Wednesday, October 3, 2007
6:30 p.m.
Capitol City Brewing Company
Capitol Hill Location
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, DC
$5/person, payable at the event
Class of 2007 alumni are our guests
R.S.V.P. by Friday, September 28
Welcome to Washington, D.C. is one of ten Welcome to Our City events around the country. All DC-area alumni, friends, and family are welcome. Guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2007 alumni and other alumni new to DC. We hope you can join us for this fun annual tradition!
Saturday, February 24, 2007
11:30 a.m. — Lunch and Lecture in Lister Hill Center
1:30 p.m. — Tour of National Library of Medicine and Visit to "Visible Proofs" Exhibit
on Forensic Medicine
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine and Lister Hill Center
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
$20/person; Lunch, lecture, tour, and entrance to exhibit
What ARE stem cells? What are the potential uses for these cells? What hurdles must be cleared in order for those uses to be realized? Lawrence University Professor of Biology Nancy Wall will describe the latest scientific findings and consider the realities of using these cells for medical applications.
All Washington, D.C. area Lawrence alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to join us for an afternoon at the National Library of Medicine, on the NIH campus, on Saturday, February 24, 2007. We will gather for lunch in Lister Hill Center lobby, and then move to the nearby auditorium for Nancy's lecture on stem cells.
Following the lecture, Library staff will lead us on a walking tour of the National Library of Medicine, with time to visit their current exhibit, "Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body." "Visible Proofs" details the history of forensic medicine and how its methods have been used to solve even the most difficult cases.
Thursday, October 5, 2006
6:30 p.m.
Capitol City Brewing Company
Downtown location
1100 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
Host: Curt Lauderdale, '01
$5/person, payable at the event
Class of 2006 alumni are our guests
You are warmly invited to the seventh annual Welcome to Washington, D.C. This is a great opportunity to catch up with old alumni friends, while making a few new ones! Enjoy Capitol City Brewing Company's trademark ales, lagers, and pilsners along with the company of other local Lawrentians. Appetizers will be served and a cash bar is available.
Welcome to Washington, D.C. is one of eleven Welcome to Our City events across the country. All D.C.-area alumni, friends, and family are welcome. Guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2006 alumni and other alumni new to Washington, D.C. We hope you can join us for this fun annual tradition!
The Downtown location is situated at the corner of 11 and H Streets in Northwest Washington. It is just across the street from the Convention Center and one block north of Metro Center.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
6:00 p.m., Reception
6:45 p.m., Remarks by President Beck
Lecture Hall
The Lyceum
201 South Washington Street
Alexandria, Virginia
$20 per person
$15, members of the Classes of 1995-2005
The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore and the Board of Trustees cordially invite you to meet President Jill Beck. Appetizers, wine, and soft drinks will be served.
About The Lyceum:
The Alexandria Lyceum, located in Old Town Alexandria, was founded in 1835 as a center
for lectures and debates on literary, scientific and historical topics. Joining forces
with the Alexandria Library Company, the Greek Revival building now known as The
Lyceum was built in 1839 and became the focal point of the city's intellectual and
cultural life.
The Lyceum was used as a barracks and hospital during the Civil War, and became a residence, then offices in the mid-20th Century. Local preservationists and the City Council saved the building from demolition and in 1985 The Lyceum reopened as Alexandria's History Museum.
The Lyceum's Lecture Hall, where philosophers, politicians, and scientists have spoken since before the Civil War, serves as our setting to meet Lawrence University's 15th President Jill Beck.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
6:30 p.m.
Capitol City Brewing Company
Downtown Location
1100 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
Host: Kate Fritzsche Lemery, ’98
$5/person payable at the event
Class of 2005 alumni are our guests
You are warmly invited to the sixth annual Welcome to Washington, D.C. This is a great opportunity to catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! Be sure to sample Capitol City Brewing Company's trademark ales, lagers and pilsners. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar is available.
Welcome to Washington, D.C. is one of 14 Welcome to Our City events across the country. All Washington, D.C.-area alumni, family and friends are welcome. Guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2005 alumni and all alumni new to the Washington, D.C. area. We hope you will join us for this fun annual tradition!
The Downtown location is situated at the corner of 11 and H Streets in Northwest Washington. It is just across the street from the Convention Center and one block north of Metro Center.
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
6:30 p.m.
Capital City Brewing Company
Downtown Location
1100 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
Hosts: Kate Fritzsche, '98, and Michele Kaplan, '01
$5/person payable at the event
You're warmly invited to the fifth annual Welcome to Our City, a special young alumni event that takes place in 14 cities across the country. Please join us and catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! Hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar is available.
The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2004 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed to help them meet local alumni.
Members of the Board of Trustees
Harold Jordan and William Baer
Cordially invite you to
A reception to honor Richard Warch
During his 25th and final year as Lawrence University President
Friday, April 9, 2004
6:30 p.m.
