Philip Furmanski
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Cordially Invites you to Join the Graduate School-New Brunswick
in

Celebrating 50 Years of Graduate Education in
New Brunswick

Saturday, October 25, 2003

Luncheon and Poster Display

11:30 AM
College Avenue Student Center:  Fireside Lounge and Multipurpose Room
Keynote Speaker:  David M. Oshinsky
Professor, Department of History, University of Texas at Austin
"The Great Polio Wars: The Crusade That Revolutionized Modern Medical Research"

Events in Individual Graduate Programs

(Click here for a list of events by program)
2:00-5:00 PM
Symposia on the Cutting Edge of Current Research
Recognition of Outstanding Alumni
Tours of New Facilities and Laboratories

Reception and Gala Dinner

6:00-11:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Ballroom, New Brunswick
Keynote Speaker:  Catharine Stimpson
Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
New York University
"Winds of Change, Stones of Tradition: Graduate Education Now"
Distinguished Alumni Award Presentations
Music: Salsa Band of Rutgers University

Commemorative Book

"50 Years of Graduate Education in New Brunswick"

Available to all who attend Gala Dinner, or upon request

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You may now also contribute to the Graduate School's 50th Anniversary Fund online. Your contributions will be used to:

• Raise fellowship stipends to competitive levels and to increase the number of fellowships offered.
• Enable graduate students to travel for research and presentations at conferences.
• Recognize excellence in graduate student research and teaching.
• Recruit talented graduate students from diverse backgrounds.
• Support the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Graduate School.