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Thursday, October 22, 2009
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6:30pm - 8:30pm
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125 Celebration Check-In and light dinner buffet reception for early birds -- The Refectory, ELC 2nd Floor
Pick up your registration materials and join us for a bite to eat!
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7:30 pm
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Optional evening event with Bucknell Finance Network
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Friday, October 23, 2009
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8:00am - 9:00am
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125 Years of Co-Education Continental Breakfast – Larison Hall
Register for the day's events and mingle with faculty, staff, students and fellow alumni
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9:00am - 10:30am
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Welcome and Morning Program – Larison Hall
Welcome from President Brian C. Mitchell
Alumni Reflections (Shared keynote address by David Janda '80, Ann Kirwin Anderson '87, and Karen Horn Welch '97 who will reflect on their Bucknell experience relative to the 125 theme: Equality, Excellence, Interdependence)
Our Campus, Our Story (Multimedia campus history presentation capturing life at Bucknell at the beginning of co-education and beyond)
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11:00am - 12:00pm
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Paving Their Own Way: Entrepreneurship – Forum, ELC, 2nd Floor
This panel showcases the creativity and ingenuity of some of our graduates who have been successful entrepreneurs.
Panelists include Susan Penecale Zolla ‘68, Frank Davis ‘82, Anne Seibold Drapeau ’88 (moderator), and Debra Zapotocky Rizzi ‘94.
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11:00am - 12:00pm
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Work-Life Fit – Center Room, ELC, 2nd Floor
Negotiation at work and within relationships to create and support a healthy fit between our professional and personal lives, with a focus relative to today’s climate.
Panelists include Cali Williams Yost ’87 (moderator), Kimberly Wilson Wetty ‘93, Dawson Hodgson ‘00, and Meghan MacDonald Hodgson ’02.
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12:15pm - 1:45pm
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CELEBRATION LUNCHEON – Larrison Hall
Lunch will be served to guests while they enjoy the company and conversation of their fellow alumni, faculty, staff and students. Program will begin as dessert is served.
Obstacles & Open Doors (Shared keynote address by Jane Brown Maas ‘53, Elizabeth P. Smith ‘71, and Carolyn Neely Ainslie ‘80 who will reflect upon their experiences after graduating from Bucknell, and the role of leadership in creating opportunities for women.)
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2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Creative Career Solutions – Forum, ELC, 2nd Floor
Discussion to focus on issues pertinent to today’s climate such as reentering the workforce, changing careers, networking, etc.
Panelists include Harriet Edelman ‘77, Lisa Poulin ‘78, Anne Seibold Drapeau ’88, and Jean Dobson Zappe ’93 (moderator).
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2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Giving Back: Service and Philanthropy – Center Room, ELC, 2nd Floor
This panel showcases both those who have dedicated their lives to service and philanthropy, as well as those who have careers in addition to their service/philanthropic work.
Panelists include Sam Lundquist (moderator), Wendy Pangburn ’78, Mary Fetchet P’11, and Mary Streep P’12 .
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3:15pm - 4:30pm
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Our Disciplines - Academic Panels – various locations
Discussion focusing on co-education within specific academic disciplines, as shared by current and emeritus faculty.
Arts & Humanities – Coleman 221
Paula D. Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance
S. Jackson Hill, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Music
Rivka Ulmer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religion
Virginia L. Zimmerman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English
Natural Sciences – O’Leary 232
Dee A. Casteel, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Natural Sciences and Math, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Elizabeth Capaldi Evans, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology and Animal Behavior
Mary Beth Gray’84, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Geology
Social Sciences & Management – Forum, Elaine Langone Center 272
Deborah A. Abowitz, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology
Eugenia P. Gerdes, Ph.D., Dean Emerita of the College of the College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Psychology
Tammy B. Hiller, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management
The Honorable Louise O. Knight, Judge
Andrea Stevenson Sanjian, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science
Engineering – Dana 113
Donna M. Ebenstein, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Emily M. Geist ‘03, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Michael D. Gross ‘03, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Karen T. Marosi, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Engineering
T. Michael Toole ‘83, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
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4:30pm - 6:00pm
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Faculty & Alumni Reception hosted by the Provost – Science Quad
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6:00pm - 10:00pm
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Night on the Town
Many of the downtown merchants will remain open for downtown shopping. Visit 50% of the participating shops to be eligible for prizes from downtown businesses. Sponsored by Bucknell University and the Lewisburg Downtown Partnership. All are invited to attend.
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
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8:30am - 9:00am
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Continental Breakfast – adjacent to Panel locations
Breakfast is offered just outside the panel locations beginning at 8:30am. Panels will begin at 9:00am. Please note that food and beverages are NOT ALLOWED in Trout or the Forum.
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9:00am - 10:45am
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Contemporary Issues in Women’s Health – Trout Auditorium, Vaughan Literature Building
Panel will focus primarily on women’s health issues relative to each panelist’s area of expertise; however, each will also be asked to reflect briefly on their careers in relation to their Bucknell experience.
Panelists include Linda Heffner ’70 (OB/GYN), Thomas Spitzer ’70 (moderator), Mark Gebhardt ’71 (Orthopedics), Joseph Bering, Jr. ’74 (Cardiology), and Christen Mowad '87 (Dermatology).
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9:00am - 10:45am
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Financial Planning with Ellen Bush ‘79 – Forum, ELC, 2nd Floor
Ellen Bush ’79, Senior Vice President, Wealth Management, Smith Barney Incorporated will speak on financial planning in current economic times.
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11:00am
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Dedication of 125 Commemorative Courtyard – Academic Quad (rain location Trout Auditorium)
A capella group 2 Past Midnight will perform the Alma Mater.
Speakers include Lauren Fohl ‘10, Jeb Bachman ’78, Sara Stoner Bachman ‘78, and President Brian C. Mitchell.
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