Professor Neumann’s walls are plastered with prestigious teaching awards, yet he remains an approachable educator whose engaging and informative lectures are consistently cited as student’s favorites during their time at Brown.

We’re delighted that the good professor will be in San DIego speaking about “Light and Architecture: Louis Kahn and Richard Kelly.” Kahn, the great mid-century architect, is known for designing the modern masterpiece — the Salk Institute in La Jolla. Kelly, a pioneer in architectural illumination, collaborated with Kahn on projects to enhance the impact of the built environment.

This Back to Class 250th Anniversary event is hosted by Patti & Alon Garay ’79, P’16 and Gini & David Meyer P’16. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages provided.

3-5pm
Sunday, February 22nd
La Jolla Country Club
$10 per person*

*Free for current dues-paying members
of the Brown Alumni Club of San Diego

Register Here

It was the ides of November when an intrepid crew of Brown alums and pre-alums (children) joined forces at Sherman Elementary School to mulch, plant and paint. Over the course of the morning, these heroes transferred and truckload of soil into several planting beds and covered the entire garden area with several truckloads of mulch. Karen Wei ’04 worked with school children to plant the beds with organic seeds. Lisa Rothstein ’82 painted a mural on the garden shed.

The timing could not have been more perfect; Right after the community service event, the winter rains started and the garden was saved from being engulfed by a jungle of weeds.

A big thanks to our tireless volunteers!

Ivy intonations!
Witty warblers!
Sassy Serenaders!
A Cappella Awesomeness!

Thanks to Wikipedia, we know that the term “a cappella” is Italian for “in the manner of the church/chapel.” But for many of us, it brings us back to our college days, to a night when we stumbled out of the library (the Rock for liberal arts majors, SciLi for sciences concentrators) after an eternal study session, and came upon a group of singers huddled under an arch, crooning in the crisp autumn air. Suddenly, we are transported by the impromptu performance of memorable melodies past and present.

On Friday, January 16th the magic is coming to San Diego! The Brown Derbies bring a fun-filled show, performing a repertoire of songs that span a variety of different genres, ranging from Rock to Barbershop to R&B and folk. Join us for heavy hors d’oeuvres, drinks and a show at the Rancho Santa Fe home of Dr. Paul Chen, Ivy alum and booster for the choral arts. To help close out the evening, we will have an alma mater sing along with piano accompaniment for each Ivy-Plus University in attendance.

Register here:

A Season of Service

Celebrating Brown University’s 250th Year

On Saturday, November 15 the Brown Club of San Diego commemorated Brown University’s mission to serve the community, the nation, and the world by sprucing up an elementary school garden right here in America’s Finest City.

Sherman Elementary School has a 98% poverty level and 15% of the students are considered transient, with many coming from nearby homeless shelters. The school garden is one of the few after-school enrichment activities for the kids.

The event was family friendly. Volunteers participated in painting, mulching, weeding and planting from 9:30-11:30am.

Ivy Plus San Diego Fall Mixer

On the evening of November 5, 2014, over one hundred alums attended the annual Ivy Plus mixer at Hess Brewing Company. Hess is one of the premier craft breweries in San Diego. Attendees could bring their own food or order a delivery from Wang’s nearby.

Barrio Star Autumn Social

 On October 16th, the Brown University Club of San Diego celebrated its 3rd annual Autumn in Barrio Star’s Pink Room. Barrio Star, helmed by celebrated chef and author Isabel Cruz, offers a fresh, creative take on traditional Mexican dishes made with wholesome ingredients. Alums in attendance enjoyed tasty appetizers and some of Barrio Star’s many innovative beverages in a friendly, whimsical atmosphere.

 Meet Jim Tilton, Director of Financial Aid, on Friday June 6, 2014 at 6:00pm. Location TBD.

Young Alumni Mixer & 
Toast to Brown’s 250th Anniversary

5:30 – 8 p.m.
Thursday, April 24th
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens
Liberty Station Location
2816 Decatur Road, San Diego, CA 92106

All ages welcome!

Kick off spring and celebrate Brown’s 250th Anniversary with a local brew in the company of other local alums at this casual mixer.

