11th Annual Red Rose Invitational Golf Tournament

Holy Names University and tournament Co-chairs Steve Callaway, President and CEO of West/Callaway/Stoka, Inc. and Matt Heafey, Realtor, Grubb Company Realtors, cordially invite you for a splendid day of golf at the “11th Annual Red Rose Invitational Golf Tournament” to benefit the Mission Scholarship Fund.

For more than 140 years, HNU has empowered generations of students for lives of leadership and service, many of whom are dedicated professionals serving the Bay Area today.  Your participation in the Tournament will strengthen the mission of this enduring Oakland institution and ensure the academic success of many worthy students.  To RSVP visit www.hnu.edu/donors/golf.   For more information, contact Frances Renty Williams, Director of Annual Giving at fwilliams@hnu.edu or by calling (510) 436-1014.

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Uncork a Bottle of Vino With the HNU Alumni Wine Club

Uncork a bottle of vino and join fellow alumni as we launch HNU’s first Alumni Wine Tasting Club.  The Club’s first meeting will take place on Thursday, March 29th from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Holy Names University’s Montclair Room.  To participate, please bring a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon to share (max. price $15/bottle).  Light hors d’oeuvres will be provided.  RSVP to alumni@hnu.edu

What: Alumni Wine Club.  Bring a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon to share (max. price $15/bottle)
Where: Holy Names University, Montclair Room
RSVP: Email alumni@hnu.edu or contact the Alumni Relations Office at (510) 436-1240
More Info: Contact Club Chair:
Rashaun Raymond ’81, MBA ’95
rdraymond@pfninsurance.com
(510) 504-6239
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Daniel W. Schmidt publishes his second book, Domestic Drafts

Associate Professor of English Dan Schmidt, who created and directs The Writer’s Craft program at Holy Names University, recently completed his second book, Domestic Drafts.

From the publisher:

From the author of Houndini and Other Tales comes a new collection of humorous and heartwarming slices of real life. You’ll find the adventures of everyday life: pieces about dogs, cats, and assorted odd balls–including the author. Plus, you get “Dr. Dan’s Little Book of Bacon.”

Domestic Drafts
ISBN: 978-1-105-33742-0
Copyright: Daniel W. Schmidt (Standard Copyright License)
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Daniel W. Schmidt

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Join us to hear Julie Burnet, Cupertino Meets China: Making the iBox – this Thursday!

We hope you will be able to join us Thursday, February 9th at 4:30 pm in the VCPA to meet and hear the remarkable entrepreneurial story of Julie Burnet who was chosen to create the intriguing iBox, the opening of which anticipates the pleasures of the electronic device it holds. This is a box that most of us cannot throw away.

Julie will share her personal tale of how she followed her talents to become an entrepreneur, inventing a process to accomplish the impossible, negotiating between a British designer and a Chinese manufacturer, and producing a unique container to present a revolutionary invention.

After Julie’s presentation and open discussion, there will be a reception with refreshments so you might meet our presenter.

William Hynes, Anitra McCain, Karen Schneider, and Tom Hannen

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Buon giorno: Faculty news from Professor Ricci

Buon giorno,

Professor Ricci’s book Environmental and Health Risk Assessment and Management: Principles and Practices, published by Springer as a hard copy book, has been reprinted as a soft cover book.

Professor Ricci has completed a first Fulbright visit to the University of Bologna, where he gave two Fulbright Lectures in November 2011 and December 2011.

Professor Ricci and co-authors has published the paper: Water quality and non-point source of risk: the Julong River watershed, PRC, in Water Science and Technology (in press, 2012) Professor Ricci had been asked by Xiamen University, China, to be a Fulbright Expert for 2012.

Ciao,
Paolo Paolo F. Ricci, PhD, MPA, LLM

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