Bowdoin Breakfast
The Bowdoin Breakfast is a lecture series with full buffet breakfast, featuring prominent Bowdoin alumni, faculty, parents, staff or Maine leaders who speak on topics of business, academia, arts, or community affairs. The public event is held approximately five times during the academic year and typically draws 150-200 community members.
Who may attend? All members of the public, as well as Bowdoin faculty, staff and students, are welcome.
Location: Thorne Dining Hall, Bowdoin College
To register: A reservation and advance payment are required ($12 for general public; $6 for Bowdoin faculty, staff and students). Call (207) 725-3257 or email: aschaff@bowdoin.edu
2008 - 2009 Bowdoin Breakfast Dates and Speakers
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Douglas Kennedy '76, Writer
"Everything is Narrative"
Douglas Kennedy has been described by book critics as a master storyteller with a trademark genius for writing serious popular fiction and is currently one of the bestselling novelists in Europe. His work has been translated into twenty-one languages, and, in 2006, Kennedy was awarded the French decoration of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tom Bedecarre, P'09, CEO of AKQA
"It's Time to Catch Up With Web 2.0"
AKQA is a global digital marketing firm that uses innovative ideas and technology to deliver results for the world's leading brands -- including Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Nike, Visa, and Xbox. Recognized numerous times as "Digital Agency of the Year," AKQA was recently named one of the "World's 50 Most Innovative Companies" by Fast Company magazine. Tom Bedecarre will talk about what's happening on Facebook and MySpace and YouTube -- and why it's important to know about the next generation of web sites and internet media.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Ed Bland '87, President, Unitus, Inc.
Unitus, Inc., a Seattle-based international nonprofit organization, works to reduce global poverty by increasing access to life-changing microfinance services. Nearly half of the world’s population lives on $2 a day or less. To reach the most people in need as quickly as possible, Unitus seeks out and partners with young, high-potential microfinance institutions (MFIs), helping them build capacity, attract capital, and achieve exponential growth. Through this leveraged approach, Unitus seeks to empower millions of the world’s working poor while transforming the financial systems now left out of their reach.
Remaining Spring 2009 speakers and dates to be announced.
Breakfast Menu
- Scrambled Eggs (regular and low-cholesterol)
- Red Potato and Sweet Onion Frittata
- Pancakes
- Home Fried Potatoes
- Sausages
- Oatmeal with Dates (brown sugar on side)
- Pollack's Baked Fruit Compote
- Vanilla Yogurt
- Granola with Skim Milk
- Fresh Whole Fruit Basket
- Homemade Muffins, Scones, English Muffins
- Orange Juice carafes on tables
- Coffee, Tea, Decaf served at tables
Prepared by the #1 nationally ranked Bowdoin College Dining Service!
Program Schedule
7:00 — Doors open; hang up your coat, meet our friendly registration staff, and visit with other attendees
7:15 — Full buffet breakfast begins (see box for a typical menu)
8:00 — President Mills introduces the speaker, followed by the talk
8:40 — Q and A with the speaker
9:00 — Program ends
For more information
For more information or to have your name placed on the Bowdoin Breakfast mailing list, call the Office of Stewardship Programs at 725-3257 or email aschaff@bowdoin.edu and let us know if you would prefer to receive invitation announcements by mail or email. Announcements will be sent approximately three weeks prior to each lecture, and the deadline for registration is 3 or 4 business days prior to the Breakfast. You will be sent a registration form to return to us by mail.