Vol. 2 Issue 1 Home Message from Ashok Sani September 11 Commemoration Ceremony Graifman Award Announced Firenze 2002 Conference NYU President to Meet Alumni at Regional Receptions Notes from the Undergraduate College Greetings from Dean Choi Stern to Host First Annual Summit on Global Business October 17 Undergraduate Alumni Kickoff Happy Hour News Stories New Alumni Career Resource Berkley Center Announces $50K Business Plan Competition Open to Alumni Stern Announces Major Gifts Merrill Lynch Endows New Minority Scholarship Alumni Corner Current Events Langone September Graduates Celebrate Alumni Assist in OCD Efforts Admissions Update Upcoming Events Stern in the News Feedback STERN@lumni Home Contact Us Office of Alumni Affairs NYU Stern School of Business 44 West Fourth Street, Suite 10-190 New York, NY 10012 Phone: (212) 998-4040 Fax: (212) 995-4515 E-Mail: alumni@stern.nyu.edu Suzette Lemson, Assistant Dean Jeanne Marano, Director Elena Piercy, Associate Director Tiffany Tinson, Associate Director Hae Soo Kim, Coordinator Emanuel Blackett, Administrative Aide Debra Stern, Administrative Secretary Alumni Homepage		NYU President John Sexton to Meet Alumni at Regional Receptions In the coming academic year, alumni, parents and friends across the country will be welcomed at regional receptions to meet NYU's new President, John Sexton. Beginning with a special reception in Short Hills, New Jersey, on September 17, President Sexton will travel around the United States to meet members of the NYU community and share with them his vision for the future of the University. John Sexton will be installed as the 15th President of NYU on September 26, 2002. Prior to his appointment, President Sexton served as Dean and Professor of Law of New York University School of Law, teaching Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law and Religion and Law. He joined the Law School faculty in 1981. President Sexton received his Bachelor of Arts in history from Fordham College, a Master of Arts in comparative religion and a Doctor of Philosophy in history of American religion from Fordham University. In 1979, he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. He is a scholar of the Supreme Court and the federal court system and of the First Amendment with a concentration on church/state issues. All alumni are invited to meet President Sexton at these receptions. Two months prior to each event, invitations will be mailed to alumni residing in and around the cities listed below. For more information on these regional events, please contact Kathy Wyatt at (212) 998-6946 or kathy.wyatt@nyu.edu. More detailed information can also be found on the website at http://www.nyu.edu/alumni/news/regional_events.shtml. Schedule of Regional Receptions for 2002 - 2003: September 17, 2002 Short Hills, NJ February 27, 2003 New York, NY October 24, 2002 Old Greenwich, CT March 4, 2003 Albany, NY November 14, 2002 Garden City, NY March 11, 2003 Chicago, IL February 24, 2003 Naples, FL Tampa, FL April 27, 2003 San Diego, CA February 20, 2003 Boston, MA April 28, 2003 Los Angeles, CA February 25, 2003 Palm Beach, FL April 29, 2003 Palo Alto, CA San Francisco, CA February 26, 2003 Miami, FL May 20, 2003 Washington, DC