Tulane Alumni Lovebirds

This New York Times, which is the veritable bible of weddings and celebrations, recently listed a couple who apparently met at Tulane graduate school and just tied the knot in New Orleans. It caught my eye, because they both attended the public health and Latin American studies graduate programs respectively: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/fashion/weddings/24Bergson.html?ref=weddings

Speaking of tying the knot, the vendor/creator: www.thegartergirl.com named a green and white garter belt after Tulane University, which I think is quite pretty:


Do you have a romantic story from Tulane? If so, I'd like to hear from you :) Perhaps you are an alum that got married on campus too, and would share your pictures on this blog too! 

Across the Country: Reunions with Groups of Tulane alumni friends

So over the years, my Tulane alumni friends, having such strong bonds with each other, have had various reunions. Our first was back in 2005 in Philadelphia, and we watched New Year's Eve fireworks, sipped home-brewed beer, and basically were merry:

The following year, our Tulane alumni crew had another reunion, but this time in Miami. In 2007, I joined several friends from the Class of 2004 in a beautiful, uptown house that was rented, including Vicki V and Lauren W.

Last year, I was invited to attend a wedding on a vineyard in Oklahoma City by Eric M. (Engineering, Class of 03), which brought many of my friends together, but alas I could not make it. The next upcoming reunion place in the works is Sonoma.

Sarah W. (B-school, Class of 05) just had reunions in Austin, TX and Washington DC with her Tulane alumni friends. She attends more Tulane alumni weddings than anyone else I know! Together in 2009, we went to a Tulane alumna's wedding in Dallas, which had several class years represented, and it was also a blast.

Does anyone have any friend reunion stories they would like to share? Where did you go? What did you all end up doing? My 10 reunion comes up in another 2 years on campus: I will definitely not miss this opportunity, because I was working a faculty conference and was so disappointed to have missed my 5 year one (alas).

St. Patrick's Day: Green and White Pride & Job Search Support

I love St. Pattys Day, because it dually enables me to show my Tulane alumni pride and wear head to toe green and white. This St. Patty's Day, my Tulane alumna friend Lori H. (TU, Class of 2005) and I went to the parade in Southie (neighborhood in Boston) and to some parties. Wearing my school colors enabled me to reflect on my job search support offered by Tulane alumni and the career center over the years.

Circa 2002, Tulane had a database listing interesting alumni working in the career fields I was interested in. Back then, I remember getting a list with someone who was a professional quiz show writer and several Tulane alumni working in business publishing.

Circa 2007, a former Tulane Alumni Club President of New York City, Rob T, referred me over to the  Fund for American Studies, whose Executive Vice President is a Tulane alum from 1987 in economics. Although they offered me an interview, I had already accepted another offer. But the above is a great example of Tulane alumni helping their fellow alumni.

Recently, I called up the Tulane career center in a panic and talked to Bob who specifically helps alumni. He listened to my panicking, and sent me access to a job search database that Tulane pays a $4,000 annual subscription for. Bob has been working at Tulane for 5 years, and has worked abroad in Belgium, France, and China, and assured me that moving to work abroad is feasible. Bob has also met with Tulane alumni club presidents in NYC and Chicago recently to build up an alumni mentorship program, and assured me they would be great help.