ALUMNI IN FOCUS
Orientation
to Life
Thirty-six students and 12 young alumni listened to four financial experts, including Thomas Orecchio ’90 and Meg Bennett ’78, explain investment issues and networked March 24 at Pfenning Alumni Center.
Organized by Simmone Chaddan ’04 and the Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Committee, the event was the first in a new series called
Orientation to Life. Video and audio coverage of the event is available on the Podcasts web page of the College web site.
“It was a big success by all accounts,” says Sherri Jones, director of alumni affairs.
“We had almost 50 students and young alumni present, and all were very engaged and asked a lot of questions. After the panelists were finished speaking, the students lingered and actually stood in line to speak with each
of them.”
“There’s a real hunger for a lot of this basic financial information amongst twenty-somethings, who frequently associate money management with rejiggering credit card debt,” says James Abels ’00, who attended.
“It’s nice that the College
can be one of the forces in our lives to help sort it all out—
it’s good for students and alums and good for Lafayette as it works
to cement itself in our lives long after school lets out.”
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