Alumni: Life After PRGS

Alumnus Encourages Culture of Islamic Entrepreneurship — Mar. 23, 2012

"There has never been a more opportune time to reinvigorate the age-old values of knowledge and innovation with a new set of interactions between East and the West," writes PRGS alumnus Athar Osama (cohort '99) in a New Straits Times commentary.

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Arguden Publishes Book on Governance and Strategic Leadership — Mar. 15, 2012

Yilmaz Arguden (cohort '80), chairman of ARGE Consulting in Turkey, recently published Keys to Governance: Strategic Leadership for Quality of Life. He and his book were featured in Turkey's Hurriyet Daily News

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PRGS Selects New Academic Regalia — Mar. 13, 2012

After several weeks of researching, acquiring samples and polling our community (and a brief fashion show to boot!), PRGS is proud to announce our official custom academic regalia. Many prominent schools design their own distinctive regalia for their alumni in academic appointments to wear in commencement ceremonies, and PRGS is now part of that distinguished group.

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Raube Visits Campus for Breakfast Talk about Life After PRGS — Mar. 1, 2012

Kristi Raube (cohort '87) visited PRGS on March 1 to have breakfast with several students and talk about her career path as a self-described "reluctant academic." The Office of Career Services encourages alumni to come back and share insights into their experiences since graduating from PRGS.

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Save the Date: Alumni Reception in Washington, D.C. — May 1, 2012

Details to come shortly!

Commencement Weekend in Santa Monica — June 22-23, 2012

Friday: Alumni and Board Celebration Dinner, featuring the recognition of the inaugural Alumni Leadership Award
Saturday: Commencement

APPAM Conference Reception in Washington, D.C. — Nov. 4, 2011

PRGS held a reception at the APPAM Conference, attended by alumni Richard Bowman ('06), Abby Brown ('02), Lindsay Daugherty ('05), Diana Epstein ('05), John Fei ('04), Qian Gu ('04), Larry Picus ('84), Bogdan Savych ('02), Baoping Shang ('00), Mike Shires ('90), Brooke Stearns Lawson ('05), Anna-Marie Vilamovska ('05), and Yuhui Zheng ('03), as well as several current students

Dinner with the Dean in New York City — Nov. 3, 2011

Yuhua Bao ('09), Mike Dardia ('09), Chris Ordowich ('09), Jeff Peterson ('09), and Nishal (Nick) Ramphal ('09) attended the intimate dinner at dinner at Bar Boulud, along with two PRGS Board Members.

Dinner with the Dean in Albuquerque — Oct. 20, 2011

Alumni alumni Richard Bowman ('06) and Meg Blume-Kohout ('04), and current student Claudia Diaz ('06), dined with Dean Marquis at Church Street Café in Old Town Albuquerque during her visit to New Mexico.

Dinner with the Dean in Boston — Sep. 21, 2011

During her visit to RAND's Boston Office, Dean Marquis hosted a dinner for alumni Bogdan Savych ('09), Richard Bowman ('06), and Yuhui Zheng ('03), and current student Ethan Scherer ('07) who is working in the office.