Thanks
to everyone who joined us for three days of fun, fellowship
and celebrations at the Ethnic
Alumni Association Reunion Weekend. We hope
this will be the start of a new Marquette reunion tradition.
The
reunion brought together alumni of color from all across
the country. The EAA hosted special events like a Multicultural
Mass featuring the All Saints Gospel Choir and
Children of the Sea children's choir, and a Dance
to the Decades featuring local DJ Chris Levy.
Throughout the
weekend, record-breaking donations for the Ralph H. Metcalfe,
Sr., Scholarship were raised on behalf of current Marquette
students of color.
Rondell
Sheridan, Sp '80, star of "That's So Raven," signed autographs
at the Block Party and hosted the Dance to the Decades.
According
to EAA president Valerie Wilson Reed, Sp '79, "Many
of those attending the all-class-years Ethnic Alumni Association
Reunion had not been back to Marquette's campus since the
day they graduated." Valerie explains, "They were
in awe of changes to the campus and pleased to hear of Marquette's
commitment to diversity as expressed by Fr. Wild, Provost
Wake and Associate Provost Grenell. It was a cathartic and
extremely enjoyable weekend but more importantly, energized
and rededicated alumni to support the Ethnic Alumni Association
and its purposes of networking with alumni, recruitment
of minority students, and assisting currently enrolled students
through mentoring and scholarships."
