CELEBRATIONS, GATHERINGS, AND ONE-OF-A-KIND MEMORIES
October 12-15, 2000
Sesquicentennial Convocation

Fisher
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Kearns Goodwin
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Not your traditional academic event! George Fisher, chairman of the Eastman Kodak Company; University President Thomas H. Jackson; and Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will recognize our ties with community and history in their keynote addresses. Culminates with Sesquicentennial Music, an original composition performed by the Eastman School of Music.

Russell
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150th Gala Dinner
Riverside Convention Center
The biggest and best celebration the weekend has to offer! Enjoy the lighter side of politics with entertainer Mark Russell and discover "What Money Can't Buy" at an auction to benefit the new Sesquicentennial Scholarship. Legendary local band, Nik and the Nice Guys, will play late into the night!
University Welcome Reception and Dinner.
Sesquicentennial Tent on Wilson Quad.
Korean War Memorial Dedication
The 220 alumni who served our country in Korea will be honored in a ceremony at the site of the WWII Memorial, between Burton and Crosby residence halls.
Shabbat Service and Dinner
Join Hillel and Rabbi Ari Israel in the Interfaith Chapel for services and dinner.
Computer Science's 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner
(Especially for alumni of the department.)
Enjoy a spectacular evening with special guests, University President Emeritus Robert Sproull; Thomas LeBlanc, University vice provost and Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the College Faculty; Richard Rashid '77 (Mas), '80 (PhD), vice president, Advanced Technology and Research, Microsoft Corporation; Herbert Voelcker, emeritus professor of mechanical engineering, Cornell University; Jerome Feldman, professor of computer science, University of California at Berkeley; and Dana Ballard, Rochester professor of computer science.
Hillel Sunday Brunch
Rabbi Ari Israel and Hillel will host Sukkah on the Quad. Weather permitting.
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