Countdown To Reunions Online registration continues through May 23, so there's still time to rejoin your Brown community of friends on campus on May 27, 28, and 29. Newly confirmed since last month: Elizabeth Mitchell '90 (of Liz and Lisa) will perform at Field Day!

Don't Miss Your Chance to Join the Brown Travelers This Year! Experience the unique opportunity of traveling with Brown faculty and alumni. Most trips for 2005 have sold out, so act soon and find out why alumni keep returning! The following fall destinations still have space: France, Western Mediterranean, Spain/Portugal.

Dear Brown Alumni,

With students deep into exams and papers, there's an aura of intense focus on campus – perhaps not your favorite memory! But the rest of the campus is gearing up for a festive Reunion / Commencement weekend on May 27-29, and we hope many of you will be at Brown for this memorable occasion – see below for details and for other recent news.

With best wishes,

Eileen M. Rudden ’72, President, Brown Alumni Association
Lisa J. Raiola ’84, Vice President, Alumni Relations

Public Humanities Initiative Pushes Boundaries of Museum Studies
Steven Lubar, who arrived at Brown from the Smithsonian Institution, where he chaired the Division of the History of Technology, has begun building Brown's public humanities program in the Department of American Civilization.
(photographed by Tracy Powell)

Reunion Classes Nearing Record
The 0's and 5's are expected to set a new record for reunion giving to the Brown Annual Fund. Collectively, alumni celebrating a reunion this year have already committed $6.3 million to support the Plan for Academic Enrichment. Details for each class are available online.

Clinton Packs Meehan Auditorium
Brown's student Democrats hosted the Northeast College Democrats Conference on April 29 – May 1, and the whole campus got a bonus when keynote speaker William J. Clinton agreed to deliver a public address.

Brown University to Confer 10 Honorary Degrees on May 29
Candidates for honorary degrees, to be conferred on Sunday, May 29, include environmental artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, philanthropist Sidney E. Frank '42, actress Phylicia Rashad, financier William Rhodes '57, and six others.

C.D. Wright's "One Big Self" on Campus Through May 29
Bell Gallery is featuring two photographic exhibitions – "One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana" and "The Omega Suites." Both depict aspects of U.S. prisons. Photographer Deborah Luster and Brown poet/MacArthur winner C.D. Wright collaborated on "One Big Self."

Improving Approaches to Toxic Waste
Through a federal grant establishing Brown as a Superfund research center, a team led by Professor of Medical Science Kim Boekelheide will investigate new ways to protect health and aid the environment.

Coming Home
Roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades have produced more non-lethal wounds in Iraq than in any other U.S. war. In response, a multidisciplinary group of Brown researchers is using new technologies to help the seriously wounded resume their lives.

Four Brown Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Poet C.D. Wright, anthropologist David Kertzer ’69, engineer Rodney Clifton, and historian Omer Bartov have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a distinction of excellence in science, scholarship, business, public affairs, and the arts.

Reunions '05: Rejoin Your Community, May 27-29
The Reunion Web site has the full schedule, but here’s the scoop on some of the special occasions coming up:

Community-Wide Celebrations
- Campus Dance, Friday, 5/27, 9 pm – 1 am
- Presidential address, Saturday, 5/28, 11:45 am
- Alumni Field Day with Elizabeth Mitchell ’90, Saturday, 12:45 – 4 pm
- Pops Concert with Lisa Loeb ’90, Saturday, 9 pm
- Commencement Procession forms, Sunday, 5/29, 10 am

Educational Programs
- Commencement Forums, Saturday, 5/28, 9 – 11:30 am
- College Admission Panel, Saturday, 9:15 – 10:30 am

Affinity/Affiliation Celebrations
See our special schedule of these events.
- Academic/topical (Computer Science; Theatre, Speech and Dance)
- Multicultural (Inman Page Black Alumni Council, Asian/Asian American Alumni Alliance, Brown University Latino Alumni Council)
- Student activities (BDH, BOLT, Brown Debating Union, Brown Band, Chattertocks, Brown Student Radio, and fraternities/sororities)

Calling All BrownMed Alumni
It’s not too late to register for your BrownMed Reunion! Check out the Web site for the lineup of events, including receptions, forums, the Gala, and, of course, graduation.

Honor Outstanding Alumni
Who’s made a difference for Brown or for the world? Each year, with your help, the Brown Alumni Association celebrates their dedication with a series of awards. Help the BAA shine a light on the good work done by alumni; submit an award nomination by June 6.

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