NETWORKING WORKS!
RIVALRY ON THE RIVERS
Alumni and
student
connections are
resulting in realworld
opportunities,
namely jobs.
Keaton Ley
Sarah Spearing
Recently, a group
of students travelled to an alumni networking
event sponsored by the regional alumni chapter
in Washington, D.C. During the speednetworking event, similar to speed dating, they
had five minutes to learn a little bit about each
other. Many connections were made during the
event, and at least two resulted in jobs at Tate &
Tryon, a public accounting and consulting firm
serving nonprofit organizations. Seniors Keaton
Ley and Sarah Spearing met RJ Martucci ’06
and Ethan Ellenberger ’09. Both Martucci and
Ellenberger work for Tate & Tryon, and they
connected the students with Doug Boedecker
’92 and Debbie Strausbaugh ’09, who also
work for the company. After a number of
interviews, both Ley and Spearing were offered
positions at the company. Spearing describes her
experience by saying, “I think that more students
should take advantage of these types of
networking opportunities. Even just asking for
advice or getting a second look at a resume is
great.” In fact, Sarah attributes getting an
interview to the advice she received from
another alumnus, Patrick McElroy '07, on
revising her resume.
Beginning Feb. 1, alumni in the classes of 2000 to
2010 will have the chance to challenge Juniata
College alumni for the title of Best University on the
River. The school with the most donors after 100
days wins. Make a gift of any size between Feb. 1
and May 11, and you’ll bring Susquehanna one step
closer to taking the title.
If you’d like to help current students find jobs or
internships, or polish up their résumés, e-mail
Becky Deitrick. Or, if you are in need of career
support, let us know, and we will connect you to
the Susquehanna network. You can also search
for career connections under the Career Help
The school with the most donors by May 11 wins
$100,000, generously donated by an anonymous
donor from the winning school. You will soon
receive a postcard in the mail with more details.
SPRING FLING
Wish you could re-live
your dorm days? Well,
you can. Come back to
campus June 3-5 and stay
in a suite in the new
West Village housing
complex. Or just come to
visit and join in any one
of the following events:
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A sweethearts weekend getaway for SU
couples
A celebrity roast for Professor Emeritus
Wallace Growney
A reunion of music alumni, not just music
majors
The second annual Baseball Alumni Clay
Shoot
A nostalgic luncheon serving up a banquet of
memories
Campus tours, historical walks and much,
much more
If you would like to get involved with any of the
section of SU Bridge. Two more speed
networking events are planned for Pittsburgh and
New York City in March and April, respectively,
and additional information can be found on SU
Bridge.
events mentioned above, or if you have your own
gathering you’d like us to help plan, please contact us
as soon as possible at alumni@susqu.edu. Check for
updates to the weekend’s schedule. Registration will
open
April 1.
THANK YOU, ALUMNI
Thank you to all of our alumni volunteers who
hosted students for lunch over winter break:
Melanie Brechka ’98, Bob Carr ’75, Michael
Donahue ’82, Bob Hadfield ’68,
Fred Hickman ’77, Jen Sissler ’00 Hoyer, Bev
Hudson ’96, Larry Hutchison ’82, Bob Irwin
’78, Bridgett Krider ’07, Lauren Manley ’07,
Patrick McElroy ’07, Jeff Morgan ’82
and Heather Heath ’93 Rowe.
These alumni gave the gift of their time and
experience to current students as part of a pilot
program aimed at finding students more jobs,
internships and mentors. If you’d like to learn
more about this pilot program, please e-mail
Becky Deitrick.
ANNUAL JIM TAYLOR
TRACK & FIELD INVITATIONAL
Attention, all Susquehanna
track & field and cross country
alumni! Mark your calendars
for March 26 and plan to
attend the annual Jim Taylor
Track & Field Invitational.
You will marvel at the brand
new "mondo" surface track and
other improvements SU has made since your last
visit. Catch up with some of your old teammates
and coaches.
Former coaches Jim Taylor, Dick Hess, Tommy
Moore, Stan Seiple, Cris Delbaugh and Randi
Kunkel, along with current coach Marty Owens,
will be in attendance.
