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Last updated on July 31, 2022

The latest news from LAA!

Current and future events of special interest to the Livingston community are listed below.

Upcoming events:

April 2023

Wednesday April 19

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Vivian Salama (LC'00) to be Presented with SC&I AA Distinguished Alumni Award
The Rutgers Club, 85 Avenue E, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Vivian Salama (LC’00) to be Presented with SC&I AA Distinguished Alumni Award
https://alumni.comminfo.rutgers.edu/distinguished/
Join us on April 19 at 6 p.m. at the Rutgers Club for the presentation of the 2023 SC&I Alumni Association Award to Vivian Salama SC&I ‘00 LC ‘00. Information for purchasing tickets will be shared shortly.

Vivian Salama is a national security reporter for The Wall Street Journal. She has covered U.S. foreign policy and national security for nearly two decades, reporting from more than 80 countries. Since moving to Washington in 2016, Salama has covered the White House and national security for The Wall Street Journal, CNN, NBC News, and the Associated Press, with a focus on foreign policy. During that time, she has broken a number of major stories involving the Trump White House, including details on the president’s first White House phone call with the Mexican president, details on the administration’s controversial travel ban, and former president Trump’s interest in buying Greenland.

Over the course of her career, she has called Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan, Israel and the Palestinian territories and the United Arab Emirates home. Before moving to Washington, Salama was Baghdad bureau chief for the Associated Press, covering the rise and fall of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, as well as Iran’s growing influence across the region. She also covered the refugee and IDP crisis spurred by the violence, visiting camps across the Middle East. The experience inspired Salama to write a children’s book — The Long Journey Home — about an innocent Syrian boy who is forced to flee his home because of the war.

Prior to her posting in Iraq, Salama had covered the Arab Spring uprisings — and their fallout — writing extensively about the political, economic and social implications of the protests. She also wrote at length about U.S. foreign policy in the region, as well as its evolution with the new regimes that came to power following the protests. Salama has also spent time in Yemen investigating the U.S. targeted killing program, traveling repeatedly to al-Qaeda strongholds in the country documenting civilian casualties.

Prior to that, Salama was a correspondent for Bloomberg News in the Persian Gulf, based in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. While there, she reported on the impact of the global financial crisis on the Middle East’s financial hub, as well as on the Obama administration’s efforts to get Iran to the negotiating table over its nuclear program.

Salama is a fluent Arabic speaker and has working knowledge in Spanish. While the bulk of her experience has been in the Middle East and South Asia, she has also reported in North Korea, the Balkans, and across East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and South America. She began her career working for television networks in New York City and Providence, Rhode Island.

Salama has a law degree from Georgetown University, a Master’s from Columbia University in Islamic Politics and a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Rutgers University. She authored a lengthy study, published in a book entitled Radicalization, Terrorism and Conflict, which examines the ways in which radical militant organizations use the Internet to promote their ideologies to a wider audience and recruit potential followers around the world. She is a native of New York and currently lives in Washington, DC.

Sunday April 23

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Rutgers All Alumni Theater Afternoon for Livingston Theatre Company: Pippin
Livingston Student Center, 84 Joyce Kilmer Ave, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA

Rutgers All Alumni Theater Afternoon for Livingston Theatre Company: Pippin

Come join us for an exciting afternoon of great musical theater and alumni fun at Livingston Theatre Company’s production of Pippin, Sunday April 23rd.

Beginning at 12 noon enjoy a VIP reception in The Gathering Lounge at The Livingston Student Center with fellow alumni and yourguests.

This event includes a before show reception with refreshments, exclusive live student performances from favorite musicals, and interviews with members of the production team about their process producing this exciting musical. There will be a raffle and the grand prize is a pair of season tickets for next year’s Livingston Theatre Company’s season. Then right before the curtain goes up we’ll be escorted to the reserved VIP seating in the best section of the theater. The show starts at 1:30pm , we look forward to seeing you there.

We encourage alums to bring guests.

In order to attend, order your tickets through the LTC online box office (https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/sabo/4785/event/1305164) AND then RSVP for the reception here:
https://forms.gle/8YkymiQyfoEBqYPq5

Parking: Please use the link below to register for parking. The Livingston Theatre Company is not responsible for any parking citations. https://rudots.nupark.com/v2/portal/eventregister/2a053952-c5e2-4634-aa5e-bf93078a6da8#/events/registration/

You must have a ticket to the play to attend the FREE reception.

The free reception is limited to the first 100 guests who RSVP.

The event is sponsored by:
Livingston Alumni Association
University College Rutgers-New Brunswick Alumni Association
Livingston Theatre Company Alumni
Rutgers Alumni Association

For any questions please email Rosemary at rosemaryagrista1@gmail.com.

Please make sure you bring your theater tickets.

May 2023

Saturday May 6

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
LTC 25th Anniversary Gala
Life Sciences Building, 145 Bevier Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA

LTC 25th Anniversary Gala
https://ltc25.weebly.com/
Reception at 6:00 p.m | Living Documentary and Dinner at 7:00 p.m.

Life Sciences Building, Busch Campus, Rutgers University

A QUARTER OF A CENTURY OF RUTGERS MUSICAL THEATER

Reunite with friends, relive the memories, and celebrate the legacy as we celebrate in style 25 Years of The Livingston Theatre Company.

Mix and mingle with current and alumni LTC members all dressed to the nines in the extravagant Life Sciences Atrium.

Enjoy historical displays and a live jazz quartet during the open bar cocktail hour reception followed by a three course first class served dinner. The main event of the evening will include a program that celebrates our beloved organization through live performances and archival video reels.

We are pulling out all of the stops for this “scarlet” carpet affair. Don’t miss this milestone event celebrating the ripple of your impact.​

Event Details

TICKET PRICES
Ticket registration includes reception with beer, wine, sodas, and signature cocktails, three-course served dinner, live performances and souvenir giveaway.

Standard Tickets are $79.00
Young Alumni (Graduates from the classes of 2018-2022) receive a $10 discount and are $69.00
Current Students are $50.00

DONATE TO OUR ENDOWMENT EFFORT
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the LTC, we are launching our first ever endowment drive, with a goal to raise at least $25,000 to support the continued future of the LTC.

Questions/Comments: Email rultcalumni@gmail.com

Thursday May 25

LAA board meeting

Emailinfo@livingstonalumni.orgfor Google Meet connection information.

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