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New alumni website features Full Reunion @ Homecoming Bryant’s College of dramatic improvements. schedule included. Business ranked among 2 4-5 6 nation’s top 10. BRYANT ALUMNI BULLETIN Vol. 17 | No. 3 | July 2014 Top 10 reasons you need to attend Reunion @ Homecoming he largest on-campus event for Tupper. between! If you fall into this category, we Free expert advice. alumni, Reunion @ Homecoming 9. An English bulldog with a fierce will have special tents on and off campus 5. Maybe you weren’t wired to be T is a day of family – or adult – fun visage but gentle temperament, Tupper, for you to gather and reminisce with “all play, no work” for a weekend – we and networking. From campus tours and Bryant’s first official live mascot, is now classmates. See schedule on pages 4–5 for get it. There are a couple of brief seminars tailgating to football and lobster, Bryant part of the fabric of the Bryant community. more information. offered – Choose the Right College for has a variety of activities on campus for He’ll high-five for treats and can most Your Teenager and Develop Your Business you to enjoy. often be seen with a ball in his mouth. Plan. Bryant’s Admission Office will share You may be saying, “I see my friends There will never be another first official live a couple of action items that could be from Bryant all the time…I don’t need mascot, so make sure to get your picture the difference between “Congratulations!” to go to Reunion to do that!” While this taken with him. and “Wait listed,” while entrepreneurship is undoubtedly true – college friends faculty show you how to get your new form life-long bonds – what you and Record-breaking athletics teams. business idea on paper so that it gets noticed. your friends don’t usually have at your The Bulldogs nabbed the conference 8. gatherings is Bryant. The place where title in six sports this spring – baseball, golf, Golf. it all began. Here are 10 reasons you men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, softball, 4. The Reunion Weekend kicks off should be at Reunion @ Homecoming on and men’s tennis – which netted Bryant on Friday with golf outings at Crystal September 12–13, 2014. the Commissioner’s Cup for the first time. Lake Golf Club in nearby Burrillville. You Come and watch the students play alumni can sign up solo, as a pair, or a foursome. Dunkin’ Donuts. athletes in baseball, softball, or men’s We can match you up with others needing 10. It’s worth the trip! If you or women’s lacrosse. Cheer your fellow Football. partners. Proceeds from the registration graduated before 2011, you might not alumni on to victory. 6. It’s Bulldogs versus the Maine benefit scholarships and the Black & Gold have known that there is a DD right on Black Bears. Last year, the Black Bears Baseball Fund. Crystal Lake is close to campus, in the former Bryant Center, Class years 4’s and 9’s. took the victory from the Bulldogs in Wright’s Farm Restaurant, which might now the Fisher Student Center, which 7. For class years ending in a ‘4’ or a ‘9’, Maine. How will Bryant fare at home? get you thinking about those French fries. was transformed in fall 2013. You might this is a special year. The Class of 2009 is The Bryant Dawg Pound is among the You should win your golf match in time be surprised at all of the changes on having their 5th Reunion, while the Class most loyal and rabid fan base around. Join for an early dinner. campus. Take a tour led by current students of 1964 will be celebrating 50 years as them to root for the Dawgs and be part of and share your memories with them. Bryant graduates – and everything in the action. continues on page 6 Blue-ribbon Bulldogs n only the second year of full Division I eligibility, Bryant University’s Istudent-athletes broke conference and school records. In an unprecedented spring season, the University saw six of its teams advance to the NCAA tournament on the heels of a record-setting Northeast Conference Championship titles in golf, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, softball, baseball, and men’s tennis. Men’s lacrosse went on to win two games in NCAA play, beating Siena at home and Syracuse in the Carrier Dome. The first school in conference history to win six spring championships, Bryant also secured its first NEC Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup. Two men’s lacrosse players are headed to the majors, as are five baseball players, including RHP Kevin McAvoy, who was chosen in the fourth round by the Boston Red Sox – the highest pick (#134) in Bryant’s history. In another first, Ultimate Frisbee, a club sport, earned a trip in the Division III college championships in Westerville, OH, where they finished in ninth place. Tournament play followed a