November

Veterans Day Ceremony

Please join fellow veterans, alumni, students, Widener community members,
and our guest speaker, General (Retired) John H. Tilelli, PMC Class of 1963,
for Widener’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony.

Widener Veterans Day Ceremony
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
11:00 a.m. – Front of Old Main

The key event of this year’s ceremony is to commemorate the memorial
plaque and honor the addition of two alumni. CPT Shane Mahaffee, Class of 1994,
Widener Law School; and CPT Nathan R. Raudenbush, Class of 2005, Widener University.
The recasting of the plaque also allowed for a correction to be made to the spelling of the
name John L. Geoghegan, PMC Class of 1963.

For more information contact, Susan DiCrecchio in ROTC at 610-499-4098
or via email at smdicrecchio@mail.widener.edu.

Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing Honors Society
Eta Beta Chapter of STTI Fall Dinner Meeting
and 25th Anniversary Celebration

Thursday November 12, 2009
6pm-930pm
Terra Nova Restaurant
Sewell, NJ

$40 ($30 undergraduate students)
Includes program, one contact hour,
and Buffet Dinner

Dan Pesut PhD RN PMHCNS-BC FAAN
Leadership Consciousness:
Being a 360 Degree Leader
(1 PA State Nurses Association
Contact Hour Pending Approval)

For more information or to register, please contact
Amy Luckowski at alluckowski@mail.widener.edu.

Toscana Kitchen & Bar
(The Rockford Shops, 1412 N. DuPont Street, Wilmington, DE 19806)

Hosted by: Wilmington Regional Alumni Chapter
 
Join us for Happy Hour!
Thursday, November 12

 Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
• $3 draft beer, $5 wine by the glass, and FREE appetizers!
• Pre-register to receive a free drink ticket! AND…
• Wear Widener or PMC apparel to get a 2nd free drink ticket!

You may pre-register on or before Wednesday, Nov. 11. Pre-registration encouraged, but not required. For more information, please contact Patty Votta at 610-499-1154.
REGISTER ONLINE NOW

Radio City Christmas Spectacular

Join alumni and friends for a fun day in New York City!

Radio City Music Hall
1260 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
www.radiocitychristmas.com/newyork

Saturday, November 14, 2009
Show Time = 4 p.m.

• NYC Alumni Regional Chapter Registration Information
  
• Philadelphia Area Alumni Registration Information

For more information please contact, Patty Votta at 610-499-1154 or
pavotta@widener.edu

DC-Baltimore Regional Alumni Chapter
invites all alumni and their guests to the following
fall event in Colonial Williamsburg, VA!

Ghosts Among Us
When the sun goes down, Williamsburg has a haunted history to tell.
During this one-hour Colonial Williamsburg walking tour, you will enter the
sites known for their supernatural inhabitants, and meet the ghosts of
Colonial Williamsburg who still roam the town today.
(Due to subject matter, this program is not appropriate for very young children.)

Sunday, November 15, 2009
$10 per person

5:30-6:30 p.m.: Pre-Tour Cocktail Hour at Chownings Tavern
Free Appetizers – Cash Bar
(As a historical building, the tavern does not have a physical address,
but is next to the Courthouse on Duke of Gloucester Street)

7-8 p.m.: Ghost Tour
Tour departs from Greenhow Lumber House
(Located across from Chownings Tavern)

Please RSVP with payment on or before Thursday, November 12, 2009.
REGISTER ONLINE NOW or contact Patty Votta at 610-499-1154.

Brodeur’s On State Street
(1 West State Street, Media, PA 19063)

Hosted by: Delaware County Regional Alumni Chapter

Join us for Happy Hour! 
Thursday, Nov. 19

Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
• $2.50 house drafts, $3 select domestic drafts, $3 Absolute drinks, $6 martinis, and FREE appetizer buffet!
• Pre-register to receive a free drink ticket! AND…
• Wear Widener or PMC apparel to get a 2nd free drink ticket!

