Grab your digital camera, cell phone or video camera and make a short movie about why you like Wayne State. Get as creative as you want – film it at your desk at work and tell us how Wayne State got you to where you are today, or come down to campus and show us your best memories.

Just for doing this, you’ll get a special gift from the alumni association!

Send your video submissions, which we’ll put on our YouTube site, to michelle.martin@wayne.edu.

Or if you’d prefer to load the video on your own YouTube site, just send us an e-mail and let us know. Either way, we look forward to hearing from you!

Ride in style on the Warrior Express - a.k.a., motorcoach - from Wayne State to Saginaw Valley State's campus, where you'll join fellow football fans for a tailgate party and Warrior football game on Saturday, Sept. 6.

Chow down, drink up and play games. Then show off your Warrior garb. The party starts at 10:30 a.m., kickoff is at noon at Wickes Memorial Stadium. After the game, catch a ride home on the Warrior Express and leave the driving to us. Game tickets are included.

The bus will pick up at two locations: Wayne State's Matthaei Athletics Complex, at 8 a.m., and the I-75/Sashabaw Road Park & Ride at 8:45 a.m.

Cost is $25 for alumni association members, $30 for non-members. If you are providing your own transportation, cost is $20.

To make a reservation, click here or call (313) 577-2300.

Get cooking with Giulio Live! a series of culinary adventures with Wayne State Alumni and AVI Fresh.

He’s not Emeril, but he’s the next best thing! Join campus executive chef for AVI Fresh, Giulio Fattore, as he whips up a variety of culinary masterpieces. Watch and learn, then sample his creations: a four-course Italian meal, Sweetest Day confections and a holiday-inspired brunch. The adventure continues long after you leave, as you’ll take home Giulio’s secret recipes and a special gift compliments of the alumni association and AVI Food Systems.

Each culinary adventure begins at 1 p.m. at the Towers Hall Café. Cost for each session is $58 per person. Alumni association members only. Space is limited, and reservations are required.

There are three culinary adventures to choose from:

A Regional Taste of Italy
Saturday, Sept. 20
Learn the secret to preparing melone alla griglia con prosciutto di parma (roasted melon and prosciutto salad with arugala, olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette); pollo Tosco con la salsa di limone (chicken Tosco with lemon caper sauce); pasta alla casalinga (homemade pastas); and dolce vita (tiramisu and espresso coffee).

Fall Harvest Fare
Saturday, Oct. 18
It’s Sweetest Day, so indulge your sweetheart – and your sweet tooth – with autumn squash soup with vanilla crème and served in an acorn squash bowl; baby green salad with pear, goat cheese, dried cherries and honey vinaigrette; Cabernet braised beef short ribs with rosemary roasted root vegetable, perfect whipped potatoes, braised red cabbage and natural jus; and apple pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese frosting and cinnamon sauce.

A Holiday Brunch
Saturday, Nov. 15
Make the season bright with a wedge salad with blue cheese dressing, tomato, cucumber and onion; banana nut stuffed French toast with vanilla crème anglaise; and eggs benedict with turkey sausage, tomato, spinach and herbed hollandaise sauce.

To make a reservation, visit www.alumni.wayne.edu/events or call (313) 577-2300. Members only.

Celebrate homecoming with the alumni association's Homecoming Pancake Tailgate on Saturday, Oct. 11.

Who wouldn’t wake up early for this? All-you-can-eat pancakes, plus fun for the whole family as you tailgate before the big game. Watch the Warriors kick some Northern Michigan Wildcat tail at noon. Games and prizes for everyone, plus a special appearance by Warrior mascot W.

The event begins at 10 a.m. in tailgate parking lot #50. Cost is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Free for student members and kids under 13.

To make a reservation, click here or call (313) 577-2300.

The alumni association has added two new listings to its job board.

Hitachi Data Systems is currently recruiting in Detroit and other areas of the U.S. for entry-level sales people. The company offers training, mentoring and benefits.

Also, Flint-based Mott Community College is accepting applications for a full-time senior human resource generalist-research.

To learn more about these opportunities, click here.

If you are an employer who would like to feature your company's open house or job opportunities on our Web site, e-mail your information to ax5459@wayne.edu.

Have you stuck your foot in your mouth at work? Ever accidentally sent a less-than-flattering e-mail about your boss to your boss? Ever use emoticons and “LOLs” in official company documents? Even if you haven’t – and just want to be sure you don’t become an office offender – join us for CareerBoost! Business Etiquette on Monday, Sept. 22.

Learn the do’s and don’ts of business etiquette in the areas of writing, interviewing, electronic communications, and international etiquette. Chose from three of the four sessions. Experts from the School of Business Administration, as well as the university’s Career Services department, will be on hand tell you how it’s done. One-on-one consultations available, too!

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. at the McGregor Memorial Conference Center. Cost is $10 for alumni association members, $15 for non-members, and free for student members.

To make a reservation, click here or call (313) 577-2300.

If you're ready to move to the next level in your career, an advanced degree can help take you there. Learn how to make yourself more marketable with an M.B.A. at the School of Business Administration's M.B.A. Open House on Tuesday, Aug. 12.

The open house is from 3-7 p.m. in the fishbowl lounge of the Prentis Building on campus.