Your fearless hosts Jess Kondrick ’07 and Sean Gosselin ’06 will stake out a table at the expansive, handsome Point Loma venue of SoCal’s largest brewery. [email protected] noon on April 24th to coordinate communication about the group’s precise location.

Kickoff Brown’s 250th Anniversary

with keynote speaker

Professor Steven Rasmussen
Sunday, March 23rd
3pm – 5pm
UCSD International House Grand Asante Hall

-Keynote speaker Professor Steven Rasmussen will give a talk entitled “Brain Mapping at Brown”

-Greet and meet the Brown Women’s Golf Team & their Head Coach Danielle Griffiths

Unraveling how the human brain works and understanding what goes wrong in disorders like epilepsy, schizophrenia, autism, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer’s disease will revolutionize how they are treated, prevented and cured.  A bold research effort called the Brain Research through AdvancingInnovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative will be “transformative,” a grand challenge akin to the Human Genome Project. Scientists from the Brown Institute for Brain Science, including Dr. Steve Rasmussen, are on the cutting edge of this research at Brown’s new Neurotechnology Center and at the Providence VA Medical Center. For more information on Dr. Rasmussen, click here.

Register for the March 23rd event.

2013 Pulitzer Winner
Ayad Akhtar ’93
February 12, 2014
6 pm: Reception
7:30 pm: Play
La Jolla Playhouse

When
Thursday, September 26, 2013
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm:  Reception with refreshments and light fare
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Aaron’s presentation followed by Q & A

Where
UC San Diego
International House, Grand Hall Asante 123AD
9500 Gilman Drive, 0550, La Jolla, CA  92093
For directions and parking in Pangea Parking Structure: Click here

RSVP
No charge to attend but please RSVP by September 23 online here so we can plan for seating and refreshments.
(If you don’t have an account, you can register as a “non-registered user.”)

Questions?
Please contact Kristen Greider ’08 at [email protected] or
Ginny McQueen ’81 at [email protected] or at 401.863.9598

About the Program and the Speaker
In his talk, Dr. Aaron C. Belkin ’88 will discuss the 17-year struggle to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” legislation, which banned lesbians and gays from serving openly in the military.  Belkin, a scholar with more than a decade of hands-on experience in the repeal campaign, shares an insider’s perspective on the strategies that he and others used to encourage a change of mind – and change of heart — in the American people and its Congress.

Dr. Belkin founded the Palm Center, an institute that produces scholarship designed to enhance the quality of public dialogue about critical and controversial public policy issues. He has been one of the nation’s leading advocates on the gays-in-the-military issue for more than a decade. For more information on Dr. Belkin, click here .

Student Send-Off Reception Featuring Professor Peter Andreas
La Jolla Country Club
August 4, 3-5p.m.

Professor Peter Andreas, Brown Professor of Political Science and International Studies, drops in on this year’s First-Year Student Send-Off Reception on August 4th from 3-5pm at the La Jolla Country Club*.  Peter will share his wisdom on life at Brown and speak about his book “Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade made America.” To purchase a copy of the good professor’s book, click here. He will be happy to sign it!

Admission to the event is free, but pre-registration is required. To register, click here.

The Brown University Club of San Diego thanks Patti & Alon Garay ’79, P’16 and Gini & David Meyer P’16 for hosting the 2013 Send-Off event!

*Please Note:  Dress Code at the La Jolla Country Club specifies no gym shorts, cut-offs, tank tops, tee shirts, cargo shorts/pants or any denim.

Reception for Sideways actor Zoe Chao ’08
La Jolla Playhouse
August 16, 6-8p.m.

On Friday August 16th, meet  rising star Zoe Chao ’08, who plays a lead character in the new comedic play Sideways at La Jolla Playhouse. Join us for a private reception from 6-8pm in the Playhouse’s rehearsal room.

The magic happens during the Playhouse’s Foodie Friday event, where a ticket to the night’s 8pm performance also includes access to some of San Diego’s finest food trucks, plus a complimentary microbrew and wine tasting!

To purchase tickets for the August 16th performance at a 20% discount, click here and use the promo code SDBROWN.  The discount is good through August 2nd.

For questions, please contact [email protected]