Last Look

By Christine A. Doyle, M.B.A.'04

Homecoming–Family and Reunion Weekend

Photos: Rob Totaro, Mark Schmidt

Homecoming Weekend 2013, Oct. 18-20, was especially vibrant, with stunning fall weather, dozens of action-packed events, and hundreds of alumni and families descending on campus. These photos represent just a handful of the festivities, including the Half-Century Breakfast, the Great Dane pregame and football game, the scholarship reception, and the Great Dane Great Bash.

 

Citizen Laureate

Photo: Gary Gold ’70

SEFCU Arena was the setting Oct. 24 for the 34th Annual Citizen Laureate Awards Dinner. The event grossed more than $150,000 for The University at Albany Foundation and student scholarships. Pictured, left to right, are UAlbany Foundation Board President George R. Hearst III; Community Laureate James J. Barba; Academic Laureate Stephen M. Berk, Ph.D.; and University President Robert J. Jones.

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Winter Commencement

Photos: Mark Schmidt

At the 2013 Winter Commencement Dec. 8 in SEFCU Arena, UAlbany awarded more than 1,000 degrees – and graduates joined a global network of more than 160,000 alumni.

A few quick facts:

• 571 class members earned undergraduate degrees; 431 earned graduate degrees.
• Graduates hailed from more than 315 cities and towns across New York State, as well as from California, Georgia, Maine, South Carolina and other states.
• China, India, Korea and Bangladesh were among the countries represented.
• Class members ranged in age from 19 to 63.
• There were 18 military veterans in the class.
• UAlbany’s newest alumni studied a wide range of subjects, earning degrees in 50 different majors ranging from psychology, sociology, accounting, and communication to business administration, history, economics, and biology.
• Information science, literacy, mental-health counseling, criminal justice, business and public health were among the disciplines studied by those who earned graduate degrees.