Chicago UMAA event Nov 11
Meet University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks at a University of Minnesota Alumni Association gathering.

Sullivan's Steakhouse
415 N. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60654
312-527-3510
6 to 8 p.m.
$15 for UMAA members; $20 for non-members. Includes appetizers; cash bar.

Contact Patrick Schott via email to register.
Payment may be made via the Chicago Gophers PayPal account or send a check made out to "UMAA Chicago" to: Patrick Schott, 548 Woodbine Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302.

MPA alumni and student networking October 9
MPA alumni are cordially invited to our first ever Professional MPA Networking Soirée on Thursday, October 9 from 4:30-7:00 p.m. at the Humphrey School in Freeman Commons (HHH 205).

A small committee has formed to organize opportunities for MPA professionals. Participation in the MPA program is increasing, and the cadre of MPA alumni across the globe is growing. We need formal opportunities to stay connected and to start new friendships with our MPA colleagues.

We are eager to hear about your personal endeavors and professional work since graduating from the Humphrey. This year the Humphrey welcomed over 60 new professionals seeking a MPA degree. They come from all walks of life and have a variety of career paths. We look forward to reconnecting you with friends and introducing you to our new MPA colleagues.

We hope to see you on October 9th. Please R.S.V.P. to Sarah Lindeman.

MPA professionals and the organizing committee: Sarah Lindeman (MPA ’07), Kate Kingery (MPA ’00), and Simon Meyer (MPA ’00)

Washington Week
August 29, 2008
“Washington Week” will broadcast from University of Minnesota
3:15–5:15 p.m., Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2106 4th Street South, Minneapolis

You are invited to attend a special taping of “Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal” from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. on Friday, August 29, at Ted Mann Concert Hall on the University of Minnesota’s West Bank campus. “Washington Week,” the longest-running public affairs program on PBS, will visit Minneapolis as part of a 10-city tour during the 2008 campaign season, sponsored nationally by AARP.

Host and moderator Gwen Ifill will be joined in discussion by Michele Norris, co-host of National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” Doyle McManus, Washington Bureau Chief of the Los Angeles Times, John Dickerson, chief political correspondent for Slate Magazine, and Michael Duffy, assistant managing editor of TIME Magazine. Following a live taping of its classic program to air nationwide on PBS, an additional special half-hour program, “Washington Week EXTRA: Minnesota Edition,” will be taped with Ifill and her panel that will include questions from the audience.

D.C. happy hour
Washington, D.C. happy hour with Dean J. Brian Atwood and
Career Services director Lynne Schuman

Tuesday June 24
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
at
Iron Gate*
1734 N Street NW
Washington, D.C.

$10 (cash, please) at the door for 2 drinks and appetizers
Please R.S.V.P. to hhhalum@umn.edu or 612-625-0750 by June 17

*A 10-minute walk from the Dupont Circle Metro Station (South Exit) Located on the south side of N St. between 18th and 17th Streets

Minnesota alumni event
Join us for "The Theater of Security," a lecture by Bruce Schneier, author of Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World, in conjunction with Picturing Power, an exhibition by Paul Schambroom.

Thursday, March 27, 2008
7-9 p.m.
Weisman Art Museum
Shepherd Room
Free program followed by reception. See you there!

Security is not mysterious, Bruce Schneier advises, and contrary to popular belief, it is not hard. In this program, security expert Bruce Schneier helps separate "security theater," or a fictive performance of safety and prevention, from its actual and effective workings. Schneier is one of the foremost experts on issues and tactics of security, from preventing computer hacking to terrorist attacks. Based in the Twin Cities, Schneier speaks across the nation on these issues, has testified before Congress, and regularly writes opinion pieces for Forbes, Salon, Wired News, and the Star Tribune.
This program is cosponsored by the University of Minnesota's Weisman Art Museum.

Washington, D.C., alumni event
Join Humphrey School alumni, students, and staff members for an evening you won't want to miss! Assistant Dean Bobbi Cordano will make brief remarks.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008
6-8 p.m.
City Club of Washington

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