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 Brown Send-Off Party! The Brown Send-Off Party held on Sunday, August 10, 2008 from 1 - 4 p.m. was a great success! We had five out of ten incoming freshmen from western Pennsylvania attend. One student even drove two-and-a-half hours all the way from Erie! Thank you to everyone who attended, answered their questions, and made them feel welcome. A special thank you to Joe and Regina Fieschko who generously provided their beautiful home and prepared the food for the event. |
 From the Brown website: Van Wickle Gates (1901) and University Hall (1770). By tradition, students pass through these gates only twice: in when they enter as freshmen and out when they leave as graduating seniors. |
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Brown Club of Pittsburgh will honor Randy Pausch '82
On September 18, 2007, only one month after doctors told him he had three-to-six months to live following a recurrence of pancreatic cancer, Randy Pausch delivered what came to be known as "The Last Lecture." His lecture, entitled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," recounted his own efforts to achieve his childhood dreams and shared his insights on finding the good in other people, working hard to overcome obstacles and living generously. His talk also inspired a book version called "The Last Lecture." If you've not already seen his lecture on YouTube, I would encourage you to watch part, if not all of it. It's fantastic. You can find it at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo In his lecture, Randy Pausch presented the metaphor of a brick wall as a challenge to be overcome rather than as an obstacle to achieving your dreams. He explained, "The brick walls are there to show how badly we want something," and "Brick walls let us show our dedication." Taking a cue from his lecture, the Brown Club of Pittsburgh has decided to honor Randy Pausch's dedication to teaching and his contributions to the field of computer science by donating a brick in the Alumni Walkway in the Maddock Alumni Center garden. The brick will say "Randy Pausch, Class of 1982," and will serve as a reminder not only of his philosophy of overcoming challenges but also of his role throughout his career of being a "pathway" to helping others achieve their dreams. If you would like to make a personal donation in his memory, the family requests that donations be directed to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245, or to Carnegie Mellon's Randy Pausch Memorial Fund, which the university will use primarily to support continued work on the Alice project. For more information about his life and legacy, see the article at Randy Pausch's ties to the Pittsburgh area and his service to students and faculty at Carnegie Mellon in Oakland make it all the more fitting and important that the Brown Club of Pittsburgh honor his memory. Randy Pausch got his start in computer science at Brown. His contributions to that field and his service to others should make us proud to be part of the alumni of Brown University. I hope that the brick in the Alumni Walkway will allow him, in a small but substantial way, to continue to be an inspiration to Brown students in the future. Sincerely, |
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