$20 per person ($15, members of the Classes of 1998-2003)
Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
President Richard Warch
The second-longest serving president in the college's history, Richard Warch became
Lawrence's 14th president on September 1, 1979. Prior to that, he spent two years as vice
president for academic affairs and professor of history at Lawrence. From 1968 to 1977,
Warch was a member of the Yale University faculty in the history and American studies
departments and spent his final year there as associate dean.
In June, 1999, Warch was named to the Executive Committee of the Annapolis Group, an association of more than 100 of America's leading liberal arts colleges. In the 1987 study, "The Effective College President," a two-year project funded by the Exxon Education Foundation, Warch was named one of the nation's top 100 college presidents.
A native of Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., Warch earned his bachelor of arts degree from Williams College in 1961, his bachelor of divinity degree from Yale Divinity School in 1964 and his Ph.D. in American studies from Yale University in 1968.
He is the author of the book School of the Prophets: Yale College, 1710-1740, co-edited the volume John Brown in the Prentice-Hall Great Lives Observed Series and has addressed a wide variety of issues facing higher education in numerous published articles, reviews and commentaries.
Monday, September 22, 2003
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Top of the Hill
319 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
Hosts: Michele Kaplan, '01, Jason Delisle, '00, and Sean Hinga, '96
$5/person payable at the event
You're warmly invited to the fourth annual Welcome to Our City, a special young alumni event that takes place in 14 cities across the country. Please join us and catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! Hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar is available.
The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2003 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed to help them meet local alumni.
Top of the Hill is located on Capitol Hill above The Politiki bar. Dress is business casual (no t-shirts, jeans, or athletic shoes). The closest metro station is Capitol South on the Orange Line.
Thursday, May 15, 2003
7:00-9:00 p.m.
The Monocle - upstairs in the Federal Room
Located on Capitol Hill
107 D Street, NE
Washington, D.C.
$20/person includes presentation, hors d'oeuvres, and open bar
The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Washington, D.C./Baltimore warmly invites all alumni, parents, and friends to join Associate Director of Alumni Relations Andrea Powers, '94, for "Joseph McCarthy: A Modern Tragedy."
Though the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy is often compared to a Greek tragedy, it was truly an American one. Assistant Professor of History Jerry Podair explores the historical ramifications of this tragedy for anti-communism in American politics and culture, as well as for the ongoing debate over the limits of dissent in a democratic society.
Whether you remember when Joe McCarthy, Appleton's most controversial son, walked these streets, or have only heard the stories - you will want to fill in more details about this phenomenon in American history.
Authentic "firsts" are hard to find, but the Monocle restaurant on Capitol Hill is one of them. Founded in 1960, it has earned the enviable reputation as the Capitol Hill neighborhood's "first table cloth restaurant."
The Monocle's location and buildings are reminders of the unique history of which the restaurant has become an important part. In 1790, Congress accepted President George Washington's proposal to locate the capital city on what was then the Carroll plantation. This former plantation now contains the U.S. Capitol, Congressional Office Buildings, Library of Congress, Supreme Court, and the Monocle.
Documentation about the Monocle's buildings' initial business use is elusive, but it was solidly in place at the beginning of World War I, and was home to a number of successful eateries through the years. The Capitol Hill neighborhood was restored in the late 1940s - in fact, Joseph McCarthy was one of the better-known participants. By 1960, the area was ready for a new dining experience - a void which was filled by the Monocle.
From the start, the Monocle succeeded. John F. Kennedy was among the first regulars. The restaurant's management and staff has always fostered the Congressman's sense of belonging - it is known for the long-standing policy of accepting calls from Congressional cloakrooms announcing pending votes. The Federal Room provides for A-list private parties and political networking and the cozy bar, where political humorist Mark Russell taped his segment for CNN for years, is an ideal after-work meeting spot.
Monday, September 23, 2002
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Top of the Hill
319 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
Hosts:
Jason Delisle, '00, and Michele Kaplan, '01
Washington, D.C. alumni from the Classes of 1987-2002 are warmly invited to the third annual Welcome to Our City, a special alumni event that takes place in 14 cities across the country. Please join us and catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! There will be give-aways, plus a drawing for a Lawrence hat and t-shirt. Hors d'oeuvres will be served.
The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2002 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed to help them meet local alumni.
Top of the Hill is located on Capitol Hill above The Politiki bar. The closest metro station is Capitol South on the Orange Line. Please note that there is a moderate dress code (no t-shirts, jeans, or tennis shoes).
Thursday, November 15, 2001
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
The Cosmos Club - Old Dining Room
2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
$20 per person - includes ticket, appetizer buffet and beverages
$15 per person - young alumni, Classes of 1996 - 2001
Join the Lawrence University Alumni Association of Washington, D.C./Baltimore in welcoming Dr. Richard Warch for an informative tour of the Lawrence campus - without the journey to Wisconsin.
Richard Warch has served as president of Lawrence since 1979. During his tenure, the campus has changed dramatically. Every major academic building has been constructed anew or renovated and more changes are yet to come.
