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April 2006 |
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Dear Penn Dental Medicine Alumni: Welcome to the April 2006 issue of Alumni Connections, the e-newsletter for Penn Dental Medicine alumni. This is sent periodically to keep you connected to the institution and each other. Make plans to return to Penn Dental Medicine for Alumni Weekend 2006, May 12-13, and reunions for classes ending in "1" and "6." We look forward to welcoming you back! Joshua E. Liss |
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| » Alumni Weekend 2006 For the complete schedule of events, to see who's coming, for hotel reservation and tourist information, or to register with your credit card through a secure online transaction, visit the Alumni Weekend web site. This year's new activities include: • "Swashbuckling Dentists"—Samuel Hughes, Senior Editor of The Pennsylvania Gazette, will speak about Penn Dental Medicine's legends, including Thomas Evans, Zane Grey, and Doc Holliday. While on the Penn campus, immerse yourself in the intellectual, cultural, and social activities for all alumni. For a schedule of events, visit Penn's Alumni Weekend web site. |
» Senior Farewell 2006 Formerly Alumni Faculty Senior Day, Senior Farewell marks a new tradition of welcoming the senior class into the Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society. Alumni, faculty, and staff are invited to help celebrate the Class of 2006's passage from students to colleagues and to the profession's future leaders. Senior Farewell 2006 will be held on Tuesday, May 9 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market Street. The evening will begin with a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m., followed at 7:30 p.m. by a short program. A sit-down dinner and dancing will follow. Thanks to the generosity of the Penn Dental Medicine Alumni Society, there is no charge for students to attend. Alumni living in Greater Philadelphia have been sent invitations. If you have any questions or need more information, please send an email to lissj@dental.upenn.edu. |
| » AAO Annual Session Alumni Reception Join your fellow alumni at the Penn Dental Medicine reception during the American Association of Orthodontists Annual Session on Saturday, May 6 at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. The reception will be held 7:00-9:00 p.m. in Casanova 503, Venetian Congress Center, Lower Level. |
| » Support the Training of Today's Students, Tomorrow's Leaders 1900 — $100 As the cost of tuition has risen through the years, so has the need for alumni support of the Dental Annual Giving Fund. By supporting the training of today's students, your generosity is an investment in sustaining Penn's preeminence in dental medicine. Please help Penn Dental Medicine continue to mold the profession's future leaders by making your gift before June 30, the end of Penn's fiscal year. For your convenience, gifts to the Dental Annual Giving Fund can be made in several ways: • Call the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 215-898-8951 and make a gift with a credit card. • Visit Giving to Penn to make a gift with a credit card through a secure online transaction. • Send your check, made payable to the "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania," to: • Transfer appreciated securities directly to Penn for substantial tax benefits. First, you will receive an income tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the stock on the effective date of the gift. In addition, you avoid capital gains tax on the transfer. For transfer instructions, please contact the Office of the Treasurer at 215-898-7254 or gifts@pobox.upenn.edu. This will help to ensure both timely receipt and appropriate allocation of the gift. For more information, please contact Joshua E. Liss, Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Programs, at 215-898-8951 or lissj@dental.upenn.edu. |
| » Share Your News We have made it easy for you to make a submission — simply go to the online form where you can quickly send us your information — we welcome photos as well. Or, you can send your submission to: Mary McCarron |
» At Work With ... Jacquelyn Taylor-Powell Read her profile in the March 30 issue of the Penn Current. |
| » Summer Camps for Children and Teens at Penn For information, read "Penn Camps for Children and Teens: Summer 2006" in the January 31 edition of the Almanac. |
| » "Whence the Money" Penn's ambitions have always strained its (relatively) modest resources. How the University keeps up with the Joneses — and the Harvards, Stanfords, and Yales — in a very expensive neighborhood. Read this feature article from the March/April issue of The Pennsylvania Gazette. Don't receive the Gazette at home? It is mailed to graduate alumni who have made a gift in the last five years. |
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