June Penn Alumni Lunch

Below is information for our next luncheon…

When:
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 11:30
Luce Ristorante e Enoteca
11255 Huebner Road
San Antonio, TX 78238
(210) 561-9700
http://www.lucesanantonio.com

LUNCH RSVP:
Please RSVP by 6/28 via email so we can have an accurate account for the table. We start at 11:30 AM so that we can beat the lunch crowd and get everyone back to work by 1PM.

Austinites: Please feel free to join us at any time.

Special thanks to Michelle for coordinating our monthly lunches for the past three years! She has done an amazing job, and we wish her all the best with her new adventure in Detroit.

Penn Glee Club Visit: A Great Success

The Penn Glee Club perform during Steaknite at Waring General Store

My thanks again to all the Penn San Antonio alumni who helped plan, schedule and transport during the Glee Club’s stay with us. Also to those who so generously contributed to help fund the visit. And finally, to everyone of our alumni and family members who were able to join in this wonderful experience!

June Penn Alumni Lunch Preview

While there will be no Alumni lunch this May, below is a preview for our next lunch in June:

When:
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Luce Ristorante e Enoteca
11255 Huebner Road
San Antonio, Tx 78230
(210) 561-9700
www.lucesanantonio.com

The Penn Glee Club Visit to San Antonio is Just a Month Away

Make your plans now to attend the Penn Glee Club concert Thursday, May 20, 7:30 P.M. at the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall on the Trinity University campus. Admission is free, no tickets required. Spread the word to family and friends. There’s plenty of free parking in the stadium parking lot across Stadium Drive.

Join the Glee Club at 6 P.M. Wednesday night, May 19, for Steak Night in Waring, a classic Hill Country experience. Steaks, chicken, C&W music. You’re on your own for transportation, and for dinner costs ($20 per person, tax and tip included). Waring is about 10 miles north of Boerne. Steak Night in Waring runs from 5 to 9 P.M.; we expect the Glee Club bus to arrive there around 6. We’ll have maps and fine-tuning as the day approaches. Reservations are not required, but RSVPs to Toni Murgo will certainly help us in planning.

....Meanwhile, other details of the visit are falling into place. We’ve signed up a hotel, and we’ve lined up alumni to shuttle them to and from the airport. They will have bus transportation to and from their concerts and to Waring, and tentatively for a tour of Mission San José. The first concert, at 12 noon Wednesday, May 19, will be for students of the Edgewood ISD, at the Edgewood Performing Arts Center.

April Penn Alumni Lunch

Below is information for our next luncheon…

When:
Friday, April 26, 2010 at 11:30
Ilsong Garden
6905 Blanco Rd
San Antonio, Tx 78216
(210) 366-4508
http://www.ilsonggarden.com/

LUNCH RSVP:
Please RSVP by 4/28 via email so we can have an accurate account for the table. We start at 11:30 AM so that we can beat the lunch crowd and get everyone back to work by 1PM.

Austinites: Please feel free to join us at any time.

Breakfast with the Beasts

There is still time to RSVP for Breakfast with the Beasts at the San Antonio Zoo. The cost is $30/person which includes zoo admission, a tour and a hot breakfast. E-mail JoAnn or call Janet at 210 734-7184 ext. 1502 to reserve your space.

When:
Saturday, April 24, 2010

March Penn Alumni Lunch

Details on our next luncheon and special event/fundraiser for Glee Club visit…

When:
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 11:30
Lucifer Lighting
3750 IH 35 North
San Antonio, TX 78219
(210) 227-7329

LUNCH RSVP:
A there are no on-site food services, we will be having the lunch catered for a flat fee of $15.00. Any leftover funds and/or additional donations will be used to help the Glee Club offset their expenses.

RSVP by 3/29 via email so we can ensure enough food is available. We start at 11:30 AM so that we can beat the lunch crowd and get everyone back to work by 1PM.

AGENDA:
- Meet and Greet (11:30 AM -12:00 PM)

- Lunch (12:00 PM - 12:45 PM)

- Tour Offices & Brief Overview of Lucifer Lighting and Emerging Technologies for Lighting (optional) (12:45 PM - 1:00 PM)

- Tour Factory & Machine Shop to view CNC and Robotic Equipment Operation; Visit Engineering Offices to view CAD Design of Lighting Fixtures (Optional) (1:00 PM - 1:30 PM)

-Reassemble in Break Room for Departure ( 1:30 PM)

Austinites: Please feel free to join us at any time.

Ivy Talk: Princeton Sociology Professor Speaks on "Generations of Exclusion: Mexican Americans, Assimilation and Race"

Princeton sociologist Edward Telles will be talking about his recent book "Generations of Exclusion: Mexican Americans, Assimilation and Race." The event is free and open to the public.

WHEN: Thursday, February 25th at 6:00pm

WHERE: Southwest Room (Durango Building) of the UTSA Downtown Campus.

For more information: http://www.utsa.edu/today/2010/02/telles.html

February Penn Alumni Lunch

As you may know, we have been having monthly luncheons for Penn alumni in the San Antonio area on (usually) the last weekday of (almost) each month. We try to move around different areas of the city that are convenient to where we all work.

Below is information for our next luncheon…

When:
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 11:30
Jerusalem Grill
3259 Wurzbach Road
San Antonio, TX 78238
(210) 680-8400
jerusalemgrill.net

LUNCH RSVP:
Please RSVP by 2/24 via email so we can have an accurate account for the table. We start at 11:30 AM so that we can beat the lunch crowd and get everyone back to work by 1PM.

Austinites: Please feel free to join us at any time.

What's in the 'Quaker' name?

Beyond the mascot, the religion’s role in Penn’s past is less obvious than many think
by Kathy Wang

Ask a Penn student about the connection between the Quakers and the University, and the reply will likely allude to the contradiction inherent in the “Fighting Quakers.” Many students — and even faculty members — go through years at Penn without realizing that the University is, in fact, not a Quaker institution, nor did it ever have any religious ties to Quakerism.

Read the rest in the DP