Check out Various Homecoming ResourcesAre you considering attending Homecoming? See who among your classmates are planning to attend, check if your classmates are planning special activities, and see a list of Memorial Day Weekend Events going on around town during the Homecoming Weekend. 00000 Jonathan Turley ’79 to deliver keynote address at the Page HomecomingIn August 2011, following the closure of the House Page Program, George Washington Law Professor Jonathan Turley wrote that¨Congress should not end one of its most inspirational institutions after two centuries with less fanfare than a deleted earmark. The page program deserved better. It can be preserved if the House leadership will only give us a chance.¨ Turley will deliver the keynote address on May 26th in Washington at the Homecoming
News Commentator Cokie Roberts to Moderate the Thursday Homecoming EventsCokie Roberts, whose son and daughter-in-law are former pages, will moderate two panel discussions on Thursday, May 24th at the Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium. The two panel discussions are included in the price of the $50 registration fee and will be followed by an Alumni Welcome Reception on Thursday evening. The panel discussions will be broadcast on CSPAN television. 0000000 |
Register Now for Homecoming 2012!Online registration is now available. Registration price has been set at $50 per person. Alumni are encouraged to invite friends, family, and spouses. A $25 registration discount will be extended to those alumni who have become paid members of the Association. Most Homecoming events throughout the weekend are no additional charge beyond the $50 registration fee. asdfasdf Photos on the Capitol StepsOn Saturday, May 26th at 4:00pm join alumni of all generations on the east steps of the Capitol for a rare photo shoot. It will be the first time in history that alumni of seven decades will be together in one place for a photo. Copies will be available to alumni following the Homecoming. oooooooooooo Sponsor the HomecomingLearn how to sponsor Homecoming. Would you like to promote your business while supporting the alumni association? The Association is made up of 10,000 alumni members ranging in age from 16 to 90+. Our alumni hold influential positions in business, government, and nonprofit sectors. Increasingly, we find that our alumni are Presidents and CEOs of some of the country’s largest nonprofit organizations and corporations. We anticipate that 500 alumni and guests will attend the first-ever Page Alumni Homecoming in Washington. Take this opportunity to share your company or organization with your fellow alumni.
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Homecoming Reception and DinnerThe highlight of the weekend activities will be Homecoming Reception and Dinner from 6:00-10:00pm on Saturday, May 26th at the Liaison Hotel. This will be a relaxed opportunity to gather with classmates, meet alumni of other generations, and reminisce with our former teachers and page supervisors. The Alumni Association will be honoring former teachers and staff of the House Page Program, as well as current and former staff of the Senate Page Program. We will have the opportunity to thank those who did so much for us, including Peggy Sampson, Linda Miranda, Donn Anderson, Barbara Bowen, Joe Bartlett and many more. For the first time in history, there will be seven decades of former pages in one room. Additionally, the dinner will feature a keynote address by George Washington Law School Professor and stalwart page supporter Jonathan Turley (Class of ’79). Also on Saturday evening, the Alumni Association will preview a portion of a new documentary that is being produced about the paging experience.
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