Now, the Trustees and the president are poised to address residential life. Plans are being made for a new campus center, which will include food services and student union facilities, the construction of additional residential halls, and the renovation or conversion of existing buildings - an exciting era in Lawrence's history.
All alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to join President Warch, Vice President for Development and External Affairs Greg Volk, and Director of Alumni Relations Jan Daniels Quinlan, '74, for what promises to be a spirited and informative gathering.
The Cosmos Club is located in the DuPont Circle area near the Indian Embassy. Public transportation is available via the Red Line Metro, Key Street/DuPont Circle stop - walk one block west to the corner of Q Street and Massachusetts. Valet parking is available for $7.50 per car. Driving instructions are available on request: 202-797-6440.
Please note: The Cosmos Club requires guests to be properly attired for events in their facilities - coats and ties for men and dresses, suits or clothing of equivalent formality for women.
Wednesday, September 26, 2001
7:00 p.m.
Toledo Lounge
2435 18th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Hosts: Megan Walsh, ’00, and Jason Delisle, ’00
Greetings 1986-2001 D.C. Area Alumni,
You’re warmly invited to the second annual Welcome to Our City, a special young alumni event that takes place in many cities across the country. Please join us and catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! Complimentary hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar is available. There will be give-aways, plus a drawing for a Lawrence hat and t-shirt.
The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2001 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed to help them meet local alumni.
Friday, May 11, 2001
6:30 p.m. - Hors d'oeuvre buffet; Cash bar
7:30 p.m. - Presentation
The National Press Club
Lisagor/White/Murrow Conference Room
529 14th Street, NW
$15 per person - alumni/parents/friends
$10 per person - young alumni (classes of 1995-2000)
The Lawrence University Alumni Association of the Washington, D.C. area warmly invites all alumni, parents, and friends to take a behind-the-scenes look at the 2000 Presidential election. Learn how the Electoral College changed campaign strategy, how things differed between the Bush and Gore camps, and what daily life was like covering a political campaign from Lawrentians who experienced the election first-hand.
Lawrence Longley, Professor of Government since 1965, one of the nation's authorities on Presidential elections and the role of the Electoral College, has written four books on the subject and served as a U.S. Presidential elector in both the 1988 and 1992 elections.
Terry Moran, '82, covered Al Gore's Presidential campaign as a White House correspondent for ABCNEWS. Moran, previously a correspondent and anchor for CourtTV, has written for many publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The New Republic.
Glen Johnson, '85, initially covered the George W. Bush campaign for The Associated Press and later followed the Bush and Al Gore campaigns for The Boston Globe. He also covered the 36-day dispute in Florida about the outcome.
Thursday, September 14, 2000
7:00 p.m.
Mr. Days Sport Rock Cafe, Arlington, VA
Hosts: Kim Kimberly Holland, '90, and Karen Ritzinger, '93
The Lawrence University Alumni Association warmly invites all young alumni (Classes of 1990-2000) to "Welcome to Our City." This special new event takes place in 15 cities across the country on Thursday, September 14, 2000, at 7:00 p.m. All events are casual, cash bar gatherings that provide an opportunity to socialize with other young alumni. There will be give-aways, plus a drawing for a Lawrence hat and t-shirt.
The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2000 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed for them to meet local young alumni.
Each city's event has at least one local host that also serves as a contact person. Please call or email them if you have any questions. A formal RSVP is not required, but will be appreciated by hosts who plan to order food.
Friday, May 19, 2000
6:00 p.m. Meet at Pier 7 Restaurant: Main Avenue and 7th Street, S.W.
$40/person includes Arena Stage tickets, hors d'oeuvres buffet
$30/special rate for graduates of classes 1990-99
Cash bar available
Join the Lawrence University Alumni Association of Washington, D.C./Baltimore for Arena Stage's production of Arthur Miller's acclaimed drama, All My Sons. With us from Lawrence will be Professor Tim Troy, '85, theater and drama department, who will present a "walk-through" discussion of the play over food and drinks before the performance.
We will gather at the Pier 7 Restaurant (Dry Dock Room) on Washington's southwest waterfront for a substantial hors d'oeuvres buffet and Professor Troy's remarks. Afterwards, we'll walk across the street to the Arena Stage theater for the opening-night performance of All My Sons. Your theater tickets will be distributed at the restaurant.
Professor Tim Troy, '85, taught at Lawrence from 1989-92 and rejoined the faculty in 1997. He received his Lawrence undergraduate degree in 1985 and his MFA from the University of Iowa. Troy directed a 1990 production of All My Sons at Lawrence and considers this to be one of Miller's masterpieces, stronger even than Death of a Salesman.
In the words of Arena Stage director Molly Smith: "Miller's uniquely American tragedy mines the power and pain of our all-too-elusive American dream. This play will hold you in its grasp." We hope you won't miss this opportunity to see the latest Arena Stage production and renew acquaintances with fellow alumni, parents, and friends.