season in which the Bulldogs placed second in the The Bulldogs Softball team closed the books in Norman, OK, Saturday, May 17, on New England regional competition. an historic season with a 10-6 loss to Hofstra University. The Bulldogs won their first Northeast Conference title under first-year head coach Shayne Lotito, and Keep up with the latest Bulldog news at www.bryantbulldogs.com. made their first appearance in NCAA championships. Special Reunion plans for Loyal Guard Loyal for plans Reunion Special Commencement By The Numbers The By Commencement Alumni and faculty profiles faculty and Alumni nside this issue: this nside I at Providence, RI Providence, at Smithfield, RI 02917-1284 RI Smithfield, D AI P 1150 Douglas Pike Douglas 1150 Bryant University Bryant Periodicals N BULLETI I N LUM A T N BRYA WHAt’s NEW New alumni website features dramatic improvements Alumni Engagement, in conjunction with events. Other popular areas include ‘how University Relations, is pleased to announce to get involved’ links to career resources, the launch of the updated Bryant alumni the library, and instructions for obtaining website. academic transcripts. With improved design and functionality, The website’s responsive design means easier navigation, and a framework that will that whether you’re on your smartphone, adjust to whatever device you’re viewing on, iPad, laptop, or desktop, the contents adjust the Bryant alumni website now aligns with to fit your screen. “Increasing use of mobile the University’s strategic plan to more easily devices for internet access means that this engage with our alumni. type of responsive design is no longer a Bryant’s in-house designers, who created luxury, but rather a necessity,” says Warde. the main Bryant homepage, also designed the While the site is easier to use, there is new Bryant alumni pages, ensuring a more still a security component built so that seamless integration between the two sites. alumni contact information is password pro- The result is a better user experience. tected. Most of the alumni website is open “The alumni website now meets the to anyone who is exploring or looking for needs of Bryant graduates from all decades,” general information. Alumni who want to says Robin Torbron Warde, director of use the online directory to find classmates alumni engagement. “We have been moni- must be registered users. There is an easy toring Google analytics, as well as user sign-on process, and the alumni staff are feedback, and we knew that an upgrade was happy to walk you through the steps. necessary.” Alumni visit the website most often to register for alumni programs like >> Check out the website by going to The new alumni website is seamlessly integrated with the Bryant homepage Reunion @ Homecoming or for networking alumniconnect.bryant.edu. and is easily navigable. BY THE NUMBERS | COMMENCEMENT 622 1,305 COLLEGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS BUSINESS GRADS ABOUT GRADUATION 132 147 COLLEGE OF GRADS WERE ARTS And ScIENCES GRADS DOUBLE/TRIPLE MAJORS Regional Alumni Network (RAN) and other alumni events March 19 | Hartford Wolfpack Classmates Peter Haas ’88, Todd Howe ’88, and Ed Whalen ’88 reminisced about life at Bryant while cheering on the Hartford Wolfpack. March 15 | Naples St. Patrick’s Parade Another banner year for carrying the Bryant banner! 80 alums marched in the 36th annual Naples St. Patrick’s Parade. Meet the Parade Committee (L-R): Ashley (Bridges) Segar ’04, March 15 | Ft. Myers Red Sox Spring Training Peg and Ray Melillo ’64, Patricia (Long) Castelli ’65, Peter ’93 and Carey (Melluzzo) ’93 Geaglone, with Ron Cioe ’67, Rose Marie (Maculan) ’59 and Tom ’61 Powell daughter Ashley and son Michael, were among the 75 and Peter Castelli ’65. or so alumni enjoying the Red Sox Spring training game and cookout. 2 | BRYANT ALUMNI BULLETIN CATCHING UP WITH... Robert Pertuso ’75 Micaela Maynard ’08 James Estey, MAT FBI Special Agent (retired); Owner, RK International Academic and Community Coordinator, Irwin W. Steans Associate Professor, History Security and Investigative Services Center for Community-based Service Learning, DePaul University “We were a commuter campus. Students held jobs that There probably aren’t too many Bryant alumni who were paid for a quality education at an affordable price,” recalls G-Men, but the Class of 1975 has at least two – Robert Micaela Maynard ’08, academic and community coordi- History Professor James Estey, MAT, describing what Pertuso is one, but if we told you the other…well, you nator for DePaul University in Chicago, had visions of set Bryant apart in 1964. That was the year he began his know. Jeff Lampinksi ’78 also enjoyed a 25-year career in her post-collegiate self armed with a closet full of stylish teaching career at Bryant.