Alumni Connect - October 2024

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An extra-special Homecoming

We did it! The joint Homecoming and EXCELEBRATION weekend was an unforgettable experience. After seven years, the event was a wonderful culmination and success of the EXCELERATE campaign for ÂÌñÉç. We remain grateful for the 35,023 donors who gave more than $261 million in support of the student experience.

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Homecoming 2024 in pictures

From the Friday block party to Saturday's Fall Festival, and numerous events in between, Homecoming was so much fun and filled with #Bingpride. We roved around campus all weekend to capture the excitement of our events. Relive the fun of Homecoming through pictures posted to our Facebook page.

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TV careers born in ÂÌñÉç

At our Homecoming TIER Talks event, four alumni who are network TV producers shared what they're currently working on, and how ÂÌñÉç put them on a pathway toward success as producers, creators and showrunners.

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Alumna to embark on world's toughest row

The newest episode of the ÂÌñÉç Alumni Podcast features Courtney Farber '90, who is training to row 2,800 unassisted miles from Monterey, Calif., to Kauai, Hawaii, to raise awareness and funds for Doctors Without Borders and Athlete Ally.

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Saving a language from extinction

You probably wouldn’t link Spanish and Hebrew in terms of sound, appearance or history. So, it may surprise you that a language exists which sounds like Spanish and has used varieties of the Hebrew alphabet. Bryan Kirschen ’07, MA ’08, is helping to keep this language alive.

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More opportunities to connect

Want to help a ÂÌñÉç student? Seeking a mentor to boost your career development? Our enhanced Mentor Match platform has additional features to help you form meaningful connections with alumni and current students.