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Connections • cmualum.com Watch connection By Mary Lu Yardley, '90 MSA '92 Executive director of alumni relations From Minnesota to Florida to New York to Nevada and all places in between, alumni join to watch CMU football and meet new friends. There are examples in this magazine of building human connections among our alumni, students and faculty. Our watch parties are another example of alumni connecting with each other. One of the great perks of a winning football program and national exposure on TV is the opportunity for alumni to gather for a common interest. This has been a great year of connections. New clubs have formed, new leadership has emerged, and the Chippewa connection grows. I have said many times that our goal is to connect and reconnect with our alumni. I thank those individuals who have contacted us. The request we hear so often is, "I know there are more CMU alumni in my area besides me, can you help get us together?" And they are usually correct, there are more alumni in their area, and these watch parties have provided the venue to get something started. Three MAC Championships and four consecutive bowl games have provided the opportunity to connect with new and old friends. Thank you CMU Chippewa football. What a season! Fire up Chips! Calendar March 24 Dow Corning Executive in Residence talk by Steven Barker, Mount Pleasant campus. April 10 Opus XIII School of Music gala, Music Building, Mount Pleasant campus. 14 Journalism Awards Luncheon, Mount Pleasant campus. 15 Alumni Speaker Series, Bay City Public Library. 16 College of Business Administration Alumni and Faculty Awards ceremony, Mount Pleasant. 23 Broadcast and Cinematic Arts Awards Banquet, Buck's Run Golf Club, Mount Pleasant. May 8 Commencement, Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant campus. June 4 The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions Golf Outing. 11 Eighth Annual CMU Night at Comerica Park, Detroit. 23 through 25 Grandparents U, Mount Pleasant campus. Chapter news and events African-American Constituent Chapter Contact: Lynn Garrett lynn.garrett@gm.com Ann Arbor Contacts: Bob Balicki, '79, and Gail Elliott, '94 Bob: 313-608-7922 Gail: 313-608-7923 rj_balicki@yahoo.com gaelliott@sbcglobal.net Atlanta Almost 30 alumni and friends gathered at the new Prado Taco Mac to cheer the Chippewas on to a MAC Championship victory Dec. 4. Attendees traveled from as far as Athens, Ga., at least 90 minutes away. Contacts: Mark Guy, '00 770-475-3447 Jared Lombard, '03 jaredlombard@yahoo.com 404-918-5342 Central Texas Candice Zmijewski, '03 cnzmijewski@yahoo.com Band Constituent Chapter Contact: Tom Broka, '72 tbroka@hotmail.com Battle Creek Contact: T.R. Shaw, '82 269-965-2979 trsbcmi@aol.com Boston More than 100 Chippewa alumni and fans made their way to Boston for a pregame gathering on the Boston College campus. Interim President Kathleen M. Wilbur and other CMU administrators were on hand to meet Boston area alumni. Contact: Adam Miller, '98 847-807-9464 adam.miller@us.astellas.com Broadcast and Cinematic Arts Constituent Chapter Contact: Kevin Campbell, '74 kevcamp55@charter.net Central Texas Alumni from Central Texas had a great time at Indigo Joe's, where they watched the Homecoming game. Angie and Jerry did a great job rallying the troops and setting up all the CMU goodies. It was an exciting time. There's nothing like cheering on the Chippewas with friends! Contacts: Jerry Juhnke, '86 gajuhnkemi@yahoo.com Angie Farmilo Coats 210-455-9968 angieco@aol.com Charlotte, N.C. Contact: Michele Caldwell Kelly, '01 shelkell@gmail.com Chicago Contact: Ira Kreft, '77 ijkreft@aol.com centralight winter '09 spring '10 3333