Recent Alumni EventsFollowing is a list of recent events for GGU alumni. To return to the listing of upcoming alumni events, please click here Upcoming Events. To view a full calendar of events at GGU, please visit our GGU Calendar of Events. Thank you for attending GGU alumni events! Please provide us with your current e-mail address to receive information on future alumni events and other alumni notices by clicking here Alumni Association Information Form to update your contact information.April 5: School of Law Reunions The Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery St., San Francisco, 6-10 pm. The School of Law will be celebrating the classes of 2003, 1998, 1993, 1988, 1983, 1978 and 1973. Info: Deanna Bruton, 415-442-7812 or Alumni Services. March 11: PILF Auction 111 Minna Gallery and Bar (between Mission & Howard and First & 2nd Streets), San Francisco, 5-9 pm. Join GGU's Public Interest Law Foundation at the annual PILF Auction. Proceeds from the auction support students providing legal services to low-income clients in areas such as housing, domestic violence, government, environmental law, HIV/AIDS, indigent advocacy and during their summer and fall internships. Feb. 27: GGU Alumni Networking Mixer Jillian's @ Metreon, 101 Fourth St. Suite 170, San Francisco, 6-8 pm. Meet GGU alumni and friends for appetizers and refreshments after work. Bring your business cards to share with participants. Info: Lenore McDonald, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. Jan. 26: Beat-the-Clock 536 Mission St., Room 2201, 8:45-4 pm. Series of MCLE seminars offered in time to beat the year-end deadline. Info: Alumni Services, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. Jan. 22-23: Annual Thank-a-Thon 536 Mission St., Plaza and 6th Floor Student Lounges, 4-7pm. All are invited to write thank you letters to our generous 2007 donors. Info: Alumni Services, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. Jan. 9: GGU Alumni Reception in Thailand Bangkok, Join GGU Alumnus and Trustee Suthee Tritasavit for a alumni dinner reception in Bangkok, Thailand. Dec. 7: Bridge Society Luncheon St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, 12-2 pm. Our annual reception for those who have included GGU in their estate plans. Info: Elizabeth Brady, 415-442-7813 or Elizabeth Brady. December 3: Swearing-In Ceremony PG&E Building, San Francisco, 12-1 pm. Celebrate the success of July 2007 bar-passers. Info: Alumni Services, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. November 7: 100 Years Accounting Celebration Mill Valley, 5:30-7:30 pm. Celebrate 100 years of Accounting at GGU with faculty, staff, alumni and students. Honor current and former faculty. Info: Kate McNulty, 415-442-7816 or Alumni Services. November 2: Super Lawyers Reception 536 Mission St., 5:30-7 pm. Honors 95 alumni named 2007 Northern California Super Lawyers with reception and photo shoot. Info: Deanna Bruton, 415-442-7812 or Alumni Services. October 24: Annual Alumni Awards The Palace Hotel, San Francisco 11:30-1:30 pm. Each fall, the Alumni Association of Golden Gate University honors graduates of the university and other members of the GGU community who have achieved excellence in their chosen field or have somehow made a difference in the community in which they live. Current awards and recipients include:
536 Mission St., 6-8:30 pm. The board votes in two new members. Info: Lenore McDonald, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. September 28: Alumni Reception at California State Bar Annual Meeting Anaheim Marriott Hotel, 5-7 pm. Hear the latest news about GGU and meet School of Law Dean Fred White. Connect with fellow alumni in your area and share your GGU stories. Info: Lenore McDonald, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. September 19: Alumni Networking Mixer--Faz Restaurant and Bar 1108 N. Mathilda Avenue, Sunnyvale, 6-8 pm. Join GGU alumni, faculty, staff and students at a free networking mixer in Silicon Valley. Bring your business cards to share with participants. Info: Alumni Services, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. August 2: Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting 536 Mission St., 6:30-8:30 pm. GGU Alumni Association President Jim O'Neil gives report on GGU Board of Trustees meeting. Info: Lenore McDonald, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. July 21: Alumni Baseball Game McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, 6 pm. Join GGU alumni, staff and faculty at an Oakland A's vs. Baltimore Orioles baseball game. Info: Alumni Services, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. July 18: Alumni Networking Mixer--Harlot 46 Minna St., San Francisco, 6-8 pm. Join GGU alumni, faculty, staff and students at a free networking mixer. Bring your business cards to share with participants. Info: Alumni Services, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. June 7: Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting 536 Mission St., 6:30-8:30 pm. Special guest: Chief Technology Officer Anthony Hill (MS 06) gives update on New Horizons 20:20. Info: Lenore McDonald, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. June 1: Swearing-in Ceremony 536 Mission St., 12-1 pm. Celebrate the success of February 2007 bar-passers. Info: Alumni Services, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. May 8: Alumni Networking Mixer--Citizen Cupcake Cafe Citizen Cupcake Cafe, Virgin Megastore, San Francisco, 6-8 pm. Join GGU alumni, faculty, staff and students at a free networking mixer. Bring your business cards to share with participants. Info: Alumni Services, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. April 24: Silicon Valley Alumni Forum GGU's Silicon Valley alumni forum is designed to provide a networking opportunity for alumni while presenting meaningful information relevant to professionals in the high-tech industries. Topic: "What Focus Will Next Drive Silicon Valley's Future: Consumerism, B2B or Infrastructure?" Tues., April 24: Hewlett-Packard Auditorium, Building 20, Level A 3000 Hanover St., Palo Alto, CA 94304 Panel
Click here to read the biographies of our 2007 GGU Silicon Valley Panelists. Co-Chairs 2007 Co-Chairs: Don Morrison (MBA 83), CEO, Remend; Barbara Roberts (MS 88), CEO and president, Wright Engineered Plastics Past Co-Chairs Shawn Farshchi (MS 87, MBA 89), COO, Coremetrics; Jerry Newman (MPA 73), senior managing partner, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.; Barbara Roberts (MS 88), CEO and president, Wright Engineered Plastics; John Martin (MBA 84, LHD 03), CEO, Gilead Sciences; David Smith (MBA 87), CFO, Thoratec Corp.; Michael Ward (JD 96), partner for patenting and biotechnology IP, Morrison & Foerster For more information on the Silicon Valley Alumni Forum, contact: Lenore McDonald, associate director of alumni services, 415-442-7824 or Alumni Services. April 18: GGU Alumni Reception - Palm Springs, California The Parker Palm Springs, 5-7 pm. Join host Thomas Meding (BS 92), General Manager of The Parker Palm Springs, for an alumni reception with special guest GGU President Emeritus Phil Friedman. Info: Trevor Akerley, 415-442-7820 or Alumni Services. April 18: GGU Alumni Reception - Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, 5:30-7:30 pm. Hear the latest news about GGU and meet Vice President and CFO Jeff Bialik. Connect with fellow alumni in your area and share your GGU stories. Info: Debra Holcomb, 415-442-7820 or Alumni Services. April 18: GGU Alumni Reception - Richmond, Virginia The Jefferson Hotel, 11:30-2 pm. Hear the latest news about GGU and meet Vice President and CFO Jeff Bialik. Connect with fellow alumni in your area and share your GGU stories. Info: Debra Holcomb, 415-442-7820 or Alumni Services. March 28: Insights into Innovators - Robert Scoble and Naked Conversations 536 Mission St., 5th Floor Atrium, 8-10 am. Join us for a breakfast session with Robert Scoble, vice president of media development for PodTech.Network, Inc. and co-author of Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers. Info: 415-442-7830 or Events. For details about upcoming alumni events, please click here Upcoming Events. |