EVENTS
Club Leadership
President
Andy Hyson (TC'96)
E-mail: andytulane@yahoo.com
Alumni Office contact
Gabriela Cannon
gcannon@tulane.edu
1-877-4TULANE (488-5263)
504-862-8071
About the Club
The Tulane Club of Washington, DC is an active group of local alumni who organize social, educational, and cultural activities for Tulane alumni in the DC area. Our members are leading professionals in numerous fields including law, medicine, public health, business, and education. Some are leaders in their local communities; others are national leaders like U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS).
Many alumni clubs talk about the size of their email lists or the number of registered alums in a geographic area. Although our club boasts an impressive 5,000-person membership, the Tulane Club of DC prefers to measure its membership and success by the number of alums who regularly participate in club activities. We believe this is the true measure of alumni interest and the relevance the club and university play in the everyday life of local alums.
In just the past year the DC Tulane alumni club has fielded co-ed sports teams – flag football, basketball, soccer and softball. We have also hosted events at the National Gallery of Art and the Jewish Community Center. True to our Louisiana roots, we also hosted the most successful crawfish boil in the DC area, an annual Mardi Gras Party, and we bring a large group to the annual Swamp Romp at Wolf Trap.
The relevant - and fun - aspect of the DC Tulane alumni club is that we focus on well balanced activities. Sports keep us fit, intellectual pursuits keep our minds challenged, and our parties keep the good times rolling.
For the balance of 2006, our calendar of events include an evening at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, a sailing cruise on the Chesapeake Bay, a Washington Nationals baseball Game, hopefully bringing home the alumni soccer league championship trophy, and certainly fielding another flag football team.
Activities of the club are always planned and organized by local alumni leadership with the assistance of the Tulane Office of Alumni Affairs. Since the reputation of the club has been to regularly offer exciting and fun events to all alums, we are continually challenging ourselves to try new things, but equally as important involve new people who have great ideas.
Member Postings
This page is an online bulletin board for local alumni to share information and ideas with each other. For example, if you are looking for a roommate, a new job, or new employee, or if you want to announce that a New Orleans band is coming to town, here's where to make your announcement.
Current Postings
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How to submit Member Postings*
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Photos/Archives
Photos
Past Events
Legg Mason Tennis Classic - 8/3/10
McAlister Drive Concert - 7/22/10
DC United Game and Tailgate - 7/18/10
Hometown Party - 7/14/10
Crawfish Boil - 5/29/10
DC United Game - 5/26/10
LSU-Tulane Baseball Game - 5/18/10
Nationals Baseball Game - 4/17/10
French Quarter Fest/DC Boil on Tulane Campus - 4/10/10
Museum Exhibit -- 2/27/10
Mardi Gras Extravaganza - 2/20/10
Cowboy Mouth Concert - 1/29/10
Phillips Collection Tour and Sunday Brunch - 12/13/09
Saints vs. Redskins Viewing Party - 12/6/09
Nationals vs Braves - 9/25/09
Evening with Vincent Illustre Center for Public Service - 9/15/09
Katrina Abita Happy Hour - 8/27/09
DC United vs. Real Madrid 8/9/09
Legg Mason Tennis Classic 8/4/09
Newcomb Night at the Nats - 7/21/09
DC United & Tailgate - 7/18/09
Cowboy Mouth - 6/13/09
Crawfish Boil - 5/30/09
Virginia Gold Cup - 5/2/09
Evening Concert & Wine Tasting at the Embassy of Slovenia - 3/31/09
Admissions Receptions - 3/1/09 - 4/30/09
