Save the Date: Myles Brand ’64 to Speak Sept. 19
Myles Brand ’64, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, will kick off the second year of the Humanities@Rensselaer lecture series. Brand’s talk, “The Ethical and Academic Challenges of College Sports,” begins at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, in Sage Labs Room 3303.
Brand will be on campus to be formally inducted into Rensselaer’s Alumni Hall of Fame.
The lecture is the first of six in the Humanities@Rensselaer lecture series. Other speakers include environmental activist John Cronin on Oct. 23 and author Edward Linenthal on Nov. 4. For more information, contact Don Moore at ext. 2992 or moored@rpi.edu. 9/2/03
Save the Date: Athletics Alumni Reunion Weekend
Sept. 19-20
The Student Athletic Advisory Committee is hosting the first Athletic Alumni Reunion Weekend Sept. 19-20. Alumni have been invited to campus to meet with current students, teammates, and friends.
The weekend kicks off on Friday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m. with a reception in the Rensselaer Union. On Saturday, a tailgate party open to campus and alumni will be held at noon along Sage Avenue prior to the 1 p.m. kickoff of Engineers vs. Coast Guard football game. Halftime events will include a formal recognition of all alumni athletes. Current varsity team will be hosting activities with their alumni throughout the weekend
For more information, contact Ken Ralph, director of athletics at ralphk@rpi.edu 9/2/03
HR Brown Bag Lunch Sept. 11
Human Resources will host a Brown Bag Lunch on Thursday, Sept. 11, in Meeting Room 1 of the Heffner Alumni House. The topic will be the “Disciplinary Process and Appeals Policy and Procedures.” Supervisors may register for this session via e-mail to Beverly Pruitt, director of employee relations and development, at pruitb@rpi.edu. Registrations must be received no later than Sept. 4. 9/2/03
