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Homecoming 2006
Finding Lost Alumni
for 60's Reunion
Engineering Young Alum Picnic
UCR Campaign News
Regional Events
Summertime Discounts
Job Opportunity
Travel
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New Dean Appointed to lead the Bourns College of
Engineering
After a nationwide search, Reza Abbaschian, a
professor of materials science and engineering and former chair of one
of the largest materials departments in the nation, has accepted an
appointment as dean of UC Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE).
For more information, click
here.
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Reza Abbaschian
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UC Riverside, La Sierra University Sign Collaborative
Agreements
UC Riverside Extension students seeking master’s
degrees in business or education and La Sierra University students
interested in adding areas of emphasis to their graduate studies will
benefit from recently signed agreements between the two institutions.
For more information, click
here.
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Warren Trenchard and
Jack Azzaretto sign a collaborative educational agreement.
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UC Cooperative Extension Spearheads State Program for
Military Children
Watching mom or dad go away to war is never easy,
especially when they’re activated reservists or National Guard members
called away from civilian life. To help children cope with their loved
one’s absence, the University of California, the U.S. Army and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture have teamed up to offer families help
through a new effort called Operation Military Kids.
For complete article, click
here.
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RESEARCH NEWS
Biologists Crack Genetic Code for Specialized Spider Silk
Two biologists at the University of California,
Riverside, have uncovered the molecular structure of the gene for the
protein that female spiders use to make their silken egg cases. The
discovery will help biotechnologists develop applications for spider
silk and will shed light on spider evolution.
For complete article, click
here.
Carbon Nanotubes Could Aid Human Bones on the Mend
Osteoporosis sufferers and victims of broken bones
may have the tiniest of friends in carbon nanotubes, according to
researchers at the University of California, Riverside. The strength,
flexibility and light weight of carbon nanotubes – structures 100,000
smaller than a human hair – allow them to act as scaffolds to hold up
regenerating bone, according to Distinguished
Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering as well as Chemistry
Robert C. Haddon, the director of the Center
for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, a collaboration of Bourns College
of Engineering and the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences, at UC Riverside.
For complete article, click
here.
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Tell
Us About Your Memories of the Commons
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you have fond memories of studying with friends around to the Commons
fireplace, rushing with your Greek society, protesting a cause-of-the-day
or having all-around good times in the Commons area?
Tell us
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We’re seeking
alumni recollections of the Commons, which is undergoing demolition and
new construction. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2008.
Submissions should be approximately 100 words and sent to Fiat Lux
Managing Editor Kim Lane at kim.lane@ucr.edu
by Aug. 24, 2005. Selected
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UCR
Homecoming 2006
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Plan
your winter vacation now!
Come
back to UCR for Homecoming 2006 on January 19-21, 2006.
There will be something for everyone!
Some of the activities and events being planned include:
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20th Annual
Alumni Awards of Distinction Banquet
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60’s Reunion (Classes of 1962-1968)
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Campus Tours
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Alumni College (or classes without the exams!)
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Bourns College of Engineering Alumni event
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College of Natural and Agricultural Science Alumni event
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Homecoming basketball game against Long Beach State
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UCR Alumni Baseball Game
…and more
Click
here for the Homecoming Web site.
Check it regularly for updated information and to make reservations. We
look forward to seeing you in January! |
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Help Find Lost Alumni for 60's Reunion
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Attention
UCR alumni from the class years of 1962 –1968!
A special reunion is planned for January 21, 2006 during UCR’s
Homecoming 2006. Mark your calendars now and plan to join us to see old friends
and reminisce about the old days. Don’t forget to pass the word to your
classmates as well!
We still need help on the planning committee. If you would like to participate,
please contact Bill Cole at (951) 827-2586, (800) 426-ALUM or bill.cole@ucr.edu.
In an effort to bring
together as many Highlanders as possible, we have been running lists of
Lost Alumni from the 1960s in the E-news throughout the summer months.
This
month's lost alumni list is from the classes of 1967-1969.
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1967:
Shawky Abd Abd Elaziz
Gay Rita Adams
Hikmat Abbas Al-Ani
Georgios Athanasio Andritsos
Judith Anenberg
Fortino Ramirez Ayala
Carol A. Batchelor
Sarabelle Boyd
Tara L. Burgin
Patricia K. Cameron
Mary Ellen R. Capeci
Benjamin Llobrera Cariaso
William P. Carson
Aris John Christodoulou
Shelley F. Clunie
Maureen F. Conrad
Margot Day
Susan Mary Dryer
Frederick Lee Dyer
Raymonde Janet Edney
Carla Dee Ellis
Marcia L. Finerman Lee
Donna C. Fox
Mohammad Reza Ghaeni
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Juvenal Gonzalez
Aleen J. Grabow
Eric Chris Gronberg
Gilberto Ocana Guardia
Joseph A. Guthrie
Joyce H Hall
Akie Higashi
Sarah J. Hill
Karen Helen Hudson
Johann Niklaus Huser
Donald J. Jendon
Andrea Fare Jones
Christine Kellogg
Patricia F. Kelm
Yoshio Kikuta
Marla Ann Larson
Jacqueline Pierrette T. Lillo
Clarence Harry Lindsey
Melita Clare Link
Laura Mary Lockwood
Mary Barbara Lowe
Charles Francis Marks
Sheme Masaba
Theodora Jean Maxwell
Roberta Anne McPherrin |
Aurora Corona Mirkin
Stuart Wayne Moses
Chege R. Mwangi
Londono Oscar Ospina
Olusola Oyelewa
Constantine Emmanuel Palmer
Talur Seshagiri Rao
Daniel Wilhelm Roesti
Thomas D. Rogers, Jr.