Meet & Greet with Tulane Men's Basketball Coach Dickerson - 12/21/08
Tulane Men's Basketball vs George Mason - 12/22/08
Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders Ice Hockey Game - 12/4/08
Virginia Wine Country Tour - 10/26/08
Tulane School of Architecture reception to meet Kenneth Schwartz, FAIA Dean - 10/15/08
New Orleans Rebirth 5K Walk/Run - 9/20/08
Cowboy Mouth Meet & Greet - 9/12/2008
Legg Mason Tennis Classic - 8/12/08
Nationals vs. Orioles - 6/28/08
Crawfish Boil - 5/31/08
Preservation Hall Jazz Band concert - 4/15/08
Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves - 4/13/08
Tulane/Tulsa/Elon Just Because Happy Hour - 3/12/08
President Scott Cowen Reception honoring The Louisiana Congressional Delegation & the D.C. Tulane Alumni - 3/5/08
Wizards vs. Hornets Basketball Game - 3/02/08
Mardi Gras Party - 2/02/08
National Women in the Arts Museum Tour and Brunch - 12/16/07
Tulane/Wisconsin Joint Alumni Happy Hour - 10/11/07
Annapolis Sailing Cruise - 9/30/07
Cowboy Mouth Concert & Private Meet and Greet - 9/15/07
Katrina/Abita Happy Hour - 8/29/07
Tours of the National Portrait Gallery - 8/23/07 & 8/26/07
Legg Mason Tennis Tournament - 7/31/07
Pre-game Party and Nationals vs. the Cubs game - 7/3/07
Happy Hour - 6/21/07
Mutts Strut 2007 - 6/03/07
Crawfish Boil - 5/19/07
Washington Wizards vs. Chicago Bulls
Annapolis
Tulane Town Hall Meeting with President Scott S. Cowen
Discovery Channel Katrina Special Screening
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Nationals Game - 7/25/06
Bastille Day Happy Hour - 7/14/06
Alumni Soccer Championship Game/DC United Game - 6/24/06
Mutts Strut 2006 - 6/04/06
Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction - 5/20/06
Louisiana Schools Crawfish Boils - 5/13/06
Hurricane Katrina Benefit Happy Hour - 11/17/05
Annapolis Touchdown Club 2005 Golf Tournament - 11/05/05
Tulane-Navy Game/Tailgate Party - 11/05/05
The Future of Tulane and the City of New Orleans - 10/29/05
Dave and Busters Inner Child Happy Hour - 10/13/05
2005 Annapolis Sunset Sailing Cruise - 9/17/05
End of Summer Happy Hour - 8/25/05
Legg Mason Tennis Classic - 8/02/05
USO Stuffing Party - 7/23/05
Happy Hour - 7/14/05
2005 Swamp Romp - Wolf Trap - 6/12/05
Louisiana Crawfish Consortium Boil - 05/28/05
Mutts Strut - 05/22/05
D.C. Nationals game - 5/13/05
Happy Hour - 4/21/05
Evening of Disctinction - 3/17/05
White Nights: Architectural Treasures of the Russian North - 3/07/05
Mardi Gras Party - 2/05/05
Mardi Gras Krewe of Louisiana - 2/08/05
Tulane Professor William Brumfield speaks - 11/01/04
Capital Campaign Pre-Launch Reception with President Scott Cowen - 10/19/04
Legg Mason Tennis Classic - 8/17/04
Crawfish Boil - 5/16/04
Clean-up of the Anacostia River - 3/20/04
Mardi Gras Party - 2/21/04
Tulane v. Navy pre-game/game party - 11/01/03
Happy Hour - 6/26/03
Crawfish Boil - 5/18/03
Mardi Gras Party - 3/01/03
Happy Hour at Signatures - 10/17/02
Annapolis Sailing Cruise on the Schooner Liberte - 9/28/02
Legg Mason Tennis Classic: Night at the Net - 8/13/02
Happy Hour - 7/18/02
Planning Meeting - 4/08/02
Virginia Gold Cup Kickoff/Happy Hour - 4/04/02
The Albert H. "Sonny" Small, Jr. Reunion Gift Challenge
WHO All alumni that received a degree from Tulane from a class ending with a 4 or 9. That includes every reunion class starting with our most recent 2009 graduates working back in five year increments ending with the class of 1959's 50th reunion class.
WHAT The Albert H. Small, Jr. Reunion Gift Challenge Grant provides a match for all unrestricted reunion class donations, dollar for dollar, up to $500,000 total. Any unrestricted gift from alumni celebrating their reunion year will trigger the match that will automatically be applied to the Albert H. Small, Jr. Reunion Gift Challenge Grant.
