Case Western Reserve University AlumNews

"CWRU University Alumni Relations"
Special Edition December 2010

Based on alumni feedback and suggestions, we are pleased to announce that the new and improved AlumNews will launch in January 2011. When this new version of AlumNews hits your inbox, we will continue to welcome your feedback! After all, AlumNews is for you.

In the meantime, Daniel T. Clancy (LAW '62), executive director of University Alumni Relations, retires at the end of this month. In lieu of the December issue of AlumNews, Clancy has chosen to say a few words of farewell to fellow alumni of the university that has been his second home for more than 45 years.

Dear Alumni,
I want to express my deep gratitude for the time I've spent at Case Western Reserve University. My many years here have been, in a word, wonderful. Thank you for making the experience so rewarding. Fifteen years ago, I made the shift from working in administration at the Law School to working in University Alumni Relations. Over the years, we have sought more ways of connecting with alumni. We produced the first university all-alumni directory, established more alumni chapters around the country and with the advent of internet, email and social media, we have taken advantage of being in touch with alumni all over the world
instantaneously.

But for me, 2007 marks the most memorable highlight: The award-winning restoration of the historic brick mansion on Juniper Road that is now your Alumni House. Creating a home-away from-home for alumni was something we talked about and then worked toward for most of my time in Alumni Relations.

If you haven't been to Alumni House, you will have to stop by sometime. It is so comfortable and accommodating. And bustling! We probably have several different types of functions occurring in the house every week, as well as alumni just dropping in to say hello and take advantage of our
free parking while they're on campus.

In the over 45 years I've been at the university, the changes that I've seen during that time are nothing short of extraordinary. Outstanding ground breaking research and world-class education programs have earned Case Western Reserve University a 1st tier ranking several years running in US News & World Report. What CWRU has accomplished is in large measure from your continued support and contributions to the Annual Fund. And for this, we are very grateful and I encourage you to join me in staying involved.

In closing, I just want to welcome my successor, Christopher Vlahos, and wish him all the best. Chris comes to us from the University of Arizona, where he oversaw key initiatives as the president and executive director of the Alumni Association. He helped develop the Alumni Student Recruitment Program, which engages alumni in reaching out to prospective students, and partnered with the university's career services center to create an online career advancement resource.

Again, thank you. I wish you a wonderful holiday season and all the best in 2011. It has truly been a pleasure serving the alumni community of Case Western Reserve University.

Sincerely,
Case Western Reserve University
University Alumni Relations
10900 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106-7155

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Originally published in The Plain Dealer on Sunday, May 28, 2006. Written By Regina Brett, 54 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland ,
Ohio

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.
It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here's an update:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and
parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past, so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God
never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood... But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will
this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive every one everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

48. If you don't ask, you don't get.

49. Yield.

50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.


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Remember that I will always share my spoon with you !

Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves.