Maid Park!
On June 18, more than 130 alumni, friends and students turned out for the Houston Night at Minute Maid Park! A special thanks goes to Kenda Evans '92, and Steve Smith '85, and the Houston Area Leadership Committee for their work to coordinate this successful event. Houston Alumni stay tuned for information on more exciting events!
Send-Off Parties for the Class of 2007!
Send-off parties are opportunities for alumni and current students to welcome new students and parents to the Southwestern community. Southwestern will hold send-off parties in Austin, Amarillo, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. For more information, call the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-800-960-6363 or e-mail alumni@southwestern.edu.
GOLD Holiday Happy Hours--Recruiting organizers NOW!
GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Happy Hours are great opportunities for alumni to network at a favorite watering hole in your local area and catch up with other GOLD alumni. Have you recently moved to a new city? Looking for a few more friendly faces? Organizing a GOLD happy hour is fun, easy and a great way to meet other Southwestern alumni. The Office of Alumni Relations is recruiting NOW for volunteers to organize GOLD Happy Hours for the winter holiday season. For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-800-960-6363 or e-mail alumni@southwestern.edu.
2004 Homecoming & Reunions
It's never to early to start planning! Southwestern is recruiting volunteers now to coordinate class reunions for Homecoming 2004! If you are a member of the Classes of 1954, 1979, 1984, 1994,or 1999 your class reunion will be held during Homecoming, October 22-24, 2004. Volunteer today to join your class's reunion committee! Contact the Office of Alumni Relations for more information, 1-800-960-6363 or e-mail alumni@southwestern.edu.
CONNECTIONS:
Another Great Year for Phonathon!
Phonathon ended April 24 and was another successful year! Ten callers and two student managers raised over $128,000 from 2,300 alumni, parent and friend pledges. Special thanks to the graduating senior callers who proved integral to Phonathon's success: Joe Alexander '03, William Key '03, Mark Stoner '03 and Scott Vandigriff '03.
Meet Who's Who From SU
Each month the University highlights Southwestern's students, faculty, staff and alumni who make unique and meaningful contributions to the University community or the communities in which they live. To read this month's profiles visit www.southwestern.edu/whoswho/.
Staff Secretary for Physical Plant, Linda Bryce
Senior Communication Studies Major, Adam Winkler
Resident Costume Designer and Assistant Professor of Theatre, Kerry Bechtel
Librarian and Documentary Film Maker, Sarah Baker '99
News from Career Services
JOB LEADS: Are you interested in receiving e-mail updates about job leads from Career Services? Curious about advertising job leads to other alumni? If so, contact Alexandra Anderson, Assistant Director of Career Services, at career.services@southwestern.edu to be added to the job lead e-mail list. At any time you choose, you can be removed from the e-mail list.
CAREER SERVICES FOR ALUMNI: Career Services continues to offer resources to alumni regarding their career planning and development. Visit for access to numerous career-related links, a calendar of events, including recruiting and job fair information and MonsterTRAK (online job search and resume referral system). The Career Services Resource Center is open Monday-Friday, including during the summer, with no appointment necessary. Individual advising appointments also are available, pending availability. They also serve alumni via phone and e-mail with their specific career-related questions, including resume and cover letter critiques and graduate school and job search strategies. Contact career.services@southwestern.edu for more information.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Career Services is looking for a few good alumni! Alumni are needed with interviewing/recruiting experience for "Professional Practice Interview Day," recent graduates to help with "Real World 101," alumni from a wide variety of fields for the annual "Career Connections" networking event and other specialty events, such as "Accounting Issues Panel" and a potential "Careers in Humanities" panel this year. For more information about how to get involved in these events or if you are willing to be contacted by students and other alumni with questions about your career path, please contact career.services@southwestern.edu.
Austin Challenge Ends June 30
Joanne Powers Austin '74 and Brent Austin have challenged alumni from the 1970s to show their support for SU. For every class in the decade with 75 donors by June 30, the Austins will donate $7500-for a total of $75,000. Here is a snapshot of where the Challenge stands to date:
Class Year # Gifts # Pledges # Needed
1970 62 2 11
1971 59 5 11
1972 64 8 3
1973 55 5 15
1974 60 4 11
1975 72 1 2
1976 55 13 7
1977 51 5 19
1978 54 7 14
1979 64 8 3
Totals 596 58 96
If you are '70s alumni and have yet to make a gift this year, please visit or contact Shawn Gunnin at gunnins@southwestern.edu.
ON THE CALENDAR:
2003 Homecoming: October 24-26
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