THE NEWSLETTER OF THE CORNELL BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FALL 2012 U U P P DA DA T T E E Sharing the vision of our education Dear Cornell Black Alumni Association Members and Friends, The CBAA board is so pleased with the enthusiasm that we have seen from our alumni since our fabulous reunion in June. Kudos to Chimene Liburd, Angela Celestin, Joanne Hill and our class clerks for a job well done. We would also like to thank the outgoing board for their hard work. Now we need to keep the enthusiasm going. The board is committed to continuing to offer events of that caliber. We look forward to seeing you at our future events. This newsletter is just one part of our effort to increase communication with our alumni and stu- dents. Please visit our website (www.cbaa1976.com) for regular updates as well. If you would like to contribute to the newsletter or help create it, join our communications committee. Please spread the word...Undergraduate and graduate alumni are welcome. We would love to have you! SEPTEMBER ISSUE EXECUTIVE BOARD President Anika Daniels-Osaze, Arts '96 [email protected]Treasurer Darien Ward, ILR ‘90 [email protected]Secretary Zachary Murray, AAP '12 [email protected]VP Membership Carol McIntosh, Arts'83/ Weill '87 [email protected]VP Programming Jade Dean, Hotel'08 [email protected]VP Fundraising /Scholarship Ebony Ray, ILR'10 vpfundrais- [email protected]VP Student Relations Cynthia Cuffie, HumEC'74 [email protected]CBAA’s Executive Board Join a Committee or volunteer to be a Regional Representative today! Our six standing committees are: Membership Committee Programming Committee Scholarship & Fundraising Committee Campus & Student Relations Committee Communications Committee Secondary/Graduate Schools Committee As a Regional Representative, you are an important resource for CBAA and a pivotal part of volunteer, social and cultural activities in your area. Each region needs assistance in planning 2-4 regional events per year. This is a great networking opportunity for our alumni! For committee details and to sign up visit: http://www.cbaa1976.com/volunteer.html CBAA REUNION 2012
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T H E N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E C O R N E L L B L A C K A L U M N I A S S O C I A T I O N F A L L 2 0 1 2
UUPPDADATTEE Sharing the vision of
our education
Dear Cornell Black Alumni Association Members and Friends,
The CBAA board is so pleased with the enthusiasm that we have seen from our alumni since our
fabulous reunion in June. Kudos to Chimene Liburd, Angela Celestin, Joanne Hill and our class
clerks for a job well done. We would also like to thank the outgoing board for their hard work.
Now we need to keep the enthusiasm going. The board is committed to continuing to offer events
of that caliber. We look forward to seeing you at our future events.
This newsletter is just one part of our effort to increase communication with our alumni and stu-
dents. Please visit our website (www.cbaa1976.com) for regular updates as well. If you would like
to contribute to the newsletter or help create it, join our communications committee. Please
spread the word...Undergraduate and graduate alumni are welcome. We would love to have you!
CBAA’s Executive Board Join a Committee or volunteer to be a Regional Representative today! Our six standing committees are: Membership Committee Programming Committee Scholarship & Fundraising Committee Campus & Student Relations Committee Communications Committee Secondary/Graduate Schools Committee As a Regional Representative, you are an important resource for CBAA and a pivotal part of volunteer, social and cultural activities in your area. Each region needs assistance in planning 2-4 regional events per year. This is a great networking opportunity for our alumni! For committee details and to sign up visit:
CBAA PROGRAMMING CALENDAR 2012/2013 July - NJ/Philly/Delaware Cornell Alum, Friends, and Family Summer Potluck Picnic Unami Park, Garwood, NJ Saturday, July 21, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM Contact Leon Smart '82 - [email protected] or Gale Jones '82 [email protected] August- MD/DC/VA Class of 2016 & New Student Sendoff August 5th, from 4-7pm@ Nixon's Farm, 2800 Nixon's Farms Lane, West Friendship, MD Directions: http://www.nixonsfarm.com/contact.htm Contact Randall Nixon '78 at [email protected] or Phone: 443-364-8380
September - NYC, Detroit Pre-Homecoming Mixer NYC - September 2, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m. Riverside Park; Contact Kassandra Frederique @ [email protected] for more details Detroit - September 20, 2012 @ 6:30 p.m. - Roast Restaurant, Westin Book Cadillac Hotel; September - Washington, DC General Body Meeting September 15, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Hall of the States 444 N. Capitol St., NW, Suite 367 Washington, DC 20001 Contact: Anika Daniels-Osaze - [email protected] for more details September - Ithaca (Homecoming) Mosaic Exchange: Alumni-Student Panel & Networking September 22, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m. Clark Hall, Room 701 Ujamaa 40th Anniversary Banquet September 22, 2012 @7:00 p.m. Willard Straight Hall, Memorial Room September - Miami Black IVY Conference September 27-29, 2012 visit http://bialconference.org/about/ for more information October - Chicago Rising Ivy Breakfast - Cosponsored with Black Ivy Alumni League and Google October 10, 2012; Contact Akiza Boddie-Willis - [email protected] for more details October - Cornell Medical College Reunion/ CBAA mixer undergrad and grad alumni (NYC) October 20th, 2012– special guest speaker: Randall Nixon '78 contact Carol McIntosh at [email protected]
October - May - June - September (NY, Chicago, DC, San Francisco) Avon Walk for Breast Cancer http://www.avonwalk.org/ Fall - 2012 - NYC Date TBD Alvin Ailey Performance - Co-sponsorship with the Black Ivy Alumni Association January - All Regions 1st Week of January - Back to School Alumni/Student Mixer Location & Time for each region to be confirmed February - NYC Volunteer at St. Francis Xavier's Soup Kitchen - space is limited 55 West 15th Street, New York NY contact [email protected] for details April - All Regions Arts Programming Event-Information to be provided May - All Regions Cinco De Mayo Alumni Mixer May 5, 2012 -Information to be provided May 26, 2013 - Ithaca Cornell Commencement/ CBAA Graduation Reception and Senior Leadership Award Presentation June/ July -All Regions Professional Development Event-Information to be provided We will continue to update the CBAA website as events are added.
The 1st Annual Black Ivy Alumni League Convention will be held in Miami, Florida from September 27th-30th. Network with alumni from all our brother institutions.
The conference will focus on the 4 pillars of - Education, Leader-ship, Politics and En-trepreneurship.
Specially priced tickets are available to friends of CBAA. Use the code “CBAA” to save nearly $100 off your ticket.