We hope you are enjoying a wonderful 2018 so far!
In this issue, we discuss recent campus news and upcoming events, including Happy Hours, Alumni Reunion Gala, and more opportunities to reconnect with your fellow classmates and the campus community.
We're also pleased to announce TWO new benefits for our alumni. Through our partners at Meyers & Associates, a variety of insurance options are available to our alumni including Pet & Travel Insurance! Also, with the help of Doug Ulrich '12, we're pleased to present a new partnership with
Physical Expectations Personal Training & Nutrition (Philadelphia area only). Check out both in the Alumni Benefits & Quick Links section.
We hope to see you at an upcoming event soon!
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Holy Family Alumni Happy Hours Coming to a City Near You!
New York City Happy Hour:
Thursday, Feb 22, 6pm - 8pm
Stout NYC
133 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001
(Between 6th & 7th Avenues, Near NY Penn Station & Madison Square Garden)
All guests will enjoy appetizers and two drink tickets.
Cost: $15 per person if paid in advance online, $20 at the door.
Register online today at:
bit.ly/2Do7xnX
Center City Philadelphia Happy Hour: Thursday, March 1, 5pm - 7pm
Field House
1150 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
(next to Jefferson Station and Reading Terminal Market)
All guests will enjoy appetizers and two drink tickets.
Cost: $10 per person if paid in advance online, $15 at the door.
Register online today at:
bit.ly/2mO5D6O
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Save the Date: Alumni Reunion Gala!
Saturday, May 12
Golden Alumni Society:
Classes of 1958 through 1967
50 Year Reunion: Class of 1968
25 Year Reunion: Class of 1993
10 Year Reunion: Class of 2008
5 Year Reunion: Class of 2013
1 Year Reunion:
Class of 2017
Other Milestone Reunions:
Class of 1973
Class of 1978
Class of 1983
Class of 1988
Class of 1998
Class of 2003
More information coming soon!
Want to get involved as a Class Representative?
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Updates from the Family & Friends of Holy Family University
Next Meeting: Thursday, January 25
Northeast Campus: Campus Center, Room 115
Light Refreshments: 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting starts at 7:00pm
Featuring a special presentation
by
Dr. Shelley Robbins, Dean of the
School of Arts and Sciences about
Study Abroad Opportunities
. All are
welcome
to attend!
Family & Friends Annual Bingo
The Family and Friends of Holy Family University are hosting their annual Bingo on Sunday, April 29.
Tickets include a three-course dinner and multiple Bingo games with cash prizes!
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January Art Gallery:
Jed Williams
Holy Family's Art Gallery is pleased to present
My Colors, My Joy, a collection of paintings by Jed Williams.
This FREE E
xhibit runs January 10-30.
A Philadelphia painter, Jed Williams presents recent abstract works that explore the way color, mark-making, and texture can redeem the darker aspects of the mind's soul-searching in today's disjointed world, allowing us to find joy in the mundane.
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Campus News
- HFU Descends to DC for March for Life Rally. A group of students, faculty, and staff from Holy Family University will travel to Washington DC on Friday, January 19 for the 45th Annual March for Life event. This marks the 13th year that Holy Family University has marched for the rights of the unborn. The theme of this year's event is Love Saves Lives.
Sponsored by Campus Ministry, a bus will depart in the morning at 6:30 am and will return by 9 pm. Read more here.
- Generosity and Philanthropy Highlight 2017 - A Year in Review. In a world looking for good news to share, Holy Family University experienced numerous triumphs throughout 2017. The University saw growth in its academic offerings, student achievements, faculty research, University renovations, and more. The year was bookended by the School of Business Administration freshmen class making Christmas gift boxes for children overseas and closed with one of the largest individual gifts ever received by Holy Family University in its 63-year history. Read more here.
- HFU Committed to Campus Sustainability with New Energy and Waste Management Initiatives. Holy Family University's Facilities Management announced two new initiatives for the upcoming year, upgrading the University's energy and waste management contracts. The University will now be using 100% green energy throughout its three locations from Evolution Energy Partners. Additionally, Holy Family University is partnering with J.P. Mascaro & Sons for its waste management removal. Read more here.
- Buzydlowski Participates in Computer Science Educators Panel. Dr. Jan Buzydlowski, Assistant Professor for the School of Business Administration, was a member of the Computer Science Educators Panel at Princeton University on December 7. Buzydlowski spoke about the use of data analysis as part of computational thinking and the use of specialized software for that purpose. As part of the Computer Science Education Week celebration, the Princeton Joint Chapter, ACM/IEEE Computer Society, presented a panel of computer science educators to speak on various topics about teaching computational thinking at various levels. Read more here.
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As always, if you have any additional questions, comments or needs we can address, do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for your support!
Julie (Ivers) Rempfer '10
Assistant Director for Alumni and Parent Relations
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Get your ashes at your Alma Mater!
We invite all our alumni and friends to join us for Ash Wednesday Mass on Wednesday, February 14, at 1:00pm in the Campus Center Lower Lobby.
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Cheer on Athletics and Save with Blue Crew
Holy Family Blue Crew is a premier fan organization created to support HFU Athletics and to promote a positive game environment.
2017-2018 Blue Crew Membership is open to the entire HFU community and includes a T-shirt to wear to all athletic events and
special discounts at local businesses that support Blue Crew and Holy Family!
For more information about Blue Crew, including participating businesses and discounts,
click here
To become a Blue Crew member or to add your business to those offering Blue Crew discounts, please contact Tim Hamill '04, Assistant Director of Athletics, at 267-341-3514 or
[email protected]
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Alumni Admissions Ambassadors Wanted!
Contact
[email protected] for additional volunteer opportunities!
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We want to know what's going on in your life!
Have you recently moved? Changed employment? Gotten married?
Have other personal or professional news you would like to share?
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