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Alumni Weekend Agenda

We also invite you to visit our Alumni Weekend Reuniting Linkedin Groups. All of our activities are for our alumni, however we do encourage and focus on reuniting classes to attend and reunite!

Friday, April 5, 2013
9:00 am – 2:30 pm Alumni Golf Outing: Join your classmates, Kenan-Flagler faculty and students for a day of golf at Finley. Tee times start at 9:00 am.  Foursomes will be set closer to the date. Contact with any requests.
11:00 am Registration Opens Loudermilk Foyer, Koury Auditorium -  Kenan-Flagler Business School
12:00 - 1:30 pm Student Lunch and Networking: McColl Courtyard You will have the opportunity to have lunch and hear from current students from all degree programs.
12:00 pm – 8:00 pm Career Coaching Sessions with Elizabeth Wallencheck: McColl Building, Kenan-Flagler Business School- Elizabeth Wallencheck, Director of Alumni Career Management, will be available for individual career coaching sessions for any interested alumni. Click the link above for all the details.
Open until – 4:00 pm Carolina Basketball Museum: Ernie Williamson Athletics Center, Skipper Bowles Drive- Visit the Carolina Basketball Museum during the afternoon. The museum is just a short walk from the McColl Building. We will have students direct you to the Museum.
 1:30 – 2:45 pm  “Expanding your Professional Reach with LinkedIn” seminar - Gary Miller, Senior Assistant Dean for Academic Advising, UNC Chapel Hill. This session will focus on leveraging LinkedIn to further your professional goals through networking, business intelligence, recommendations and other “hidden gems” of the system that go beyond the basics.
1:30 – 2:45 pm  “Reducing Income Taxes and Eliminating Estate Taxes” seminar  – Janet Ramsey (BSBA 1979, MBA 1983).  This session will focus on ways individuals can effectively reduce income and estate taxes, through the use of strategies to avoid double taxation on retirement savings, bypass capital gains taxes when selling investments, create additional income tax deductions using often overlooked assets, voluntarily opt out of taxes on your estate and more effectively shield your family wealth from lawsuits.
2:00 – 4:00 pm  UNC Campus Tour - Much has changed since many of us were students here, so join your fellow alumni for a special guided tour of the Carolina campus.  Shuttles will transport you to main campus for this tour and back in plenty of time for the Alumni Weekend evening festivities.
3:00 – 4:00 pm  Carolina Women in Business   Please join current female students and Kenan-Flagler alumnae to learn about Carolina Women in Business (CWIB) and the Women's Initiative at Kenan-Flagler.
4:00 – 5:00 pm  “Inclusion and Diversity in the Workplace” seminar. This session will be led by alumni and current students from the Kenan-Flagler chapter of the Alliance for Minority Business Students (AMBS) and KFBS Pride. It will include a discussion on the challenges of creating work environments that celebrate and encourage diversity.
5:00 – 6:00 pm  Diversity Reception - Kenan Center Lounge. We invite everyone to join members of CWIB, AMBS, KFBS Pride and other alumni and students at our Diversiry Reception prior to the Welcome Dinner at 6pm.
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Welcome Dinner: McColl Courtyard- Catch up with your fellow classmates under our festive and climate-controlled tent in the McColl Courtyard. Enjoy great food and drinks while listening to live music. This will be your best chance to visit with many former and current Kenan-Flagler faculty. Appetizers will be served at 6:00 p.m. with dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
8:00 am
 Habitat for Humanity Run – Join Kenan-Flagler’s efforts to support local Habitat for Humanity builds by participating in this fun event.  Registration and more details here!
9:00 am Registration Continues Loudermilk Foyer, Koury Auditorium Kenan-Flagler Business School Continental breakfast will be provided.

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Career Coaching Sessions with Elizabeth Wallencheck: McColl Building, Kenan-Flagler Business School- Elizabeth Wallencheck, Director of Alumni Career Management, will be available for individual career coaching sessions for any interested alumni.
9:30 am - 11:30 am Service Project - AnySoldier.com Kenan Dining Room, Kenan Center Join fellow alumni, faculty, staff and students for what has become an Alumni Weekend tradition and favorite activity. We will assemble, package and mail care packages and letters for overseas troops in harm's way.
10:30 am - 11:30 am Career Management Workshop - "Off the Beaten Path" McColl Building, Kenan-Flagler Business School - Led by Elizabeth Wallencheck, Director of Alumni Career Management. Hear from fellow Kenan-Flagler alumni following career paths that offer an alternative to life in the big corporation.
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch on the Lawn: McColl Courtyard, Kenan-Flagler Business School- Enjoy a fantastic Carolina Asian-themed lunch, music, fellowship and drinks with your fellow classmates. Come hear the The Hartzellbreakers band, consisting of Professors Dave Hartzell, Al Segars, Bob Connolly, Patrick Vernon, Director of Development, Rachel McNassor, Dean Jim Dean and Kenan-Flagler students.
 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  “Kenan Flagler Update with Dean Jim Dean and Special Guest Speaker – UNC Head Football Coach Larry Fedora” - Koury Presentation - This will be your chance to learn about Dean Jim Dean’s key initiatives for UNC Kenan-Flagler. Also, we are pleased that Coach Larry Fedora will join us to offer his perspectives on leadership and motivation.

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Seminars McColl Building, Kenan-Flagler Business School

For more detailed information, please click the seminars link above. Please note you may attend any of the above sessions.
 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
 Real Estate Alumni Club Happy Hour will be at the Crunkleton.  Join alumni and current students working, and interested, in real estate for a happy hour before Casino Night.  This is a great chance to connect with students and other alumni in a more intimate gathering.
 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Consulting Alumni Happy Hour will be at the Back Bar at Top of the Hill.  Join consulting, Star and GBP alumni and current students working, and interested, in consulting for a happy hour before Casino Night.  This is a great chance to connect with students and other alumni in a more intimate gathering.

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Roll the Dice on Franklin Street at Top of the Hill- Join everyone on Franklin Street at our Kenan-Flagler casino. We'll have blackjack, roulette, craps, poker, drinks, food and fabulous prizes, so be ready to place your bets. We'll provide you free chips, and don't worry if you don't know how to play, the friendly dealers will teach you! This is a fun interactive evening with friends and you won't want to miss it!
Sunday, April 7, 2013
9:00 am – 11:00 am Farewell Brunch: Carolina Inn- This is a wonderful and relaxing way to end the weekend – the fabulous Sunday brunch at the Carolina Inn in the Alumni Room. It's also a great chance to talk with staff from all the degree programs at the school.