South Carolina and Fairfield Regional Events Draw MSU Alumni and Friends

Montclair State University alumni and friends representing classes from the 1940s to the year 2004 gathered in Fairfield, NJ, in January 2005 for a regional alumni event. They reminisced about the University as it used to be, caught up on what's happening today, and got a peek at what's in store for the hilltop campus as it approaches its centennial in 2008. They talked with and listened to MSU President Dr. Susan A. Cole, Thomas J. Haynes, Jr., vice president for University Advancement, and Wayne DeFeo, president of the Alumni Association, and members of the Development staff. There was much nostalgia for the Montclair State of years past, as well as much enthusiasm among the guests for what the University has become and the direction in which it is moving.

In November 2004, Professor Michael Kogan hosted a luncheon with President Cole and South Carolina MSU alumni at the Harbour Club in Charleston, SC. Dr. Kogan is chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at MSU and a longtime summer resident of Charleston. The gathering was an opportunity for Dr. Cole to reach out to the MSU community in South Carolina and to update them on the many recent changes on campus.

The events were part of a planned coast-to-coast series of events designed to keep Montclair State's alumni in touch with each other and with their alma mater. "Montclair State's alumni are witnesses and representatives of the University's heritage and values, and through the Campaign for the Second Century will help to shape the future of the institution," says Dr. Haynes. "It is important to draw the members of the MSU family together to discuss the University and its needs and future as we approach our centennial celebration."

Future gatherings for MSU alumni and friends will take place throughout New Jersey as well as in California, Florida, New York City, Philadelphia, South Carolina and Washington, D.C.