Alumni
Gatherings
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Syracuse, NY March 15 -- Alumna Reading & Reception at BORDERS--
Harpur College of Arts & Sciences and the Binghamton University Alumni Association
hosted a reading and book signing for the launch of Diana Abu-Jaber’s newest
novel “The Language of Baklava -- a Memoir”. Ms. Abu-Jaber a native
of the Syracuse area received her Ph.D. in English from Harpur in 1986. Alumni
from Binghamton University and SUNY Oswego (her undergraduate institution) were
attended along with members of the community. |
Washington,
DC April 11 -- Jordanian Embassy Reception & Reading --Ambassador
Karim Kawar hosted a reception and reading by novelist, Diana Abu-Jaber
Ph.D. ’86. As part of the Ambassador’s Cultural Series,
Ms. Abu-Jaber read from her newest novel “The Language of Baklava -- a
Memoir”. Alumni in the Potomac area were invited to join other
guests of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for the literary evening.
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Boston,
Mass. April 12 -- Reception for Boston Area Alumni
Alumni gathered at the Boston Museum of Science for an evening reception. After
guests were treated to an Omni Theater Adventure with the IMAX movie, Mysteries
of the Nile Vice Provost, Michael McGoff addressed the group and gave a campus
update. The dessert reception catered by Wolfgang Puck.
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Oops:
On page 12 of the Spring 2005 Binghamton Alumni Journal, Michael Marcus is mis-identified
as Larry Hollander in a picture with President Lois DeFleur. |