Enjoy refreshments and speak with advisors, program representatives and career counselors from the School of Business about admission requirements, career opportunities, flexible class schedules and more.

The $50 application fee will be waived for on-site participants. Click here to download an application.

The open house is free, but reservations are required. Click here to make a reservation.  

Book your vacation today for select Green & Gold Getaways tours and save.

Save up to $400 per couple when you make a reservation for the following tours by Oct. 15:

Poland and Prague
May 8-17, 2009
$1,689 plus airfare

Alaska, the Great Land
July 15-23, 2009
$2,499 plus airfare

Trains Across Colorado
Aug. 5-12, 2009
$1,699 plus airfare

Majestic Swiss Alps and Glacier Express
Sept. 19-27, 2009
$1,899 plus airfare

Spend $2,001 or more per person . . . Save $400 per couple
Spend $1,501 to $2,000 per person . . . Save $300 per couple
Spend up to $1,500 per person . . . Save $200 per couple

For travelers who make reservations after October 15, 2008, (Oct. 16 – Dec. 31, 2008) the following savings will apply:

Spend $2,001 or more per person . . . Save $300 per couple
Spend $1,501 to $2,000 per person . . . Save $200 per couple
Spend up to $1,500 per person . . . Save $100 per couple

For a complete list of alumni tours, visit www.alumni.wayne.edu/travel.

The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences invites you to attend the Martin Barr Lecture series and alumni reunion on Thursday, Sept. 11.

The Martin Barr Lecture topic, Unnatural Causes – Natural Solutions: Your Role in Eliminating Health Disparities, will be presented by Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom, Michigan’s first Surgeon General and president of Community Health Education and Wellness. The lecture begins at 5 p.m. at the EACPHS Auditorium.

The lecture will be followed by the Distinguished Alumni Awards and Annual Alumni Reunion. The program will recognize distinguished alumni as well as 25- and 50-year graduates of the college.

The awards reception begins at 6 p.m. and features dinner and strolling dessert throughout the state-of-the-art building.

The lecture is free. Cost for the reception is $45 per person. 

For more information or to make a reservation, contact Gwen Butt at gbutt@wayne.edu or (313) 577-1716. Click here to make a reservation online.

The School of Business Administration Alumni Association’s second Swing for the Students Golf Outing raised $75,000 toward future student scholarships.

The outing brought in $50,000 and an additional $25,000 was contributed by SBA Dean David Williams, who pledged to give 50 cents for every dollar raised. The event raised $25,000 in its first year. The funds have been placed in an endowment that will provide two $2,500 scholarships annually in perpetuity to graduating seniors from high schools in the city of Detroit.

More than 140 players participated and 40 local companies served as corporate sponsors. Lear Corporation served as title sponsor for the event. 

Catch up with old friends and colleagues at the Wayne State Retired Employees Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 17.

Trade stories about vacation pursuits and swap photos of the grandkids. Then sit back and enjoy lunch while you listen to Jerry Herron, dean of the new Honors College.

The event begins at noon at the Detroit Yacht Club. Cost is $20 for alumni association members, $30 for non-members (non-member price includes 1-year alumni association membership).

To make a reservation, click here or call (313) 577-2300.

The Women of Wayne Alumni Association will present Women in Politics: Do Term Limits Help or Hurt Female Candidates? on Friday, Oct. 3.

Professor Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson, as well as Wayne State alumnae from the Michigan Legislature, will lead the discussion on term limits and their impact on women in the Michigan Legislature.  

The discussion begins at noon in Alumni House. The event is free, but reservations are required by Sept. 26.

To make a reservation, click here or call (313) 577-2300.

Celebrate Detroit with the Arthur L. Johnson Urban Perspectives Lecture Series: Detroit, a City Upon a Hill on Thursday, Nov. 13.

They called it a “city upon a hill.” In 1630, Puritan John Winthrop predicted his Massachusetts Bay Colony would be just that, and admired by all. The same can happen in Detroit. Celebrate 15 years of this award-winning lecture series with a panel of former speakers who discuss the issues and opportunities facing Detroit’s own ascension to be a city upon a hill. The series also marks the publication of Dr. Johnson’s memoir, Race and Remembrance, which will be available for purchase.

The event begins at 11 a.m. at the Spencer Partrich Auditorium, Law School. The lecture is free, but reservations are required.

To make a reservation, click here or call (313) 577-2300.

Wayne State will host two lectures in September as part of the Forum on Contemporary Issues in Society lecture series. FOCIS is a special initiative designed to focus the university’s problem-solving resources on an eclectic range of topics important to the campus community and beyond.

Wayne State presents Vicente Fox, the internationally respected and often outspoken former president of Mexico, on Friday, Sept. 12.

Fox will present the lecture The Promise of Globalization. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Arts Auditorium on campus. The lecture will be followed by an audience question and answer session and a book signing.

For more information, visit www.focis.wayne.edu. To make a reservation, click here.

Also, Wayne State will host author, educator and activist Jonathan Kozol on Friday, Sept. 26.

Kozol will speak on the topic Still Separate, Still Unequal: A Teacher’s Struggle to Transform our Public Schools. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Community Arts Auditorium on campus. The lecture will be followed by an audience question and answer session and a book signing.

For more information, visit www.focis.wayne.edu. To make a reservation, click here.