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

Contributions to Haiti Relief Effort

Fellow San Antonio Area Penn Alumni,

We all are aware of the recent Haiti earthquake, and of the dire need for assistance to its victims. The Penn and Wharton Alumni Clubs of the neighboring Dominican Republic are working with the Dominican Republic Chapter of Save the Children in its relief effort now under way in Haiti. They invite contributions to this effort through a link provided below. The Global Alumni Network staff at Penn has followed up on this asking, and assures that it is a legitimate undertaking.

There are, of course, any number of ways we can help Haitians recover from this tragedy. This initiative of fellow Penn alumni so close to the scene is certainly one deserving of your consideration.

Donations can be made via credit card by going to the link below:

DR Penn Alumni Club
Note: ONCE YOU ENTER THE DONATION AMOUNT, PLEASE CLICK ON THE “UPDATE TOTAL” BUTTON BEFORE ENTERING THE BILLING ADDRESS

Yours for Penn,

Bob Weidman

President, Penn Alumni Club of San Antonio

RSVP by January 31 for Zoo Tour

A tour of the San Antonio Zoo is being planned for Saturday, April 24. It will begin at 8:30 A.M. with the Zoo’s “Beastly Breakfast,” followed by the zoo tour and a special audience with the cheetahs.

Cost will be $30. Contact Jo-Anne Kaplan by January 31, as spaces for this event are limited.

Ben's Birthday Bash

Ben Franklin’s 304^th birthday falls on a Sunday this year, and we’re going to have Ben’s Birthday Bash on that very date. We hope the Sunday-afternoon timing and choice of restaurant will encourage many of you who can’t join us on weekdays to come and bring a spouse, partner, date, or FOB (Friend of Ben). Here are the details:

WHO: Penn Alumni, Spouses, Friends

WHAT: Ben’s Birthday Bash Brunch

WHERE: The Grille at Leon Springs, 24116 IH-10W (at Boerne Stage Road), 210-698-8797, www.leonspringsgrill.com

WHEN: 12:30 PM, Sunday, January 17, 2010

The Grille, if you’re not familiar with it, is the creation of the former owners of L’Etoile in Alamo Heights. Cost of the brunch will be $19.95 per person.

Ben’s Birthday Bash Brunch will be our Club’s monthly gathering for January.