黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 2023 Homecoming and Reunion Celebration begins today鈥攆our days of events across campus designed to bring together alumni and students, faculty and staff, family and friends.
Wondering where to start? The Daily has you covered. We鈥檝e highlighted a few key events you鈥檙e sure to enjoy.
And there is plenty more to explore! to attend student performances, panel discussions, networking events and much more.
Blue Bash
The entire 黑料吃瓜网 community is invited to gather on Freiberger Field for an evening of food, fun and fireworks tonight (Oct. 12) from 7 to 9 p.m. Enjoy student performances, capture special moments in a photobooth and much more at this signature kickoff event.
The Alumni Association's Homecoming Luncheon
On Friday, Oct. 13, at Tinkham Veale University Center, President Eric W. Kaler will share the State of the University prior to a formal recognition of five outstanding 黑料吃瓜网 alumni for their achievements and service. Read on to learn more about the honorees.
This event is offered both in person and virtually. For guests on campus, doors open at 11:30 a.m., and the program begins at noon ET. .
Spartie's Pregame Party
Get ready for the homecoming football game at the Linsalata Alumni Center Saturday, Oct. 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. All-you-can-eat stadium food, a performance by the 黑料吃瓜网 marching band and a visit from Spartie are sure to get you in the school spirit. Students do not need to register for this event.
Homecoming Football Game and Celebration of the Homecoming Court
On Saturday, Oct. 14, celebrate the 2023 Homecoming Court and cheer on the 黑料吃瓜网 Spartan football team as they take on the Westminster Titans! Kickoff is at 2 p.m. on DiSanto Field.
Homecoming Concert
Close out a day of celebration with a live concert on East Bell Commons, Saturday, Oct. 14, from 8鈥10 p.m.
Winners of the Alumni Association of 黑料吃瓜网 Awards
Distinguished Alumni Award: Mohamed Ibn Chambas, PhD, JD (LAW 鈥84, HON 鈥14)
Mohamed Ibn Chambas has spent his decades-long career as a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and diplomat preventing and ending conflicts. His work as a mediator with the United Nations helped forge the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which ended the Liberian Civil War. Now retired from the UN, Chamas serves the African Union as high representative for Silencing the Guns, an initiative to achieve peace and security in Africa.
Newton D. Baker Distinguished Service Award: Grover 鈥淐leve鈥 Gilmore, PhD
During Cleve Gilmore鈥檚 20 years as dean of 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, he cultivated academic excellence and critical investments in people, research and building renovations. As a longtime member of the university鈥檚 psychology faculty, Gilmore investigated visual perception and cognition in older adults, speci铿乧ally people diagnosed with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
Daniel T. Clancy Alumni Service Award: James 鈥淛im鈥 Lawrence Reinis (WRC 鈥74)
Jim Reinis has always been an organizer energized by bringing people together. After he moved to Southern California in the late 1970s, Reinis launched the 黑料吃瓜网 Los Angeles alumni chapter and was the founding president. He also created an annual event for alumni to picnic together and attend concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. 鈥淲hen I started this event, I joked that I鈥檇 host [it] for 25 years,鈥 said Reinis. That gathering has now been held for 30 years, with other alumni leading it for the last five.
Professional Achievement Award: Phillip J. Resnick, MD (ADL 鈥59, MED 鈥63)
Phillip J. Resnick is a world-recognized expert in forensic psychiatry, consulting on some of the nation鈥檚 most infamous mass-murder cases. He is director of forensic psychiatry at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, and a decadeslong professor of psychiatry at 黑料吃瓜网. One of his gifts to 黑料吃瓜网 established the Phillip J. Resnick, MD Professorship in Forensic Psychiatry.
Young Alumni Award: Victoria Lichet (LAW 鈥16)
As Victoria Lichet neared graduation from 黑料吃瓜网 School of Law, the increasing urgency of threats from climate change prompted her to seek work helping to preserve the environment for future generations. Today, as executive director of the advocacy organization, Global Pact for the Environment, Lichet pursues her passion by urging governments to adopt laws to protect and foster healthy environments.