WHEN For five months only - May 10th through October 10th 2009. This challenge will conclude during Tulane's homecoming weekend. The results from this initiative will be presented at the Wave'09 All Alumni party on Friday evening October 9th, 2009.
WHERE The Albert H. Small, Jr. Challenge matched portion of the reunion participants' gift will be directed to the Tulane City Center, which houses the Tulane Architecture's urbanBUILD research and outreach programs. Now, supporting what you love most about your alma mater also means helping the City Center continue its nationally recognized groundbreaking work in rebuilding the city of New Orleans.
WHY The challenge allows alumni to give to Tulane, knowing that the amount they give will be doubled. The impact of new gifts from alumni and matching funds from this challenge will provide essential support for Tulane during its rebuilding process.
The Timothy Sykes Daytrading Award for the Talented
This unique award was established six years ago by Timothy Sykes (Tulane College ’03) to recognize and nurture talented individuals whose abilities and accomplishments may not be in traditional areas of endeavor. There are many ways to be “successful” in today's society and this award acknowledges young people with unique interests and passions. This does not preclude from consideration those with significant demonstrated success in the classroom or on the playing field - it simply seeks to broaden the definition of accomplishment in a university environment.
A candidate may self-nominate or be nominated by another member of the Tulane community by means of a statement (minimum 2 pages) that describes the individual’s talent/potential and supports that description with a listing of his/her related accomplishments or an example of the applicant’s work. Nominations are open to any member of the Tulane community – student, faculty, staff or young alumni. Applications for the award will be reviewed by a committee appointed by President Cowen.
Completed nominations are due by April 17, 2009 and may be submitted by email to timsykesaward@tulane.edu or by mailing them to Tulane University Office of Development, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118. Please call 504.314.7633 with any questions.
DC Tulane Alumni Club
Annual Mardi Gras Ball
Saturday, February 4, 2012
8pm - Midnight
Clyde's of Gallery Place
707 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
- Open Hurricane and Abita bar, cash bar for other drinks
- Hot and cold New Orleans buffet
- Live New Orleans cover band
Festive Cocktail Attire
Tickets on sale NOW
Individual: $100
Group (4+): $85
*Tickets will not be mailed. Pick up at the door.
Please note, TICKETS WILL SELL OUT!
RSVP HERE
National Gallery of Art Tour (Sculpture Galleries)
When: Sunday, Jan 22 at 1.00 PM
Cost: FREE!!
Group Meeting Point: Meet the sign "Tours begin here" in the Rotunda on the second floor.
The Tulane Alumni Association is sponsoring a guided tour of the Sculpture Galleries in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art (http://www.nga.gov/collection/sculpture/flash/index.htm) on Sunday, January 22 at 1.00 PM. The sculpture galleries present more than nine hundred works of art. In addition to masterpieces of sculpture from the Middle Ages through the early twentieth century, also featured are decorative arts of the Renaissance and eighteenth-century France, major collections of Italian Renaissance medals and plaquettes, and Chinese porcelains. The sculpture collection has grown dramatically in recent years, benefiting from exceptional donations such as forty-eight original wax statuettes by Edgar Degas, which can be seen alongside the artist's paintings of the same subjects. Significant purchases have also expanded the collection, including the South German Holy Kinship altarpiece, a major work in carved and painted wood.
This is a great opportunity to see these works up close with a guide to explain what exactly you're looking at!
RSVP HERE
Tickets: Group size is limited to 20 people per tour, and reservations are on a first come first served basis.
Join The Newcomb Book Club
Read and discuss
Nothing Right by Antonya Nelson
Thursday, March 29
7:00 p.m.
1235 Aldebaran Drive
McLean, VA 22101
Hosted by Ellen Lewis NC ‘02
RSVP by March 22 to Ellen at ellenclewis@gmail.com or 703-244-9967.
