Alumni and their families enjoy Reunions Weekend 2005.

Dear valued U.Va. Engineering alumni,

Reunions Weekend - complete with old friends, engaging workshops and a picnic lunch at your alma mater - is rapidly approaching. This June 2-4, come home to U.Va., and enjoy a variety of fun and scholarly events hosted by the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

• Join the School's faculty and your fellow alumni at a casual, picnic-style luncheon in Darden Court. Meet Dean Aylor and hear about his vision for the Engineering School, enjoy great food, touch base with professors, reminisce with old friends - and make new ones - at this fun, family event at noon on Saturday, June 3.


• Learn all about "Engineering New Tissues: A New Frontier in Medicine." Scientists are re-creating the environment that encourages cell growth inside the body, offering patients access to living tissue - an option that radically expands healthcare alternatives for injuries and diseases from broken bones to diabetes. Join University Professor Cato Laurencin for a discussion on recent advances in this exciting and controversial field on Friday, June 2, at 3:30 p.m.


• Find out if "Robots Are Watching." Join Professor Barry Horowitz in his laboratory for a demonstration of robot building surveillance systems and information exchange systems for highway safety on Saturday, June 3, at 11 a.m. (Transportation to and from the laboratory will be provided.)

For more about Reunions Weekend — including information about accommodations, who’s going, a complete schedule of events and online registration — visit www.alumni.virginia.edu/reunions/weekend/default.asp. For more information about the Engineering School events throughout Reunions Weekend, please contact Kyle Maner at maner@virginia.edu or (434) 924-7639.

As you prepare to celebrate your reunion and look back upon fond memories of your time at the Engineering School, please consider giving a reunion gift to the SEAS Annual Fund. Your generosity will enable the Engineering School to continue providing students with memories for years to come. To make a gift online, please visit http://www.seas.virginia.edu/uvef/giving/how.php — or send your gift to: University of Virginia Engineering Foundation; P.O. Box 400256; Charlottesville, VA 22904-4256.

Thank you for your interest in and support of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. I look forward to seeing you on Grounds June 2-4, 2006!

Sincerely,

James H. Aylor
Louis T. Rader Professor
Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science
The University of Virginia