The reunion will take place during Homecoming weekend at UMD and is set for:

October 5, 2002
CVPA Building 6, Gallery Level
UMD Campus
5:00 - 9 p.m.

The invitation for the Swain Reunion will be sent in the mail within the next couple of weeks. You may, however, register for the reunion at any time by filling out and faxing or mailing the registration form, found here:
http://www.umassd.edu/aa/events/swain/reservation.htm

If you do not receive an invitation by October 1st, it may mean that you are not on our mailing list. Please visit the URL above for the registration form.

Some changes since the last update...
Same date: Oct. 5th, 2002
Same place: Building 6, Gallery Level, UMD
Same cost: $35.00 per person
Time change: Reunion is now from 5 - 9 p.m.
Attire: Business casual
Events: Business card exchange (described below)
Entertainment: UMD Jazz ensemble and Big Nazo Band
Food: Lots of food and drink (cash bar)
Silent Auction: The silent auction will not be held during the reunion, but is being planned for another date, later in the year.

MEMORABILIA:
If you wish to display any Swain memorabilia you have, please arrive at Building 6 with your items no later than 3 p.m. on the day of the reunion so that items may be cataloged and displayed in the gallery.

BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE:
An area will be set up at the reunion for an Alumni business card exchange. Participation is free, but you must register in advance.

A small display area with business cards and company info will be set up for each Alumni interested in participating. Alumni attending the reunion will be given a small bag to collect business cards of
interest to them so that we may begin a business network and support system of Swain Alumns who either own their own business or are able to provide services of interest, may have employment opportunities, etc.

A master file of business cards will be kept at the Alumni office so that we may create a business directory of Swain Alumni and begin an interactive web site for Swain Alumni.

Alumni are responsible for taking home any remaining business cards at the end of the evening. Cards left behind will be discarded.

DEADLINE to submit business cards for the exchange is
SEPTEMBER 25th. Anyone interested should submit at least 50 (or more) business cards along with the following information to Dawn Viola, 110 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, RI 02910:
Your name
Name at graduation
Year of graduation
Major
Business/Company name
Your Title or role in the company
Company overview/description

We will provide a small display area, business card holder, and a sign with your company profile.

Please don't hesitate to e-mail me with any questions or comments/ideas you may have.

In addition, we will also be taking names for anyone interested in forming a Swain Alumni committee for planning future Swain events.

PLEASE NOTE: Addresses and phone numbers will be kept confidential and will be used for reunion purposes only. Contact Dawn M. Viola at the e-mail address above or Nancy Tooley at the UMD Alumni Association at www.umassd.edu for more information.

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Swain School of Design Alumni web site
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Swain Free School Archives
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Swain School Fund for the Arts
Swain School Fund for the Arts Swain School Fund for the Arts has been established in honor of faculty and graduates of the former Swain School of Design to provide an ongoing endowment support for arts scholarships and programming at UMass Dartmouth.

CVPA Annual Art Auction
UMass Dartmouth has kept the Swain tradition alive and conducts the Annual Art Auction. "Originating with the Swain School of Design, the annual auction was enthusiastically embraced by the university when the Swain School merged with CVPA in 1988."