October 3-5 – Homecoming Weekend was a celebration of the Dean family. A few highlights of the weekend included the Silver and Gold Brunch honoring the 25th and 50th Society Reunion Classes, the Library Learning Commons Dedication, Tailgate party and Dean Football vs. Globe Institute of Technology, Suffolk/Dean Reception and the Alumni Awards Cocktail Reception. The photo to the left is of Chris Mala ’00, the 2008 Outstanding Young Alumni Award Recipient, attending Homecoming with parents, Roslyn and Charles Mala.

For a complete listing of the Alumni Award recipients, please visit www.dean.edu/Alumni/PastEvents.cfm

October 27 – President Paula Rooney and more than 100 alumni and friends gathered at Suffolk University Law School for a networking reception and discussion on the 2008 Presidential election. Featured speakers included (from left to right in photo) Suffolk University Political Pollster David Paleologos, Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray, Secretary of the Republican National Convention Jean Inman, President Paula Rooney, former Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey and Congressman Jim McGovern.

November 19 – More than 150 alumni, faculty, staff, students and business leaders gathered on the Dean campus for the 3rd Annual Dean Leadership Institute Executive Lecture. Guest speaker, Anne Finucane, Chief Marketing Officer, Bank of America, delivered remarks on Creating Opportunity.

The 4th Annual Dean Leadership Institute Executive Lecture will be held on November 5, 2009. Guest speaker will be Dr. Ralph de la Torres, President and CEO, Caritas Health Care.

December 10 – The ETRO Showroom for the annual New York City Holiday Reception was the place to be with more than 50 alumni, parents and friends welcoming in the holiday season!

Greg McCarthy ’74, Dean College Trustee and Director of Men’s Sales, ETRO USA, hosted the event.

January 14, 2009 - Pre-Game Happy Hour at The Harp followed by Boston Celtics vs. NJ Nets

February 13, 2009 - Sweethearts Club Valentine's Dinner

February 26, 2009 - Leadership in Action: Views from the Top. Learn how Dean alumni are leading their companies in today's economy

February 28, 2009 – President Paula Rooney and Dean College are coming to Florida! Pre-Game Barbecue and Boston Red Sox vs. Cincinnati Reds in Fort Meyers

March 1, 2009 - President’s Luncheon at Orchid Island Beach and Golf Club hosted by Dean College Trustee, Jan Kokes ’64

March 12, 2009 - Pre-Game Happy Hour at The Harp followed by Boston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators

April 24, 2009 – School of Dance presents Balance Dance Company 2009, including a reception before the performance

May 9, 2009 - 143rd Commencement Exercises

For more information on upcoming events or to register, please go to www.dean.edu/Alumni/newsAndevents.cfm

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The men’s football team completed a dream season this fall, winning its second consecutive Northeast Football Conference title with a 10-1 record. This team also earned the second trip to an NJCAA bowl game in the history of the College. The Bulldogs traveled to Cedar Falls, Iowa to compete in the Graphic Edge Bowl in November. The team lost the bowl game to Iowa Central Community College, 20-10. Although the team returned unsuccessful in their bowl bid, it had a terrific season overall and we are proud of our football team's accomplishments on and off the field. In addition to the bowl invitation, Head Coach Todd Vasey was named NEFC Coach-of-the-Year for the second consecutive year.

The men’s soccer team enjoyed the ninth straight winning season, finishing with an excellent 10-5 record under first-year coach John Andrade. Andrade, a former All Big-East player at Syracuse, guided the Bulldogs to the Region XXI championship game, where they lost to Massasoit Community College.

The women’s soccer team went 8-10 this fall, winning the most games in the program since 1998. Coach Jim Hopkins recruited a strong base of freshmen this year and they played competitive soccer in every game. We look forward to building on their successes next fall.

To learn more about Dean Athletics, or to find the schedule for your favorite team, visit us online at www.dean.edu/StudentLife/Athletics.cfm

Alternative Spring Break Program: Dean Students to Travel to Prague

Seventeen students will be heading to Prague, in the Czech Republic, this March as part of an alternative spring break program. Myron Schmidt, Ed.D., Dean, School of the Arts; and Jim Beauregard, Professor of Theatre, are organizing the trip which will include theatre performances, concerts, museum tours and operas.

The students will be interacting and joining students from American University and the Prague Academy of Performing Arts. Students will be attending performances every night. On the first night, they will attend a production of the opera, Don Giovanni, performed at the Estates Theatre — the very theatre Mozart conducted the first production of Don Giovanni.

Students will leave on March 7 and return March 16. “This will be an exceptionally, extraordinary experience for our students to explore a city full of history and culture,” said Schmidt. The city has buildings from the 9th Century to the Art Nouveau period — Gothic to Romanesque.

The students going to Prague are all enrolled in IDS 204 — History and Culture of Prague, which Dr. Schmidt will be teaching to prepare the students for the trip. When they return, students will reflect on their experiences and each student will write a final paper.

Giving “Reunion” a whole new definition

Last year we reported on Dean alumnus and current Suffolk/Dean student, Gabriel Dut Bethou, who discovered that his mother and sisters, whom he had believed were dead after an attack on his village in Sudan many years ago, were in fact alive. After many months of work trying to reunite and bring his mother and sisters to the United States, he still had many immigration obstacles to overcome. To expedite the reunion, Gabriel has travelled to Juba in the Sudan to reunite with his family after more than 15 years. He was recently profiled in the Franklin and Milford, MA newspapers. To read the article, click here:

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x611342576/A-long-awaited-family-reunion-planned-in-Sudan

We hope to bring you the story of Gabriel’s journey in an upcoming issue. To learn more about him and his efforts to help other refugees, visit www.outofsudan.org

WGAO – Power 88 Radio to begin streaming on website

WGAO—Dean’s 175-watt FM radio station has long been a training ground for Dean students—in communications, music and the intricacies of broadcasting. Unfortunately, unless you lived within a 20-mile radius of the campus, you didn’t get to hear it. That will change in 2009. By late January, WGAO will begin streaming its broadcast on the Dean College website — www.dean.edu

Listeners anywhere on the planet can tune in to hear the College’s broadcasts online. Associate Professor of Communications and WGAO-FM Operations Manager, Vic Michaels, has worked with Chief Information Officer, Darrell Kulesza, to both stream the signal and create new web space on the College site to promote the station and its valuable resources for students looking at a broadcasting career.

“We’re really excited that after many years of trying, we’re finally able to stream WGAO’s signal,” said Michaels. “We’ve launched many broadcast personalities from Dean, including Greg Dickerson '92 of WEEI, and Joe Cortese '81 of Oldies 103.”