Graduation Photos

Much delayed, here are a few photos from the graduation ceremony in early May.

There were about 200 students graduating from the School of Public Health this year

My speech was the last of all speeches, but most people seemed to be awake still

Me, mamma, pappa, and Vera (despite quite a few tries, we could not get pappa to not blink) :)

Me, John, Bogdan and Jo Anna with our advisor Serap Erdal in the middle

Me and Steve - he was the first teacher I had at UIC six years ago and has been a friend since

Me, John, Chirag

Me with Amanda's parents Paul and Connie

Amanda made sure all the parents made it to the ceremony on time

Post-Graduation Update

Here is a nice article about the graduation. Scroll down to the last 3 paragraphs!

http://www.uic.edu/sph/news/news_318.html

Anders' Education Program

I go to school at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. Recently, the Division developed a video to promote the programs offered. I know that I sometimes have a hard time describing what it is that we do, perhaps does this clear things up?

(Click twice on the video for viewing options.)

Skiing Wisconsin

Last weekend Amanda and I went skiing with a bunch of friends at Devil's Head Resort in Wisconsin. It was Amanda's first time on skis - and she did great! Good practice for our Colorado trip in early April... There is a good video too, but unfortunately too large to be posted here.



Me, Ramon, Greg, Chiping, Mandy, John, Chirag, Amanda, Barbie



For our Colorado trip, Amanda will get a helmet too - to go with the sweet Oakley goggles I got her last week!

Emil is here since last Wednesday, it's been a lot of fun so far and today he did his first day volunteering at the museum. More photos to come...

Billy Corgan Likes Amanda's Work

For the past couple of months Amanda worked on the invitations, programs, etc. for a friend's fundraising event. The event was raising money for an alternative medicine clinic, and headlining the music set at the event was Billy Corgan [of the Smashing Pumpkins].

I saw the design of the event grow into something very, very cool, and a little while ago Amanda received an email from her friend detailing all the praise her design was getting - from event staff and from Billy Corgan himself. In fact, just yesterday her friend reiterated that Mr. Corgan liked her stuff a lot.



A low-resolution version of her save-the-date for the event




Someone else's video of Billy Corgan covering "Nowhere Man" by the Beatles during his set at the event

Yay! Good News!

Anders presented his doctoral defense today and HE PASSED! He's officially a doctor now and can graduate in May!

Fun News!

Anders is going to be super embarrassed that I'm posting this, but he found out the other day that he is the recipient of a University of Illinois Alumni Association Student Leadership Award!

Only 50 students in the entire university's graduating class win this award each year. I'm so proud! I figured this post was the best way to get this bit of news out to his family.



One of Anders' friends sent me this ridiculous photo of him having lunch at school this week. He looks so small next to his giant spoon and bowl of soup!