Join area alumnae for a night of friendship and conversation as we discuss Nothing Right, a collection of short stories by Antonya Nelson, the 2012 Zale-Kimmerling Writer-in-Residence. Known for her exploration of the emotional terrain of women, the Washington Post named Ms. Nelson one of the “twenty young fiction writers of the new millennium.” In Nothing Right, she crafts an intelligent collection of stories examining marriage, relationships, betrayal and the power struggles that constitute family life.
Learn more about the Newcomb Book Clubs and the Zale-Kimmerling Writer-in-Residence program at http://tulane.edu/newcomb/book-clubs.cfm. Help strengthen our Newcomb network by participating in this discussion on March 29.
DC Tulane Alumni Sports Leagues Continue...
Soccer
If you are interested in playing this season please send an email to Jean Brinker tulanedcsoccer@gmail.com with 'Soccer' in the subject line.
Softball
If you are interested in playing this season please send an email to Kevin Foster tulanedcsoftball@gmail.com with 'Softball' in the subject line.
DC Crawfish Boil
Sunay, June 5th
http://www.dccrawfish.com/
Tickets - $46.90 per person, before 30 April
($1.90 in unfortunate PayPal inconvenience fees)
Kids 12 and under free
Non-crawfish eaters are encouraged to bring a picnic, and are not required to pay admission. Though please note this will also preclude you from the other food and beer as well.
This is a RAIN -or- SHINE event and no refunds will be given for inclement weather.
Cowboy Mouth Concert & Meet and Greet
Where: 9:30 Club (Concert) 815 V St. N.W.
Duffy's (Meet and Greet) 2106 Vermont Ave NW
When: Fri. 29 Jan
Specific times tbd
Tickets: $25 Concert - buy online direct from the venue. More information on how to buy tickets to come.
The Cowboy Mouth 14th Annual Rock ‘n Roll Mardi Gras Tour will be a bit different in that the band is going to depart from their normal set lists and the music will include many more traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras songs. While the band is in town they are making the time to hang out with the DC Tulane Alumni Club. The concert is at the 9:30 Club and we are holding our meet and greet across the street at Duffy's. So come have an early evening brew with your fellow alums and meet the band.
Alumni Club of Washington DC Annual
Crawfish Boil
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Noon to 5PM
Ft Hunt Park, Virginia
http://www.dccrawfish.com/
On Order
15,000 lbs of mudbugs coming direct from Louisiana
50+ BEvERage containers
Live New Orleans Jazz with 'Laissez Foure'
All you can eat spicy sausage, jambalaya, corn & potatoes
Transportation: *free* shuttles will circulate from the Huntington Metro (Yellow line) to the park all day starting at 11.30AM. Parking is very limited at Ft Hunt so everyone is encouraged to use the shuttles or carpool.
Tickets
$55 per person
Kids 12 and under free
Non-crawfish eaters are encouraged to bring a picnic, and are not required to pay admission. Though please note this will also preclude you from the other food and beer as well.
Remember, beer will only be served in the cups provided and only 2 cups per person, per pass through the line. Crawfish is all you can eat, but again will only be served in the trays provided.
Bring your paypal receipts with you the day of the event.
Tickets are sold through www.dccrawfish.com. In case you are wondering, this event will sell out, and there an NO ticket sales at the door.
This is a RAIN -or- SHINE event and no refunds will be given for inclement weather.
Nationals vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Date: Sat, 17 Apr
Game Time: 1.05PM
Location: Nationals Stadium
Metro: Navy Yard (Green line)
Tickets: $18 (Outfield Gallery)
$10 (Upper Outfield Gallery)
The Nats are just starting the Spring Training season, and in the off season there was a lot of positive talk about roster, so hopefully this season is when the Nationals start to break out. The DC Tulane Club has two group sections - one in the Outfield Gallery and the other in the Upper section when the Milwaukee Brewers come to DC on Saturday, April 17th. If you've ever been to Nats stadium, you know there isn't a bad seat in the house.
Tickets will be at Will Call under the name of the person who purchased the tickets.
Go Nats!!
You can RSVP and purchase your tickets here
Alumni Affairs, Tulane University, 6319 Willow Street, New Orleans, LA 70118 504-865-5901 alumni@tulane.edu