A ONCE-IN-A-100-YEAR OPPORTUNITY
here's a birthday party coming up and you're
all invited. It's a special birthday celebration for a centenarian familiar
to every one of us. Northeastern University begins to commemorate its 100th
birthday this fall.
The opening of the centennial celebration will coincide with Alumni Homecoming, running from October 15 to 19. As the university starts the celebration of its first century, those four days will be filled with more than twenty cultural, musical, social, academic, and athletic events-the likes of which have never been seen before at Northeastern.
To give you a complete picture of the festivities planned, a special section on centennial events appears on pages 1215 of this magazine. I think you will agree that there is enough variety for every alumnus to find something of interest. Highlights of the week include the Boston Pops concert at Matthews Arena on Wednesday, October 15, and the centennial alumni celebration in the Curry Student Center on Saturday, October 18. Most of the events are geared to bringing back N.U. graduates.
Many of you haven't been back to the campus since graduation. Now is the perfect opportunity to return to N.U. We want you to take part in the celebration and see your friends and classmates. We want you to see the impressive physical changes that have taken place, changes that won Northeastern the "Most Beautiful Urban Campus" award from the National Nursery Association. We want you to restore ties with alma mater.
The centennial celebration is an important milestone in the history of our university. In many ways, it's also an alumni celebration. Each of us participated in N.U.'s history in a personal way. No matter the graduation year, each of us took part in the university's 100-year journey to its place today as the preeminent cooperative education institution in the United States.
Since you helped Northeastern make history, why not take part in the celebration? You can meet with the current dean of your college; hear about academic and physical improvements; and discuss honors programs, increases in financial aid, overseas co-op positions, study abroad programs, and any number of other opportunities that Northeastern now offers its students. Students will be available as guides, and there's no better way to gain information about the university today than to speak with a current student and compare notes. Find out what has changed and what endures.
You can also learn about the many services and benefits available to alumni and the excitement of being involved with the university. Read the special centennial section in this magazine and return the accompanying registration form. This is a once-in-a-100-year opportunity. Don't miss it!
-Deborah B. McConchie, BA'75, is president of the Alumni Association.