Meet, greet and enjoy complimentary
refreshments in the Apple Community Room of
the James W. Garrett Sports Complex. After the
RECRUIT STUDENTS THROUGH ONLINE
CAREER FAIR
The Center for Career Services invites alumni to
participate in an online career fair in February. The
online fair is an easy way for alumni to recruit
students for internships and employment
opportunities. There is no fee to participate.
The registration deadline for the event is Feb. 18.
Register here. You will receive resumes from
interested candidates via e-mail by Feb. 25.
Please contact Jodie Stauffer, recruiting
coordinator, or call 570-372-4146, if you have
questions about participation or registration for
Susquehanna’s online employment and internship
fair. We appreciate your interest and involvement.
And save the date for the on-campus employment and
internship fair, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6
in the James W. Garrett Sports Complex.
THANK YOU, ADMISSIONS RECRUITERS
Thank you to all of our alumni who helped recruit the
Class of 2015 by attending college fairs this fall:
Bob Campbell '79, Susan Cressman '77, Matt
Cerimele '99, David Lutcher '78, Jon Deng '09,
Pam Marino '81 Weiss, Brittany Hix '10, Sara
Lucas '10, Jordan Cohn '04, Renea Gummo '93
Habert, Bill Murray '85, Val Bodam '02 Franks,
Robert Howells '08, Mark Schmidt '91, Lowell
Leitzel '76, Robert Reid '79, James Faust '87,
Chris Poverman '84, Lauren Bachmann '01 Meyer
, Adam Drapczuk '98, Bob Hain '82, Courtney
Thibeault '08, Craig Hockenbury '80, Craig Miller
'75, Debbie Guldner '86 Pavlo , Jack Farr '83,
Janet Wyllie '86 Lambert , Joan Haefle, Joe Leone
'90, Kelly Ramsdell '85 Fineman , Michael
Franken '05, Rob Slifer '86, Steve Platt '75, Sarah
Pfeiffer '10, Neil Kohler '10, Caitlin Ferry '09 and
meet, the dining room at BJs has been reserved
for food, drinks and socializing.
Beth Lawrence '10.
HOMECOMING REUNION WEEKEND 2011
If you would like to join the newly formed
Track/Cross Country Alumni Association or
attend the invitational, please register here.
There is no fee to join the alumni association.
Those who register will receive additional
details. Questions may be directed to coaches
Jim Taylor or Dick Hess.
Also, be sure to check out the official SU track
& field/cross country Web page.
DID YOU KNOW?
Susquehanna University is one of the best values
among private colleges, according to Kiplinger’s
Personal Finance magazine. The university is
ranked among the top 100 liberal arts colleges
and private universities in the nation that
Kiplinger’s credits with delivering high-quality
education at an affordable price.
Kiplinger's annually ranks the best values in
private colleges based on a variety of quality,
cost and financial-aid measures. The criteria
include student-faculty ratios, admission and
retention rates, and on-time graduation rates, in
addition to cost and the amount of financial aid
that is available. Academic quality counts for
about two-thirds of the ranking score.
The annual Kiplinger’s rankings appeared in the
December 2010 issue and are available online.
CALLING ALL ALUMNI FROM THE
CLASSES OF 2001 THROUGH 2011
Make plans to join us in New York City in June
for our annual young alumni event. See old
friends, make new SU connections, visit a hot
spot in the city, and do some sightseeing while
you’re in town. Whether you’re from New York;
Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; New England;
or elsewhere, you’re invited to join us and make
a day or even a weekend of it. Look for more
information coming soon to SU Bridge.
Save the date and plan to come back to campus Sept.
16-18 for Homecoming Reunion Weekend. The
weekend festivities are for all alumni, but we will
also celebrate the reunions of the classes of 1951,
1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991,
1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011.
This year’s schedule features reunion lunches, an
afternoon football game, an all-alumni dinner tent, a
concert and, back by popular demand, The Badlees in
the alumni tent Saturday night. We will also have the
annual golf outing on Friday and the Alumni Awards
Banquet on Sunday. A tentative schedule is available
online.
The Badlees in the All-Alumni Tent,
Homecoming Reunion Weekend 2010
If you are in a reunion class and want to help plan
your reunion, please let us know at
alumni@susqu.edu.