You may pre-register on or before Tuesday, Nov. 17. Pre-registration encouraged, but not required.
For more information, please contact Patty Votta at 610-499-1154.
REGISTER ONLINE NOW

Art After 5 @ Phila. Museum of Art
(2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130 – Great Stair Hall)

Hosted by: Philadelphia Regional Alumni Chapter

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

take on a whole new groove with Art After 5, a unique blend of entertainment taking place in the Great Stair Hall. The hall is transformed into an intimate cabaret for Art After 5 performances—with table service, cocktails, elegant café-style appetizers, and desserts!  With recognized and emerging jazz artists performing, it’s a stylish way to start your weekend. (Guided gallery tours are included with admission.)

 Start Time: Pick-up/purchase admission ticket(s) between 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.*
End Time: Entertainment concludes at 8:45 p.m.
 
Ticket Price (Includes admission, gallery tours, & music only.  Cash bar/food.):
• Pre-register = $6
• Pay-at-the-door = $10
  (A $16 value!!)

*Enter the art museum via the West Foyer Entrance.  Once inside, look for the Widener sign and representative to pick-up or purchase your admission ticket(s).

You may pre-register on or before Wednesday, Nov. 18 for discount pricing.
Pre-registration STRONGLY encouraged.
For more information, please contact Patty Votta at 610-499-1154.
REGISTER ONLINE NOW

December

 Longwood Gardens Holiday Display
(1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348)

Hosted by: Chester County Regional Alumni Chapter

Enjoy holiday lights and an ice skating performance!
Wednesday, Dec. 2
 
Time: Meet at entrance at 6 p.m. / Ice skating show at 6:30 p.m.
 
Ticket Price*:
• $10 adults
• $5 students (with current valid ID – must present at Garden entrance)
• Children 4 yrs and younger are FREE
 *(Adult value = $17; Student Value = $8!)

The majority of the gardens and the ice skating show are located outdoors – dress for the weather!

Pre-registration on or before Monday, November 30 is REQUIRED. 
For more information or to register by phone, please contact Patty Votta at 610-499-1154.
REGISTER ONLINE NOW

Morton’s Steakhouse at Caesars Palace
(2100 Pacific Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401)

Hosted by: South Jersey Regional Alumni Chapter

Join us for a fabulous Friday evening at Atlantic City’s premier
restaurant and experience hospitality at its best!
Friday, Dec. 4
 
Time: 7-9 p.m.
• FREE appetizers!
• Pre-register to receive a free drink ticket! AND…
• Wear Widener or PMC colors to get a 2nd free drink ticket!

You may pre-register on or before Monday, November 30. Pre-registration encouraged, but not required. For more information, please contact Patty Votta at 610-499-1154.
REGISTER ONLINE NOW

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Make it a get-a-way!  Stay the night at Caesars Palace to enjoy holiday shopping along the Pier at Caesar’s and at the Atlantic City Outlets!
• Room Block Name = Widener
• Block Rate = $155 + taxes per night (Deluxe Room)
• To make a reservation or for complete room details, please call
1-800-345-7253 by Nov. 20, 2009. (Any reservations booked after this date will be sold at the prevailing rack rate outside of the block.)

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 PJ Whelihan’s Pub
(799 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422)

Hosted by: Bucks/Montco Regional Alumni Chapter

Join us for Happy Hour!
Thursday, Dec. 10

 Time: 5:30-8 p.m.
• $2 Miller Light Drafts/Bottles and FREE appetizers, including PJ’s FAMOUS Wing Bowl wings!!
• Pre-register to receive a free drink ticket! AND…
• Wear Widener or PMC apparel to get a 2nd free drink ticket!
• Pre-registration encouraged, but not required.

You may pre-register on or before Friday, December 4.  Pre-registration encouraged, but not required. For more information, please contact Patty Votta at 610-499-1154.
REGISTER ONLINE NOW