Arnold Joseph Ross
Ronald David Schwartz
Roger S. Seymour
Stephen Richard Shreve
Martha Smith
Jamie J. Stafford
Seizo Sumida
Donna L. Taeuber
Carol Nixon Thebaut
Pierre Georges Vuillaume
Pamela Diane Walkup
Ann S. Warfel
John A. Wegis
Anthony John Wetherell
Christina M. Wilson
George Ferdinand Wilson |
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1968
Rafael David Barraza
Anne-Marie Bernon
Mary Elizabeth Carlberg
Marion Edna Cassel
Roger V. Civalleri
Charlotte M. Clarke
Robert Bruce Colvin
Timothy John Conley
Nancy Helen Costello
Timothy S. Crawford
Gonzalo Cruz-Romero
Rita M. Davenport
David Grey Devitt
Kenneth Steven Dix
James Leroy Duncan
Judith Meribah Ennis
Fred M. Eskafi
Mary Ruth Faurot
Heather Anne Fleming
Susan D. Gamster
Fred S. Goldstein
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Sandra Rebecca Gordon
Ann Hayes Hallock
Catherine Elizabeth Hardesty
Bruce R. Harris
Linda Louise Hill
Laura Margaret Hoffman
Sohair Abdalla Issa
Lucille Kelly
Aileen F. Knowles
Francis C. Knowles
Franco Cesare Lamberti
Gloria Kay Le Ber
Claudia Meloy
Anita S. Miller
James F. Monthony
Shah Muhammed
Kathleen Lapham Perong
Leila Kerstin B. Persson
Akula Rameshwar
Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed
Diane Joy Rauhut |
Supriya Ray
Sandra G. Reijnhart
Romeo S. Rejusus
Raymond Elmore Rice
Jeremy Samuel Roth
Jacqueline Q. Russler
Shahla Ansari Sadri
Jaivant Bhalchandra Sardesai
Margaret A. Shepard
Michael Garvin Spitzer
Leslie Adrean Springer
Steven Norfleet Spurlock
Elizabeth Taylor
Moira Toner
Michael Vitow
Sandra A. Wagner
Harriet Lynn Wright
Erhan Mustafa Yasar
Ta-Ching Yu
Dianne Zarlingo
Edwige Renee' Zurqiyah |
1969
Nematollah Ahmadi
Ismat Moojid Al-Shalan
Ezra Samuel Alhadeff
Ratasingha V. Ameresekere
Shankar Vasudev Amonkar
Harpal S. Arora
Laura E. Brock
Calvin H. Brown
Ruth M. Cahalan
Harry Pattey Calhoun
Rebecca E. Cich
Shirley Cole
Robert Eldon Dean
Gilberto Casadei DeBatista
Richard L. Doernbach
Howard F. Eno
Dwan Annette Flansburg
Annette L. Graebner
Patino Feren Guerrero
Jose Henrique Guimares
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Frances A. Habig
John D. Harris
Leslie J. Harvey
Stuart C. Haynes
Kozen Igue
Michiei Inae
Kunvevji Laxman Jadav
Peter Wade Johnson
Atsuo Kasuya
Peter Michael Knudtson
Alina Ling Kwan
Patrick Lui-Sun Kwan
Steven Lee Labensart
Venetta J. Lacy
Harry W. Lawton
Margaret Lee
Cynthia Levy
Henry W. Lvow
Antonio F. Magalhaes
Om Prakash Mathur
Ugarte Julio E. Montoya |
Mukhtar Ahmed Mustafa
Mohamed Abdelrohman Nasser
Mohammed Taskeen A. Niazee
George Emojero Okoloko
Georghios M. Orphanides
Bimal Kumar Pal
Ashfaq Husain Qureshi
Harbans Singh Rataul
John N. Sandness
Rajinder Kumar Sharma
Catherine Noelle Sharrock
Karen Rae Siegel
Bonzon Alfredo F. Stauffer
Starr J. Stinton
Mary Sue Thomas
Junzo Tokunaga
Christopher Lex Watson
Lorna A. Watson
Gladys M. Wilcox |
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BCOE
Young Alumni Reunion
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Bourns
College of Engineering
Young Alumni Picnic on the Knoll |
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Young alumni, faculty, lecturers and past club
officers of the Bourns College of Engineering are invited to an
afternoon of great food, fun activities, games, music and fellowship.
