We hope you are able to join us for Meliora Weekend and Eastman Weekend, October 16-19, 2008!
There is much to look forward to—opportunities to reconnect with classmates, celebrate a reunion, visit your Rochester student, mingle with other families, and enjoy a wide variety of events on the River and Eastman campuses.
Keynote Address
Anderson Cooper
A 360-Degree Look at World Events
Emmy Award-winning American journalist, author and anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°
Saturday, 11 a.m.-Noon
The live presentation and simulcast of this event are SOLD OUT.
Other Highlights
Entertainment by Comedian Stephen Colbert
Host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report
Sponsored in part by Campus Activities Board.
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
SOLD OUT
Presidential Symposium on Great Issues of the 21st Century: Can Individuals Make a Difference in the Developing World?
Hosted by University trustee Hugo Sonnenschein '61 and featuring Anne Case, the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University; author, physician and former U.S. Senator Bill Frist; and Nobel Prize-winner Douglass C. North, the Spencer T. Olin Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University
Saturday, 1:30-3 p.m.
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
A panel discussion moderated by Dr. Bradford C. Berk ’81M (MD, PhD), senior vice president for health sciences and CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center
Saturday, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Miller's Court: Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Society
Featuring Arthur R. Miller '56, '08 (Hon), noted law professor and former television host
Saturday, 3:30-4:45 p.m.
The 2008 Stanton/Anthony Conversations
Part of the Lecture Series Unfinished Business: Realizing the Promise of Women's Leadership
Cosponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership and the Center for Entrepeneurship
Keynote and Luncheon: Women in Business: Challenges to Leadership
Ilene Lang, president of Catalyst
Friday, Noon–1 p.m.
Women Negotiating Leadership: The Consequences of Difference
Speakers include Karen Smith Bogart ’88S (MBA), president of Pacific Tributes, Inc.; Hannah Riley Bowles, associate professor of public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; and Ilene Lang, president of Catalyst
Friday, 1:15–2:30 p.m.
Market Volatility: What Lies Ahead
A panel discussion with Mark Zupan, dean of the Simon Graduate School of Business; Clifford W. Smith, Jr., Louise and Henry Epstein Professor of Business Administration and professor of finance and economics at the Simon School; and University Board of Trustees members, Cathy Jones Minehan '68, recently retired president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and Michael S. Rosen '82, '83S (MBA), CEO of Context Capital Management, LLC
Friday, 2:30–3:45 p.m.
As part of Eastman Weekend 2008:
A Conversation with Charles Strouse '47E
Three-time Tony Award-winning composer for Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, and Annie
Friday, 8–9:30 p.m.
Please visit the Eastman Weekend site for more information on this and other Eastman Weekend programs.
Bookmark these pages for continuous updates of programs and speakers. If you have comments, questions, or ideas for future programs, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 877.MELIORA (877.635.4672)/585.273.5888 or melioraweekend@alumni.rochester.edu.
