2009 Alumni-Faculty Forums

A Reunions tradition for over forty years, the Alumni-Faculty Forums (AFFs) bring together alumni panelists from the major reunion classes for discussions of broad range of timely or timeless topics. Moderated by members of the faculty or administration, the forums attract roughly 2,000 alumni and guest each year.

Class of 2004 Participants

Brian Biegen, Financial Advisor, Citi-Smith Barney, will be a panelist for "Investing Today: Strategies for Uncertain Times".
Andrew Romano, Senior Writer, Newsweek, will be a panelist for "Journalism in the Age of New Media".
Kimberly Taggart, Goldman Sachs International, will be a panelist for "America and the Global Economy: Who's on Top in the 21st Century?"
Rishi Jaitly, Senior Policy Analyst, Google India, will be a panelist for "Who Owns Your Data? Digital Technology and Public Policy".
Juan Valdivieso, will be a panelist for "Should Athletes be Role Models?"
Robin Williams, will be a panelist for "Service in the Obama Era: Innovations in Volunteerism".

The following Alumni-Faculty Forums (AFF) are scheduled for Reunions 2009. Details regarding each AFF, including moderator and panelist information, can be found in the 2009 Alumni-Faculty Forums [PDF].

Friday, May 29 from 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Can the Profit Motive Coexist with the Hippocratic Oath? Commercialization in Medicine (McCosh 10)
Is there a Post-Racial United States? Race in President Obama's America (McCosh 46)
Failed Banks, Rogue States, and Porous Borders: Security in 2009 (McCosh 50)

Friday, May 29 from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Investing Today: Strategies for Uncertain Times (McCosh 10)
Change We Can Believe In? An Obama Report Card (McCosh 50)
High Culture: Maintaining Relevance in the 21st Century (McCormick 101)

Friday, May 29 from 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Journalism in the Age of New Media (Robertson Hall, Dodds Auditorium)
America and the Global Economy: Who's on Top in the 21st Century? (McCosh 50)
The Changing Landscape of American Higher Education (McCormick 101)

Saturday, May 30 from 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Change and a Complex Continent: The Africa Conundrum (McCosh 46)
The Bailouts: A Status Report (McCosh 50)
Who Owns Your Data? Digital Technology and Public Policy (McCormick 101)

Saturday, May 30 from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Service in the Obama Era: Innovations in Volunteerism (McCosh 50)
Should Athletes be Role Models? (McCosh 46)
Wall Street, K Street, and the New Regulatory Era (McCormick 101)

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