The academic year is just beginning, and I thought this would be the perfect time to remind everyone that the Association and the Office of Development and Alumni Relations is working hard to keep you connected to classmates, colleagues, the School and the University.

First and foremost, though, congratulations to our newly elected Board Members!  We will be working closely together over the next several years, and I welcome your ideas and enthusiasm.
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Regional Receptions
CUSSW is going back on the road! This Fall we'll be in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. Check the Upcoming Events Calendar for details, and don't forget to check our main calendar online for other upcoming events. If you would like to organize a reception or get a group of alumni together for a small gathering, please contact the Alumni Office at sswalumni@columbia.edu or 212-851-2375. We'd be delighted to help you.

Represent CUSSW at a Columbia University event in your area! Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) and your regional CAA club gather several times throughout the year. Visit the CAA Calendar of Events. To find a CAA Club in your area visit http://alumni.columbia.edu/connect/s1_1.html. If your interested in getting a group of CUSSW alumni together to attend a CAA or Club event, contact us at sswalumni@columbia.edu or 212-851-2375 and we'll help you reach out to CUSSW alumni in your area.

Investing in Our Children: The U.S. Can Learn From the U.K.
The former and newly installed British prime ministers, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, are longstanding Labour Party rivals, yet they were able to unite in what history may one day view as their most important domestic achievement—a commitment to end child poverty in the United Kingdom. Read more.


CUSSW Office of Career & Leadership Development Welcomes Alumni Participation
Under the leadership of Jennifer Williams, the Office of Career and Leadership Development is offering an array of career-related programs and services for both students and alumni this fall, including workshops on resume writing, salary negotiation, and networking. Read more.

Alumni Election Results
CUSSW is pleased to announced that 12 alumni have been elected to the Alumni Association Board of Directors: Don Allen '99 '04PhD, Jessica Kahn '06PhD, Suk-Young Kang '94 '03PhD, Rita King '68, Stacey Kolomer '94, Bob Langer '54, Sharon Lorber '98, Betsy Naylor '68, Aryeh Raucher '04, Sherry Saturno '00, Meredith Sherman '02, and Benjamin Whitfield '04. Linda Dunlap-Miller '81 was elected to the Association's Nominating Committee. Congratulations to all! If you are interested in running for the Board of Directors or would like to nominate someone for the 2008 slate, please email sswalumni@columbia.edu with the name of your nominee and their contact information. All nominations will be forwarded to the Association's Nominating Committee.

Class Agents Needed
Did you graduate in a year ending with a '3' or an '8'? This year, along with the Golden Anniversary Class of 1958 and the Silver Anniversary Class of 1983, the CUSSW Alumni Association is encouraging alumni who graduated in years ending with a '3' or an '8' to celebrate their reunion the evening of Friday, April 18, 2008. If you would like to be a class agent and assist in getting your classmates together for the reunion, contact the alumni office at sswalumni@columbia.edu or 212-851-2375.

Our alums are making news. Read all about it!

Dr. William Neal Brown '50
"Lautenberg Awards Congressional Gold Medal to N.J. Tuskegee Airmen," All American Patriots. Click here.

Gil Consolini '81
"Center for HOPE Adds Behavioral Director", The Darien News Review. Click here.