See old friends and acquaintances at this family-friendly event.
Saturday,
September 10, 2005
12:00 – 2:30 pm
A&I Knoll on the UCR campus
(across from Bourns Hall and next to the A&I
residence halls)
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UCR Campaign News
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Same Place, New Name!!
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As of July 1 2005, The UCR Annual Fund program has been officially
re-named to the “UCR Fund.”
This change is a reflection of the growth our annual giving efforts have
experienced during the past fiscal year. The UCR Fund currently solicits
annual support from alumni, parents and friends for various academic,
scholarship and research programs. The UCR Student Call Center and direct
mail efforts continue to remain the main vehicles used to facilitate
annual gifts.
Each gift made to the UCR Fund helps maintain the
accessibility and prestige of a UCR education--enhancing the quality of
your degree and the academic reputation of your alma mater. Through the
generosity of alumni, parents, students and friends, your gift to the UCR
Fund helps shape the future of both UCR and the community it serves.
You can make your gift today by going to
UCR's
online gift form
and entering source code 0524. For more information about the UCR Fund
contact Nesha Crossman, UCR Fund Director at (951) 827-4293.
Interested
in enjoying the benefits of a
UCR Chancellor's Associates membership?
Go
to UCR's
online gift form
and enter source code 0524 when making your gift. For more information
about the Chancellor's Associates program please go to
www.annualgiving.ucr.edu
or contact the Office of Development at
(951)
827-5611 for more information.
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Bringing
UCR to You!
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The Alumni
Association will be hosting alumni events in select cities in the 2005-06
academic year. These casual events are a great way to stay connected to your
alma mater as well as meet other alumni in your area.
UCR is coming to the
following cities:
| Washington, DC |
October 11, 2005 |
| San Francisco, CA |
November 15, 2005 |
| Dallas, TX |
December 9, 2005 |
Click
here for the Regional Events page.
It will be updated as more information becomes available. We look
forward to seeing you at one of these sites!
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Member Benefits
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Summertime Alumni Fun!
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Savor the last few weeks of summer and join the Alumni Association today
to receive discounts on all these great Family Fun Activities!!
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Car Rental :
Receive discount and upgrade
coupons for that rental you'll need on your family vacation!
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Magic
Mountain : Receive
your "Six Flags VIP Card" and save on general admission tickets
year-round!
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Sea World
and
other Anheuser-Busch theme parks: Get up to 20% off general admissions!!
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San Diego Zoo & Wild Animal
Park : Watch
the kids go ape-wild and save money by receiving your Zoofari Club card!
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Riverside & UCR : Visit
campus and enjoy our library facilities or check out books to read
at home! Check your email at campus' Watkins Computer Lab. Relive
your dorm days by staying in A&I and Lothian Halls for a discounted
rate!
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Wild Rivers
in Irvine: Cool off with your Congo Club discount Card...
AND MUCH MORE with your Alumni
Association Membership Card!
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Want
these discounts for life?!
Become a life member of the Association!
Joining
is easy and just a click or two away!
We have several Life member special offer gifts, and several easy
ways to pay!
To learn about all the
privileges, discounts and benefits of membership
visit www.alumni.ucr.edu.
Click
on any "JOIN UCR
NOW" button to find the special deal just for you.
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Job Opportunity
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High Performer
Needed! Join our Exciting and Innovative
Alumni Team and Serve
Your Alma Mater!
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The UCR Alumni
Association is actively recruiting for a qualified and dynamic
Director of Membership and Marketing. Responsibilities
include developing long-range plans to meet membership and
marketing goals through the development, implementation and
management of member acquisition, servicing, and retention
strategies. The candidate must be skilled at managing current
membership acquisition programs, while at the same time,
developing new and effective ways to increase membership and
retain a higher percentage of current members.
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VISIT:
http://www.humanresources.ucr.edu/careers/JobsBrowse.aspx?@strJobNumber=05-06-001
for details |
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Travel
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Travel the Globe and Expand Your Horizons |
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UCR alumni and
friends are invited to discover the natural beauty, epic history and vibrant
culture of Portugal. Make yourself at
home in the fairy-tale town of Sintra. Set out each day and travel to the
capital city of Lisbon with its striking monuments, the charming seaside of
Cascais, and ethereal Fátima and Alcobaca. Admire the walled village
of Óbidos, virtually unchanged from medieval times, and the grandeur of
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Mafra. Toast your
adventure with a sweet, sun-ripened vintage in Colares.
Tour participants must be
members
of the UCR Alumni Association.
Each member may bring a spouse and children under 18 or one guest. Email the
or call us at (951) UCR-ALUM or (800) 426-ALUM
to request a detailed program brochure or to be placed on the Association’s
travel list.
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